The record-union., 1892-02-03
snecinl to the RrcoRn-rr1oS.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I'm the Senate
many memorials were presented during
the morning hours for closing the Column
bian Exposition on Sunday.
Mitchell, from the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, made report in the
case of the Claggett- Dubois contest for the
seatin the Senate from Idaho. The resolu-
tions declare that Dubois is entitled to the
seat. Mitchell asked that the report and
resolutions lie on the table, and gave
notice that be would call them up at a
very early day.
Vance gave notice of a minority report,
which he stated would be presented day
after tomorrow.
Palmer introduced joint resolution to
amend the Constitution so as to have
United Senators elected by the popular
vote, and gave notice that he would, at
some convenient occasion, address the
Senate on the subject.
Voorhees,. rising to personal question,
sent to the Clerks desk and had read a
Washington dispatch to the Philadelphia
Press. with the heading: ''The Senate
Wasting Time in Obedience to Senatorial
Courtesy: Voorhees, Fails to Sustain His
Charges; His Scheme to Defeat Judge
Woods Nomination Not Supported by
the Republicans He Had Counted Upon.'
The dispatch went on to state that the
Senate Judiciary Committee had wasted
another session out of Senatorial courIe-
sy'' To Senator Voorhees,; that the attempt
of Senator VOORHEES, TO form coalition
with the Republicans was fiat failure;
that some Of the Republicans, like Quay,
Cameron and Higgins, We're opposed 10
Dallas of Pennsylvania, and voorhees,
proposed that ii ''these disgruntled Re-
publicans would induce enough Of their
party to aid the Democrats to defeat
Judge Woods, the Democrats would re-
ciprocate and aid in the defeat of Dallas -
The dispatch ended with the statement
that the plan wouldn't work, and it was
now reasonably certain that all the nomi-
nations would be confirmed next Mon
day without a dissenting vote among the
Republicans.
Voorhees, said q grosSer lie than the
alleged plan would be hardly possible for
his Satanic majesty to conceive. Bad as
he thought of the appointment of Woods,
he would feel himself disgraced beyond
redemption if he received, let alone make
a suggestion to defeat an honest and COM
petent man like Judge Dallas for the sake
of getting clear of the appointment Of a
man like Woods.
Senators Cameron, Quay and Higgins
said there was no truth in the story and
the matter was dropped.
The printing bill was taken up, dis
cussed for over two hours, and went over
without final action.
On motion of Teller the House bill 70
define and punish blackmailing, which
was reported last week, was taken from
the calendar and recommitted to the Ju-
dietary Committee, Teller making re-
marks TO the effect that it had been re-
ported through mistake.
After a brief executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHIN GToN, Feb. 2.-The House was
amused again this morning by another
tilt between Representatives Morse and
Hoar of Massachusetts, the remnants OF
yesterdays set-to. Hoar, though Dem
ocrat, is the son of the distinguished at
torney, Hoar, of Grants administration
and nephew of Senator Hoar. That a
member of such distinguished Repub-
lican family should be Democrat is an
otfense which Hoar insists has never
been quite forgiven by leading Repub-
licans, and is the cause of the political
assaults upon him.
Morse this morning arose to a question
of privilege and rebuked Hoar for pre-
HuuI1hS tSIGIiSiN ~ ICCdl1 lIOIIl lIl5 uIt-
lie Printer the record of q manuscript
speech previously made by Morse. In a
sarcastic manner he rather severely
scored his young colleague.
AT the conclusion of his remarks Hoai
arose and said: Il think, Mr.. Speak er
that the gentleman from Massachusetts
has been advertised enough With thai
Hoar took his seat, and the Democrats
loudly applauded his brief retort
''Ho which gentleman from Massachu-
sets do you refer 20 asked Buchanan
and the controversy ended for time il
another roar Of laughter.
Consideration OF the rules was then pro-
ceeded with.
Burrows amendment, giving the
Speaker the right to count quorum, was
rejected.
The demand for yeas and nays having
been withdrawn, Reed offered an amend
ment providing that whenever quorum
fails to vote on any question there shall
be call of the House and yeas and navs
shall at the same time be ordered. As
each member answers to his name he
shall vote on yeas and nays. Reed stated
that the amendment was similar to the
one offered by John Randolph Tucker
some years ago.
MeMillin opposed the amendment and
inveighed against the action Of the last
Congress in locking the doors during q
call of the House.
Mills of Texas said it showed the ad-
herence of the Democratic party to free
dom that so great man as Tucker could
not induce il TO depart from the funda-
mental principles of the representative
government. He was a Democrat. lap
plause.l lie went back to the funda-
mental principles of the representative
government. What was the fundamental
truth which underlay the whole system
of the government? 1t was that 1t was
a government not of force, but of consent
will of the people. Were people to be
compelled to vote? Congress had the
same right to do that as to compel their
representatives to vote.
Reed said he desired to divest the votC
of all partisan character, and as he was
proposing Democratic amendment, sup
ported by a firSt-rate Democratic au-
thority, he was sure the House would no
allow itself to be lashed into that state o
wind. This House is Democratic, three
to one, and instead of getting into tigh
1t should consider the rules, looking
calmly to the good and interest of the
country Reed then quoted from the re.
marks make by Springer and Black burr
in favor OF the Tucker amendment when
it was first offered.
Springer, in retort, quoted against Reed
his utteranceS upon that occasion in op
position to the amendment.
Boatner offered an amendment striking
out all that part of the rules giving per
mission to legislate on appropriation
bills when in the interest of retrenchmen
in expenditures. He said he did this il
order to test the sense of the House.
Holman of Indiana sustained the pro
vision, and was replied to by Dingley o
Maine who OreJicted that if tho nrono