Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-19

before the legal tender decision was an
bounced Mt. Morgan replied be might
30 wrong 10 his historical facts, but lie
did not think be was
Mr. Hoar said he know the facts ns
he stated them were correct II he knew
nyiiing in the world. Although the
statement Iepeated NOW by Mr. Morgan
bad gained currency. 1t WIS without
the slightest foundation.
Mr.. Morgan disclaimed mat he intl-
mated that the two judges we're APP
pointed for that purpose but % the peo-
pie believed. Referring to Mr. HiiTs rel
erence 70 his lAIorgan'sl connection with
the Ccmfederacy. Mr. Morgan said the
eleven states which went out VI the
Union did 80 not 10 dissent from the
constitution, but 70 preserve it. He hal
more respect for those who had the
plnck 10 shoulder Il gun and 20 TO the
front than for those WHO continually
referred 10 that period. bat remained
Ut home He was not alarmed wheu he
heard one OF those gentlemen refer 70
his attitude IN 1861. No honest soldier
who fought him in the war ever did.
II was only those who hired substitutes
and pleading the baby act amuined AZ
home who were Ia the habit Of rising
Ia the senate and ont Of i and refer
ring TO the fact that be fMorganl par
ticpatei in the secession Of the South.
Mr.. Morgan characterized the statement
OF Mr.. Hi that Allen Thurman. who
was die occupant Of the chair in The
SER te, had cOuntcd a quorum "as one
Of those half truths told By the sena-
tor from New York which conveys more
iIisiuformaton than il does OF fact"
have. he said. taken the painsc 10 in
quiFe how many senator's condescendet
TO look at the question in rs material
aspect as j appeared upou the statute
book and ! have found that very few
had even read che statutes TO be affected
by the proposed act. But the trumpet
has sounded. the forces are mnrshaleI,
the clock has struck al the White House
and the cuckOos have put thcir heads out
Of the box and responded and informed
rs Of TIE time Of day. But they did not
know what they were talking about and
did not take the pains 10 find out
Al the conclusion Of Mr. Morgan's
speech Mr.. VOORHEES, mnrrd 90 las on
fhe table the motion Of Dolph 10 amend
the Journal. Agreed 90, yeas forty -hye.
nays three.
Mr.. Teller moved TO amend the jour
nal 50 that II would show bis presence
on certain roll call when he did not re-
spOnd TO bis name and addressed the
senate. lie quoted frosn the statement
Of Mr., Carlisle 10 regard 10 insisting
upon the passage Of the repeal bill and
said: What right has the secretary Of
the treasury Interfere with US in this
natter | resent It myself, as d branch
Of privilege. ! have heard guul deal
about the dignity Of the senate. The
misconduct II one senator or "a dozen
senators will never degrade lie senate.
The senate will he degraded howrvcr
whenever il abandgns It's preroEative ~
independent legislative action given D. hv
The constitution. Whenever the senate
shall take its orders from eahiues officers
or the executive tLerc VIII b. degradation
OF the senate, degradation that fh-
people Of the country shall take notice OF
and understaud. When we decline 10 b.
Eiaupeded by boards Of trade. chambers
pf Commerce. etc, we will command thn
respect Of the American people. But
when We surrender our convictions,
whether IL be on advice % tic president
" on account Of puhiic ciumnr degrade
ton will begin and the usefulness " tho
senate viii Do at an end" He quoted
from Mfr. Cleveiaud's letter 10 Governor
N0rthen Of Georgia and insisted that 1t
WAS an attempt 10 influence the action Of
kie senate on tins measure.
AZ 2b0 Il was suggested that no quD-
Sum vas preseUt. Roll call developed a
quorum azd NJ. Teller proceeded
Rseng ~ question 0f privilege Mr.
voorhees, said he wished IN correct the
statement published This morning that
There had ben a meeting Uf the finance
committee at which Nj VOORHEES, was
SUPPOSED % state 10y authority that no
Compromise would take place on the re-.
peal bin in which he or the admiuisffa-
o.
Mr.. Mills rose and scored several sena.
tors who had takpn part In the discus
SION. u DO not blame the minority I
Diane the majority for sitting still Ike
children AMI permitting the government
20 be parolyzed The government N Ia
state Of paralysis. You cannot mass
an appropriation, or bin reducing taxa.
tou, nor help commerce BECAUSE we an.
toid tho senate has loft its rules and
connected Us power, aud this great
branch II che government Instituted with
power 20 legi8late for the prJple Il a
dead body uHtil the minority permits h
60 act
TIE issue has entirely changed and Il +.
useless discussing the wisdom or uu-
Wisdom OF the repeal OF the Sherman
Jaw. The whole question on which the
American people lave the deepest interest,"
today is shall No majority or he minor
~ 81 the legislative branch f1ilef shall
the public will be uttered or allowed To-
stand at he demand of the minority or
Tie majority Who shall prescribe the
leIlns OF having 70 say IN u.s.. you must
register our decrcey 1 ana asked tnunf-
mFly, VIII 20 into caucus aud will |
sign q pnper that / win agree 10 abide
by aud carry into execution whatever the
majority ~ caucus shall write DOWN. 1
Any without any hesitation. no: 1 have
not touched that point Of sclf.abasrncnt
fhat ] viii come Lere and register Tie
VIII OF somebody from some other mart Of
the Land. Mr.. Mills said so long AZ he
mad been In congress no such nronostitm
Ind been made. lilo announced his viii.
ingncss TO 20 into q conference.
~ rctcrtnni 10 criticism OF tho stute-
mrnt that lie would vote for no amend.
nant TO the pending bill Mills said ne
was proprietor Of his own vote mud
would vote Il as be pleased. There was
time when he talked Of COMPROMISE
Out snlee the chief of Democratic adj
nhnistratiOn WIS charged with hGlrlity
10 bis party and there was the hegIti.
ming OF an Observation-Disclosures Marty No
me senate, he ci't his bridges and hured
them behind him on the subject of ,,,ni.
PROMISE. He was Democrat who stood
by the Organized administration OF bis
party and the Democratic people woIild
DO tho Same thing. The people an moi
intend 60 abandon the organization, nor
did they iatend 10 see the chief OF that
administration pulled down.
Il do not Intend 90 be deferred by
taunts that | am serving with tile sena.
tor from Ohio tAlr. Shermam as my
nhief. Politics mikes strange bel-f,I-
lows, Where joe@ tho other rentlrnnn
siandf Under the Leadership Of me die.
nngnishesi senator from Kansas Nir
Pefcrl. Great laughterl IL is a ours.
i9n OF taste very mitch abou, these