The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-18
WORDS, MERE WORDS.
No Nearer the Repeal Bill Than They
Were Weeks Ago.

Washington, Oct 17.-At the open
ing of the Senate this morning, Dolph
asked that the journal be corrected
to show the presence of Allen and
Kyle on the sundry roll calls yester-
day, they having been present in the
Senate but failed to vote. Dolph
said it had become apparent if the
senators could talk indefinitely, and
read from books and papers without
limit. the Senate. without an amend
10 the rules or a different construc-
ton on those it had. must drift along
without accomplishing anything
Twenty-six Republican senators not
only favored the repeal OF the Sher-
man act. but would vote to amend the
rules SO the majority could limit the
debate. He regarded it as farciai for
a. senator to suggest the absence OF a
quorum and then on roll call refuse
to vote. The Senate was being brought
into disrepute by such course
Faulkner. of West Virginia, who
was in the chair last evening and
ruled on the resolution then offered by
Dolph, that the names OF Allen ana
KYLE be recorded, said there was no
-ower to record the senators as pre-
sent under the rules.
Hill of New York, said there was no
reasca why. in the absence of rules,
the presiding officer should zen ene
truth and make the Journal refuse 10
feIl lies. The presiding officer had
right to exercise his senses, and when
a member sat right in front of him and
did not vote, TO have the Journal show
the fact of his presence. The Senate
was clinging to past traditions ana
there was no sense in it. The duty OF
4 senator was more than merely re-
naming in his seat. It was his duty 10
take part in the business. 10 holo
that the only way to ascertain the pres
ence Of a senator was a response to
the roll call involved an absurdity.
The vice president ruled that nothing
was in order except matters pertain
ing to the approval of the Journal.
Dolph moved that the name of Allen
be entered in connection with the roll
call at $50 last evening. He chose this
as Aliens name appeared at that time
as having taken part in the colloquy.
Morgan, fDemocraD of Alabama,
said he was not surprised that the
senator from New York Child champ
toned the ruling of the speaker of the
House, because he was the unfortunate
instrument, when he presided over the
senate of New York, in the introduce
ton of that heresy, not only into the
Democratic party and traditions, but
also into the constitutional rights OF
legislative bodies Morgan went on to
speak of an alliance and coalition be-
tween certain Democratic senators and
certain Republican senators as GER
tain to disrupt the Democratic party,
and he asked whether his Democratic
colleagues We're willing to strike that
fatal blow. There was coalition in the
Senate created in the defense of nat
ional banks and for the purpose of
destroying silver as money. Morgan
ia the course OF his speech said he
proposed to offer an amendment to the
bill TO strike out ali after the enacting
clause. and insert a section repeating
the whole and not a part of the Sher-
man law
washburn asked Morgan what he
meant
Il mean an agreement" said
Morgan, between the Democrats and
Republicans, who. favor the pending
bill. that it shall not be amended in
any particular whatever
Il desire to state there is no coali-
ton of any description" said Wash
burn.
Morgan proceeded to argue against
the position taken by Hill, which
brought that senator to his feet
I claim, first" said Hill, 1t is
within the power of the presiding of
f1cer to determine the presence of a
quorum; my second proposition, is
there. is no rule of the Senate which
expressly. or even implicitly forbids
that action.
On the question of cloture, Morgan
deied the senators TO establish such a
rule. If I must die here said
Morgan in closing, IT will die like an
honorable man, at my post
Gray took issue with Hill. He read
portions of the rules to show the pre-
siding officer could not act in accord
ance with Hills suggestion.
Allen and Kyle took occasion to
deny they were present when the roll
IN question was called.
ELL said he had not expected to
convince the senators who had no res
pect for the Supreme court and not
willing TO bow to it's decision.
Ifill then paid his respects to Nor
gan. 1T is true" he said, there are
politicians in New York. He sup
posed there were 10 politicians in
Alabama; they are all statesmen from
that country. Qaughter-) Morgan