The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-19
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS,
SENATORS SPEND THE DAY QUARREL
ING WITH EACH OTHER.
Washburn and Morgan Indulge in Hard
Words and Hill Puts in Some Cut
ting Sarcasm and the People
Foot the Bills.
SENATE.

to correct IL on the SrOuuu tudI IL
was inaccurate in failing to recite the
presence of Senators Allen and Kyle
on sundry roll calls, they having been
in the senate and failed to vote. He
characterized as disorderly and viola
tive of the spirit of the rules of the
senate for the refusal of a senator to
attend when requested by the ser
geant.at-arms, or when he refused to
vote. That course was bringing the
senate inio disrepute and bringing
scandal upon it. He was very tired OF
that sort of thing.
Senator Harris said the best remedy
was to sit down and rest. Laughter.
1t would be relief to HIM and the
senate. LaughterI.
Senator Faulkner, who was in the
chair last evening. said there was no
power to count a senator present.
81 believe" said Senator Hill, 1.-THE
presiding officer of this body has a
perfect right under the rules, upon the
roll call, either upon his own motion
or the suggestion of any senator, to
first ask senator who is in his seat to
vote. If the senator refuses to vote,
then believe the presiding officer has
g. right to direct the clerk to enter
upon the journal that the senator was
present aud declined to vote"
The vice president ruled nothing in
order at this stage except what per-
tained to approval of the journal and
therefore the resolution of Senator
Dolph was not in order.
Senator Dolph then moved that the
name of Allen pe entered in connection
with the roll call at $50 p. M, yester-
day. Senator Dolph said he selected
Senator Allen as his name appeared in
the record at the time of roll call
when he took part in the colloquy.
Senator Morgan said he was not
surprised that the senator from New
York championed the rulings of the
house, because he was the unfortunate
instrument when he presided over the
senate of New York in the introduce
tion of that heresy not only into the
Democratic party and its traditions,
but also in the constitutional rights OF
legislative bodies.
''Does the majority here take care OF
it?r asked Senator Washburn.
II will inform the gentleman" re-
piled Senator Morgan, that he him
self has some times been in the ma
iority referring to the anti. option
bilD when he was not able to take care
of himself"
II have always been able to take
care OF myself in this body and else
where" said Senator Washburn,
sharply.
II have not seen it so worked out
in the measure the senator has advo-
Gated" declared Senator Morgan.
"The senate passed that bill by a
handsome majority, but it failed in
the house for want of two thirds ma
iority," said Senator Washburn.
Senator Morgan said he did not
wonder that a politician born and
raised in New York, where arbitrary
force was the moving agency in all po-
litical machinery, both Democratic
and Republican, had at last come to
believe there was nothing else to be
done in politics but simply to get a
majority of the votes and then use the
power which that gave. Senator
Morgan went on to speak of "alliance
and coalition" between certain Demo
cratic senators and certain Republican
senators as certain to disrupt the
Democratic party, and asked whether
his Democratic colleagues were willing
to strike that fatal blow. Coalition in
the senate was created in defense OF
national banks and for the purpose OF
destroying silver money.
81 will say for myself that it is un-
true" said Senator Gray.
eff the senator from Delaware" said
Sepator Morgan, wants to make a
personal application of that remark,
which l have not applied to him, L
cannot help it," Senator Morgan, in
the course of his speech, said he pro-
posed to offer an amendment to the
bill to strike out all after the enacting
clauses and insert section repeating
the whole and not part of the Sher-
man law.
Senator Washburn thought over for
some time the declaration of Senator
Morgan as to coalition, and after Sena-
tor Morgan left the subject asked him
what he meant by it
II mean the agreement, said Sena-
tor Morgan, "between Democrats and
who favor the pending
bill that it shall not be amended in
yarticular whatever. That is the first
proposition. Is that right?''
go on" urged Senator Washburn.
els that right?" persisted Senator
Morgan.
After the senator shall have made
the statement desire to state that
there is no coalition of any descrip-
ton" said Senator Washburn, mo
agreement or understanding of any
character and when the senator states
that there is a coalition he does a
very grave injustice to every man on
this side of the chamber.
II will not yield the floor to the SEN
ator to abuse me-" said Senator Nor
gan.
81 do not intend to-" disclaimed Sen
ator Washburn.
"Then SIT down" demanded Senator
Morgan.
II want to defend myself" said Sen
ator Washburn, land my Republican
f,o.,, = oh ~ tho can- =