The herald., 1893-10-18
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
A Heated Discussion on the Am sndment
OF the Rulea.

A Heated Discussion on the Am and IN emit
OF tho RuIea.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-At the opening
of the senate this morning Dolph aeked
that the Journal be corrected to show
the presence Of Allen and Kyle on sun
dry roll calls yesterday, they having
been present in the senate, but failed to
vote. Doluh said il had become appar-
ent that If senators could talk indei-
nitely and read from books and papers
without limit the senate, without an
amendment to the rules or a different
construction on those it had, must drift
along without accomplishing anything.
Twenty-six Republican senators not
only favored the repeal of the Sherman
act, but would vote to amend the rules
a0tbe majority could limit debate. He
regarded it as farcical for senator to
suggest the absence OF quorum, then
on roll call refuse TO vote. The senate
was being brought into disrepute by
such a course.
Faulker of West Virginia, who was in
the chair last evening and ruled on
resolution then offered by Dolph, that
the names OF Allen and Kyle be record
ed, said there was no power to record
the senators as present under the rules.
Hill of New York said there was no
reason why, in the absence OF rules, the
presiding officer should not tell the
truth and make the journal refuse to tell
lies. The presiding officer had right
10 exercise his senses, and when mem
Der sat right in front of him and did
not vote, to have the journal show
the fact of bis presence. The
senate was clinging to past traditions
and there was no sense in it. The duty
of senator was more than merely re.
naming in his seat; it was his duty to
take part in business. To hold that the
only way to ascertain the presence OF
senator was his response to roll call in
volved an absurdity.
The vice president ruled that nothing
was in order except matters pertaining
to toe approval of the journal.
Dolph moved that the name OF Allen
be entered in connection with the roll
call at 80 last evening. He chose this.
as Aliens name appeared at that time
as having taken part in colloquy.
Morgan (Dem.) of Alabama said he
was not surprised that the senator from
New York (Hill) championed the rul-
inss of the speaker of the house, be-
CAUSE n0 WAS bu0 uAlu4buAdt lnblIl-
ment, when he presided over the senate
of New York, in the introduction of
that heresy, not only in the Democratic
party and traditions, but also into the
constitutional rights of legislative bod
les.
Morgan went on to speak of the "alli-
ance and coalition" between certain
Democratic senators and certain Repub-
lican senators as certain to disrupt the
Democratic party, and he asked whether
his Democratic colleagues were willing
TO strike that fatal blow. The coalition
in the senate was created in defense Of
national banks and for the purpose of
destroying silver money.
Morgan, in the course OF his speech,
said he proposed to offer an amendment
to the bill to strike out all after the enc
acting clause and insert a section o.
pealing the whole and not part of the
Sherman law.
Washburn asked what he meant.
81 mean the agreement" said Nor
gan, "between the Democrats and Re-
publicans who favor the pending bill
that it shall not he amended in any par
ticular whatever"
II desire to state there is no coalition
of any description, said Washburn.
Morgan proceeded to argue against
the position taken by Hill. which
brought that senator to his feet.
81 claim first" said Hill, "that it is
within the power OF the presiding officer
to determine the presence of a quorum.
My second proposition is that there is
no rule of the senate which expressly
or even implicitly forbids that action" !"
On the question OF cloture Morgan de-
fed the senators to establish such rule.
''If | must die here.' said Morgan, in
closing, II will die like an honorable
man at my post"
Gray took issue with Hill. He read
portion of the rules to show that the
presiding officer could not act in accor-
dance will Hills suggestion.
Messrs. Allen and'Kyle took occasion
10 deny that they were present when
the roll in question was called.
Hill said he had not expected to esn-
vince senators who had no respect for