The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-17
THEY STILL FILIBUSTER
Senator's Csntinas The Drsary Tleuu
Of Last Weak.
JONES AND PETER TALK
silver Men Indignantly Deny That
They Are Talking to XIII Time
"A Quorum 10 In
sisted Upon,

They Are Talking to XIII Time
"A Quorum 10 IN
sisted Upon.
WAsHIH0coN, Oct. l6.-The word was
vent along The line Of ths silver forces ut
o'clock tonight 10 hlibustsr and require
IN abb Ioluts quorum at all timss. The
purr oss in hlibustering vas to show the
|ut Lily OF attempting 70 further forco un.
10 nal hours. A visit was made to Secre.
Ary Carlisle by Senator voorhees, this
morning. The two gentlemen exchanged
vicws upon the situation, and Carlisle
urged voorhees, to hold flrm aud keep his
forces in line. II was Immediately after
ahis visit that voorhees, repaired to the
capitol and announced his intention of
asking the senate TO sit until 10 o'clock at
night. Appearances would justify tho
stateuens that the administration has
taken another occasion to announce and
its opposition to any deviation
from the course originally mapped out and
ITS determination 10 have all resources
exhausted before accepting . compro-
mise.
Efforts at compromise are kept UP in Q
'SeessSsy "eys eua oouotoE So[htChs Wuo
has taken the lead 40 q compromises, con.
tiaued work in that direction. He did
not, however, make material progress.
Dosh radical democrats and republican
repeal senators asserted positively that o
compromise proposition would never 90.
cure voto sufficient to insure its adop.
tion. Senator Sherman was asked to-
night by . representative of the associated
press what he thought of the prospects for
the repea. bill. Sherman replied that 1t
all depended ON the democratic side.
We" said he, referring to repeal rspubli.
cans, ''are quiescent. They do not seem
to realize that they arc in tho majority
and that the responsibility for legislation
rests with them"
There will probabld DO no more night
sessions III the senate while the repeal
bill 10 pending. The silver senate ~
cloeaed the wheels effectually for about
two hours tonight, and probably would
have continued to do so but for an under.
standing brought about BY the entangle.
mcnt which was inaugurated between
opposing forces TO check Hlibustering on
tue promise of some leaders of the repeal
side to attempt to 20 arrange matters as
not to make another effort to secure night
sessions. The agreement, while il 10 not
perfected, had the effect Of causing the
siivor men to cease their calls for quo.
rum and permittin. PETER to continue
his remarks without interruption from tho
call boil. When tho arrangement is com.
pleicd there will b. no more night ses.
sions.
The senate and house joint resolution
fixing the qualifications for voting and
holding Office in the Cherokee strip was
taken up. An amendment by Hoar re-
stricting the right to vote and hold Office
70 the citizens Of tho United States was
agreed to. A motion by PETER to strike
out the word ''male" SO az to allow women
TO vote was rejected by vote of 20 to 9.
The Affirmative vote was Allison, Carey,
Dolph. Frye. Gallinger, Hoar. Kyle. PETER
and Teller. Faulkner moved TO strike
out that part Of the resolution to which
Hoar's amendment Was attached, and
thus amended the resolution passed. Il
entities all male residents on the 2lst day
OF October, who have been residents thirty
days, and over q years OF age, to vote aud
hold Office at municipal elections for the
organization OF city, village and town gov
eruments.
Lodge. Massachusetts, spoke In favor Of
his amsndment to the rules, providing
that no senator shall read q written or
printed speech and that senators present
and not voting shall be counted rs present
Tor the purpose Of quorum. He said the
present condition Of the senate is an abb
solute travesty on every rulo of parlia-
mentary procedure.
Stewart of Nevada thought the recent
debate will 60 down in history as the most
important and instructive ever conducted
In any parliamentary body. Vest, refer
ring to tho reply to Hayne of Daniel
Webster, and Lodges rulo against read
ing speeches, said he believed from the
hest authority obtsinabls at this time that
Webster did not givo that speech
10 the public rs 1t now stood
In literature, for moro than q
month after II was delivered. There were
no stenogra pliers then In the senate.
Lodge thought the speech was taken down
somewhat in shorthand OF what paced
for shorthand By Mr.. Gallo and after re-
vision by Webster was published. Vest
said bis experience taught him TO believe
written speech Was much more effective
than au oral one. In regard 10 to the clos.
ure rule Vest said: II the resistance of the
minority had no other defense In Amer.
lean history, the defeat of the force bill
would consecrate Il to large extent with
the American psople. Mr. Vest thanked
heaven that the minority under the rules
Of the senate were able to defeat that In
famous legislation. In conclusion Vest
said hs was satisfied that unconditional
repeal cannot bs had in the senate.
Hill asked Why, IL the majority favored
the repeal Of the bill, Il could not pass the
senate. Vest replied II the senator had
read the rules and witnessed the proceed
ines under them he ought to be able &c
answer the question satisfactorily to him
self. Hill replied IL the rules Of the sen.
ate prevent tho passage Of o bill which
the majority desires to pass, tho best
thing to do 10 to amend the rules in a
proper manner. Vest retorted that be
had heard that during the discussion oi
tho force bill, but the rules were moi
changed. Hin said he repudia,ed the doc
trine that one-ffth OF the senate could alb
solutely prevent legislation. The powell
to mako rules implied the power to change
them. HAS II come 20 this" asked Hill