The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-26
ANOTHER DAYS TIME FRITTERED
AWAY BY THE WINDY SENATORS.
all About the Proposition to Record Senator
Allen as Present When He Refused
to Vote-Senator Mills Talks
Plainly-serap in the House.
SENATE.

Morgan took the floor on the motiol
of Senator Dolph to amend The Journa
so as to show the presence OF Senate
Allen when the roll was called at $50
Monday evening, that senator having
failed to answer when his name wa
called. Senator Morgan said tina
while the decision cited yesterday by
Senator Hill from the United States
supreme court reports might be twist
ed and perverted into support OF hi
(Senator Hill's) proposition and Judi
cial decision it could not be placed il
that category except by the artfuln Ines
of astute politicians. A fair minded
lawyer could not do it, The supreme
court merely decided that the house
of representatives under the constitu-
ton had a right to make its own rules
for ascertaining and recording the fact
that q quorum was present. There
were men in the world whose con-
sciences were so easy they could follow
the supreme court in all its decisions,
who could bend their consciences to
any purpose that political necessity
required and at any time, but such
men had no just conception of the
rights of representatives of the people
and of the states. Such persons are
ready on any occasion when it served
their purpose and promoted their po-
litical prosperity or their desire to de-
prive the minority OF all rights and
powers in order that their wills may
have supreme sway in the country 1t
might suit men of that class to follow
the supreme court around and be will
ing to lake the oath of allegiance to
opinions of the supreme court today
and change the oath tomorrow when
the decision of the court is changed.
Senator Morgan said it did not suit
him and he referred TO the decision of
that court, thar no paper money is
sued by the government or nation
could be legal tender which was not
agreeable to q great many persons in
the Upited States. Thereupon he
said congress, with great liberality, in
creased the court from to 8, for what
purpose it was not for him to say, but
the people Of the United States. or a
great many of them believed it was
done in order to get men on the bench
who would reverse that decision and
decide that paper money obligations
issued by the government were legal
tender.
Senator Hoar said the nominations
Of the two new judges were sent TO
The senate before the legal tender de
,ision was announced.
Senator Morgan replied that he
night be wrong in his historical facts,
out did not think he was.
Senator Hoar said he knew the facts
rs he stated were correct if he knew
in the worl1. Although the
statement repeated now by Senator
Morgan had gained currency it was
without the slightest foundation.
Senator Morgan disclaimed that he
minated that the two judges were
appointed for that purpose, but so
people believed. Referring to Senator
Hills reference to his (Morgan's) con-
1ection with the Confederacy, Senator
Morgan said that the IL states which
went out of the Union did so not to
dissent from the constitution, but to
preserve It. He had more respect for
those who had pluck to shoulder a
gun and go to the front than for those
who continually referred to that period
but remained at home. He was not
when he heard one of these
gentlemen refer to his attitude in 1861.
No honest soldier who fought him in
war ever did. 1t was only those who
hired substitutes and pleading the
baby act remained at home who were
in the habit of rising in the senate and
out and referring to the fact that he
,Morgan) participated in the secession
Of the South. Senator Morgan char
acterized the statement of Sena-
tor Hill that Allan Thurman, who
was the occupant Of chair in
the senate had counted a quorum. LAS
one of those half truths were told by
the senator from New York which con-
veys more transformation than it does
of fact" II have" he said, taken
pains to inquire how many senators
to look at the question
in its material aspects as it appeared
upon the statute book, and | have
found that very few even read the
statutes to be affected by the proposed
act. But the trumpet has sounded,
the force marshaled, the clock had
struck at the White House and cuck-
oos had put their heads out of che
box and responded and informed us of
the time of day. But they did not
know what they were talking about
and did not take pains to tiud out"
At the conclusion Of Senator Nor
gan's speech Senator Voorhees, moved
to lay on the table the motion CT Sen
ator Dolph to amend The Journal.
Agreed to; yeas, 40; nays, 3.
Senator Teller moved to amend The
Journal so it would show bis presence
on certain roll call when he did not
respond to his name, and addressed
the senate. He quotedoted from the
statement of Carlisle in regard to in
sisting upon the passage of the repeal
bill and said: What right has the
secretary of the treasury to interfere
with us in this matter? | resent it
myself as breach of privilege. have
heard good deal about the dignity
of the senate. The misconduct of one
senator or a dozen senators will never
degrade the senate. The senate
will be degraded, however,
whenever it abandons its prerogative
otindependent legislative action given
it by constitution. Whenever the
senate shall take its orders from cabi-