The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-20
VOORHEES, IS IMPATIENT.
The Senate Does Not Move Fast
Enough for Him.
DEFIANCE OF THE PRESS
His Compliments to the Bankers o.
New York.
They Are of the Glass of Men of Whom
the Savior of the World Never
Spoke With Respect,
Neither Does He.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.--The situation
in the Senate on the repeal bill reached
the crucial stage this morning.
Voorhees,, leader OF the repeal forces,
after a sensational denunciation OF New
York bankers and defiance to the press
that had been criticising his actions and
questioning his motives, demanded that
the minority of the senators name the
date for final vote
Dubois of Idaho met the demand by a
positive declaration that the anti-repeal
men would oppose the passage of the re-
peal bill by availing themselves of every
advantage afforded them under the rules
and usages OF the Senate.
Voorhees, retaliated by giving notice
that he would tomorrow move for longer
and more nearly continuous sessions.
To him the situation in the Senate ap-
pears to resolve itself into a mere question
of endurance.
Immediately after the Senate met the
repeal bill was taken up and VOORHEES,
once more sought to obtain an agreement
as to when vote should be taken. The
time, he said, should not be misspent in
instructing the public mind in regard to
the organization of the Senate. In doing
this, he addressed himself to the great
body CT intelligent public opinion as well
as in some quarters TO q dense, apaQue
degree of ignorance. Ignorance in some
respects is innocent, in others malicious.
He then reviewed the history of the rules
OF the Senate from its creation, showing
how for seventeen years from 1889 the
Senate had amongst its rules a provision
for the previous question. 1t was tried
fully and in 1905, when Thomas Jefferson
was president, it was deliberately aban-
doned, and never claimed or admitted
from that hour to the present.
81 am now arraigned, said
Voorhees,, 'sbefore the bar of public
opinion for not terminating this debate.
AS well might be arraigned for not ter
minating the tide of the ocean or the
northwest winds. In abandoning the
cloture rule. the government of this great
body was placed upon its sense of pro-
priety, patriotism, Difference to public
sentiment, public interests of each sena-
tor and on the body itself, with the as
surance in the minds of those then in the
Senate that nc senator would be found to
abuse the patience OF this body, or out
rage public business or public interests.
For eighty-seven years this body had
been law sufficient unto itself; it had
never been found wanting in peace or in
class will fall as harmless upon this body
as they fall upon me. As far as it con-
Germs personal criticisms of myself, | may
as well embrace this moment as any
other to say they are met with absolute
stern defiance. l have served the people
of Indiana many years, and = have had
no explanations required when L have
gone home to them, and treat with scorn
and immeasurable contempt the sugges-
tions coming from the New York bank
ers, or anywhere else, as to the motives
which govern me. | respond to that kind
of criticism by saying it comes from the
class whom the Savior of the world never
spoke of with respect, nor do L.
The vote had to come on the repeal bill,
VOORHEES, said, and he appealed once more
to the senators in charge of the opposi
ton to the repeal bill. which, he said,
was supported by public opinion and by
q majority of the Senate, to know
whether there was not time in their
minds when vote would be agreeable to
them.
Dubois, of Idaho, said many senators
were yet TO be heard. s'My own impress
sion is the senator in charge of this
measure had better proceed in an orderly
manner and in the customary way. He
will reach the result sooner by that
course. The opponents OF repeal,' said
Dubois, stare ready to join issue with
friends, whether it be for longer sessions,
continuous sessions or clcture. The
passage of the repeal bill would sound
the death knell OF silver as a money
metal. No jugglery with words could
obscure the issue. The senators would
talk sweetly about an international agree
ment and forcing England to bimetal-
ism; but when the pending bill was
passed the doom of silver was sealed, and
the senators all knew it. Yoa shall not
, commit this deed if we can prevent 1t by
any honorable means known to the
usages of the Senate. Our duty is plain
TO us, we believe we are the last hope and
bulwark OF the people in this last strug-
GLE
voorhees, said that to establish the
cloture rule in the Senate at this time
would occupy not merely the balance of
this session, but the entire session. 1t is
futile to speak OF that, but he gave notice
that. beginning tomorrow morning, he
would ask that the sessions be extended.
Teller gave notice that when the daily
sessions were extended into the night.
the advocates Of the bill, as well as the
opponents, would have 90 be present.
Hill asked whether Teller wss not sat-
isfied there was not a majority in the
Senate favorable to the repeal.
Teller replied that when the sense of
the Senate on the question was last taken
there was majority OF almost two-thirds
against the measure, and he would not
insult the intelligence of the body by pre-
Stunning it had changed so completely in
so short time.
AT 10 minutes of 2o'clock, Mills took
the floor. He discussed at length the
necessity Of maintaining a stable stand
ard, reviewing the history of the country
IN its efforts to attain that end, and de-
clared the continued fiuctuation had a
more depressing effect upon the farmers
and other laborers than upon the capital
lists and merchants. In conclusion, Mills
said he would vote for repeal OF the
Sherman law and against every amend
ment which the ingenuity of the human
mind could conceive. No amendment
could be offered TO the bill except the one
which impeached the good faith of the
president and that he did not intend to TO-.
After brief executive session the Sem
ate adjourned.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.