The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-19
SYANPEDED BY THB
BOARDS Or TRADE.
Teller's Indirect Charge in the
Senate Yesterday.
He CRITCIsEs CARLISLE.
Blaine Quoted as an Authority on the
Right to Refrain.
voorhees, Denies That He Had Stated
There Would Re No Compro-
misc in Which He Would
Be a Factor.

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ng this morning the Senate listened
20 Morgan, of Alabama, on the motion
If Dolph, of Oregon, to amend Mon
lays Journal so as to show the pres
ance of Allen at $50 p. m. of that day,
Allen having failed to answer when his
name was called.
Morgan devoted most of his remarks
to reply to Hills speech of yester-
lay, taking occasion to characterize
the latter as an astute politician, rath-
er than fair minded lawyer, in twist
ing the decision of the Supreme Court
to serve his purpose, and adding that
It took an easy conscience to follow the
Supreme Court in all it's decisions.
Morgan continued at great length,
on his part in the rebellion,
Of which, he said, he was not ashamed.
He said the clock struck at the White
House and the cuclloos Of the Senate
put their heads out of the box and re-
sponded and informed us of the day.
At the conclusion of Morgan's speech,
Voorhees, moved to lay on the table the
motion of Dolph to amend the Journal
Agreed to-yeas, As; nays, g.
Teller, (Republican) of Colorado, then
moved to amend the Journal so that
it would show his presence ON GER
tain roll call, when he did not respond
to his name and he addressed the Sen
ate He quoted from a statement of
Carlisle's in regard to insisting upon
the passage Of the repeal bill, and
said: What right has the secretary Of
the treasury to interfere with US in
this matter? 1 resent it myself as
breach Of privilege. When we sur
render our convictions, whether 1t be
on the advice of the president or on
account of public clamor, the degrade
ton Of the Senate will begin and the
usefulness of the Senate be at the
end.' He said when the Senate de-
clined to be stampeded by the boards
Of trade etc, it would command the re-
spect of the American people.
Allen, of Nebraska, here suggested
that no quorum was present.
Roll call developed the fact that AZ
senators were present, and Teller pro-
ceeded. Speaking on his right to re-
frain from voting, Teller referred to
the fact that Conkling, Carpenter and
Blaine, when members of the Senate
had frequently taken advantage OF
their privilege, and he declared that
no one questioned their knowledge of
the constitution and parliamentary
law
Daniel, Democrat, of West Virginia,
regarded those who called themselves
a majority on the pending question
more responsible for the delays which
had occurred in coming to a vote than
those whom they described as the mi
nority Daniel wished to say to Mills.
of Texas. that he OanieD for one
and Daniels believed a majority Oh
those who agreed with him would do
So also-was ready instantly to sub
nit the question to majority of the
Democrats who had been sent to the
Senate charged with the responsible
ity. Was the senator from Texas
ready to go into conclave with his
Democratic brethren and abide by the
result?
Mills sat in seat Immediately in.
front of Daniel, and although the lat
ter paused, he made no response.
'I can ask questions of others, but
cannot answer them" said Daniel, and
a wave of applause swept over the
galleries.
Aldrich asked Daniel whether he be-
Iieved there was any method under
the rules by which a majority could
reach a determination on a question
in spite of the tactics of the minority.
Daniel did not think the rules pro-
vided for such a contingency. 1t had
not been three days since the senator
from Rhode Island had declared that
the Senate had never wished to carry
out the wish Of the majority. That
Daniel regarded as full and COM
plete answer, and proceeded to read
an opinion by James G. Blaine, then
speaker of the House, regarding dila-
tory motions.
Frye said it was the duty of the pre-
siding officer, under his oath, to refuse
majority had adopted a proceeding of
that kind long ago. there would have
been a vote on the bill.
YES" replied Daniel, eff the repeal
ers would stay here and show their
faith by their works, perhaps we might
have had a vote on this bill"
Referring to a question of privilege,
Voorhees, chara cterized as a Pigment
Of the Imagination the statement pub
lished this morning that there had
been a meeting Gf the Finance commit
tee, at which Voorhees, was supposed to
state, by authority, that no compromise
would take place on the repeal bill in
which he or the administration could
be considered as a factor.
Mills scored Daniel with being guilty
Of revolution. Il do not blame the
minority 1 blame the majority for
sitting still like children and permit
ting the government to be paralyzed.
You cannot pass the appropriation bill
or the bill reducing taxation, nor help
because the Senate has left
its rules and abdicated its power.
s"The issue has entirely changed, and
Ii is useless to discuss the wisdom or
unwisdom Of the repeal of the Sherman
law. The whole question in which the
American people have the deepest in
terest today is, Shall the majority or
the minority of the legislative branch
rule? [ am asked tauntingly. Will I
go into a caucus and will I sign a pa
per that | will agree to abide by and
carry into execution whatever the ma
jority in the caucus shall write down
say without any hesitation, No 1
have not reached that point of self
that I will come here and
register the will of somebody else''
There was a time when he had talked
Of compromise. but since the chief of
the Democratic administration was
charged with infidelity to his party.
and there was a beginning of the anti
administration party in the Senate, he
had cut his bridges and burned them
behind him on the subject of compro-
mise. He was a Democrat who stood
by the organized administration of his
party.
At 5:15 voorhees, moved that the.
Senate take a recess until 10 O'Clock
morning which was agreed
to.
A Cali for a Caucus