New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-21


In presenting petition for the unconditionai re-
peal Of the Silver Purchasing act, Mr. Morgan
Dem. Aa) said that II was one OF those pe''io''
enanating from New-York capitalists anu 'iia' nc
regarded 1t as a mandate from theIn' not i'oih '"e
people of Alabama.
After twenty minutes spent IN the rou'"e i'
ing business. Mr.. Voorhees, Dem. ihH) rose an" ,,
moved 10 proceed TO the consideration OF 'he p'''
TO repeal the Silver Purchase act Al 'he same
moment Mr. Plat rose and addresseu inc man
..rbe Senator has not appealed to me- SAID MT
Voorhees, somewhat petulsnty. i am OH "e "O0'
/ do not wish 10 interfere with the senator rom
Connecticut but the Senator from MISSISSIPPI Wv,
George, Is very anxious to go with MS speech
IF the from Indiana. sald NiI' . a.
were a little kinder in has way OF ued''"e 80
Senators" The sentence was broken in upon py
Mr. Voorhees,. VINO repeated that he was on III,
floor and that If the Senator from Cohhecucu' na''
asked permission he might have yielded / yieIu
10 him now" said he, without his asking
Mr. Plat then said that he had stated yesterday
his intention to introduce this morning re7oiu
tion TO amend the rules (providing for ciosure''
but as the Senator from Mississippi INT "so,se'
had given notice that he would address the sen
ate this morning on the repeal Dill ana oes"eu
begin as early possible. ne Wouio no' ''"''
the way and he would therefore not presen. n'
resolution TO-DAY. but would at some future time
Mr. George Dem. Mss) tfen ADDRESSED -
Senate In oppositiCn the repeal bill As he happee
TO differ he sail from the Democratic Adinihisua
ton on that question, and as ne DeheVeu '"'' "
large majority Of his constituents concurred IN inc
position which ne took, lie believed II 20 De Ms
duty to state with some precision the views VINO"
led hin, ~ refuse his support to the bill now be-
fore the Senate. The passage OF that pib u.
thought would leap in the dark as hNeiE 70
increase as TO diminish the aggregate OF 'he e'i'9
from which the country was suffering He wa"
convinced that the present disasters were n'' az
trbutable in any manner 10 the Sherman act
LACK OF AUDIENCE no ODDS.
Mr. George did not seem to trouble himseh as 10
whether Senators did or did not derive any -"
struction from his efforts; for once. when MI |a
(Dem Fla Indicated intention OIL ca"n's w
notice Of the presiding officer TO the laot VIC" W
were but few Senators in the chamber ne was ~
vented by Mr. George himself who toid MN ''a'
he was Indifferent whether senators hsle"eN ~
him or not Nevertheless. he went along the
absence Of Senator's became too evident anu " re-
niired two roll-calls TO get suihCleh, huioel VI
them into the chamber TO constitute Il quoiul
rh. ouorum soon melted away again; but Mr.
George took no heed of the fact; ana ne was az
lowed TO 20 on with the reading of his speech
without further interruption Much of 1t was given
10 attacks upon the national banks ana 20 d "e
nuncaton of the circular sent out ilo"i Wv"
York TO states whose Senators were opposed 10
the bill. recommending that pressure be applied
to them.
At 415 however an interruption did come III
was from Mr.. Quay (Tsep.. PENN. He SAID that ne
noticed that while of the strongest speeches.
was being made in the interest OF the silver states
there. was not single Senator from ono of those
States present
That makes no difference 10 ms si4' os''s
interposed. resignedly
ut seems to me-" Mr. Quay insisted. that a
suggestion should be made that there is no quorum
present" |
The Vice. President directed that the roll be
called only forty-one Senators responded-two
less than a quorum. Just then, however, Mt Du-
bois Rep Idaho) entered the chamber, making
the number forty-two. Mr.. Teller Qfep. COLI also
came in and his name called. but he dd not
respond
Mr. VOORHEES, DEM Ind then rose ana said:
There are but two ways under the Constitution
by which compulsion can be used in the Senate OF
the United States The one Is to compel the attehd
ance of absent Senators. the other to keep order
on the floor of the senyte. ask that the sergeant
alarms be directed to enforce the attendance OF
absent Senator'S"
Mr. Doph Rep. Ore) suggested that the rule
was TO direct the Sergeant-at-Arms, in the hrst
instance to request attendance of Senator'S, ana
that there seemed to be very great diversity Of
opinion whether, If the request were not compile
with. there power to compel attendance Inc
Vice President directed that the rule be read
In the mean time other Senators came into the
Chamber asked that their names be called ana
they responded The number present was theh an
nounced as forty-seven. The absentees were MessrS
Gordon, Hansbrough Hunton, Irby. Jones tNev)'
KYLE Lindsay, Mcmillan Henderson, Mills. Mitchell
(Ore) Mitchell Wis.), Morrill,, Palmer, Pasco,
Pettigrew. Power, Proctor. Pugh Ransom Sher-
man. shoup, Squire Stewart. Teller, Turpie, White
(Cal) White Q.a). Wilson and Wocott
qELI.ERs NOTE OF DEFIANCE
Mr. Teller Rep., COLI called attention to the fact
that his name had been called by the direction OF
the Chair after he had come into the chamber
adj
sidered that if he did not present his objection
he should be recognizing rule which had never
been recognized in the SeEate-that was that thu
presiding officer had a right to call Senator Wh(
had not answered the roll-ca without the Senator
addressing the Chair He did not desire to recog
nIze such a principle He not willing to recog
nize In the slightest degree. that right on the par
Of the presiding officer He (Mr Teller was IN th
minority His political party was in a minority. H
had reason to believe that he would be IN th
minority great many questions during th'
next four years And he did not intend to sub
nit Of he could help iO any change of the rule
which should in any degree limit the power of th
minority for obstruction. The Vice President In
formed Alr. Teller that when his name was caile'
and he did not respond. he was not recorded as
present
Mr. Voorhees, withdrew his motion to th
Sergeant-at-Arms requiring the attendance Of Sen
ators Mr.. George then resumed the floor bu
stated his Willingness 10 yield now and resume to
morrow.
MIR. Butler (Dem s. c. suggested that 1t wa
About time TO adjourn to proceed 10 executive
business. This did not suit the views Of Mr.. NoOr
hees who expressed the hope that the Senate
would sit for two or three hours mere, and sale
that The Senator from Delaware (Mr. Cray ha(
some remarks to make.
IL speak" said Mr.. Gray impassionedly "for tn
peope l speak for what i consider their bes
interests what believe to be their sentiment
the sentiment Of the great people OF the scaboar1
ito min | her
] demand the repeal of the silver purchase clauses
OF the sherman act. am speaking for no Wal
of "A bondhodei. But ! speak (as always try II
speak having in mind the interests OF those wh'
make the wealth OF the country of those who ris
early and go TO bed late. and do not eat the brea'
OF idleness IL Is for their interests u honestly be
lievel that | am speaking TODAY ! am here L