The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-15
Goldites Led Into Several Traps by
the Shrewd Leaders Of Siver
Forces
Inc fl ctual Attempt Made to Com
pei Senator Dubois to Cast
a Vote.
Notice oS Several Proposed Changes In the
Rules Of tho Semitic dj0urned
Until Monday.

WARRINGTON. Oct. II, Tho tangle which
resulted in the Adjournment Of the senate
last night was the result Of a ooverly de-
vised scheme worked by Dubois and Teller.
They discovered chat. while q quorum was
present for all purposes where pairs
could be disrcRarde there WAS not
a quorum on points demanding the
observation Of pairs Teller also dis
covered that the rules p divided that
a public document which had once been
read could not again be read except by
unanimous consent. Potter was speaking
at the time and soon fshed up public
document Teller raised point OF order
against the reading. The chairman decided
the point and All appeal was taken. This
was what tho silver men were looking for
and the roll call was ordered. showing no
gao um present.
Then the repeal mon stepped In anothe.
trap. Villas tried to forcs Dubois to vote.
After long debate an effo was made to
take vote that the senate do mot excuse
Dubois from voting. resulting In another
lack Of "A quorum aud the senate was forced
to adjourn.
The session of the senate to-day opened
with a personal explanation from Morgan
of Alabama. He denied having ever init
mated he would vote against unconditional
repeal, as proposed in the voorhees, substi-
tute, which he char acteriz d as VERY
ridiculous, very inju ious and very cow
| Ardly."
Notice was given Of proposed amend
ments to the rules Of the senate as follows:
BY Lodge, of Massachusetts: 1t shall not be
in order for . senator to road = sl eech.
either written or printed. Also. when the
| senate rel uses to excuse . senator from
voting and he still declines to vote. he shall
| bo counted as present for the purpose OF
making a quorum.
Bv Stewart. of Nevada: That no senator
| interested in national bank shall vote
upon any question affecting the coinage or
issue of currency BY the government or
thr ouRh the instrumentality of national
banks.
BY GalltnQer. of New Hempshire: When
a majority of the aennte submit . request
in W. iting through the chair that debate
close on a bill or resolution reported from
a committee, suoh papers sbnil be referred
to the committee on rules, whose duty Il
shall be- within five days. TO report an
order naming the day and hour whom q
vote shall be taken and action q, on suct
reports shall be had without amendment.
A resolution. offered Ly Dolih. OF Oregon
rsfe ring to the committee on pr'vileget
and elections tho question whether absent
senators may DO ''oom PEELED" to attend
was taken up and agreed to.
The silver purchase rel cal bill was taker
up at 12:45 and the Weep esident set abou,
disentangiine the parliamentary twist into
which the senate got itself last night ovel
the question whether Dubois should be OK
cusel from voting on the question of allow.
ing Peffer to have IL document read at the
clerks desk. BY vote of twenty nine tt
thirty-seven the senate refused to excus.
} Dubois. The name of the Idaho senator
was then called. Dubois remained in hif
seat silent.
After some moe parliamentary ptfall'
} from which the vice-president skilfully ex
tricated himse.f, the question was pu
whether documents should bs read from
the clerks desk. and II was decided in sh'
affirmative, yeas thirtv-nine. nays thirty.
Voorhees, made motion for adjourn
ment. Voohees snid II there was anybod,
who thinAs the friends and advocates o
this bill have surrendered or have suol
action In contemplation, hs desired to an
swsr in the language of the immortal hero
Paul Jones, that 1--WE have only begun t.
fight" The senate adjourned till Monday