New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25

SANDERS'S EXCELLENT SPEECh-
DEMOCRATIC ATTEMPTS TO
BOYCOTT THE FAIR
Try TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE!
WASHINGTON. Jan. o4.-The senate TOOK an'' ."o
recoss this evening without reacImE ''V 49,,
80, oso,,,tiop +bourh there was a general con
eciousncss on both sides of the chamber 'nd' 'o 'V
,os+ would probably come to summary Gnu WIZ ,,th
senate should meet again on Mo"u"'' ,-aoo,fc
made three separate proposiuon' - ~, so,a.o q,
managers on the question of nnl'irS INV ,.' u,th
the proposed rule but each was io'VO'OD . ,.o,er
ths announcement that no ARRANGEMENT N" 49,.
mid no considered for the present. i"o ,1
~ So.on,, eret nroposition was that vote sho'"u
49, ,o,.r after half an hours aooitoh'i us,
This was promptly negatNeu o9 w .,,, ,.irod 4,
A. crorrd that a great many ochd'o'' ''' III
-, n.ard Then Mr. Aldrch suggested ''a' .@ 1
DC n'"'u' 10 limited TO an hours time in deoa''hS
~ NOW rule This highly reaSohao'o anu w..
inc ho" - ~ also rejected. and a. laS'
generous as nronosed that vote on the IeS'iu'o"
80 he taken before the Senate should anJour" ".
s,ndov The absolute declinauon OF MI ",,,
~ smoke for the Democratic slue Ill MI Wv :. A.,
haorce 70 entertain any of these suggestions cl' 'o
i,ration inst as it and made it more ,lan .'1
clear TO every one the Republican slde 'na' ~
- . waste Of time to try TO reach vO'e Nv ''i'
pror,ise and that tie only way oil ure'N'r
nresent veto power of the minority over N-I ,'.
e through sheer assertion OF force by 'he rts
II Is well understood that Mr.. Adrlch ana MS i"u
s 80 oareful,v nrcnoring to take that control u
,rsiress in the Senate 10 which they are eh'iVu ~
tho lo1c of things and that they are moi hheN -"
nostpone later than Monday or TUESDAY U0
which will give them actual power as d "''0 rt
instead OF a vague and mpotent respohNipA'S, ~
Republican forces will be increased IN ior'I -cisi'o ~
nv the arrival Of two more absentees' ana inc ''.
strength of the party will then be fortyesn' OUT VI
total membership of fifty one Mr. Squire OF NaSniie
ton As already stated, has been on MS way h'S. Io'
q dav or two and Mr.. Pierce of North Daho'a' "h'So
successor was chosen yesterday Is peHeNe" " ,t
st.,.od for Washington early this morning With
fortveicht Republicans or hand, the closure RUE oo
he adopled. even if Messrs. Stewart, Wolcott ana
Taller the most pliablc and subservient OF Mr. tor
mans allies should 90 to the eXtIavaGant ana lhde
feasible length Of aiding the opposition IN oreahins
ororum. These three hafhearted Republicans might
make some show of excuse for opposing either inc
rule or the Election bill on public grounds bn' ''eS
will scarcely be able Justify even 10 the party IN
Colorado and Nevada deliberate effort 10 block the
wheels of all legislation simply to advance the interests
Of the southern Democracy That Mr.. stewart Is
growing restless under criticism for his abandonment
Of party pledges and party honor Is shown by inc
tomper of his speech the Adrch rule today Last
summer. while measures in which he was interested
were suffering because Of datOry debate he was
prompt 10 urge the propriety of establishing pre-
vouS question"
To-day he delivered a violent and passionate
barangue against National Capitalization OF power
and the peril Of executive ACKNOWLEDGEMENT hhd-l"s
apparently that under the Lodge bill tcderdl suP0I
vors of election to be appointed by inc lIcSiu"'.
About the rule he had little to say, except tha' 1t
us GOOD for this session it ought to be good for all
other se,sions-an observation which is automatic ana
which any observer Of the methods OF dong business
in the senate will acccde 10 with all hearthes>. NJ
reform in procedure in Congress- perhaps, would give
more general satisfaction than the adoption OF stand
ing previous question" rule by the senate
Mr. stewart followed by Mr. SANDERS OF MOI
tana who made a long and eloquent argument on inc
Election bill, having had previous opportunity 10
address the senate that subject. MI sanders was
vigorous and unsparing in his denunciahon OF the
violation of the war amendments to the CONSTITUTION
by the southern Democracy and of the impudent at
tempt in recent debates to Justify that Violation as
right and necessary. lie was warmly c0herdtila'eu
on his speech by his Republican colleagues from all
parts of the country.
Mr. Morgan then delivered plaintve euogy over
the vanishing right of unlimited debate ana minority
veto and on finishing hi feeling tribute TO that much
abused and now deservedy imperlled license strteu
in 10 kill time by making morc-thc fourth or MIN
of his somnOent arguments against the ElectOn Dill
Mr. Uiscock was waiting to make short speech III
advocacy of the ldrich rule but Mr. Morgan kept talk
ing until after dark and, without giving up the hoor'
Welded for the motion to take recess
b''"
deal Of amusement at the Capitol today was the
tenn, 90 the Democratic managers here to secure
from various southern Legislatures threat to boy
cotts the Chicago Fair in 1893 If the Election Dill Is
not now laid aside. Through manipulation from INC
Capitll the Legislatures in Alabama, ARKANSAS texas
and Missouri have recently taken lhlta'oIS "'uoh
on boycott resolutions and the leaders are now waiting
10 see the effect Of such tactics. Democrats Oh
d.cre,ton who remember the grotesque failure OF inc
ronosed Gordon boycott Of last summer are daguleu
with the present feeble attempt TO revive hopeiesH
dscredted project, while the friends Oh inc i''''o"
bill see in the present movement Only d"o'HO4 "a
nression of that determined hostility TO honest cleo
,ions on which the present supremacy OF the Deloo
racv in the south based. The boycott VIII PROBABLY
come 10 grief in a week or two but 1t may 40 So'Ho
GOOD IN arousng the people Of the Northwest 10
sharper sense of the true spirit of the s0uhs opus
,ion 10 the Election bill 1T goes without saying 'a'
bovcottng the Chicago Fair in 1893 VIII hr inc 9ou
much more than it will hurt Chicago. But While inc!
ave n work why don't the southern Legislatures re-
.i,,e Governor Gordon's more magnificent scheme ana
hovcott. the whole North No Republican senator
or representative will be Influenced, except IN con-
,omnt by this outbreak Of silly politics in three or
four southern legislative bodies.
Tho senate met at IL a. IN in continuation Of Thurs
o.v,e session There was no prayer, no journal.
and no morning hour but there was CAL
~ the roll. which showed that there were
forty-dve senators I'm attendance-eXactly a quorum
Mr. stewart took the floor 10 address the senate on
the closure resolution but yielded TO "a motion by
Mr. Frye for executive session, On the assurance
that il would not occupy more than five or ten min
utes.
The legislative session was resumed at ii 20
vben Mr. stewart took the floor and offered the
,e- dment Of which he had given notice on Thursday
last If contains three propositions, the first beng
m strike out Of the proposed rule the words ana
,ha o,estion shall be put upon the amendments, II
any then pending and upon the measure in it, sue
cessve stages, according 10 the rules OF the Senate.
hut without debate" and 10 substitute the words and
~ 49, IL. .rnnndrnnnfs and such amend