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Show OMNIBUS STATEHOOD BILL WINS FIRST BLOOD WASHINGTON. Jan. " 21-For three hors yesterday Mr. Burnham of New Hampshire addreatsed the Senate in opposition op-position to the omnibus . Statehood bllL Becoming: fatigued he suspended his re marks until today.. ' . Mr. Cullom explained the necessity for considering the Cuban reciprocity treaty and appealed ti Mr.' Quay to permit an executive session. The latter refused and the matter was put to a vote, with the result that the Senate refused to go into executive seswlon, 87 to 27, which was the first test vote on the Statehood bill. The detailed vote follows: v Yeas Aldrich. Algr, Allison, Bard, Fev-erldge, Fev-erldge, Burnham, Burrows, Clapp, Cullom. Cul-lom. Deboe, Dietrich, Dolllver, Dryden, Fairbanks, Frye, Gamble, Hanna, Hoar, Dodge, McComns. Millard, Nelson. Proctor, Proc-tor, Quarles, Simon, Spooner, Wetmore 27. Nays Bacon, Bate, Berry, Blackburn. Burton, Oarmack. Clark (Mont.), Clark (Wye), Cl'iy, Cockrell, Culberson, Dubois, Foraker, Foster (La.), Gallineer. Gibson, Hansbroup-h, Harris. Heltfeld, Jones (Ark ), Jones (Nev.), McCumber, Mcl.au-t Mcl.au-t xin (Miss.), Mallory, Martin, Mason, Moiv gan, Perkins, Pettus, Quay, Rawlins, Simmons, Sim-mons, Stewart, Taliaferro, Turner, Vest, Wellington 37. , The following pairs were announced:. The first named would have voted for the motion: Warren with Daniel. Piatt (N. Y.) with Penrose, Kearne with Mitchell, Scott with Elkins, Hawley with Teller, Dilling. ham with Tillman, Kean with Money, Kittredge with Vatterson, Depew with McEnery, Piatt (Conn.) with Bailey, Hale with Foster (Wash.). The Republicans voting or paired in the negative were: Burton, CJark (Wyo.), El-Hns, El-Hns, Foraker. Foster (Wah.. Galllne-T, Hansbrough, Jones (Nev) McCumber, Mason, Ma-son, Mitchell, Penrose, Perkins, Quay, Stewart and Wellington. - The regular order was then demanded by Mr.- Qua v. "Now, Mr. President," said he, "wo are ready for a vote on this bill." But the question went over as Mr. Burnham Burn-ham had not concluded his remarks. Toward the end -of the day Mr. Hoar criticised the President for expressing his approval or disapproval of bills before Conpreifs had acted on them. His remarks re-marks were called forth by Mr. Burton of- fering a bill which he rcld had been ve- toed onco by the President, but that It now nipt with his approval. At 4 55 the Senate adjourned. |