The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-20
SENATE PRoCEt DINGs IN DETAIL.



Senator lIni Point. the Way Out Of Ii
Present Deadlock.
| by Unied Pns.
| WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.-The legislative day
Tuesday last. which was carried over by a r,
cess till Wednesday. and again. by another re
| cess. till to-day. was continued in the Senat
at 10 o'clock this morning. There were thei
however. scarcely a dozen members in tn
| chamber. and when tho roll was called onl
twenty-five members Just tho half Of QUO
| RUM answered. 1t was not until 1890 tha
| the forty third Senator put in an appearance
aud completed tho number necessary to trans
| act business. The last man to answer was MI
Cameron tRep. Pal
The ice-President began to lay before tn
Senate certain House bills received. but wa
interrupted by Mr.. Stewart rep. New. VIII
made the point Of order that no business wa
in order until the journal OF Monday last wa
approved The ruling Of the Vice. President
however. was that 1t was In order to have tn,
bills read and referred to committees. Tha
was done-the New York Bridge bill being on,
OF those presented and referred.
A rerort from the Finance Committee wal
presented and read 1t contained commune
cation from the Treasury Department in re-
Spouse to q resolution calling for the receipts
and expenditures Of the Government for the
first three months Of the current fiscal year.
The discussion Of the last two days was then
taken w. and Mr.. Stewart rep. Nev.) ad-
dressed the Senate. He had little or nothing
to say as to tho correction ofthe journal or the
amendment OF tho rules. His speech was
largely in denunciation Of the gold ring" and
Of the national banks. He denied the right OF
Senators who owned national bank stock to
sit and vote money Into their own. pockets.
In conclusion he said that the asking Of the
Vice-President to disgrace himself and make
himself Infamous throughout the ages was
outrageous. The Vice President would not
lay his hands on the Constitution and laws Of
his country. The rules had been made for an
occasion like the present one. to protect the
minority. and they would protect the minority.
Mr.. Dubois Utep.. Idaho) said that more
unfortunate occasion than the present to e1-
ercise arbitrary power in the Senate could not
be seized upon. In the position which he had
taken he was following in the footsteps OF most
illustrious Senators. The distinguished Soma
tor from Ohio Mr.. Sherman had been careful.
in his speech the other day. not to take the
position OF the young Senators from New York
and Massachusetts, tMessrs. Hill and Lodgel.
and had not gone further than to say that 1t
might be necessary. perhaps. at some future
time. to change the rules. He tMr. Duboisl
differed with Mr. sherman in that. He did not
think 1t necessary to change them now or at
any other time. There never had been a time
since the foundation OF the Goyernn emit. whom
the will OF the people had not been registered
by the Senate when that will had been ascer-
Mr. it'll Dem. n. Y.,-Does the Senator know
any method. under existing rules. whereby a
majority can pass this or any other bill whom
Mr.. Dubois-Any bill which the people OF the
country desire to have passed. and on which
the people have voted. will be- passed by this
Mr. Hill-How?
Mr.. Dubos-By vote.
MIR. Hill-Whrn?
Mr. DuboIs:Do you mean some supposIti-
tious bill?
Mr.. Hill-No. am asking about this Repeal
know any way or method under existing rules
whereby the bill can be, passed. II twenty SEN
Sosa Ike the Sssse
zested YESTERDAY that It can be done by
.hange OF the rules II you know any other
MIR; Dubois-The Same methods that have
applied since the foundation OF the Govern
rom New York yesterday, and from nh his taunts
o Senators on his own side as to the conduct
u elections in the South. one would sup
99 ,s that he would nave voted for the Force
MIR. Hil-Why not let the Repeal bill como to
Mr.. Dubois-The Senator from New York is
altogether too impatient. do not think that |
lis methods have been the methods OF the |
He went on to say that II his expulsion from |
re senate would prevent the passage OF the |
$ he did He could not be made to surrender im render
lis Judgment and conscience to the Keeping |
i all the other senators. even II he were to he
Suppose" he added. that the President
iii passed in the interest Of silver Rnw Ionr
ass it Suppose he sent word to the Senate
to and House Of Representatives saw At to
ass would meet his sanction. how long would
he She
Mr. Dubois then referred to remark made
y senator White of Louisiana at one OF the
light Sessions suggesting that a Senator who |
sfused to vote when called upon to do so iMr.
.ubois,s casel might be expelled; and said
ed with the position he occupied. he INF.
uboisl was. He could not, afford. In the SEN
10 chamber Of the United States, to use the
Inguage OF the bar-room: nor would he. He
AS GLAD to say that every Senator who had
noken Of that incident T[epndip'ed the utter;
rat Senator stood alone in the UNIQUE posi-
on which he occupied Of desiring to hurl
Senator from the chamber be-; who would not
Mr.. Hill remarked that Mr.. White was not in
10 chamber. and he inquired as to the OK pres
Nir. Dubois He said that he thought the
enatSr from Idaho should be hurled from the
DechuSt Ho Woulu not vote. DO |
lhscrhe to that doctrinei
Mr.. HILL have not heard that precise dues
on presented. think that what the Senator
ON Louisiana said was that the senate had
10 power. under tho Constitution md rules.
compel Senator to vote: and think he |
'gued that.for u senator to remaintin his seat |
Id not answer when his name was called was |
sorderly conduct and disrespectful to tho |
mate. / think that was all lie suggested,
I'D | am not aware that that doctrine has
sen repudiated by any Senator
Mr. Dubois-I have not hoard any Senator.
zen the Senator from New York, go beyond |
10 point OF suggesting that In such case the |
,nRtor should be corrected.
Mr.. Palmer Dem. Ill made some hu morous |
marks in regard to the pending question.
hich wac. he said. n motion by the Senator
om Colorado CIR; Teller that. having been
his seat and not har Ing answered his name
IOuld be entered on the journal. He thought
at such respectful application ought to be
,dy as the Senate. When Senators made such
requests the elevated courtesy
hich they owed to each other required that
ey be granted. He therefore asked unani-
ous consent that the order ask ed for bo ade
Objections came promptly from Senators
len. Butler, and DUBOIS.
. Then" said Mr. Palmer. with an express
re motion Of his hands. : abandon the mo-
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