Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-20
The Conference Report ON the Judicial
Expense Bill Warmly Discussed and
Finally Passed in the House
The Trade Dollar Exchange
Bill also Passed-TeXt
of the Bill.

WASHINGTON, June I0.-At ten minutes
to four o'clock this morning an additional
report was made by the sergeant-at-arms
that ne found the, following senators absent
from the city: Anthony, Beck, Butler, Ed
munds, Farley, Grover, Hamlin, Hoar,
Jones [Nev.l, M'Phersop, Plumb, Sharon,
Teller, White and Williams. Senators
Davis Ills. and johnson were reported
sick
Messengers had been sent to inform Sena-
tors Bell, Bruce, Booth, Chandler, Coke,
Dawes, Kellogg, Kirkwood, Morrill,. Saun-
ders, Wallace and Voorhees, of the order of
the senate.
At ten minutes after Eve o'clock Senator
Paddock moved to adjourn.
The presiding officer aroused with a start
to put the question. The senators doing In
their seats bestirred- themselves and walked up
the senators soundly sleeping. Another call
of the roll then took place. and the motion to
adjourn was lost, and the sleepy situation
again prevailed. At twenty minutes after
five o'clock the sergeant-at arms further re-
ported Senators Booth, Dawes and Kellogg,
aud they answered that they we're TOO unwell
to come to the senate. Senator Chandler
would not answer the call. Senator Wallace
was not found. Senators Morrill,, Saunders
and Bruce answered that they would come
immediately, and Senators Bell, Coke and
Kukwood reported in person.
Az lulGEfdlS Vi dOOuG Qdll an muir LuOIlODS
were made to dispense with further proceed
ings under call, but only to be regularly
voted down.
Senator Morrill,, at a quarter past nine,
moved that the senate adjourn.
The senate refused to adjourn.
Senator Burnside moved that the sergeant
alarms be required to compel the attendance
of senators.
Senator Eaton said it wonld be we'll Il
h. ka Sbax 4 4boko
his motion. there was call of the senate,
and thirty senators answered TO their names.
The question having been stated, Senator
Rollins hemorously remarked that he hoped
the senator from Rhode Island did not mean
military force to compel the absentees to at
tend.
Senator Burnside said quorum could be
readily secured II ten carriages were employed
t, bring in the absentees.
The motion of Senator Burnside was agreed
to.
At fifteen minutes to ten o'clock the SER
geant-at arms proceeded to the execution OF
the order to compel the attendance of alb
sentees.
Twenty-Five Democrats and five Republic
cans were present. This number was in
creased from time to time by the ARRIVAL OF
other senator's. After a long pause in the
proceedings, Senator WIthers, at ten minutes
quiry whether, if the senate adjourn now,
the Legislation of Thursday would begin at
noon.
The chair responded that it would.
Senator Withers moved to adjourn. Car
ried.
The senate reassembied at noon, and the
session was opened with prayer.
The chair stated that he was informed by
the clerk that owing to the length of the
present session the journal was not COM
pletely made up. He suggested, therefore,
that the reading thereof be dispensed with.
Senator Conklipg-I object and insist on
the rules, which provide that the first bust
ness is the reading of the Journal.
Senator Davis nv. Va. IL take it
Senator Conkling (interruptingl-I object
to all debate.
The Chair-Tbe reading of the journal can
not be dispensed with except by unanimous
consent.
Finally, the clerk read the first part of the
journal, occupying about fifteen minutes.
The char then announced the reception OF
petitions and memorials to be In order.
Senator ConkIDg-Has the journal been
read?
The Chair-All that has been prepared.
Senator Conkling demanded that the whole
of the journal be read. He referred to the
rules % show that the reading of the Journal
was the first business In order, and that the
reading could not be dispensed with unless
by general consent.
Toe chair announced mis- decision that the
business of the senate could not be INSTRUCTED
by not reading the entire journal. The re-
laainSer, when prepared, could be read here.
after.
Senator Conkling appealed from the de-
cision, and said this was question of parlia-
mentary law, not matter of order but of
privilege. The chair, by his laere dc alsion,
could not dispense With rule; the precedent
would be dangerous.
Senat Or Hereford moved t. lay the appeal
on the table. The vote was-yea4, 80 Demo
Gratis, and only A nays, Republicans, namely
Booth, Burnside, Molfill and Window.
No quorum voting, the roll Of senators VIZ
called, and fly sanat jrs (more than quo
r1m) 'ansverC TO thelp names. The ques-
ton on Senator Hereford's motion We" again
taken, and e previously, no quorum vot d.
yeas. Is Democrats, and nays, Republicans,
namelv-Allison, Booth Burnside and Nor
rill. The roll was again called and fit.y-two
members answered to their names. The
question re Cured on Senator Hereford's mo
ton II lay Senator Conkling's appeal from
the decision of the chair on the : BILE. Nc
quorum vot ID, only three Republicans-Burn-
side, Kirkwood end Molri'l answering to their
names.
Sc lator Bayar1 before the vote was an.
rounced, CALI i att }ntion to the seventeenth
rule, which prov ides that when q senator who
is present shall refuse = vote, he shall be re-
CURED to assign bis reasons for such refusal
The question shall then be submitted t' the
senate whether the eenat )r shall be excused
from voting. Senator Bayard remarked thai
the senators on the other side, although in
their seats, had dc clined ID vote. He name
Senator Chandler as among the number, and
asked for the enforcement of the ldle.
The chair &C 'ordingly called on SENATE
Chandler, who said: 81 look upon this as an
attempt, in an unconstitutional manner, to
oFerturn violently a standing rule Of this
body, that cannot be overturned except In a
regular way. | will not vote.to make quo
rum to do an unconstitutional and wrong
act. Applause n the galleries.
The chair Senator Harris temporarily pre-
siding admonished those making this de-
monstrstion that if repeated, though slightly
ne would order the galleries to be cleared
He then said that under the seventeenth rule
it became the duty of the chair to put the
question to the senate whether the senator
from Michigan. for the reasons stated, shall
be excused from voting. All the votes given
were by the Democrats in the negative-33;
no Republicans voted.
After further similar proceedings, the chair
said that at the close of the morning hour he
should have announced resumption of the
consideration of the army appropriation bill,
and did so now, Senator Carpenter being en-
titled to the floor. The chair WAS satisfied by
the Co1nt that quorum was present.
Senator Carpenter said he supposed that
by this time the majority had discovered they
could not coerce the minority to do what they
thought they ought not 10 DO. These pro-
ceedings could go on just as long as the ma
jority should think proper. The minority al
times were driven to stand on their reserved
rights, and they were the exclusive judges OF
their conduct The Republicans had their
rights and would stand by them. The entire
Gay yesterday was occupied, not IN debate on
the army pill, but making campaign speeches