Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-10-26

twisted and perverted into support of his
(Mr. HilPs) position as q judicial decision, It
BY the artfnlness of an astute politician. A
fair-minded lawyer could not do It. The Su-
preme Court merely decided that the House
OF Representatives under the constitution had
the right to make their own rules for ascer-
tanning and recording the fact that quorum
was present. There were men In the world
whose consc.ences were so easy that they
could follow the Supreme Court in all its de-
cisions who could bend their consclences to
any distance, bend their consciences to any
purpose that political necessity required at
any time, but such men had no just concep-
tion of the rights of the representatives Of the
people and Of the states.
Such persons were ready on any occasion
when 1t served their purpose and pro noted
their political prosperity or their desire TO
deprive minority of all its rights and oil its
powers in order that their wills may have su-
preme sway In the country. 1t might suit
men of that class to follow the Supreme
Court around and be willing to take an oath
of allegiencc TO the opinions of The Supreme
Court to-day and change the oath tomorrow
when the decision Of the court changed.
Referring 10 Mr. Hills reference to his
(Mr. Morgan's) connection with the confed-
eracy, Mr.. Morgan said the eleven states
which went out of the Union did SO, not to
dissent from the constitution but to preserve
1t. He had more respect for those who had
the pluck to shoulder gun and go TO the
front than for those who referred to that
period but remained at home He was not
alarmed when he heard one of these gentle
men refer to his attitude In 1861. No honest
soldier who had fought him In the war ever
did. 1t WINS only those who hired substitutes
and pleading the baby act remained at ho me,
who were In the habit of rising in the Senate
and referring to the fact that he (Mr. Nor
GAM had participated In the secession of the
South. He wns not ashamed Of the fact.
Mr.. Teller then moved to amend the jour-
a. I,.. Il - L.
certain roll call, when he did not respond to
his name, and he addressed the Senate. Mr..
Teller said in these modern days the public
press announced that the President had COM
manded the Senate what 1t should do. The
members OF the cabinet were accustomed to
be frequently interviewed and to declare
1--WE have made up our minds to the repeal
OF the Sherman law and we will accept no
compromise" There were senators who knew
when he made the statement that the me m.
bers Of the cabinet within the last thirty
days had decided no compromise would be ac-
copied by the executive, that 1t was true be-
cause they had heard 1t.
~ have heard great deal about the digni-
ty of the Senate. The misconduct of one
senator or q dozen senators will never de-
grade the Senate. The Senate will be de-
graded, however, whenever 1t abandons its
prerogatiye Of independent legislation given
1t by the constitution. Whenever the Senate
shall take Its orders from cabinet officers or
an executive then there will be degradation
CT the Senate. Degradation tina: the people
OF the country shall take notice of and UNDER
stand. When We decline to be stamped by
boards of trade, chambers of commerce, We
will command the respect OF the American
people. But when we surrender our convic-
lions, whether IL be on the advice Of the
president or on account of public clamor the
degradation will begin and the usefulness OF
the Senate will be at an end"
He quoted from President Cleveland's let
ter to Governor Northen Of Georgia, and In
sisted that It was an attempt to influence the
action Of the Senate on this matter.
Speaking Of his right to refrain from voting
on any measure, which he declared was .
recognized privilege in the Senate, Mr.. Tel
Ter referred to the fact that Conkling, Carpen-
ter and Blaine, when members Of the Senate,
had frequently taken advantage Of the privl-
legc and declared no one questioned their
knowledge Of the constitution and parliamen-
tary law
After further discussion participated In by
Senators Hill, Mills, Daniels and Frye, the
Senate took q recess until 10 O'Clock the next
morning.
sixty-Fourth bay.
SENATE--A report from the finance com
mittee was presented and rend, containing the
communication from the treasury department
in response to resolution calling for infor-
nation ns TO the probabability of deficiency
In the revenues of the government. The
committee shows a deficit for the first
three months Of the present fiscal year to be
over SCI 900 900 at the rate Of over $S7 900 600,
for the year. 1t shows the actual ex penditures
during the first threc,months to have,been over
sos ,0OO, ,0OO an average Of about $33, COO, 600
month. At the same rate, the expenditures
for the year would aggregate about 1891, 600, :
600, or about SCI ,O0O, 600 more than the esti-
mated expenses, and would show an increase
Of expenditures over supposed actual re-
ceipts of little over 81 ,OOeg0OO. The secre-
retary says definite forecast for the whole
year was impossible, but 1t WAS apparent that,
should the present conditions continue, the
deficit at the end Of the year would be about
$50, 100000
Mr.. Stewart then took the floor on the mo-
tion to amend the journal of Monday last SO
ms to show the presence of Mr.. Teller when he
failed to answer to his name on roll-call. He
argued that In the midst OF an exciting dis
cussion was not the time to change the rules
OF the Senate. Mr.. Stewart soon drifted into q
general discussion of the silver question
In concluding. Mr. Stewart said the appeal to
the vice president to make himself Infamous
throughout all ages was most outrageous He
was an American and would not lay his hand
upon the constitution and laws of the coun-
try. The rules of the Senate were made for
occasions like the present to protect the mi
nority, and they would protect them.
Mr.. Dubois regarded the present as an un-
fortunate occasion to attempt to change the
rules. No senator would oppose by obstruct-
i've methods the will Of the people expressed
at the polls, and there could be no doubt the
people had spoken through the instrumentall-
ty OF tho ballot on the tariff question.
Mr.. Quay gave notice of an amendment to
the repeal bill providing the act shall take ef-
feet on January l, 1894.
A long running debate ensued, interesting
but entirely devoid of results. Mr. Butler
closed with an appeal for o compromise, and
Mr.. Palmer was about to address the Senate
when MIR. Teller withdrew his motion to
amend the journal dIsposing Of the question
pending before the Senate.
The journal was approved, and the repeal
bill was taken up for tho hrst time since
Monday.
Mr. Manderson gave notice of an amend
ment to the rules. 1t provides that II, upon
vote by yeas and nays, 1t appears to the
chair upon recapitulation, and before the an
nouncement Of the result, that q quorum has
not voted, he shall call upon senators present
and not voting, by name, to vote, and shall
direct the secretary to add to the list Of sena-
tors voting the names Of senators present and
not voting, including those announcing pairs,
or who may or may not have been excused
from voting, and 10 enter the same on the
journal.
MIR. PETER then resumed his speech against
the bill, begun on Friday.
At 5:O5 the Senate, on motion Of Mr.. Voor-
hees, took recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
HoUsE.-Mr. McRae of Arkansas called up
u bill granting some 1000 acres of land to
Arizona, to use in connection with the terri
torial prison at Yuma Passed.
Mr.. Wheeler, from the committee on terri