New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-19
SINGING WORDS IN THE SENATE.

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SINGING WORDS IN THE SENATE.
SENATOR MORGAN ATTACKS SENATOR HILL WITH
INCIDENTAL filings At THE PEEsI-
| DENT-MR. MILLS AROUSED.
| Washington, oct. ls-Thc Senate met at 10 O'CLOCK
this morning the ordinary time OF meeting having
| been advanced an hour by the parliamentary de-
vice adopted last evening in taking recess ihs'ea'
| of adjourning. quarter Of an hour however was
spent In waiting for the arrival OF the iorty-'hru
| Senator. in order 10 constitute a quorum Ihere
| was no prayer and no reading Of yesterdays Jour-
nal-the journal OF Monday not being yet approved
| and the pending question being on Mr. Dolphs mo-
ton 10 amend 1t b. making IL show IN" presence
Of Senator's Allen and Kyle on a roll call. they be-
ing in the chamber and not answering.
| Mr. Morgan tDem Aa) rcopened the argument
| Of the question. lie imagined case in when TWO
Senators voted aye upon "A bill and one senator
| voted no. while the rest OF the Senators reinah'u
! In their seats silent and he asked wh''her '''a'
| bill could be said to have passed the senate MI
| Morgan took up the decision OF the Supreme Court
| which was referred to yesterday az being IN favor
OF the right OF a presiding officer to count quo
| rum He said that that decision could not be
| twisted into support Of that doctrine, except
by the artfulncss Of an nsiut" politician \ iair-
minded lawyer could not do IT." Then he applied
| his argument to Mr.. Hl. and said: ut II Only
| those men who have easy consciences who follow
| tho s,nrene Court. There men In the world
whose conscicnces are so very easy thnt they can
| bend them to any purpose which th"ir poH'"'I
necessities may require at any time. tut such men
have no just conception Of the rights ana Hui'S "l
the representatives Of the people and the States.
| Non Of that class may follow the Supreme Court
| around anI be willing to take an oath Of allegiance
! to It's opinions way to-day ana 10 It's opinions
another way tO-lnorrow.'
| Mr. Morgan said that after the decision OF TIE
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| notes the court had been increased from seven TO
nine the case had been argued again. and the first
decision reversed lie was corrected on that point
| hv Mr. Iioar usep.. Mass). who gave the facts In
| the case and asserted that tho Increase Of the
| Court had been provided FOR by Congress and two
| Judges Mess Bradley and strong nominated
| before the nrst lcgal-tendcr decision had been
made.
HOT SHOT FOR SENATOR hill
| Mr. Morgan came back after this episode to the
| Senator from, Ncw-York. TO whom he referred as
| onc who would Fly back and forth Ike the wcav-
| cr's shuttle" He did not know that man could
do a more undisnla"d or II moro unmanly thing
| than TO say he would stand by the decision OF
| the Supreme Cour, TO-DAY. and would stand by
| an opposite decision tomorrow. The Senator from
S,v.-York had referred 20 his tMr. Morgans) dcVo-
ton 10 another constitution than tina, Of The United
| states. He did not, he said. have inuc" re-
| spect for men who wee constantly referring 20
| the war period OF 1851 and who had not had the
shoulder "A
was not alarmed when he heard one Of those gen
| tlemen question his attitude In 1851. IL WAS only
those who hired substitutes end stayed at home
and pleaded the baby act or something OF that
Kind who were In the habit OF getting up In the
Senat. and elsewhere and quoting the fact that
he CMr Morgan) mad belonged to the Secession
Government OF the South. II there had been any
men In the world entitled to the consideration oil
IN. human family they such men as old
John Knox and old John Wcslcy and Martin Luther
men who had fought the battles OF Christianity
who fought against the might and majesty OF the
greatest combination OF political. civil ana re-
ligious powers that ever existed-for freedom or
conscience Those the men whom he reVered
In history-not those petty politicians who figured
and rose to the surface like bubbles upon stag
nant pond. and exploded and left nothing behind
| them but mephitc odors. d.aush'erJ
Then Mr. Morgan spoke OF me nitrea'rnent OF
Senator George some weeks ago. when he was
forced to 40 with his sprei. although In health
AT the time ard recalled the classical legend OF
Actaeon and his dogS-how. after the dogs had
caught and devourcd the game, they had turned
upon their master and consumed him lie warned
his Democratic colleagues that such would be their
fate In the coalition which they had entered into
20 pass the bill. you are" said he. addressing
himself 10 those Senator's turning your dogs loose
here-I do not mean literally. but metaphorically
Oaughter)--upon men who are representative men
I'm the highest sense OF the word and who want to
their duty to their constituents ana 10 the coun-
try; and after awhile when your hounds have de-
stroyed u.s. they Will turn upon you and rcnd you
TO pieces They will have no more use for you than
a boy has for a last years birds nest after they
have done manipulating you and carrying you along
in their little political machine"
CONVINCED OF a COALITION.
Mr. Morgan then came 10 the coalition which
he had spoken OF yesterday and declared his con-
vctlon that there was one. He repeated what he
had said yesterday to his intention to move n
substitute repeating the whole. instead OF "a part
OF tho Sherman act.
And will you let vote upon it?" Mr. Frye
asked.
Yes" Mr. Morgan replied. but not on a motion
to lay on the table"
Mr. Frye-Arc you ready for the vote now?
Mr. Morgan-As soon az yield the floor.
Mr. Frye-We are ready.
Mr. Morgan-At the proper time you shall have
the opportunity.
In the course OF further remarks Mr.. Morgan
ferred 10 a statement made yesterday by Mr. Mills
Dem. Texas that he would not vote for any
amendment to the Repeal bi and he spoke OF Mr..
Mills somebody's "mouthpiecc." This alusion
WAS Indignantly resented by Mr.. Mills.
Mr.. Morgan spoke hgurativcly OF Mr.. Butler
Dem s. CT and himself as having nothing to do