The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-09-28
DUBOIS RESOLUTION.
1t Is Warmly Discussed in the
Senate.
SENATOR'S WoLCOTT AND GORMAN
Exchange Compliments Over the Formers
Assertion That the Latter is Hob
nobbing With the Republicans to Try
and Get Cloture Resolution Passed

the resolution offered yesterday by
Dubois (Rep.) of Idaho, to postpone
/ legislation respecting federal election
laws, finance and tariff until January
18th, because of vacancies in the
senatorial representation of Washing
ton, Montana and Wyoming, was
taken up.
Dubois addressed the senate in adj
vocacy of its adoption. He detailed
the importance of the question in
volved and the interest of these but
partially represented states in the
legislation engaging the attention of
congress. He had no doubt if the
resolution was adopted the governors
of these states would lay aside every
other consideration than that of the
duty to their states, and that full
quota of senators would be present
when congress resumed the consid-
Grafton of the matters referred to in
the resolution.
Washburn (Rep.) of Minnesota in
quired whether there was any more
prospect of the election of senators
of these states il the resolution was
adopted than there is now.
Dubois had not a shadow of doubt
that the legislatures would be assem-
bled and senators elected if these
matters were postponed. The peo-
pie OF these states firmly believed
that the senate intended to rob them
of a part of their representation, and
then pass these laws before they
could send senators to the senate.
He repudiated that idea, but said it
was prevalent in those states,
Mitchell (Rep.) of Oregon regarded
the proposition of the senator from
Idaho as one of the most remarkable
ever presented to the senate, and for
this reason, notwithstanding his great
sympathy with the three states that
for the time being were deprived of
full representation, he would oppose
the resolution to the bitter end. 1t
was proposition that could not be
maintained for solitary moment.
The governors of these states had not
taken any steps to secure tull repre-
sentation for their states, and the
senate was asked to postpone legisla-
ton to accommodate the convenience
of those states.
Chandler (Rep.) of NewHampshire
suggested that the best course to pur-
sue was to postpone the resolution
until the legitimate debate on the re-
peal bill was exhausted.
Wolcott (Rep.) of Colorado said
that although the resolution would be
of no practical benefit, it's introduc
ton was source of qualification be-
cause it was notice to the people of
Washington, Montana and Wyoming
that theirinterests were not forgotten.
The opponents of repeal knew the
Democratic side of the senate did not
favor cloture. On the Republican
side, besides the silver senators, there
were many senators who did not
favor cloture.
"We are meeting them fairly as
men now," said Wolcott, ''and en-
deavoring to see this question pre-
sented fairly before the country. We
are not without definite information
that the arrangement has been sought
to be consummated between certain
senators upon this side and certain
senators on the other side of the
chamber, and that it was initiated by
senator who is supposed to be
steerer OF so many Democratic sena-
tors as have left their party and its
platform and linked themselves with
the fortunes of their executive, and
was led on this side of the chamber
by the dominantapostle OF protection.