Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-16


become law?
Mr.. Hill do, I do. If thirty-odd
Senators in this body prefer to remain
silent las they do here every day.,
while thirteen or fourteen Senators vote
in favor of the passage of bill, and
there is no negative vote, | see no rea-
son why that bill should not become
law.
After further discussion, the resolu-
ton went over without action.
resolution offered by Mr.. Dolph re-
ferring to the committee on privileges
and elections the question whether alb
sent Senator's may be compelled" to
attend was presented and agreed to.
The silver purchase repeal bill was
then taken up and the Vice President
set about disen,angling the parliament,
arv twists into Which the Senate had
cot itself Friday night over the point
whether Mr.. Dubois should be excused
from voting on the question of allowing
Mr.. PETER to have a document read at
the clerks desk. By a vote of % to 81
the Senate refused to excuse Mr.. Du-
bois. The name of the Idaho Senator
was then called. Mr. Dubois remained
in his seat, silent.
The ridiculous helplessness of the
Serate and the absurd position in
which it places itself by its blind obedi-
ence to senatorial courtesy was thus
illustrated. By its refusal to accept
Mr. Dubois excuse, the Senate ordered
him TO vote. Nethertheless MIR. Du-
bois and his neighbor, Mr.. Power, OF
Montana, who also RETAINED from vot-
ing. simpl V leaned back in their chairs
and smiled derisively at their colleagues,
and persisted in their refusal to vote.
1t would have been "discourteous" to
enforce the order of the Senate, and so
the ''silent Senator'S will persist in
their defiance. The Senate has no pun
ishment for such contumacy. 1t Is get
ting so accustomed to contempt that
it no longer minds the exhibition III
one of its own members. After par
liamentarl debate Mr.. JOKES address ed
the Senate in opposition 10 the silver
repeal bill and became engaged IN a
colloQuy with Messrs. Gray, Villas, Aid-
rich aud Hoar about the quantity OF
uncoiped silver in the world, the de-
cline of the prices, the low rates OF IN
terest, &c. After about an hour spent
in answering questions and meeting OBJ
sections. 6Tr. Jones reverted to his pre-
pared speech, but was soon asaln IN
VOWED in an argument witch Mr.. AID
rich. Taking advantage ola break IN
his discussion, Mr.. VOORHEES, said {:
First. desire to congratulate the
Senator from Nevada upon his sp!en-
did contribution to the literature OF
this great debate this afternoon. The
charm of what he has said has been on
HANGED by the personal affection which
the members of this body bear for him.
desire to ask whether it will be agree
able to him to yield to a motion to ad-
journ," -
am very tired. ! will consider it a
favor.
Now, Mr.. President continued
Mr.. Voorhees,, lin the last seventy
seven hours this body has been in ses-
sion ffty-eight hours, aud we have
been discharging great public
duty With the concurrence OF and
upon the consultation with, the friends
Of the pending measure, l have a mo
ton to adjourn n: tbs hour Before |
do so. however. desire to correct any
misrepresentation that may prevail Ill
some minds. There are very eager
minds in certain directions just at this
time. remember reading once, witt!
great interest, an account OF the battle
of the st commodore Of the American
navy. John Paul Jones, of the coast
of Scotland by moonlight with the
ish commander asked him whether he
Scraps and her allies. When the Brit
surrendered, be said in reply: - bave
only begun to fight" II there IS any,
body who thinks that the friends and
advocates of this bill have surrendered,
or have it in contemplation, desire to
answer, in the language of the immortal
hero of the salt seas, that we have only
begun the fight, and with that | move
that TIE Senate do now adjourn"
The motion was agreed to, and the
Senate, at 500, adjourned till today:
The New York Herald says: The
talk of compromise continues and gains
apparent strength by repetition. 1t is
all talk. Thus far there are absolutely
no tangible evidences of compromise
within the intellectual grasp. These
rumors of impending compromise assaii
the ears on every hand. The most
casual inquiry among Senators who
have every means ofknoWing what is 60
ing on reveals the fact that there is moth
ing in such stories except the designs OF
those who start them. Not a single
proposition yet made presents common
ground upon which majority can
unite. There is a possibility that such
ground may be discovered later, but it
is not in sight now. TIE extremes are
as widely apart as ever they were. I'm
conditional repeal, compared with all
or any suggestions of compromise
character, is in robust health. The re-
peal majority is firm. The President
is immovable.
Other reports from Washington how
eevsr say it is thought that Their must
be some sort of compromise unless the
Vice-President either exercises his pow
er of putting the question of n vote on
the repeal bill before the Senate or will
turn over the chair to some one else to
do it for him.
Secretary Carlisle is quoted rs having
declared that the administration is not
considering the possibility of . compro-
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