The herald., 1893-10-19

occurred in coming to vote, than those
whom they described as the minority.
Daniel wisbed to say to Mills o.
Texas that be (Daniel) for one-and
Daniel believed the majority OF those
who agreed with him would do go also
was ready instantly to submit the
question to the majority OF the Demo-
Gratis who had been sent to the senate,
charged with the responsibility. was
the senator from Texas ready to go into
conclave with bis Democratic bretn-
ern and abide by the result?
Mills sat in his seat Immediately In
front of Daniel, and though the latter
paused he made no response.
81 can ask questions OF others but |
cannot answer them" said Daniel, and
q wave of applause swept over the gall
leries.
Aldrich asked Daniel whether he be-
lieved there was any method under the
rules by which the majority could reach
q determination on the question, IN
spite Of the tactics OF the minority.
Daniel did not think the rules pro-
vided for such contingency. 1t has
been three days since the senator from
Rhode Island had declared that the
senate bad never wished to carry out
the wish OF the majority. That Daniel
regarded as full and complete answer.
and proceeded to read an opinion OF
James G. Blaine, then speaker of the
house, regarding dilatory motions.
Frye said it was the duty OF the pre-
siding officer under his oath to refuse to
entertain dilatory motion. If the ma
jority had adopted proceeding OF that
kind long ago, there would have been
vote ON the bill.
"Yes," replied Daniel, 'if the re-
pealers would stay here and show their
faith by their works. perhaps we might
have had vote on this BILL"
Rising to a question of privilege,
Voorhees, characterized as a fgmenJ OF
the imagination the statement pub
lished this morning that there had been
q meeting OF the finance committee, at
which Voorhees, was supposed to state,
by authority, that no compromise could
be considered as factor.
Mills scored Daniel with being guilty
of revolution, when the senate for more
than two months had been doing moth
ing, while indignation was sweeping
over the whole land. II do not blame
the minority said he, II blame the
majority for sitting still like children
ana permitting buo kONcIuucHt w uO
pafalyzed. You cannot pass an appro-
priation bill or bill reducing taxation,
nor to help commerce, because the
senate has left its rules and abdicated
its power. The issue has entirely
changed, and it is useless to discuss the
wisdom or unwisdom OF repeal of the
Sherman law, The one question on
which the American people have the
deepest interest today is, Shall the ma
jority or minority of the Legislative
branch rule? am asked tauntingly,
will go into caucus and will sign
paper that will agree to abide by and
carry into execution whatever the ma
jority in caucus shall write down.
say, without any hesitation. No, have
not reached that point of self-abase-
ment that will come here and register
the will of somebody else."
Mills said there was a time when he
had talked of compromise, but since the
chief of the Democratic administration
was charged with infidelity to his party
and there was the beginning of an anti
administration party in the senate, he
cut his bridges and burned them be-
hind him on the subject of compromise.
He was a Democrat who stood by the
organized administration OF his party.
At 5:l5 Voorhees, moved that the sem
ate take recess until 10 O'Clock tomor-
row morning, which was agreed to.