worst class of
the women of the country will rush to the polls and the best
class will remain away by a large majority. That is my deliberate
judgment and firm conviction. But, Mr. President, a word in
regard to the committees. I desire no general discussion upon
woman suffrage, and simply alluded in passing to what had been
said by the senator from Massachusetts.

The PRESIDENT _pro tempore_: The hour of one o'clock has arrived,
and the morning hour is closed.

DECEMBER 16.

Mr. JONES of Florida: I desire to call up a resolution now lying
on the table, which I introduced on the 14th instant, calling for
information from the Secretary of War touching a ship-canal
across the peninsula of Florida.

Mr. HOAR: Mr. President--

The PRESIDENT _pro tempore_: The senator from Florida asks leave
to call up a resolution submitted by him.

Mr. HOAR: My resolution was before the Senate yesterday, and
comes up in order. I hope we shall vote on it.

Mr. JONES of Florida: I will only say that my resolution was laid
over temporarily on the objection of the senator from Vermont
[Mr. Edmunds], which he will not insist upon.

Mr. HOAR: Allow me to call the attention of the Chair to the
fact; it is not the question of a resolution which has not been
taken up. The resolution reported by me from the Committee on
Rules was taken up, and was under discussion when the senator
from Missouri [Mr. Vest] was taken from the floor by the
expiration of the morning hour, in the midst of his remarks.
Certainly his right to conclude his remarks takes precedence of
other business under the usual practice of the Senate.

The PRESIDENT _pro tempore_: The Chair thought the senator from
Missouri had ended his remarks, or he would not have interposed
when he did.

Mr. HOAR: No, sir.

Mr. JONES of Florida: My resolution involves no debate. It is
merely a resolution of inquiry.

Mr. HOAR: The other will be disposed of, I hope, in a few
moments.

Mr. JONES of Florida: The resolution to which I refer went over
informally on the objection of the senator from Vermont, and I
think he has no objection now.

Mr. HOAR: The other will be disposed of in a moment, and I hope
we shall vote on it.