The Bessemer indicator., 1893-10-21

, and went over I'LL Monday. They propoe 10
forbid reading BY senator's OF speeches either
written or printed; 10 permit tho counting o
| senators present and not voting; 10 dlsquAliiy
aenators interested In national banks or m, ~,
tioaal bank stoeks from voling on any 4iil
Affecting eoIuAgs Of cutrenc5; % provide toi
clualhf debate on any bill or resolution py
the sarue arranGehent ~ y now In operAtior
In the Houss of REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. PETER yielded the ioor 70 Mr.. Jones Of
Nevada, and he addressed the Senate against
tho bill. Mr.. Jones said II wns denied thai
the bill was proposition 10 place the United
States on gold standard, whereas the very
vehcmence OF the denial WAS In Itself ruspi
cious. Mr.. Jones began his speech shortly
before O'Clock. For the first two hours he
confined himself closely to his type,wrlttcu
speech, which he hnd lying on the desk be.
fore him, and he took up page after page and
read very rapidly. His manner in presenting
facts and his high reputation for thorough
knowledge OF the subject which he whs DIS
cussing obtained for hin degree OF ntten-
speaker since voorhees, made his opening mr.
gument for the bill. There were between
sixty and seventy senators. about equally di.
vided between both sides, In their seats, all oi
them with their chairs wheeled around so AZ
to face the speaker, and when after two
hours reading he abandoned his prepared
speech in order to meet objections and argu-
ments and nnswer questions which were put
TO him from both sides, tho scene became
quite dramatic and the interest Intensified
Taking advantage OF break In this discus
sion Senator Voorhees, rald:
"First, dcs.rc TO congratulate the senator
from Nevada upon bis splendid contribution
to the literature OF this great debate this nf-
.ernoon. The speakers pleasure has been
enhanced by tho personal affection OF this
agreeable 10 him to yield to motion To ad-
iourn.''
Perfectly" replied Mr.. Jones, II am very
tired, will consider 1t favor"
Nov, Mr.. President" continued Mr..
Voorhees,, sin the last seventy-scven hours
this body has been In session ilfty-eigh. hours
and we have been d!scharging great public
duty. With the concurrence Of and upon
consultation with the friends of the pending
measure, have motion to make at this
hour. Before do so, however, l desire &c
correct any msapprehension that may pre-
vail in some minds. There are very eager
minds In certain directions just ct this time
/ remember reading once with great Interest
an account of the battle cf the first coniman
der OF the American navy, John Paul Jones
of the coast of scctland by moonlight, viii
the Scraps and her allies. When the British
commander asked him whether he surrendered
he said In reply: Il have only begun &c
light
"If there ia anybody who thinks the frlcndi
and advocates OF this bill have surrendered
pT llht IL IN W
swcr in the language Of the immortal hero oi
the salt seas, that we have only begun IL
tight,' and will now move that the Senate al
jourp.'
HousE.-Thc bill making South Dakota ,
United States judicial district was passed
Mr.. Weadoclr called up the bill to amend the
act requiring that not less than 800 worth oi
work should be done on every mining CLAIM
under penalty of forfeiture, be suspended fol
three years, providing that thc person des!r
ing the benefit OF this act could file notice ol
his intention TO hold and work said claim
then resumed. Mr.. Mcguire took the floor &c
complete his speech of yesterday. number
OF Others followed.
sixty-First nns.
sESATE-When the Senate met this morn
ing the House joiut resolution fixing itt
qualifications to vote and TO holi Office in thai
portion OF Oklahoma territory known as the
Cherokee Outlet was taken up mud adopted
Mr.. Lodge OF Massachusetts spoke In atlvo
cay OF his proposed amendment to the rules
providing that no senator shall read awrlitea n
or printed speech, and senators present and
not voting .hall be counted us present for lit
purpose OF making quorum. Mr. LudFt
said 1t had been held by the state courts AMI
ny the English courts, as fur back us the time
OF Lord BeaconSiield. that presence and H.
lcnce In corporate board constituted acqni.
WIS an absolute travcsiy on every rule OF par
liamcntary procedure.
MIR. Vest defended the present rules upon
the ground that under them the force bill
hnd been defeated. He closed by saying
"When the time has passed that ccmpromirc
Is considered surrender, We may take up
the question OF changing the rules"
MIR. Hill OF New York thought that II one
fifth Of the Senate could prevent the transac
ton of business the Senate had better dis
band
The repeal bill was then taken mp and NJ.
Jorcs of Nevada continued his speesh. Mr..
Pclfcr afterward took the floor.
Within The next thirty minutes tho atten
lion OF tho chair was called three times 10 The
fact that quorum OF the Senate was not IN
the chamber, but on each roll,eall quorum
responded. On the last call Mr.. Dolph pre-
sented Il point OF order In the shape of rcso-
iution To the effect that the names OF senu.
tors Allen and hylr. who were present and
not voting. be recorded for the purpose oi
making quorum. The point Of order va.
ovcrru'ei.
On the call mt $40 o'cloel. there was nc
quorum for few minutes, but M-. Voorhees,
asked that the sergeant should request the
presence OF nbscutecs. A moment later two
senators appeared and Mr. VOORHEES, requcsl-
cd chat further proceedings under the cal
be dispensed with.
Mr.. Dubois called for ayes and nays. Or
this roil-call when the pairs had to be re
kpectrd, no quorum voted, but during cal
of the Senate TO disclose the presence OF q
quorum when tue pairs did not count, quo
rum always appeared Thus for two hour.
was secured and Mr.. Peter continued hi
speech. At 10 o'clock Mr.. Voorhees, novel
an Adjournment.
HousE.-Ih he House this afternoon passed
the McCrcary bill with the amendment, OF
fcred by Mr.. Gcarv and Mr.. CamlnCtu. Tn,
- NItA rt.1F. aE
Gcary law six mon hs, defncs Chinese labor
crs and merchants, mikes mandatory photo
graphic Identification, requires marshals 4
carry out orders for the deportation. jailins
Chinsmen without bail pending the executi0,
OF deportation writs, AMI excludes Ch!pamel
convicted OF felony from pcrmsslon TO regls
ter.
Mr. Cox called up the bill to nfTord ndll
tlonal safeguards for national banks. IL
sole object was TO prevent officers OF na.,ona
banks by combinations from absorbing th
the assets of the bank, but although It wa
discussed for time, no action was taken.
six'y-sccond Day.
SENATE Immediately after the journa
was read In the Senate thIa morning. Mr.
| Dolph OF Oregon rose to correct II on th
ground that 1t was inaccurate In failing TO re
cite the presence of Senators Allen and kyl
! on sundry foli-calis, they having been presen
| in the Senate and failed 10 vote. Mr.. Dolpl
| said 1t had become apparent that II senator
| could talk indefinitely and read from book
end papers without limit, and II the senat
WAS not to amend Its rules or 10 put dlHer
ent construction upon them, then the Scnat
| must drift down the current of endless tail
without accomplishing any results. He be
| lIcvcd he could say that tsenty-six Rcpubll
can senators not only favored the repeal o
the silver purchasing clause of the sherma
act, but would be wiling to vote TO amend tn
rules so that the majority In the Senate coul'
| limit debate.
Mr. Dolph regarded as ridiculous and farcl
| cal the procedure in the Sennte hen n sena
Tor suggested the abtence Of quorum an