The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-12

that. They will never sanction it.
Mr.. Cockreli concluded with referenc
to the presidents letter to Governo
Northen. The president was feariu
of delay: but this was not extra
ordinary for hut one man in public III
had made more unfulfilled prediction
than Grover Cleveland, and that man wa
John Sherman.
AT 3:l5 O'Clock Mr.. Cockrell completed
his long speech. His voice was nearl,
gone. and he conld but shake his head j;
response to the inquiry of the vice presi
dent as to whether he had completed his
! remarks.
| Mr. Allen was still speaking, when, a
Cos O'Clock. Mr.. Dubois Of Idaho arose.
Mr. Alien yielded To him, and he observed
| that it was o'clock, the hour when The
senate usually adjourned. He asked Mir
| Voorhees, whether he was going TO make
that motion this evening.
Il feel it to be my highest duty" said
| Mr.. Voorhees,, mot to make that motion
this evening, but. on the contrary, to ask
the senate to stay together in continuous
session until the pending measure is dis
posed OF"
Mr. Dubois said that the statement of
! the senator from Indiana meant that the
senate was to be held in continuous ses-
sion until the pending bill was brought TO
| a vote or until it was demonstrated that
.
| had not been time when the opponents
OF repeal could not have stopped the busl-
| ness Of the senate by simply refralnlng
| from voting. There were, he said, thirty
nine senators who favored unconditional
| repeal and thirty-eigLt who opposed un-
! conditional repeal. La addition to this,
the country had been drifting steadily to
the silver side of the controversy. In con-
clusion, Mr.. Dubois said:
You are as likely 10 pass bill for the
free coinage of silver as TO absolutely de-
stroy silver. II looks as though you were
trying to convince some one outside of the
chamber OF something of which you your
self know. Even if you succeed in con-
vincing these outside parties the result
viii not justify the ordeal which you Will
compel the senator's TO undergo. If you
conclude 10 abandon appeals TO reason and
sense and risk settlement of this dues-
ton by a test as to which side can stand
the most punishment, We give notice now
that we shall protect our side by every
means in our power. We will insist that
you furnish quorum, and that you Keep
it constantly, if il takes iunumerable roll
calls. The responsibility for what is to
follow must rest on you, as well as its
physical effects on Individual senator's"
Mr.. Voorhees, replied at great length.
He suggested TO Mr.. Dubois the wisdom
of the saying "Let not him that girdeth on
his armOr boast himself as he that
putteth it off" I'VE will see who fails in
this transaction before we are DONE" said
Mr.. Voorhees,. II feel that my feet are on
the rock, and there | shall stand and
vindicate great and mighty principle.
But before say word on that subject l
will ask the senator from Idaho whether
he will fix day to take vote"
Mr.. Dubois avoided the question.
Mr.. Voorhees, continued: without the
presence of the senator from Idaho L
understand the situation There will be
no day named. If there could be day
named by the opponents of this bill we
would come to an understanding directly.
1t Is because obstruction IS reSorted to,
pure and simple. agains. legislation that
we are In the attitude we are now. We
regret exceedingly TO have to resort to the
methods now before you"
Mr.. Voorhees, said that this episode in
the history of the senate would result in
reforming the rules of that body. At the
proper Iime-not in connection with a
heated diScuSSon-he would vote for some
measure by which the determination OF a
question could be reached.
Otherwise this body will lose its proper
influence and standing before the Ameri
can people and before the world - said Mr.
VOORHEES,. 81 believe that this body should
have rules by which to conclude a discus
sion and reach a vote-higher, more rea-
sonable, more sensible and more decent
than the rule upon which we are entering
now, which is the ouly one. The op-
ponents OF this bill will not name auy day.
They will resort to diiatory motions to
prevent action being taken at all. Who is
TO quit? | stand here for the highest
principle of free government known in
history. We started In here some weeks
ago to discuss The repeal OF "A bad measure
OF financial legislation. We have reached |
question of free government; we have |,
reached a question OF constitutional gov |
ernment-we have reached the question !
whether or not we have IA government that |
can administer itself"
MIR. Voorhees, said that when it fell to |
his fortune to manage the pending bill he |
found how powerless he was. He never |
desired to be placed in that attitude again, |
nor did he desire to any other man in |
that position, nor would he he if he could |
prevent it. (which should rule--the |
or the minority? The senator |
from Idaho signified that possibly they !
had majority. Then let us vote" said |
MIR. Voorhees,, "and we will submit to it |
willingly if we a:e in the minority. |
stand here tonight not talking comprom-
Use. l stand here for the rule of the |
ma jority. A great deal has been said |
about compromise in the last week. / |
have not shared in it. There is a mighty |
involved in this"
Mr.. Harris of Tennessee, after referring |
to the courteous treatment all the sena-
tors had received at the hands of Mr.. |
VOORHEES,, remarked that if he had been
the veriest OF martinets he would have
been poverleSs to secure action. For !
myself" " said Mr.. Harris, land | know |
the sentiments of several senators on |
this side of the chamber who, like myself,
will never vote for the passage of the uD-
IL l.
The senate TO adjourn, nor will l vote for
an adjournment. The senator from Indi
ana shall have IA session. so far AS | can
control il, as long as he may desire it"
rs this country to be impressed with
the conviction that because the repeal bill
cannot pass the senate" asked Mr. Butler
Of South Carolina. that there is revolu-
lion IN the country and that it cannot
govern itself? This is neither legitimate
nor a fair conclusion. This is not a crucial
test of republican institutions; but "A
lkase has gone forth-an imperial edict |
has been given TO the world-that this
measure must pass, and that the country's |
must stop until II does pass
and we must, perhaps, obey. For one. |
viii not obey, as long as | have the power
lnder the constitution to express my dis
obedience"
Il will stay rs long as the senator from
indiana desires. Bur If it is demonstrated
hat there Is no way TO compel the attend
nce CT senators, aud there fail so be
quorum, | am going home l am not
,oing to take part in farce. and every al
empt TO sit out the opposition 10 bill
ince l came into the senate ten years ago
la- proven farce"
From o'clock until II O'Clock the de-
'ate continued without unusual features,
lr Allen still retaining the floor. The
liz populist from Nebraska showed no
igns of weakening. OF the twenty-nine
ooks which he had on his desk |
My three had been opened Occa-
ionally he would relieve himself ,