The Portland daily press., 1893-10-17

TRmesday in the hope that by that time
some compromise proposition will be
framed. franz but after that date, if his ex-
nectations are not realized, he may leave
The CITY any day. Other Republican
Senators, among them Mr.. Lodge, are
very anxious to get away, but hope 70
see something done this week. Many
Senators are desirious of seeing the Fair
before it closes, and this fact will have
it's bearing on the proceedings.
In the Senate today, Mr.. Lodges pro-
posed amendments to the present rules,
the first relating to securing a quorum
by counting all those present and re-
fusing to vote, and the other that SEN
ators hereafter shall not be permitted to
able discussion, principally by Messrs.
Hill. Vest and A1drich The amend
ments finally went over, and the silver
purchase repeal bill was taken up. and
Mr. Jones continued his speech against
the bill. He said he was astonished that
men, credited with intelligence, should
have said the debate was simply the con-
At 3.45 Mr.. PETER took the floor and
continued the speech which he began
last Friday. At 8 p. M, motion to ad-
iourn, made by Mr.. Pugh, was voted
down. Twenty minutes afterwards the
plan of quorum compelling was begun
be the silver Senators. For the third
time, attention was called to the absence
of a quorum and Mr.. Voorhees, moved
that the sergeant-at-arms be directed to
secure the attendance of the absentees.
Soon afterwards, a few stragglers came
into the chamber and made up the
quorum Then Mr.. Voorhees, wished to
withdraw his motion, but Mr.. Dubois re-
fused to assent and called for the yeas
and nays. The demand was endorsed by
one-fifth of the Senate. Pairs were so
numerous that q voting quorum could
not be obtained. AS the vote was an
nounced on the yeas and nays, under the
rules, another call was in order, without
motion, to develop the presence of q
quorum. A quorum answered to this
call, and the motion recurred on Mr..
Voorhees's original proposition, the vote
on which again disclosed the absence OF
a quorum. 1t went on, with yeas and
nays to the close of the Senate The
silver men had really transferred to the
clerk the necessity of talking against
time Mr.. Frye voiced the general feeling
when he remarked in stage whisper,
that the silver men had now got the
Senate in such perfect working order
that the roll calls went on automatically.
This parliamentary tangle lasted for two
hours and quarter After nine roll
calls, quorum voted on Mr.. oorhees's s
motion and itIwas carried
Mr.. Peffer was then recognized. lie
gave the history of the Senate up to the
time when the nineteen rules were
adopted. He read these rules in detail and
discussed them After another demand
for quorum was satisfied, he resumed
his remarks, when Mr.. Hill arose to a
question of order. The question under
consideration, he said, was the propriety
of the passage of the repeal bill. The
Senator from Kansas was not debating
that question but was talking about an
entirely foreign matter in no way con-
nected with the passage of the repeal
bill. He desired these remarks to go on
record. He asked the Chair if these re-
marks were not out of order.
The presiding officer ruled that the
Chair had no power to pass upon the
relevancy of the discussion of the
Senator from Kansas
Mr.. Peffer, continuing, said: The
patience and win bear what Senators
have to say on the question, when the
Senators will vote and not until then.
If the Senate insists on forcing this bill
on US, refusing all offers of compromise,
Just so long will we insist we are the
majority, for we represent the great
mass of the people"
After desultory colloquy between
Messrs. Palmer and PETER, the Senate at
10 p. In., on motion of Mr.. Voorhees, ad-
journed.
It is reported that a compromise bill
will be introduced Wednesday.