Daily globe., 1879-06-20

an attempt in an unconstitutional manner tC
| oyerturn violently standing rule of this body
that cannot be overturned except in regular
way. will not vote to make quorum to dc
an unconstitutional and wrong act. (Applause
| In the galleries.
The chair (Senator Harris temporarily pre-.
| siding) admonished those making this demon
| stratiOn that if repeated ever so slightly he
| would order the galleries to be cleared. He
then said that under the seventeenth rule it be-
came the duty of the chair to put the question
to the Senate whether the Senator from Michi.
gan, for the reasons stated, shall be excused
from voting. All the votes given were by Dem.
ocrats, in the negative, SO. No Republicans
voted.
COMPROMISE PRoFFERED.
After further similar proceedings the chat,
said that at the close of the morning hour he
should have announced the resumption of con.
sideration of the army appropriation bill, and
did 80 now, Senator Carpenter being entitled
to the floor. The chair was satisfied by count
that quorum was present.
Senator Carpenter said he supposed by this
time the majority had discovered they could
not ,coerce the minority to do what they
thought they ought not to do. These proceed
ings could go on just as long as the majority
should think proper. The minority, at times,
were driven to stand on their reserved rights,
and they were the exclusive judges of their
conduct. The representatives bad their rights
and would stand by them. The entire day.
yesterday, was occupied, not in debate on the
army bill, but in making campaign speeches.
No allusion was made to the details of the bill.
The discussion was confined to party
politics, to be distributed to the country.
This was was so declared, announced and un-
derstood. Then, after clock, it was declared
by the majority that the minority must pro-
ceed with debate on the bill. The minority
h;a
oppression, and they thought that they ought
to show that they could not be treated that
way. If the Democrats would now agree to
adjourn so that all could have sleep and rest,
he had no doubt vote could be reached to-
morrow. He would not make stump speech,
but would address himself to the legal prin-
ciples and details involved in the bill. He
made the suggestion of adjournment in good
nature. af
Senator Davis, w. va.-Will you name an
hour for vote on the bill? esa
Senator Carpenter-No doubt vote can be
reached tomorrow.
Senator Davis-Do you speak for all your
aide of the chamber?
Senator Carpenter-I understand that there
is no doubt on this side that vote may be
taken by o clock Tomorrow, and no attempt
will be- made to defer proceedings beyond
proper debate This was consented to by al
around.
tor from Wisconsin had stated the Democratic
position with perfect fairness. He admitted
that an undue portion of yesterday con-
sumed by Democratic Senators. The oppo-
sition to the motion to adjourn was not made
to compel this side to GO on, but to procure
the assent of the minority that the bill should
be disposed of at fixed time. He had no
tive to sit out the bill. If they could have
had any assurance last night that vote could
be had at any time to. day there would have
been no opposition to adjournment. He
acquiesed in the suggestion of the Senator
from Wisconsin that the Senate now adj journ.
coNKL1NG STILL MAD. :.
Senator Conkling, after saying the observa-
tions Of the Senator from West Virginia sur
prised him, spoke of the treatment to which
the minority had been subjected, characterized
it as unfair and indefensible. He had
served in one house or the other for twenty-five
years and had Witnessed scenes of excitement,
but in no proceedings had he seen before now
such an attempt SO atrocious, so despotic to
gag and throttle and to deprive the minority of
their rights. That minority was SO large that
the majority found itself paralyzed for lack of
numbers to secure quorum. One of the sec
tions of the army bill so-called, as Republicans
believed, violated the constitution of the coun-
try. That was one objection. 1t curtailed, or
abridged, or paralyzed, in words and effect the
constitutional powers and forbade the execu-
tion of constitutional duties of the national
executive. More than that, they believe that
it was designed as forerunner to usher in for
the next fiscal year similar provision. They
believed this proposed legislation taken in
connection with the so-called judicial
bill would in the end accomplish absolutely
everything in the power of the two houses for
which this extra session was forced and de-
signed. The majority must not forget that
the minority have rights of conscience. The
minority have duties imposed by their oaths.
They had rights and obligations which they
parliamentary warfare for the protection of
minorities. He would say that anything that
had fallen from the Senator from West Vir
ginia had come with an i'll grace. He was will
ling to do what the Senator from Wisconsin
ssnggested He A was w,lling to let by-eones be
journ, he was willing to come here tomorrow
and 60 on with the bill to its final consideration.
I Senator Withers explained that there was no
period of time yesterday that he would not
have consented to such an arrangement as was
now proposed. @
Senator Hill entered his protest against the
doctrine announced by the Senator from Wis
oonsin: and which he presumed was endorsed
by his Republican friends. The doctrine to
which he alluded was that Senators had con-
stitutonal right to sit in their and refuse
to vote for the purpose of preventing progress
on legislation. Not meaning to reflect on the
motives of such Senators, he wished to say
that there was as much obligation to perform
public duty as to perform it correctly, and
that there was just as much wrong to refuse to
perform it properly. If they could obstruct
legislation for one day they could obstruct it
for week and an entire session. It was a
proceeding unknown to the constitution, and if
persisted in would destroy the government.
Mr.. Carpenter-While the constitution re-
quires legislation ito be proceeded with it does
not require the passage of a bill of this i'm
portance after o'clock in the evening with
ont an opportunity for examination.
Mr.. Hll-Men always plead constitutional
right to justify revolution and overthrow of
government.
Mr.. Carpenter-It is the mildest possible
form of revolution.
Mr.. Hill-Governmenti is as much respected by
non-action as by mal-action. If one member is
justified every other member is justified in nom
acti ion, and this government becomes failure
It is the moBt insldious form possible to pro-
duce revolution and destruction. I trust that
the people will awake to the fact that there is
more than one way to revolutionize the gov
ernment.
The Senate ON motion of Mr.. Thurman, in
pursuance of the proposition Of Mr.. Carpenter
adjourned.
- House of Representatives..
JUDICIAL EXPENSES BILL.
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