The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-17
THE OLD FIGHT STILL ON
VOORHEES, Is Leading His Forces on to
Victory as Before,
DETERMINED TO RESIST
DETERMINED
Hill Makes an Eloquent Speech Agains
the Attempt at Minority Rule and
Scores the silverltes.

Washington, Oct. 16-In the house
! the debate on the McCreary bill to ex-
tend the provisions of the Geary Chi
nese Exclusion Act for six months
was resumed. Blair, of New Hamp-
shire, who was nominated to the Chi
nese mission by Harrison, but whose
eXequator was not granted by the Chi
nese government, spoke in favor of the
bill. The bill passed the house with
| Geary's amendment as to photograph,
ing Chinese and defining Chinese mer.
chants, by vote of 167 to 8.
Washington, Oct. 16.-The word was
sent along the line of the silver forces
at o'clock tonight to fiiipuster and to
require an absolute quorum at all
times. The purpose of filibustering was
to show the futility Of attempting fur
ther force. A visit was made to Sec
letary Carlisle by Senator Voorhees,
this morning. The two gentlemen ex-
changed their views upon the situa-
ton, and Carlisle urged Voorhees, to
hold firm and keep his forces in line.
1t was Immediately after this visit
that Voorhees, repaired to the capitol
and announced his intention Of asking
the senate to sit until 10 o'clock at
night. Appearances would justify the
statement that the administration had
taken another occasion to announce
and emphasize its opposition to any
deviation from the course originally
mapped out, and it's determination to
stay by it till all it's resources were
exhausted, before accepting a COM
promise. The efforts at compromise
were kept up in asdesultory way and
Senator Cockerell, who has taken the
lead os compromiser, continued work
in that direction. He did not, how
ever, make material progress. Both
radical democrats and republican re-
peal senators have asserted positively
that a compromise proposition would
never secure a vote sufficient to secure
its adoption. Senator Sherman was
asken tonight by a representative of
the Associated Press what he thought
of the prospect for the repeal bill.
Sherman replied that it all depended
on the democratic side,
I'VE" said he, referring to the re-
zeal republicans, "are quiesent. They
do not seem to realize that they are
in the majority and that the RESPONSE
bility for legislation rests with them.
Hill asked why, If the majority fa-
vored the repeal bill, it could not pass
the senate. Vest replied that If the
senator had read the rules and wit
I essed the proceedings under them, he
ought to be able to answer the question
satisfactorily himself. Hill replied
that il the rules of the senate pre-
vents the passage of bill which the
majority desired to pass, the best
thing to do was to amend the rules
in a proper manner. Vest retorted
that he had heard that same thing
discussed concerning the force bill, but
the rules were not changed. Hill said
that he repudiated the doctrine that
cne-fifth of the senate could absolute
ly prevent legislation. The power to
make rules implies the power to change
them.
HAS it come to this" asked Hill in
closing, that the senate is powerless
first to legislate, and second to change
the rules so it can legislate hereafter?
If so, it might as we'll disband."
The repeal bill was laid before the
senate. Jones, of Nevada, took the
floor and continued with his speech.
At S:45 he asked the indulgence Of the
as he was not feeling well
enough to finish today. PETER then
took the floor. Palmer, of Illinois, got
into a parliamentary squabble with
Kyle and Allen. Palmer was COM
planning of the speeches made to con-
sumo time and Kyle asked him to spe-
city one speech. Palmer replied:
II will answer by saying that l be-
lieve the senator from Nebraska-''
4 HIS was DIS ldI dS lie got dS AlleH
called him to order. Palmer declined
to take anything back, and Allen de-
MED that his speech was an effort to
consume time. After some Colloquy,
Peffer resumed his speech. At SIX
o'clock by vote of 80 to IS, the senate
refused to adjourn.
Within the next thirty minutes the
of the chair was called three
times to the fact that a quorum was
not in the chamber. but on each roll
call the chamber responded. On the
roll call at $40 D. m. the senate was
without quorum. but moment later
two senators appeared and Voorhees,
requested that further proceedings un-
der the roll call be dispensed with.
Dubais called for the ayes and nays
On this roll call. when pairs had to be
respected, no quorum voted. but but