The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-15
HAD ONLY BEGUN TO FIGHT.
Senator Voorhees, Makes This Most SiS-
Difcant Statement.
SIX HOURS SESSION OF THE SENATE
Several Important Amendments TO the
Rules Presented-Dubois Not Excused
From voting-The House.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct 1.-THE
session OF the Senate to-day lasted for
only six hours. 1t was session Of much
interest. 1t opened with a personal ex-
PLANTATION from Mr.. Morgan Dem. Ala.)
In reply to newspaper structures on him
for his Supposed hostility to the uncondi-
tionai repeal OF the Sherman act. He de-
MED having ever intimated that he would
vote against unconditional repeal, but
said that he would vote against condl-
tional repeal as proposed in the Voorhees,
substitute. which ne characterized as
very ridiculous, very injurious. and very
cowardly."
Various important amendments to the
rules were offered and went over
till Monday They propose to forbid the
reading by senators or speeches, either
written or printed; to permit the counting
of senators present and not voting; to dis
qualify Senator's interested I'm national
banks or national bank stocks from vot-
ing on any bill affecting coinage or cur
rency, and 10 provide for closing debate
on any bill or resolution by the same ar
rangement as is now in operation in the
House OF Representatives.
The silver purchase repeal bill was
taken up, and 1t was ascertained. in
some preliminary roll-calls, that there
were ~ senator's present, or only Ii less
than the whole number. 1t was, perhaps
that fact which stimulated Mr.. Voorhees,
to declare, at the close OF the days ses-
sion, and after a remarkable speech
against the bill by Mr.. Jones' of Nevada,
that in the language OF John Paul Jones,
the friends of the bill had only begun
to fight"
Mr.. Morgsn's Conferences
Preliminary to the opening Of the ses-
sion, the silver senator's" had the cham
Der to themselves exclusively. Mr.. Nor
gan had regained possession OF his own
desk, which had been for two days past
usurped by Mfr. Stewart II was notice
able that Mr.. Morgan was at one time in
earnest conversation with Messrs. Kyle
and Allen, who had come TO consult him
on some subject; at another time with
Messrs. Dubois and Teller, and still later
with Mr.. PETER. During the time occupied
by the reading OF the Journal, the seats
on both sides Of the chamber were gene
rally filed up. although only twelve
senator's listened to the chaplain's prayer.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Doph yes
terday, referring to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections The question
whether absent senator's may be "com-
pelled' to attend. was presented and
agreed to.
The silver purchase repeal bill was
taken up at 12:45. and the Vice-President
set about disentangling the parliamentary
twist into which the Senate had gotten
itself last night over the point whetner
Mr. Dubois should be excused from
voting on the question Of allowing Mr.
PETER 10 have a document read at the
clerks desk. BY vote Of % to 81 the
Senate refused to excuse Mr. Dubois.
The name OF the Idaho senator was then
called. Mr.. Dubois remained I'm his seat,
silent. Then thre was a roIi-ca1t be-
cause at the like stage OF the proceed
ings last night no quorum had voted and
no less than seventy-two responded.
twenty-nine more than a quorum, and by
far the largest number that has appear
ed on roll-calls during the session.
Then. after some more parliamentary
pitfalls. from which the Vice-President
House of Representatives.
At no time during the day were there
more than 100 members present In the
House, and the discussion OF the bill for
the suspension for six months Of the
provisions Of the Geary Chinese exclu-
sion bill was rather dreary and uninter-
estfng 1t was participated In by Messrs.
Mcguire, OF California; Outhwaite, OF
Ohio Everett OF Massachusetts; Her
man. OF Oregon; Sibiey OF Pennsyl-
vania; Mahon. OF Pennsylvania: Will
liams, of Mississippi, and Helborn, Of
California.
Without disposing Of the bill the House,
at O'clock adjourned.
skillfully extricated himself the question
was put whether the documents should
be read from the clerks desk at being
the memorial Of the national convention
Of the representatives OF commercial
bodies Of the United States), and 1t was
decided in the afirmatiye-Yeas, 80;
nays, 80.
Mr.. Jones' Great Speech.
The document was accordingly read ms
part Of Mr.. PETERS speech. Mr.. Pener
then yielded the door to Mr. Jones (Nev),
who addressed the Senate In opposition
TO the bill. He said that he proposed
TO be candid about the question. The
pending bin was not merely the repeating
of the Sherman law, with view or pro-
yidlng a substitute for It. II that were
the intention, no reason could be SHOWN
why 1t should not be embodied In the
repeal bill; 1t was a veiled attempt 10
impose the gold standard upon the peo-
pie OF the United States. The very We
hemence OF the denial was of itself sus-
plcioug. "The lady doth protest 100
much, methinks.' BY the passage OF this
bill, you go absolutely to the gold stand
ard; and rather than have gold stand
ard at the expense Of justice, give me
a standard OF justice at the expense oi
gold. Mr. Jones began his speech snort
ly before / o'clock. For the nrst TWO
hours he confined himself closely 10 the
typewritten sheets which he had iyins
on the desk before him, and which he
took up page by page and read very
rapidly) from the third level Oh the centre
aisle. His manner in presenting Iacss'
and his high reputation for a tnorouen
knowledge OF the subject which ne was
discussing, obtained for MN d uesies
Of attention that had not been aecorueu
10 any other senator since MI soorness
made his OPENING argument for the ol.l.
There were between sixty and seventy
sara.ors (about equally divided between