New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-01
GORMAN And SHERMAN AT ODDS.
EXCHANGING TART REMARKS UPON DELAYING
THE BUSINESS OF THE SENATE.

Washington July 3I.-Under the new order for the
dispatch Of business the senate today met al 10 M
There were however not more than ten senators
present during the prayer, and atcrwart Mr. German
suggested the fact that there quorum present.
The roll called, and thlrty-two senators an
swercd to their namcs-eevcn less than quorum
whereupOn the Scrgeant-atA Arms was directed TO re
quest the ATTENDANCE Of absen senators. BY 10 30
quorum had appeared; Of the latest to arrive be
Ing Mr.. sherman. who offered the resolution by which
the time Of meeting had been advanced an hour and
this circumstance WAS i0cularly commented on By
some OF the Democratic Senators.
It was suggested by Mr.. Edmunds aud others that
the journal should give the names Of the absentees
when the roll-call completed and the names Of
those subsequently reporting in the order in which
they arrived. Mr.. Haze thought. however, that the
rule under which the senate now operating should
not be made any more obnoxious than it now was.
No action was taken on the suggestion. but all
further proceeding, under the call were dispensed
with.
a communication from the Secretary Of the Interior,
with IA letter from the Director N the Geological
survey I'm answer to resolution calling for inforua
ton a. to site, for irrigation surveys. canals etc.
was presented. While the latter being read Mr.
Aldrich suggested that In order 10 save time. the
reading should be dispensed with, and the letter
printed but Mr.. German said that he wished to hear
the letter. the matter 10 which 1t referred was now
under discussion by the House. and might be before
the senate to-day tomorrow
After the reading had been resumed. it was again
Interrupted by Mr. sherman. who did not wish the
business delay ed by II. Mr. German repeated his
statement Of the object he had IN view. lie wished
10 have the document read la full that II might
appear In "Tho Record To that Mr. sherman Oh
jected, and said that the letter would be printed
IN document form. Mr. German remarked that, II
the senator from ohio had been IN the Chamber on
time this morning. under his own resolution the
document could have bedp read, and the public
business facilitated lie tMr. Gounanl had come -
the Chamber az 10 O'Clock In compliance with the
resolution offered by the senator from Ohio; but
tho Senator. and good many Others who Insisted
on the adoption OF the resolution were not present.
Mr. sherman resented the emphasizing Of the fact
that hc had into the Chamber fifteen minutes
after the hour fixed for meeting He had been en-
gagged during those fifteen minutes on public bust
ness, which he considered IA OF more Importance
than listening to the reading OF the Journal he wi1s
probably present In the senate four DAYS for the
that the Senator from Maryland was.
The question whether or not tho document should
he read put 10 the senate, and was decided I'm
the negative.
Mr. German said that A. he could not have the
document read he would ask H. be permitted 10 read
" in manuscript before II went 10 the printer. Il
10 Mr.. shcrnn;ln's statement that he was present
four days 70 his (Mr. Gorman's) one. Mr.. German as
serted that he had not missed day IA the senate
ill-and that only during the winter. Hc
thought The Record would show that b. had never
been absent during morning roll call " all events.
be had never been. and never expected to be-. the
al an extraordinary hour. and th"n fi To- put in
an appearance. But what he particularly resented
that his object was delay. Thcm was 40 foundation
n.