The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-07-14

ON tho siivor 0uo"tion by Voting in ra :
yor OF the Measure The Bln Passed .v o,
Majority of Four.
WASrINGToN, July 1.-At the OPEN
ing of the proceedings, the Senate
agreed to adjourn from today until
Tuesday next.
Mr.. McPerson Dem.) of New Jersey
announced that he Withdrew all obiec.
tions, express or implied, made yester
DAY to the unanimous agreement en-.
tered into to take a vote on the silver
bill 2 o'clock today, and said he should
o1ier no dllatory motion of any kind tc
prevent vote being taken at the time
named, If Senators desired.
MIR. Stewart briefly stated he did not,
desire to place any Senator at disad-
vantage, and he suggested an extension
OF the time for taking the vote till Weu
nesday next at 3 O'Clock.
Mr. Paddock Uep) of Nebraka and
Slr. Cary QRep) of Wyoming wanted
further time, and suggested Monday of
next week. This suggestion was ser.
onded by Mr.. German, who said sena.
tors on his side held him somewhat re-
miss for having objected to the unan-
lmruS consent. at the same time he
admitted that the Senate was bound in
noaor TO carry out it's agreement, and
that Nlr. Stewart had the Senate i'm his
power. Bat he suggested to him now
publicly, as he had already done private
~, that it WoAld hardly be far. under
the circumstances, to take advantage
or what was evidently amisunderstand-
ing on the part Of many senators.
MIR. Iugh (Dem.) of Alabama called
attention to the fact that his colleague
(Mr. Morgam was absent from the
Senate, under the impression that no
action would be taken on this matter
till o'clock.
MT. Stewart expressed a WILLINGNESS
TO extend the time till Thursday next
at o'clock, but agreed to wait Mr.
MOrgan'S arrival at o'clock before
asking the Senate to come to a unan.
imous agreement.
Shortly before 2 o'clock MIR. Morgan
obtained the floor, and said: 81 am in
formed that before ! reached the Sen
ate this morning some discussion was
had about the change of time for tax
ing vote on the silver bill, and that
IL was suspended Oh account Of my alb
Sence. L have enQuired among Sena.
tors as to who desired change to he
made, and | could find no one who de-
sired IT.. L inquired of the Senator
from New Jersey. He said he was
physically unable to make speech.
l had been informed that the Junior
Senator from New York (Afr. IIiID de-
sired to speak on the bill. Iasked him.
and he said he could not say he had anV
such desire, but if it were postponed he
probabl y might speak Oh it, but he did
not desire the bill postponed for that
purpose. Had the Senator from New
ork, who Is new conner among US,
desired to speak, would be very glad
10 give him that opportunity. l now
rise TO inquire II any proposition to
postpone has been submitted to the
Senate"
MIR. Manderson Gn the chair said
there had been some discussion but no
proposition.
Mr. Morgan-Then. as 1 have no de-
sire to change the time, | will resume
my seat.
MIR. Vest remarked that there was a
motlon to recommit pending, to which
MIR: Stewart replied that this was in
violation of the agreement.
Upon this question an animated de-
| Date arose, during which the hour of 9
O'Clock arrived and the chair laid he
| fore the Senate the unfinished business.
| being the Stewart bill, and called ntten
tlon TO the agreement entered into to
take vote OH this bill at 2 o'clock.
The chair ruled that he had no power
TO enforce an agreement OF the Senate
and that, under a strict construction
OF the rules of the Senate, the motion
to recommit was in order.
MI. Morgan appealed from the ruling
OF the chair. lie said that to recon-,
NIT the bill without instructions was
simply to destroy it. The finance COM
mlttee had already reported against the
Dill. The obvious purpose was of
course to defeat the bill. Senators
could excuse themselves under the false
pretext that their motive was to get a
better bill. But the country would un.
derstand that vote to recommit was
a vote against the bill.
MIR. Harris Dem.) of Tennessee said
he should sustain the ruling of the
chair, because he believed it was in ac
cord with the rules OF the Senate.
though in violation Of the unanimous
agreement
Mr.. German stated that four years
ago, on the Chinese question, Mr.. In.
gals had ruled that a similar motion
made by him (Nr Germany was not in
violation OF unanimous agreement.
After further discussion, Mr.. Morgan
SAID MS appeal having subseryed its
R"h pSoSJ ho "Oult "lOliuId" IL.
Mr.. German appealed to the Senator
from Alabama to grant further post
ponement, reciting the circumstances
under which the unanimous consent
had been given.
After a heated colloquy between the
Senator from Nevada (Mr. Stewart)
and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr.
Platt) and with desire to show MIR.
stewart that there was no desire to
against the bill, MIR. Morgan
expressed Willingness to postpone the
consirlerstion to Thursday next.
MIR. Dolph expressed willingness to
Withdraw his motion to recommit if it
was thought to be in violation of the
unanimous agreement though he did
not think 1t was.
Mr.. Palmer expressed a hope that
the motion would not be Withdrawn,
as 1T was, in his opinion, the proper
way of disposing OF the matter. lie
was tired of the lnslnuation about
Senators wanting to dodge. lie did
not believe there was aDyOno who de-