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Best general references: Congr. Rec. 51st Congr. 2d Sess. Speeches by Stewart, p. 1921; Cockrell, pp. 1860-1874; Gray; pp. 1878-1883; Vest, pp. 1828-1831; Harris, pp. 1765-1767; Youth's Companion, Feb. 13, 1890, monologue on the U. S. Senate by G. F. Hoar...
...dangerous to the existence of that body; Youth's Companion, Feb. 13, 1890. a. Senate intended to be the deliberative branch of the legislature; Youth's Companion, Feb. 13, 1890. b. Senate at present the only legislative body of the Federal government where absolute freedom of speech is enjoyed; Congr...
...valid reason for a cloture rule in Senate; Youth's Companion, Feb. 13, '90. a. Rule of Senate always heretofore been found ample for the conduct of public business; Congr. Rec. p. 1755. b. Opposition agree to limit debate on all matters necessary to the support of the government, such as appropriation bills, silver bill, etc., but not on purely partisan and sectional measures; Congr...
Best general references: Congr. Record, Vol. 13, Part 3, pp. 1980, 2037, 2040, 2154; Vol, 19, Part 9, pp. 8249, 8256, 8295, 8303, 8328, 8342; Vol. 13, Part 3, p. 2608, (Senator Sherman's speech), pp. 2551-2 (President Arthur's veto message); Mason's veto power, 843 and App. A. Nos, 119, 129; No. Am. Rev. 134, p. 562; Nation, Vol. 28, p. 145; Scribner...
...Contrary to the spirit of the Constitution; amendment XV. b. Indirect violation of the rights of the Chinese as expressed in the stipulations of the treaty of 1880: Treaties and conventions of the U. S. (ed., 1889), pp. 181-2, Art 1, Congr. Rec. Vol. 19, Part...