Mr. Weadock called up the bill to amend the
act requiring that not less than SIOO worth of
work should be done on every mining claim
under penalty of forfeiture, be suspended for
three years, providing that the person desir
ing the benefit of this act could file notice of
his Intention to hold and work said claim.
Passed. Debate on tbe McCreary bill was
then resumed. Mr. Maguire took the floor to
complete his speech of yesterday. A number
of others followed.
Sixty-First Day.
Senate.—When the Senate met this morn
: ing the House joint resolution fixing the
1 qualifications to vote and to hold office in that
portion of Oklahoma territory known as tbe
Cherokee Outlet was taken up and adopted.
Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts spoke In advo
cacy of h'e proposed amendment to the rules,
providing that no senator shill read a written
or printed speech, and senators present and
not voting shall be counted as present for the
purpose of making a quorum. Mr. Lodge
mid it had been held by the state courts and
by the English courts, as far back as the time
of Lord Beaconsfield, that presence and si
lence in a corporate board constituted acqui
escence. The present condition of the Senate
was an absolute travesty on every rule of par
liamentary procedure.
Mr. Vest defended the present rules upon
the ground that under them the force bill
had been defeated. He closed by saying:
“When the time has passed that compromise
; is considered a surrender, we may take up
the question of changing the rules.”
The repeal bill was then taken up and Mr.
Jones of Nevada continued bis speech. Mr.
Peffer afterward took the floor.
