Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-19
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10, 1898,
SENATE.

The legislative day of Tuesday last
which was carried over by a recess till
Wednesday and again, by another re,
cess, till to-day, was continued in the
Senate at 10 o'clock this morning
There were then, however. scarcely a
dozen members in the chamber and
when the roll was called only % mem
bers Gust the half of quorum) an,
swered. 1t was not until 1880 that the
4Srd Senator put in an appearance
and completed the number necessary
to transact business. The Vice Presi-
dent began to lay before the Senate GER
tain House bills received but was in
terrupted by Mr.. Stewart, rep, New
who made the point of order that no
business was in order until the journal
of Mon'lay last was approved. The
ruling of the Vice President, however,
was that it was in order to have the
bills read aud referred to committees.
That was done-the New York bridge
bill being one of those presented and
referred.
a report from the finance committee
was presented and read. The summing
up of the document is to the effect that
if the present conditions continue there
will he deficit of iiity millions at the
end of the year.
the discussion of the last two days
was then taken up again and Mr..
Stewart rep, New addressed The Sen
ate.
S1r. Stewart finished his speech with
in two hours and left the chamber.
lie lad little TO say about the rules, ex-
ccpt to declare, at the close of his
sl,eech, that lie attempt to get The Vice
"ccsident to disgrace himself and make
himself infamous was outrageous aud
that the Vice President would not thus
lay his hands on the constitution and
laws of his country, but would ad-
minister the rules and protect the mi
nori'y.
lie was followed by Mr.. Dubois (rep.,
Idaho) who declared that there could
be no more unfortunate occasion for
the exercise of arbitrary power than
the present..
NJ Dubois declared, in the comse
OF q short speech, that lie would net
withdraw from the position be had
taken against the repeal bill, even if
the penalty of expulsion were visit
ed upon him as suggested at one of the
night sessions by NJ. White, of Louisi.
ana, whose language on that occasion
WIS, he said, more fit Tor a barroom
tlan for the Senate.
Mr.. Hill On Mr. Whites absence)
said that he had not understood Mr..
Whites remark on that occasion, and
was asked by Mr.. Dubois whether he
subscribed to that doctrine. He stated
what he understood AIr. White to have
said-to the effect that for Senator to
sit silent and refuse to vote was vio-
lation of the rules and was disorderly
conduct.
Mr.. Palmer suggested, in a humor-
Gus manner. that the motion on which
all the debate was occurring, and
which was that Mr.. Teller's name
be entered on the Journal, should
be agreed to by unanimous con.
sent-NIr Teller's request being reason
able. S,lch a prominently courteous
body as the Senate should grant it i'm
nediately. Three Senator's objected
to Mr.. Palmer's motion for unanimous
consent, and, as he took his seat, be
threw up his hands and said that he
abandoned The motion in despair. Just
then baby's wailing came from one of
the galleries, and Mr.. Palmer eXclaim-
ed "Listen to the echo of my de-
spair."
After a speech by Mr. Call against
any change in the rules, notice was
given by Mr.. Quay of an amendment to
the repeal bill-making it go into effect
on January 1, 1896.
Mr.. Butler then took the floor and
inveighed against the propositions of
Senators Hill and Mills. He remarked
that the party in power was bent on
mischief. He declared that if the prop
ositions of Senator's Hill and Mills were
adopted there would be bedlam in the
Senate if not anarchy.
BoUsE.
Mr.. Cultivate, from the committee
on rules, reported resolution which
was opposed to making the bankruptcy |
bill special order for next Monday.
Mr.. Myers, from the committee on
naval affairs, reported a joint resolu-
tior for the appointment of joint
committee to reorganize the personnel
of the navy.
In the consideration morning hour
bill was passed granting certain lands
to the territory of Arizona.
After discussing, without determine