The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-19

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The session of
the Senate to-day las ted from 10 q. m.
until Sis p. M. when another recess
was taken until 10 to- morrow morning.
The main object OF the recesses instead
OF regular adjournments is to cut off the
time for m orning business which may
be extended to two hours. That is so
much time saved for debate on the re-
peal bill. But the debate like that of
yesterday did not touch the bill at all
except incidentally.
1t progressed first on Dolph's motion
to amend the journal of Monday, which
after couple Of hours was laid on the
table by vote OF as to 3, and then on a
like motion by Teller because his own
name did not appear on the journal, he
having been present at roll call and
not having answered.
The principal speeches OF the day
were made by Morgan, Teller, Daniel
and Mills. Morgan was more than
usually bitter in his attacks upon Hill
who spok 70 Of him as an astute politician
who would fly back and forth like a
weaver's shuttle, and again as one Of
those who rose to the surface like a
bubble on stagnant pool and exploded,
leaving behind only mephitic orders
Hill took no notice Of these attacks
upon him, BIT afterwards got into
colloquy with Daniel in which he de-
clared with much emphasis (the remark
being received with great applause)
that, If the presiding officer agreed with
him, the bill would pass in spite OF all
obstruction,
Morgan opened the debate on the
Dolph motion, and early in his speech
he took up the decision OF the Supreme
Court, which no referred to yesterday
as being in favor Of the right of pre-
siding officer to count a quorum. He
said that that decision could not be
twisted into support Of that doctrine
except by the artiulness of true
politician. A fair minded lawyer could
not do it.
OF Hill he said, ut is only those men
who have easy consciences who follow
the supreme court. There are mon
in the world whose consciences are so
very easy that they can bend them to
any purpose which their political
necessities may require at any time.
But such men have no just conscience
OF the rights and duties of the repre-
sentatives OF the people and the States
Morgan came back to the Senator
know that man could do a moo I'M
dignified or more unmanly thing than
to say he would stand by the decision Of
the Supreme Court to day and would
stand by an opposite decision to morrow.
Morgan then came to the coalition"
which he had spoken of yesterday, and
declared his conviction that there was
one. One proof OF i was that his Demo.
cratic brethren (who were in q minority
on the silver question: would not go
into q caucus. Another proof of it was
the friendly intercourse and association
which he saw between some Democrats
and the genial leading lights of ancient
and modern Republicanism in tho Sen :
ate chamber.
In the course of further remarks
Morgan referred to statement made
yesterday by Mills that he would not
bill and he spoke of Mills as some.
body's "mouthpiece." This allusion
was Indignantly resented by Mills.
Morgan spoke for two hours, closing
at 1918. Then on motion of Voorhees,
the Dolph motion to amend the Journal
was laid on the table-yeas, as; nays.
3; CDolph, Gallinger and Perstnger.)
That action OF the Senate, however,
did not result in the approval OF Mon
days Journal for Teller immediately
rose and made q like motion in regard
to himself, that he had been present at
roll call and had not answered, and
that his name should be recorded in the
Journal as present Teller took the
floor and the battle went on upon the
same lines as before. Teller directed
his eloquence against Gray and Hill
and President Cleveland, criticizing
Cleveland's letter to Governor Northern,
OF Georgia. At 2:05 the question OF
quorum was raised by Allen. On the
roll call fortyeight Senators answered
and Teller went on with his speech
Daniel was the next speaker. In his
opinion the majority on the pending bill
were more responsible for the delay
than the minority was. For instance,
Dolph's motion to amend the journal
had been necessarily dilatory; because
II it were pursued in dead earnest to q
| conclusion it would to longer and
moro protracted debate than the repeal
bill would.
Referring to Sherman's remarks yes
| terday that the Democrats would vote
| against the Ten Comm andments or the
| Lords Prayer II proposed by Repub-
licans, Daniel said that Sherman was
quite right in saying so. II those
ancient and venerated documents pro :
posed by the Senator from Ohio the
Dem ocrats would instantly imagine that
there was just such trick about it as
there had been about the Sherman act.
Then he took back the word "trick" and
substituted scheme" for it and now, he
| added, the Senator from Ohio was not
only the leader Of the Democratic party,
but also its lecturer daughter He
referred to Mills statement yesterday
that he would not vote for any com pro-
| mise and he asked that Senator wh athaI