The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-31

until there are votes enough in congress 70
enact late Q law free and unlimited coinage
OF shver.n
Mr.. Reagan spoke il favsr Of free csin-
age Of silver, aud ehen discussed the election
bill and cloture proposition Upon the two
latter proportions he became involved In q
dialogue with Mr.. Spoensr as 70 the leagsh
OF time rninersty ought to be Permitted 10
talk against 9 measure which the majority
desired to pass No satisfactory under
standing was reached.
TELLER on TIE w1s7E OF TIME.
Mr., Teller called the attention of the
senator from Massachusetts, tMr. Hoarl to
the present status Of theelection bill. Up
TO tnis hour no attempthad been made to
bring the bill to a vote. There
had been discussion on both sides
The senator from Massachusetts occupied a
considerable portion of two days with q
speech mainly devoted DO historical remi-
nlscences, and hardly touching upon the
merits Of tho bill. Other senators on the re-
publican side had contented themselves
with a declaration that this was q
benficent measure for o benehcent
purpose, and had lefs to the senators
on the other side to touch upon the details
of the bill. Tee Senate had been told whom
criticisms were made upon the bill that
amendments would be offered Up to this
hour there had been no suggestion as TO the
manner in which these amendments were to
be made. A vote, taken on this or any
other question, would demonstrate the fact
that there was not quorum of repub-
loan senators present. There had been
no attempt made on the p@rt Of the friends
OF the bill TO bring it 10 vote. Now the
Senate was to be met with a new rule which
was to reverse the traditions Of the body
and overthrow the practice which had
been in vogue "a years.
USED AS AN OBSTRUCTION.
Mr.. Teller referred to the impression
which has gone abroad that this bill was
kept before the Senate for the purpose of
staving off much needed and much de-
manded financial legislation, and said that
II the senator did not wish the bill to stand
in the way of legislation he should
put the Senate in position TO vote
on the amendments before he offered or
allowed to be offered a rule which would
cut Off debate and amendments. He was
in sympathy with the declared object OF the
bill. but whether he voted for it depended
upon it's shape when 1t came to vote He
first wished an opportunity to vote upon
the amendments. He did not believe that
the people of the United States were pre-
pared for this proceeding, and, for
one, he was prepared to resist
of the rule until the Senate had
an opportunity TO vote upon all the amend
ments To repeat, whether he would vote
for the bill or not depended on the result Of
che vote en the several amendments And
he was not TO be deferred of his object be-
cause Of the delay, because nobody was
moro responsible for that delay than the
senators who favored the bill.
HoAR DEFENDS HIMsELF.
Mr.. Hoar defended himself from the Inn
putation of lack of diligence, and dis
tributed the blame for the delay between
the democratic senators f1r their opposi-
tion, and his republican colleagues for their
failure to attend the sessions Of tho Senate,
and he especially disclaimed against any
part in permitting the elections bill to be
used to obstruct financial legislation.
Mr. Teller said he did not appreciate
until this afteSnoon tho effect Of the pro
posed rule, which he understood was to
come up for action on Tuesday next. 1t
had not occurred to him that the Senate
would be in position OF having to vote on
the bill without having an opportunity to
vote upon amendments. Tee senator indi-
Gated that the rule did not mean this; but
the legislative condition of the Senate
would be one of abiiisy to vote upon the
amendments.
NO RULE SHOULD BE NEEDED.
II the friends of t1e bill were in earnest
they could pass it without ruls. They
could pass 1t as bills had been passed--as
bills had been passed in the days OF recon-
struction, as they had been passed before
and during the war. He had never shown
any indication TO abandon the senators who
believed in this measure by abserting him
self, even though he might not be willing to
support the bill by his vote.
THE SITUATION INToLERABLE.
Mr.. Hale said that the situation had be-
come to soma republican senator's who ex-
pected to support the bull and vote for IL, IL
opportunity were given them, almost intol-
cradle. The Senate was not without expert
ence in dealing with Important measures It
could not be said of this bill-important
though Ii was--that 1t stood in imp rtance
above all the other measures which had
agitated the country and the Senate during
the last thirty years.
THE RECORD OF THE PAST.
The Senate heretofore had been abIs to
complete and pass great measures and it
ought to have learned by this time whether
the methods which bhen prevailed could
of the rut into which lt had
fallen, and somebody ought to know
whether tho old methods of the
Senate could apply. Great war measures
had been bitterly opposed in the Senate, bur
these measures had been passed. All of the
reconstruction acts had met with determined
hostility. Yet they had been enacted into
laws BY this time it ought TO bs known
whether the old methods would pass the
poRding bill but they had not been tried.
TINE TO DO SOMETHING.
The Senate wes not trying the old method
nor q new method. which some senator's
thought must be resorted to. He did not
know from anything that had occurred
upon the other side whether the democratic
senator's had deterrnined to resort 10 undue
means to defeat the bill. Nothing had
shown it. Long speecheI, instructipe
speeches, bad been made on both
side, but be could not know
until the fnatter was brought
to the test whether the senators ON the
other side had determined upon any extra
ordinary proceedings Without impuginR
the steadfsst devotion of The senator from
Massachusetts, TO this cause, be would sux-
gest that the time bad come when tue ssna-
tor should find out what ought to be done.
xR. HoAR's DESIRE.
Mr.. Honr said that II be had had his way
the pending measure would have been
brought forward last session. and aofne
measure for closing the debate would have
bcen adopted. It bad been in opposition 20
bis Views that that had not
been done. He undertook 70 say
that the Injury caused 60 tae
pending measure by the speeches Of the
senators from Nevada aud Colorado ldassrs.
Stewart and WolcottD lad not bsen half a.
much ~ obstacle 10 the way Of acoonplisas
ing what he believed 10 be the desire Of the