The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-19
HOT DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
Morgan Attacks Senator Hin and Teller
Attacks tho President.

| Attacks tho President.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1S.-The Senate met at 10
| o'clock this morning. the ordinary time OF
| meeting having been advanced an hour by the
parliamentary device adopted last evening In
taking a recess instead Of adjourning A
| quarter OF an hour. however. was spent in
waiting for the arrival Of the forty-third Sem
ator. in order to constitute a quorum. There
was no prayer. and no reading Of yesterdays
journal the journal Of Monday not being yet
approved. and the pending question being on
Mr.. Dolph's motion to amend it by making it
show the presence Of Senators Allen and Kyle
on a roll call. they being In the chamber and
not answering
Mr.. Morgan Dem, Ala reopened the argu-
m ent OF the question. He imagined a case in
which two Senators voted aye upon bill and
one Senator voted no. while the rest OF the
Senators remained in their seats silent: and
he asked whether that bill could be said to
have passed the Senate. Those who had sat
by and not voted might have meant to say. by
their silent negative votes. that they were I'M
willing to do business OF that sort. They
might have said: 1T is true that we are here
1t Is true that We do not answer to our names
But our presence and silence indicate that
we are not here for the purpose Of doing tho
business that You want to do. We have right
to be here TO see what kind OF a record you are
going to make"
Mr. Morgan then took up the decision OF the
Supreme Court. which was referred to yester-
day as being In favor Of the right of presid-
ing officer to count quorum. He said that
that decision could not he twisted into sup
port OF that doctrine except by the artful-
ness OF an astute politician. A fair minded
lawyer could not do it," The Supreme Court
had never claimed the power to decide on the
m nv n ati tnt oil Of
rule Of either House. 1t could not do 1t. That
was political question In which the Supreme
Court never concerned ITSELF
ATTACKS SENATOR HILL
Mr.. Morgan then applied his argument to
Mr. Hill and said: 1T is only those men who
have easy consciences who follow the Supreme
Court. There men in the world whose
consciences are SO very easy that they can
bend them to any purpose which their politi-
cal necessities may require at any time. But
such men have no Just conception of the rights
and duties OF the representatives OF the people
and the States. Men Of that class may follow
the Supreme Court around and be willing to
take an oath OF allegiance to Its opinions
one way to-day and to its opinions an
other way tomorrow" He referred to the
Senator from New York as one who would Fly
back and forth like weaver's shuttle" He
digniied or moro unmanly thing than to say
he would stand by the decision OF the Supreme
Court to-day and would stand by an opposite
decision tomorrow. The Senator from New
York had referred to his mr. Morgan'sl devo-
tion to another constitution than that OF the
United States. He did not. he said. have much
respect for men who were constantly re-
ferring to the war period Of 1861 and who
had not had tho pluck to shoulder a gun
and go out to fight; His respect, did not ex-
ike Palmer; Morrison. sickes, and randall.
who had taken muskets in their hands and
issue of battle He was f not alarmed m w f0 He
i heard one q these geptleIme,p question his
colder who had fought in the war never
sa Sn a wn9 hired sub
in the habit OF getting up in the senate and
s elsewhere and quoting IL, fact that he
cession Government of the South. lie had be-
IonRed to II; and was not ashamed OF the fact
tied to the consideration Of the human family
they were such men as OLD John Knox and old
had fought tho battles OF Christianity, who
fought against the might and majesty Of the
greatest combination tt Of POLITICAL civil and re.
Of conscience. These were the men whom he
reyered in history. not those petty politicians
left nothing behind them but mephitic doors
lLauRhteE
ACTION AND HIS DOGS.
Then Mr.. Morgan spoke Of the III treatment
OF Senator George some weeks ago. when lie
was forced to go on with his speech. although
In III health at tho time. and recalled the elias
steal legend Of Actaon and his dogs: how
after the dogs had caught and devoured the
game. they turned upon their master and con-
sumed him. He warned his Democratic col
leagues that that would be their fate In the
coalition which they had entered into to pass
the bin.
.," You are" said he. addressing himself to
here-I do not mean literally. hut IN etaphor-
ically !laughterl--upon men who are repre-
sentative men in the highest sense OF the
word, and who want 10 do their duty to their
e9ihistitnents and to the country; and, after a
they Will turn upon you and rend you TO
pieces They will have no more use for you
than boy has for "a last years birds nest.
after they have done manipulating you and
chine"
Mr.. Morgan then came to tho coalition
which no had spoken OF yesterday. and de-