Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-10-19

WAsHING1oN Oct. 12.-Any one could
have told 10y n glance at the Senate gal
lcries last night that an unusual scene was
expected. There were but few vacant
seats and these wcrc rapidly being taken.
Fully ne-halfiof the visitors were women,
and in the rich light reelected through the
ceiling their costumes gave Il dash Of color
to the chamber which hadbeen lacking since
the nightsossionS of last March.
At theronchlsion of M Dubois speech.
which he'began shortly after p M, Mr..
Voorhees,. democrat, of Indiana, rose and
said. speaking with much feeling:
Mr. President great respect which
| bear to the senator from Idaho and the af
lection which had borne to his father pre-
Cludc me from any feeling of resentment
toward the somewhat diCtatorial tone which
he has fallen into. now ask the senator
from Idaho whether he will hN Il day ON
which to vote. Senators in opposition as
sumo that they have II majority ON their
side. I.ctulS try it and settle that doubtful
question If he will indicate day for Il
vote | Willtbe obliged to him. | have tried
to be liberal in the matter of freedom of de
bate. We have had great debate. and if
senators in the opposition would say now
that they have not fnly discussed this qucs
ton would'have more federation for their
position of obstruction than have now
Therefore. | ask the senator from Idaho
whether ne will name Il day at amy time for
Il vote
Mr. Dubois thank the senator for his
kind allusion to myself. But he knows. rs
well Us do. that there are distinguished
senators on thi, floor who have made study
of this subject for years and who have not
been heard The senator from Colorado
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ton i, rrsoltad to. pure and simple AGAINST
legislation that We are in the attitude we
are in now. regret extremely to have to
resort to the method, now before MS. but the
senator from Idaho is mistaken when he
say, thav are unusual They have been re
sorted to hundreds Of times. This is not the
first time ! hav" sat under the gaSlight i'm
the year, have been here. have sat here
all night. until the star, faded ont of the
sky in the morning
am tender OF mnoiitios. | would not
iniure the minority. But Ipassonatclvl
snail the minority govern The question
comes whether Wc have got government at
all or not. Tho question comes whether
that vicious priu.iple-the most vicious
known in human history--that the few shall
govern the many, shall prevail. have
stood hroughouttmy life. which has been in
some parts stormy and has not been very
short, for the rClle'ol tn" majority What
ever the majority proromres. under forms
of law that should be gracefully submitted
to. | stand not there talking Of compromise
y good deal has been talked about com
promise during thcwcck | have not had
par III H. mere l'an important prlhclple
we have to go down, win 90 down with
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