Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-19
FORTY.6IITH CONGRESS-.
All Night Session Of the Senate.


SENATE.-[A report Of the exciting scenes In
the Senate last night, closing with the sharp
personal discussion between Messrs. Conkling
and Lamar, will be found on the third page Of
this paper, which report brings the proceedings
/ down to three o'clock this morning.l
The Sergeant at Arms reported at three a. m.
Che names or numerous Senators whom he had
Ioun0 IN the senate and cloak rooms.
Many Senators whose names were mentioned
IN the report denied that they had been absent,
and said the Secretary had erred in reporting
them to the Sergeant-at-Arms as absent
Mr. Allison moved to dispense with fuI ther
prOcet diDgs under the call
BUSINESS was again suspended
AT $3.50 a. m. an additional report was made
~ tHe SeIgeant-at-ArmS that he found the fol-
lowing senators absent from the city:-Antho-
HamliD, Hoar, Jones {Nev), Mcpherson. Plumb
sharon, Teller. Whyte and Williams. Messrs
Wasls Wasss1 1 ana & Johnston were reported as SICK
messengers mad been sent to inform Messrs
Ben, Bruce, Booth Chandler, Coke Dawes. KeI.
| iogg, K1rkwood, Morrill,, Saunders, Wallace and
voorhees, OF the order Of the Senate. VIVA
Al 5.1O a. M. Mr.. Paddock moved tn adjourn
Ihe presiding officer reused up with start
ana put the question. The dozen somnoenI
senators 10 their seats struggled to their feet
anu woke up th0se entirely unconscious The
form OF calling the roll was gone through with
Inc motion was lost, and the fragment of a
senate aeiapsed into its former Decentralization.
AT 5:2o a. m: the Sergeant alarms further re-
ported that Senators Booth, Dawes. and Kel
Iogg, answered that they were too unweii to
come to the Senate. Senator Chandler would
iound. Senators Morrill,, Saunders and Bruce
answered that they would come Immediately
and Senators Bell, Coke and Kirkwood reported
In person.
At intervals of about half an hour motions
were made to dispense with further proceedings
under the call, which were solennly voted
down.
Mr.: Morgan, at 7:4O a. m, moved that the Sen.
ator from New York be called to order.
MIR. Conkling, however, maintained his
academic posture, his feet being elevated upon
Mr.. Davis.-I judge now that we can have a
general understanding to vote to-day; IL SO, l
propose that we come TO it.
MIR. Conkling.-We can have no understand
ing. We will sit here.
Mr.. Morrill, at fifteen minutes past 9 o'clock
moved that the Senate adjourn. He had no
doubt that each side would be willing to have
the Dill disposed OF during the day. He thought
that; as reasonable men, they could reach such
Mr.: Eaton.-I hope we will not adjourn un-
Mr. Morrill,! have no reasonable doubt that
this bill can be disposed of to-day
Mr.. Platt-I cannot consent that the bill
snail De disposed OF at any particular time.
Mr.. Pendleton.-Will the Senator agree that
the bill shall be disposed OF to-day?
Mr. Platt-At no time
MI. Eaton.-I desire it to be understood, so
far as the democratic Senators are concerned,
that we have been anxious all the time that
ter Is settled, today or tomorrow, no matter
how long 1t may be-whether ten or twenty
hours.
The Senate refused to adjourn.
Mr.. Burnside moved that the Sergeant-at-
Arms be required to compel the attendance OF
absenteeS.
Mr.. Eaton said it would be well to know who
they were, and for that purpose, on bis motion,
there was call OF the Senate, when thirty Sem
ators answered to their names.
The question having been stated, Mr.. Rollins
humorously remarked, he hoped the Senator
from Rhode Island did not mean military force
to compel absenteeS to attend.
Mr.. Burnside said that quorum could be
readily secured II ten carriages were employed
to bring in aDsentees.
.,Mr Mr: Thurman remarked that, if they waited
come here good humordely, but il they were
compelled to come before breakfast they would
be in.tempered. Therefore it would be better
to wait.
Mr.. Burnside-It is now half past nine O'Clock
and Senators have breakfastsd.
Mr. Thurman.-Oh, no.
Island would compel his political friends TO
vote when they were In their seats. The proper
legislation could be carried on. 1t was now
bills would would take effect. The democrats
were endeavoring to pass them, so that the
operations OF the government might be con-
tnued; yet republican Senators occupying their
seats declined to answer when their names
were called. The trouble was that Senators
were not here, but because they refused to vote.
OF the majority to adjourn when the proper
hour arrived. Then, meeting at the usual time
Twelve 0'clock.the Senate could have resumed
the consideration OF the bill without conditions.
the republicans would, in that case, have
voted: They did not want it to be understood
that they would be compelled to vote. It could
rested.
MI. Thurman resumed the chair.
Mr.. Rollins moved that the sergeant-at-arms
requesI the attendance OF absentees, and not
compel them to attend.
This was rejected, and then the motion OF Mr..
At fifteen minutes to ten O'Clock the sergeant.
alarms proceeded to the execution of the
order, to compel the attendance OF abSenteess
were present. This number was Increased from
dlme TO time by other Senators coming into the
After a long pause In the proceedings. Mr.
Withers, at ten minutes to II O'Clock, made a
parliamentary inquiry. 1t was: Whether, IL
the Senate adjourn now, the legislative day of
Thursday would commence at noon?
The Chair responded it would
Mr. W1thers then made the motion, which
was carried.
TO.day's Session.
The Senate reassembled at 12 O'clock and the
session was opened with prayer by the chan.
lain.
The Chair stated he was informed by the
Clerk that, owing TO the length Of the previous
session, the journal was not completely made
up. He suggested, therefore, that the reading
thereof be dispensed with.
Mr.. Conklng.-I object, and insist on the q.
observance OF the rule, which provides that the
first business is the reading OF the journal.
Mr.. Davis CIV. Va u take 1t that
Mr.. Conkling Qnterrupting).-I object to all
debate.
The Chair-The reading OF the journal cannot
be dispensed with except by unanimous con-
sent.
Mr.: Davies (W.Va.), resuming his remarks.
SAID ne presumed that the journal could be read
SO far as 1t had been prepared.
The Chair.-It will be SO read.
Mr.. COnkling.-I object to any business until
the residue OF the journal be read
The Clerk then read the first part of.tha iour
nal, occupying fifteen minutes.
The Chair then announced the reception of
petitions and memorials to be In order
Mr.. Conkling.-Has the journal been read?
Ihe Chalr:-All that has been prepared.
Mr.. Conkling demanded that the whole of the
journal be read. He referred to the rules 10
show that the reading OF the journal was the
first business In order, and that the readinp
could not be dispensed with unless by general
consent. W eoD0i"i
The chair announced his decision that tho
business OF the Senate could not be obstr1cfed
by not reading the entire Journal The re-
mander, when prepared, could be read here
after.
Mr.. Conkling appealed from the decision. and
said this was question OF parliamentary law:
notSa matter OF order, but OF privilege. The
chair, by his mere decision could not disnense
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