The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-18

election bill some years to show that
those on the democratic side had not
always been willing for the majority TO
rule. The majority did not prevail on
that occasion.
did the senator read that to help the
senator from Indiana?" asked Mr..
Gray Of Delaware.
Il will stay as long as the senator
from Indiana Desires replied Mr.. Dolph.
But IL IL is demonstrated that there is
no way 10 compel the attendance of SEN
ators and there fails TO be a quorum,
am going home. 1 am not going to take
part in the farce, as every attempt to
sit out opposition to bill since l came
10 the senate, ten years ago, has proven
a farce"
From 7 o'clock till II o'clock the de-
bate continued without any unusual fea-
lures Mr. Allen still retaining the floor
The crowd in the galleries did not dimin-
ish until after IL o'clock when some of
the visitors began to leave. Gradually
the senators commenced vanishing and
as midnight approached less than dozen
senators were in their seats. But the
thunderous voice of the big populist
from Nebraska showed no signs Of
weakening. OF the twenty-nine books
which he had stacked up on his desk
only three had been opened. The re-
naming twenty-siX represented so much
stored up ability to talk against time
Occasionally he would relieve himself
by having the clerk read extracts and
at such breathing spells mysterious
whispered consultations were held with
Senator Teller. At 1:55 p. m. Senator
Dubois strolled into the chamber and
flashed his eye about him. The hour for
rounding up the absentees had arrived
He sat down and whispered a few words
In Senator Teller's ear while Senator
Hoar of Massachusetts, looking like the
venerable Piclxwick, peered at the pair
from under the shade he was wearing to
protect his eyes. Two years ago Senator
Hoar was leading a similarly hopeless
struggle to pass the force bill over the
determined opposition Of these same oh
stinate silver senator's
The First ROli-CaII.
Exactly at IL o'clock Mr. Dubois arose
and remarked as he looked about the
chamber; Mr.. President, believe that
quorum is not present"
The vice-president directed the clerk
to call the roll. From the cloak rooms
and entrances the senators crowded into
the chamber When the roll-call had
been completed Mr. Stevenson announced
that fifty-five senators were present-a
quorum and directed Senator Allen
to proceed. The NebraslIan promptly
took the floor again and the quorum as
promptly began disappearing through
the cloak room doors Mr.. Allen began
reading from Chadwick's political econ
bAAlgs ANOW anu lllt-I llt NOulu pause ~
make a comment on a striking passage
or take a sip from the dilapidated, over
worked lemon that lay on his desk.
The Second ROII-CnII.
At 1916 a. m. Senator Dubois again
called the attention of the ice-president
TO the fact that no quorum was present,
and in obedience to the electrical signal
the occupants of the cloak rooms again
filed hastily into the chamber.
AS the vice-president announced that
ffty-three senators, a quorum, was pres
ent, Mr.. Palmer, looking rather faded
and tagged out. called attention to
the fact that Mr. Dubois, who had asked
for call Of the senate, had himself not
answered TO his name He wanted 10
know If that was proper in n parlia-
| mentary sense The repealers were
showing their teeth Mr.. Henderson
wanted to supplement what Mr. Palmer
had said by suggesting that an absent
| senator could not suggest the lack of a
quorum. This caused q smile, and Mr..
Palmer went on to say that he under
stood Mr.. Dubois was doing what had
been delegated to him, and asked If that
was consistent. Mr.. White remarked
sarcastically that it was as consistent
| as the general statement made by Mr.
| Dubois that the silver men had not re-
sorted to obstruction.
Mr. Allen Indignantly repudiated the
intimation that he was taking part
| in farce. If Mr.. Dubois was playing
part he did not know IL. The subject
| Of all this colloquy sat smiling I'm his
seat, and Mr.. Allen resumed his
speech"
At l a. m Brr. Hoar YEARLY inter
| rupted Mr.. Allen to ask him II he was
not reading to show that there was not
an overproduction of agricultural prod
| ucts. lie wanted TO know candidly
whether the Nebraskan did not think
| his speech was an overproduction. Mr..
| Allen holly asked Mr.. Hoar II he want
| ed to insult him, whereupon the SEN
ator from Massachusetts purged him
| self. apologlzed humbly and equilibrium
was restored. At las the galleries were
| almost empty.