The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-24
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Mr.. Edmunds ScOIds Senators for Leaving
the SENATE WIthOut n Quorum.


the Senate without n Quorum.
WARRINGTON. July 23.-The Senate met at II
A. NJ, and resumed tho consideration Of the
Indian Appropriation bill The discussion was
temporarily suspended. and Mr. Morgan dem,
Ala.l, from the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions. reported substitute for q resolution
heretofore offered by MIR. Pasco. The substl-
tute was read and agreed to- as follows:
Resoued That the President be and hereby Ia respect
fully requested az not with the pubic in
eresD to communicate to the Senate any Information
in his possession touching tho alleged arrest and i'm
prsonmsnt OF A. J. DiAL by the authorities OF Cuba
and what action, II any. had been taken in retpect
thereto
Several amendments were made to the In
dian Appropriation bill One amendment. in
serting an item OF $4,000 for the prosecution
OF q suit by the United States, as trustee and
guardian OF the Cherokee Indians residing in
North Carolina against William H. Thomas
and others to settle and enforce certain rights
to those Indians. gave rise to long discus
sion. vote OF yeas and nays resulted Yeas,
Is; nays. 20-less than u quorum. The roll
was called and only AZ senators answered to
Rsr names moG tSs made SS Mr. 10
request the attendance OF absent members,
was az eed to-yens. "a; nays. lStsnnd the
Sergeant at Arms. Pending the execution OF
tho order Mr.. German Dem. Md moved TO
adjourn. but that motion was defeated-1l
MIR. German said that he made the motion to
adjourn supposing that that was in accord
with tho wish OF tho gentleman In charge OF
the bill. 1t was now d O'clock and Senators
had boon in the chamber since II in the morn
ing, He had no idea that the motion would be
Mr.. Edmunds said thst the Senate had some
important business to transact relating to the
interests Of every farmer. every manufacturer.
laborer In the United States. That bill had
been on the calendar for month or more. aud
the end Of the last fiscal year had been passed
with several appropriation bills still undis
posed Of IL the Senate could not get on with
its business. and could not get a quorum to at
tend to It, he wished that fact to be under
stood, SO that the rest OF the Senators might
Mr., coekrell Dem, Mo- said that he had
regretted all the day the absence OF the dist n
Ruished Senator from Vermont. IT was pain
ont to assist in tho Discussion Of the Indian
Appropriation bill and in the transaction Of
business. but now that Senator came In fresh
the rest OF the Senators 10 stay all night.
MIR. Edmunds sad that tho application OF
Mr. Cockrelrs remarks to him was quito un-
o'clock this morning attending to business in
his committee room, aud coming into the Sen
ate chamber to vote Whenever vote was being
Mr.. Teller (Rep. COL expressed the opinion
that 1t was unwise for the Senate to remain in
homo to dinner daily at that hour. He moved
that the Senate do now adjourn.
Tho presiding ofncer Mr. InRslls) declined
business had transpired since the Senate had
refused to adjourn. He also declined to enter
tain an appeal for that ruling on the ground
that there was no quorum present Finally he
did consent t. recognize motion ordering the
Sergeant. Arms to compel the attendance OF
mo @o ii hs 10
adjourn was made, entertained. and agreed to.