Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-03
Memorials Presented for the Closing
OF The Fair During
sundays.
SENATOR VOORHEES, alsGs TO a
PERSONAL QUESTION.
senator voorhees, Relates n News
paper stery.-Ihc Hausc.

moIlah Nefu presented uuIluN rue
morning hour f9r the closing " the
Columbian exposition on SUNDAY.
Senator Mitchell, from tho commit
tee on privileges and elections, made a
report In the ease Of the Claggett-Du-
b1is contest for the scat In the Senate
from idaho. The resolutions declare
that Duools Is entitled TO the scat.
Senator Mitchell asked that tho report
anu resolution lie Oh the table, ana
gave notice that he would call them up
nj very early day.
Senator Vance gave notice u a NIL
nOriiy report, which, ho stated, would
bc Presented the Jay after tomorrow.
Senator Palmer introduced u joint
resolution 10 amend the Consultation,
10 have UnitUd 5tatcsiSenator- elected
hy popular vote, aud gave notice that
he would, at some convenient occasion,
address the Senate on the subject.
SENATOR VOORHEES,,
rising 10 a puronsl question, sen. 10 the
clurk's desk and had read Washing.
ton dispatch 10 the Philadelphia frcsl,
with tho healing; "rhc Senate
Wasting Time In Obedience 10 Srna.
tOrinl Courtesy VOORHEES, Falls u
Sustain His Chargos-His scheme 20
Defeat Judge Woods Nomination Not
Supported by the Republicans lie HAD
Counted Upon"
The dispatch went on to state that
the Senate judiciary committee had
wasted another session, "Out OF sena-
| t0rial courtesy 10 Senator Noorhppsn
TINT tho attempt OF Senator Voorhees,
TO form a coalition with the Republl.
cans was Hat failure; thnt some OF the
| Republicans, Ike Quay anu Higgins,
| were opposed 10 Dallas 81 Pcnnsyl-
vauia, ami that Voorhees, proposud, u
'those dlfgfuutlCd Republicans would
induce enough Of their party ~ aid the
| Democrats 10 defeat Judge Woods,
the Democrats would rrciprocntc and
| aid In tho defeat Of Dallns.D This die.
| patch ends with the statement That the
| plan wouldn't work, and that II was
now reasonably certain that all the
nominations would DO confirmed nuXt
| Monday without dissenting vote
among the Republicans.
Senator Voorhees, said q greater lie
than the alleged plan Il would be hard
for his satanic m jesty 10 conceive.
Bad us he thought the appointment of
Woods, he would feel himself beyond
redemption n he received, let alone
made, "a suggestion 10 defeat an honest
and competent man like Judge Dallas
| for the sake 0i getting clear II the up.
| pOintment OF n man like Woods.
Senators Cameron, Quay and Hig-
| gins said there was no truth In the
story, aud tho matter ended.
After brief executive session the
Senate adjourned.
MORSE AND HoAR.
Tho House was amused aga I'm this
morning with another TIT between
Morse aud Hogr OF Massachusetts,, being
the remnants Of yvsteriny'8 aet.t0.
| lOar, though aDom0CrAt 10 "a son OF the
distinguished Attorney General Hoar
OF Grants administration, and n
| nephew. Of Senator Hoar. That "A
member VI such n distinguished Re.
publican family should be DEM
| ucrnt Is an utlense which Hoar
insista never has been quite FOR.
given by leading Republicans, and 10
the cause OF political assaults upon
him. Mr.. Morse this morning arose TO
a question u privilege, and robuked
Mr.. Hoar for presuming yesterday 20
recall from the public tho printed
record OF manuscript spcech pre-.
vlOusly made by Mr.. Morse. In
sarcastic manner ho rather scored his
young colleague.
At the conclusion Of his remarks Mr.,
Hoar arose and said; 81 think, Mr..
Speaker, that the gentleman from
Massachusetts has been advertised
enough" with that Mr.. Hoar took
his seat, anu the Democrats loudly ap.
plauded his brief relort.
"'TO which gentleman from Massa.
Chusetts do you refCI?v a.sed MIR.
buchanan, anu the controversy ended
for n time In another roar " laughter.
Consideration Of the rules was then
resumed. Mr.. Burrows amendment,
giving the speaker the right TO count a
quorum, was rejected, the demand for
the yeas and nays having been with
drawn.
Al. REID OFFERED AZ AMENDMENT
providing that whenever quorum
igils TO vote ON any question, there
shall DO q call Of the House, and the
yeas and nays shall at the same time
be ordered. AS each member answers
TO his name, he shall vote on the yeas
and nays. Read stated that the
amendment was nimilar to the ono
Nh'I'u Wy 5hin iNuhuullu luGAtf
some years ago.
Mcmillan opposed the amendment,
and inveighou against the action Of
the last Congress In locking the doors
during the call Of the House.
Mills TEX. said that II showed tho
adherence OF the Democratic party ~
freedom that 80 great man az Tucker
could not Induce It to depart from tho
fundamental principles VI representa-.
tive government. He WIS n Demo
crat. tApplause.) lie went back
10 the fundamental principles OF repre-.
sentative government. What was the
lundamentel truth which undorlay
the whole system Of government
That 1t was government, NOS OF
force, but Ut consent. (Applaunp.)
Its power came from the viii Of the
people. Were tho people compelled 10
vote? Congress hab tho same rlght TO
do that an to compel their representa-.
tives 10 not
Reed desired TO divert the vote Of
nll partisan character and, ~ proposing
n Democratic amendmont, supported
by firsirale Democratic authority, he
was sure that the House would moi
allow itself ~ bs lashed into an un-