The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-28
1t Would Shake Liberty's
Foundations.
A Republican Opinion OF the
Lodge Measure.
No Time Yet Fixed for q Vote
in the Senate.
Mr.. Morgan Throws Rather a Lively
Bomb Shell.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-The senate met
at IL in continuation of thursdays session.
There was no prayer. no journal and no
morning hour, but there was a call of the
roll, which showed that there were forty
five senators in attendance-eXactly a
quorum. Mr.. Stewart took the floor to
address the senate on the cloture resolu-
tion, but yielded to a motion by Mr.. Frye
for an executive session on the assurance
that it would not occupy more than five
or ten minutes.
The legislative session was resumed al
| ii % when Mr.. Stewart took the floor and
Offered the amendment of which he had
given notice on Thursday last. 1t con-
! tains three propositions, the first being to
strike out OF the proposed rule the words;
''and the question shall be put upon the
amendments, if any then pending, and
upon the measure in its successive stages,
according to the rules OF the senate,
but without debate" and to substitute
the words land debate on pending amend
ments and such amendments as may be
cred while the measure is under con-
sderation shall be linn ted as provided
under rule 81; the second to insert in the
sentence providing that no motion shall
1 be In order but a motion to adjourn or
/ take q recess, the words 'to recOmmit
with or without instructions, to lay on the
table," etc. and the third being clause
that, pending proceedings under the pro-
posed rule, 'rule IL shall be suspended"
Rule S. referred to in the first PROPOSE
ton, provides an "order of business after
the morning hour, and rule IL is ''that
when an amend dHent proposed to any
pending measure is laid on the table it
shall not carry with it or prejudice such
| measure"
Mr. Stewart said if he understood the
force bill correctly its principle, if carried
| into effect, would be more prejudicial to
/ human liberty than secession itself, be-
cause secession woul have still retained
local governments. But with federal Of
| ficers to snperintend local elections in
every state in the union. there would Oe
| no more home rule for America and that
removed. all was lost He repeated, that
/ the proposition lying a, the foundation Of
/ the force bill vas more dangerous than
| secession. He went on TO argue at
/ length against the constitutiOnality of the
| elections bill AMI was asked by
| Mr.. Mitchell, how he reconciled
! his argument with the act of congress
| providing for the manner in which U. ;.
| senators are elected. He replied that in
regard to the election of senators there
was no federal interference, words OF ap-
prOval from democratic senatorsl, and
| that congress had confined itself, IN the
| aN-fsltr .ai q
| the constitution. 1t had fixed the
time and manner OF election and had
/ left il to the state legislatures
to provide how the election should be
| conducted. 1t had placed no federal Of
| ficials over the state legislatures-no mar
sha and no supervisors. The proposed
rule, he said. could not be adorted with
out the violation OF all rules and without
taking from the floor some senator en-
titled to it. Those who opposed such
proceeding stood by the prece-
dents OF America for 100 years
| and by the precedents of Great
Britain for 500 years and those presidents
had never been violated, except in one
single instance, when they were violated
to surpress tie home rule struggle in
| Ireland. If the rules of the senate were
violated and the proposed rule passed,
that would be the end OF the discussion.
| The people would be alarmed. They
would rise up and senators would hear a
louder voice than they heard in the last
election.
''Not louder than we hear now," Mr..
| Hoar suggested in a sarcastic tone.
II am glad" was Mr.. Stewards retort,
'that am able to speak so that the sena-
tor from Massa husetis can hear. sup
posed that he was entirely deaf to reason
| tlaughterl. Isupposed that his anxiety
to trample on the ghls OF the people
was so intense that hr could hear nothing
J but policemens cubs and the clank Of
chains to be used at elections"
In conclusion, Mr.. Stewart appealed to
| republican senator's to stop IN heir mad
career b fore they stepped over the preci-
pice and destroyed their party.
/ At the close IF Mr.. Stewards speech.
| Mr. Sanders took the floor, but yielded to
Mr. Aldrich, who asked unanimous con-
sent, first, to limit the debate half en-
/ hour; then tn limit the length OF speeches
20 one hour, and then TO have the vote
taken on Monday next; but to each OF
| those requests objection was made on
the democratic side.
Mr.. Morgan spoke in opposition to the
proposed rule. Some senators, he said,
] had made themselves conspicuous and no
torious in utterine calumnies agains; the
] South. But the South had not used
money in its elections, although lot OF
silver dollars would do much in carrying
an election there, because what
is it that could not be
bought of the republican party in
the South. But they had not done il. No
such accusation had been brought against
! the South. But how was il on the other
side of the line? What was the meaning
of the millions of money contributed an
| pualiv in the North What waa fhe
meaning of those disgusting ex-
pressions which had emanated from
epublican-perhaps senator's
/ to Crying the fat" out of
manufacturers and as 10 blocks OF
fve?" What was the meaning of these
enormous subscriptions of money made
by men and to men ias trustees), who
stood at the very head of the church,
What a wonderful development of
modern piety, sanctity and purity What
use was to be made OF that money? There
! rould not ha n ouoStion that In waa n cor.