The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-10-19
THE LONG PARLIAMENT.

was recognized. Before he proceeded, however, Mir. Dubois, Republican, of Idaho, suggested the absence of a quorum. The roll was called and forty six senators responded. Mir. Stewart then proceeded with his speech He said in his own experience he could re- call several important questions which have been read in the senate, which, if they had been decided hastily under the previous question would havo brought untold misery upon the coun- try.
 At 7:05 Mr. Power interrupted Mir. a quorum, there being but two senators on the democratic side, and not more than six on the republican side: When the roll was called forty-two senators answered. The repeal forces were about to carry out the programme an. nounced by Mir. Voorhees, earlier in the day of having the names of the ab- sentees read preparatory to compelling their attendance, but several senators appeared immediately after the vice president announced the result of the call and Mir. Faulkner did not press request he had made that the names of the absentees be reported.
 Mir. Stewart had but expressed his regret at the lack of conception on the part of the administration and admin istration senators as to what bimetal. lism was and how to maintain a parity of the two metals, when Mir. Shoup nf dol h.. ,nt xx,,th ha usual suggestion of the lack of a quorum. The presence of forty-three senators was temporarily secured through the instrumentality of the lately much invoked roll call, and Mir. Stewart resumed his speech. He asked to have read a newspaper article be- cause it had something of the Ameri- can spirit about it. Tt may not be from the higher class" said Mir. Stew art, "because it is not fashionable to be American"
 At 9:45 Mir. Dubois blandly suggest ed that only seventeen senators were present, but forty-six senators ap peared. Before Mir. Stewart proceeded MT. Harris, of Tennessee, presented an amendment which he said he would offer in due time. The amendment provided:
 First-For the coinage of all the silver bull lion in the treasury representing the govern ment seigniorage into full legal tender dollars at the rate of sS 700, 100 per month
 Second-When this seigniorage shall have been coined the secretary shall purchase each month bullion sufficient to coin - dollars and to coin the bullion into legal tender dollars
 Third-That all paper notes or certificates of less denomination than BIO shall be redeemed and not re-issued, and that national bank notes of less denomination than sl0 shall be redeemed and the national banks required to substitute notes of that denomination
 Fourth That g 50 and 8 gold pieces shall no longer be coined, but when received at the treasury shall be recoined into eagles and double eagles
 Fifth-That the holders of standard silver dollars shall be able to exchange such dollars on presentation for notes of same legal tender qualities as such silver dollars which shall be held for their redemption
 This amendment created much inter- est, it being naturally assumed that it furnished perhaps the first concrete and specific compromise proposition growing out of continuous session.
 Mir. Allison remarked that the amend ment, coming from such distinguished member of the finance committee, was extremely significant He wanted to know whether or not the omission in the second section of the amendment as to the number of dollars to be coined was not unintentional
 Mr Harris replied emphatically that it was not. The amount had been left blank in order that he (Mr Allison) or any other senator might have an oppor- tunity to test the sense of the senate.
 At 10:15 D. m. Mir. Wolcott called for quorum. Only thirty-nine senators replied to their names, and on motion of Mir. Voorhees, the sergeant-at-arms was directed to compel the attendance of absent members, but before it be- came necessary to act on the order, four others came into the hall, thus making the quorum, and Mir. Stewart continued.
 MT. Wolcott allowed his opponents just half an hour respite before he an nounced: "There was conspicuous absence of a quorum" and asked for roll call. Thirty-nine senators reported.
 The loss of quorum for this length of time was generally believed to be the beginning of the end. The quorum was broken by the refusal of certain silver democrats to vote. At this hour it was thought that before morning the quorum would again disappear, and that it could not be revived. An ad- journment was anticipated before day break. This would be regarded as a complete victory for silver Another call at 11:15 p. m. brought only four senators to the chamber. An hour passed and still the senate was without quorum.
 At 1:45 a. m. the sergeant-at-arms re- ported that two were absent from the city, twelve had been excused, four answered the summons by statement that they were ill, nine in the capitol made no answer and sixteen were re- ported as absent from their residences and could not be found.
 Mr. Voorhees, immediately arose and said "Mr. President, feel that have done my duty in this matter, and with out comment now move that we ad- innrY, D fTba motion tyas rlpa n; ;runuSlu