Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-31
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o., July 81.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Under the Few order for the despatch Of
OF business the Senate met at 10 a. N. There
were, however, not more than ten Senators
present during the prayer. and, after the
chaplain had retired, Mr. German suggested
the fact that there was no quorum present.
The roll was called, and 80 Senators an
rum-whereupon the Sergean.-at was
directed to request the attendance of absent
Senators. By 1920 a quorum had appeal
ed one OF the latest TO arrive being Mr..
SHERMAN, who offered the resolution by
which the time of meeting had been al
vapced 40 hour; and this circumstances
was j0cularly commented on by some Of
tie democratic Senators
It IVES suggested by Mr.. Eimuuds and
Others that the j,urDa should sive the
names OF the sbsentees when the roll call
was completed, and the nemes OF those sui
scqlenlly reporting, in the order in which
they arrived.
Mr.. Hale thought, however, that the rule
under which The Senate was now operating
! should not be made any more obnoxious
thnn 1t now waa.
Mr.. Harrison gave it as bis opinion that
if the fact OF the 'urnal giving tho names Of
absentees would have the effect of bringing
a quorum at the hour of meeting, 1t
ought to be done. If 30 early an
hour was found inconvenient, the Senate
should FIX an hour that would be conve.
nent. It was grossly unjust to the MEM
| bers OF the minority to be compelled to be
| present and waste their time until 1t suited
i the oonvsniences of other Senators to az
pear and make quorum to discharge the
busiufs, of the body. He would favor sDy
! measure that would teud to bring quorum
lat least Of the Senate ct the hour fixed for
meeting, whatever hour that may be.
No action was taken on the suggestion,
but oil further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with.
A communication from the Secretary OF
The Interior was presented. While the let
ter was being read Mr.. Aldrich suggested
thu: lin order to save time) the reading
should be dispensed with and the letter
printed, bnt Mr.. Gorman said that he wish
cd to heBr the letter.
After the reading had been resumed it
was again interrupted by MIR. Sherman. who
did not wiah the bu.iness delayed by it.
Mr.. Gormar remarked that II the Senator
from Ohio had been 10 the chamber In time
this morning, under his own resolution the
document could have heen read and the
public bueiness facilitated. He said TO the
Senator from OhIo and the Senator from
Rhode Island that the desire for haste mani
tested by them, the attompt to 60 through
business az 81 inconsiderate speed, was II
timed and that that course ought not to be
continued. He had come to the chamber at
10 o'clock In compliance with the resolution
c lfeied by thu Senator from Ooio, but that
Senator and q good many others who in
sisted on the adoption of the resolution,
we're not present. III would not submit to
have any Senator intimate that because be
wanted public document read In order to
set information from 1t, his object was to
delay the public business.
Mr. Sherman roaented the emphasizing OF
The fact that he had come into the chamber
this morning fifteen minutes after the hour
fixed for meeting.
The question whether tho document
should be read was put to the Senate, and
wes decided In the negative.
Mr. German said at all events he had
never been, and never expected to be, the
author OF resolution compelling the Senate
to meet at an extraordinary hour, and then
fail to put in an appearance. But what he
particularly resented was the intmaton
(rether by manner than by spescb) that his
object was delay. There was no foundation
for it.
The presiding officer Mr.. Iagall-) said
that the letter from the Secretary of the Ia.
terror, with the accompanying documents,
would be printed In public document.
Mr. Frye ssld 1t had been agreed that the
river end hnrbor bill would be taken up on
Friday of next week.
The conference report on tn, District Of
Columbia appropriation bill was taken up
and agreed 10.
The consideration OF the tariff bill was
then resumed.
MIR. Mcpherson spoke of the bill as being
"a big steal, from beginning to end" and
said that ne would move reductions in met
ters affecting the industries OF his own State
Just as he would in matters affecting the In
dussries OF other States.
Mr.. Vance rose to ask Mr.. MCPHERSON a
queation, but before he had chance to do
80 be was himself asked by Mr.. Hiscock II
he would do the same 10 reference to The
industries of North Carolina. ~ did not