St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-22

Ark moved an adjournment, but with
prev that motion Ill order to allow Mr..
Butler (Dem., S. CO. to move to proceed
to executive business-which motion
Mr.. Butler made. Mr.. Voorhees, in
sisted that his call for yeas and nays
should be decided before MIR. Buffers
motion was put, but the vice president
decided against him. Mr.. Teller sug-
gested the absence of a quorum, and in
sisted that that question should be
tested before the vote by nays and yeas
were taken. The motion was admitted
by the vice president, and the roll was
called, showing that there were fifty-five
senators present. A motion to adjourn
was then made by Mr.. Walcott, and was
defeated--yeas 10, nays "a. The vote
was then taken on Mr.. Buffers motion
to proceed to executive business, and it
was defeated-yeas 20; nays 81. Mr..
Teller moved an adjournment.
MIR. Harris Dem, Tenn.) suggested
that by unanimous consent the senate
proceed to executive business, in order
to have some appointments referred.
The senate, he SAID, could come back
within half an hour and resume legis-
lative business where it was left OFF.
Mr.. Voorhees, said that he was COM
PEELED to object. He had a motion pend
ing OH which he desired action. Mr..
Teller said that the senator from lndi-
ana was usually very fair; but he had
done today that which he. Mr.. Teller.
had never known to be done in the SEN
ate before.
THE SENATOR PROPOSED
to have vote taken on an amendment
collateral 10 the bill without any notice
III the absence of senators, and in an
hour in which the senate, by its tradi-
tons, had adjourned. The senator (Mr.
Voorhees, could not be ignorant of the
fact that If the amendment of the sena-
tor ON Kansas were laid on the table
the bill would still be open for amend
ment of the same character. The sena-
tor would gain nothing by hav-
ing the vote taken. He feared
that the senator was held by
agencies outside of the senate. Mr..
Voorhees, protested that he meant no
unfairness to senators. He would not
talk personalities. He knew that to
many senators of three score years and
over, it was terrible ordeal 10 Sit in
the senate chamber until late hours, and
nothing but the mightleSt question
which affected human affairs would
justify it. and now he again asked SEN
atorS OH the other side of the question,
whether there could be any agreement
by which time could be fixed for TAX
ing vote on the pending amendmentOr
anything else.
After some further colloquy Mr.. VOor-
heeS withdrew the motion 10 lay Mr..
PefferS appointment on the table, and
Mr.. Teller withdrew the motion TO adj
journ. Mir. Teller then declared with
his usual determined manner that the
senator from Indiana might take what
steps he saw tit, and he would always
find OH the part or the opposition some
body ready to debate tile question until
debate was exhausted. There had been
seventeen speeches made against the
bill, and eighteen speeches for it, so
that 10 unnecessary delay could be
charged to The minority.
MIR. Hill dem. n. " suggested that
vote might DC taken OH the motion to
lay the PETER amendment on the table,
and that the senate might then adjourn.
Mr.. Morg an Dem. Ala.) objected. ard
said that he had not yet read that
amendment, anu he subsequently made
Il speech calling attention 10 the impor-
lance Ut that amendment. Ii involved,
he said. the restoration of the act OF
1857, which was II free coinage-Signed,
he thought, by Andrew jackson. Some
OF Mi. M0rgan'S remarks were taken
exception to by Mr.. Palmer Dem. Ill.(
No one, he said, ailuding to Que of Mir.
M0r2an'S sentences, proposed 10 "butch-
err" that senator, and the remark was
only all eXtravagant harangue unsuited
10 the occasion. The discussion was
closed by some remarks by MIR. Allison
as 10 the amendment to the bill SO as to
make the legal tender quality apply TO
silver dollars to be hereafter coined. as
well as those already coined. Then
on Mr.. Voorhees, motion. there was a
short executive session, and the senate
at $50 adjourned until tomorrow.