The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-18
LOSING SIGHT OF SILVER.
Senate Discuss at Length the Necessity OF
Changes In the Rules.

BY United Pres.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE journal OF yester.
day having been read. objection to it was m ade
by Mr.. Dolph tRep.. Or. on the ground that
it did not show the fact that Senators Kyle
Pop. s. d. and Allen Pop. Neb l-who had
not answered to a roll call. although they were
in tho cham ber-should have been entered rs
present although he had at the time call ed
attention to the fact. He spoke OF tho extra
ordinary spectacle presented by tho Senate.
1t had been in session over ten weeks. with q
Democratic majority. and with twenty six Re-
publican Senators who were ready to fol-
low the Chairman OF the Finance Com
mittee on any course he might sug-
gest II Senators could talk indefinitely
and could read from books and news
papers without limit. and II the Senate was
not to amend the rules they would have to
drift down current OF endless talk without
accomplishing anything. The twenty six Re-
publican Senators who were In favor Of the
bill would be willing to vote and to coo perats
with the political majority In securing some
rule to limit debate. although he knew and his
Republican colleagues knew. that such a rule
might he used against them In other measures
that would come up at the present session.
The Senate was in a ridiculous attitude. A
Senator would suggest the absence Of a quo
rum, and then. when the roll was called, no
would not answer. Then. II there was no
quorum. tho Chairman Of the Finance Com
mittee would rise and move that the
Sergeant at-Arms be directed to request
the attendance OF Senators. and all the
time there were Senators present in the cham
Der who would not answer to their names.
He was tired OF all this. 1t was time that
the Senate showed q little backbone. II n
Senator refused to vote. no should be dealt
xutt
roll call. 1t was the duty OF the Chair to order
his name to be put on the journal. 1.-THE Chair
did not do so. he (Mr. Dolphl would appeal to
the Senate.
Mr.. Harris Dem. Tenn suggested, sarcas-
ticaly. that II the Senator from Oregon was
tired. the best remedy for him was to sit down
and rest 1t would be q relief to him and a re-
lief to the Senate. [laughter.l He argued
that the journal was correct.
Mr. Dolph retorted by saying that he had
often wondered what the Senate and the coun-
try would do II the Senator from Tennessee.
who was supposed to embody all parliament
AIRY knowledge. should die.
oh" said Mr. Harris that will depepd
upon whether the Senator from Oregon will
survive"
Mr.. Butler Dem. s. c. tainted Mr.. Dolph
with not having shown backbone" when he
had to deal. couple Of years ago with the
newspaper correspondents on tho question OF
executive sessions He contended that there
was no authority In the presiding officer to do
what the Senator from Oregon wanted him to
do. The session would be very much pro-
longed II the Senator from Oregon would at
tempt to apply tho lash and arbitrary rule He
would find resistance In q quarter whore he
least expected 1t.
Mr.. Faulkner Dem. W. ya) who was in the
Wh fba
raised by Mr.. Dolph. defended his ruling and
that the journal was absolutely cor
rect. There was no power In the presiding Of
flcer to count q Senator as present who refused
to answer to his name.
Mr.. Hoar tNep.. Mass.) said that the journal
was accurate In form and substance. He be-
lieyed that the Senate and the country would |
sec in the end that It was not possible for |
a body OF lightweight men-sighty- eight |
political leaders Lightweight mon sharing,
and to some extent creating. the earn
est political feeling which precedes all |
great political questionable continue much |
orEcr under tho system OF rules which
wore framed for body of twenty six
The constitutional right OF the majority to
govern would be enforced. The American
people would have II done-Derhaps not this
nor tomorrow: perhaps not this
week nor ncxt week; but In tho end. on all
questions which affected the welfare OF tho
'eople-by rules. through rules. or over the
ulos: by tho Senate. through the Senate or
'ver tho Senate: the irresistible will OF the
majority Of the American people would have
Ia way.
Mr.. Dolrh declared that the Committee on
iules ought to present to tho Senate q reason
'blc rule limiting debate SO that the presid-
n2 officer could after two or three DAYS dis-
ussiou OF it. put it to vote of the SENATE and
hat II q majority OF the Senate adopted it. II
houd BIO put absolutely In forcc. That was
he only way the Senate would ever Obtain an
merdTent to its rules. He was satisfied that