Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-19
An AII-Night Session of the SEN
ate--The Members Refuse
to Adjourn.
A Number of Absent Senators Re
port Themselves Sick,
While Those in the Senate Cham.
ber sleep In Their Chairs.

by the sergeant-at-arms that he found
the following senator's absent from the
city: Anthony, Beck, Butler. Ed
munds, Farley, Grover, Hamlin, Hoar,
Jones New, MCPHERSON, Plumb,
Sharon, Teller, Whyte and Williams.
Davis (Illinois) and johnson were
reported sick. Messengers had been
sent to inform Bell, Bruce, Booth,
Chandler, Coke, Dawes, Kellogg,
Kirkwood, Morrill,, Saunders, Wallace
and Voorhees, Of the order Of the
senate.
At 5l0a.m. Mr.. Paddock moved to
adjourn. The presiding officer aroused
with start and put the question. The
senators dozing in their seats bestirred
themselves and walked up the senators
who were soundly sleeping. Another
call of the roll then took place and the
motion to adjourn was lost. The sleep
situation again prevailed.
At 5:2O the sargeant-at-arms further
reported that senators Booth, Dawes
and kellogg had answered they were
too unwell to come to the senate
Senator Chandler would not answer
the call Senator Wallace was not
found; Senator's Morrill,, Saunders
and Bruce answered they would come
Immediately, and Senators Bell, Coke
and Kirkwood reported in person.
Mr.. Morrill,, at 9;l5 o'clock, moved
that the senate adjourn. He had no
doubt each side would be willing to
have the bill disposed oc during the
day. He thought that as reasonable
men they could reach such conclu
sion. ''st tll
Mr.. Eaton-I hope we will not ad-
journ Internationally.
Mr.. Morrill, have no reasonable
doubt that this bill can be disposed of
to-day.
Mr. Platt7-I cannot consent that
the bill shall be disposed of at any
particulay time.
Mr., PendlGton-Will the senator
/
agree that the bill shall be disposed of
to-day?
Mr.. Platt-Atno time.
Mr.. Eaton-I desire it to be under
stood so far as Democratic senator's
are concerned that we have been an
xiOus all the time that there should
be no adjournment until this matter is
settled to-day or tomorrow, no mstter
how long it may be, whether ten or
twenty hours.
The senate refused to adjourn.
Mr.. Burnsides moved that the SER
geant alarms be required to compel
the attendance of senator's.
Mr., Eaton said it would be well to
know who they are, and for that pur-
pose on his motion there was a call Of
the senate and thirty senators answer
ed To- their names. b 7Neee
The question having been stated.
Mr., Rollins humorously remarked that
be hoped the senator from Rhode
Island did not mean a military force
to compel absentees to return. gd
Mr.. Burnside said a quorum could
bereadily secured if ten carriages were
employed to bring in the absentees.
Mr.. Thurman remarked that if they
waited till the absentees had taken
breakfast they would come here good
humoredly, but if they were com
PEELED to come before breakfast they
would be i'll tempered therefore it
would be better to wait.
Burnside-Itis is now half-past nine
senators have breakfasted.
Thurman-0h no.
Mr.. Herford said that if the senator
from Rhode Island would counsel his
political friends to vote when they
were in their seats, proper legislation
could be carried on. 1t was now near
the first of July when the appropria-
tion bills would take effect. The
Democrats were endeavoring to pass
them, so that the operations of the
government might be continued, yet
the Republican senator's occupying
their seats declined to answer to their
names when called. The trouble was
not that the senators were not here,
but that they refused to vote.
Mr. Burnside replied that it was in
the power of the majority to adjourn
when the proper hour arrived (noon)
then meeting at the usual time, the
senate copld have resumed considera-
tion Of the bill without conditions.
The Republicans would in that case
Fhave voted. They did not want il
understood that they would be com
PEELED TO vote. 1t could be easily de-