The morning times., 1896-02-08

Mr.. Frye put in a mighty hard first day
OF II az picsident prs lem. of tile Senate.
His introduction into office was peaceful
butt was only tliepFeiudcto to itep parliament
airy masIc waich followed. Ii an came over
the attempt to dispose OF the resolution to
divide the appropriations.
1t WAS the general understanding that
vote should be taken as near o'clock as
possible. Mr.. Palmer, however, started 10
make an aGdIess and this started the con-
fusion. After while lie yielded the floor
gracefully and the question before the SEN
the Dubois resolution to the Committee on
Rules to report in December.
Mr.. Dubuism0ved to lay Mr. AlIlson's reso-
luton ON the table and then the trouble be-
gan. Mr.. Hoar raised "A parliamentary
question. The motion he contended, If car
ried, would carry the entire subject mat
ter with &c.
ALL HAD VIEWS.
Half dozen Senators tried TO give the
new President pro TEN. points on low he
should rule. Mr.. Hill vigorously dccIaimed
that there was nothing in the point made by
Mr.. Huar.
but there is,'' said the senior Senator
from Massa chuSetts. Il helped make the
rule myself
MIR. Sherman tried 10 Untangle the knot,
and Mr. German took u hand in it, too.
Amid considerable confusion vote was
ordered, when Mr. Harris demanded a
ruling from the President. II might change
The way he wogld vote, The Senator
claimed.
Mr.. Frye said that il he were compelled
10 rule, he wcuid rule that the motion car
ried the resolution with it.
From tfiat ruling" said Mr.. Hill, II
respectfully take an appeal"
The chair has not ruled yet said the
president pro TEN.
Then MIR. Dubois found a way out of
the p parliamentary snari by withdra wing
his motion TO lay sr Anison's motion
rectly on MIR. Allison's motion to refer.
1t was carried by yeas 20, nays IS, as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. AIdrich, Allison, Bacon.
Bate, Berry. Bricc, Burrows, Caffery,
Cameron, Cockreli, C ulloni, Faulkner, Frye,
Gear, Gibson. German, Gray, Hale, Harris,
HawIey, Hoar, Lindsay :, Mcmillan, Mitchell
Of Wisconsin. Morgan, Pasco, Perkins,
Pldtt, Pugh Quay, sewen, Sherman. Smith,
Thurston, Villas, Voorhees,, Walthall, War
ren, Wetmore, Wolcott-40.
Nays-AIeSsrs, Alien. Baker, Blanchard,
Brown. Butler, Carter, Chiffon, Davis. Du-
bois, Gailineer, George, Hansbrough, Hin,
Kyle. Lodge. Mcbride. Mlrtin. Mills Nelson,
Palmer. Peffer. Pritehard, Roach, Squire,
TiIlman. Turpie, White, Wilson'S.
SO the resolution was referred 10 the
Committee on Rules with instructions to
report il bick with or without amendment,
on the first Monday in December next.
VICTORY FOR OLD MEN.
In this fight the older men OF the Senate
won most signal victory. Three days
ago. when the resolution was taken up,
forty-line Senators We're in favor OF it.
Yesterday twenty y-one OF them had changed
their views. II the vote had been post
poned a few days longer. AT this rate, Mr..
Dubois even would have voted in the
negative
As president pro tenipore OF the Senate
Mir. Frye had to sign number of bills.
The first-was the one prohibiting prize
fighting in the Territories. This bill
reached the Senate shortly after o. clock,
and was signed just before adjournment.
On motion of Mr.. Hansbrough, Rep,
n. D., tie joint resolution as to seed
distribution was made The unfinished bust
ness for Monday next.
On motion of Mr.. Hale. Rep, Maine, it
was ordered that the Secretary of the
Senate wait upon the President of the
United States and inform him that the
Senate bad elected William P. Frye
president pro tempore, 10 hold and ex-
ercise the office in The absence of the Vice
President, from time to time, during the
pleasure of the Senate.
The seEatc then at 3:15 adjourned until
Monday next.