The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-20

/ change the rules is a constitutional rlghC'
! 1t overrldes any particular rule.
/ Mr.. Butler-I am not asking what the
majority, | am asking what the senator
/ from New York would do.
| Mr.. HILL hope / am one of the ma
| jority. l hope before the debate is over
| that the majority will be found by my
side. ready 10 insist upon the constltu-
! tional right to amend the rules whereby
we can carry out the provisions OF the
constitution that vest the majority and
not the minority with power to legislate.
Mr.. Butler-To that proceeding there
would be no objection, not the slightest
l finally got the senator from New York
to assert what confess was rather diff
cult. Laughter
HOPING TO CONVERT HILL.
Mr.. Stewart remarked that Mr.. Hill
was on the fence on the silver question,
which brought forth the reply from Mr..
Butler that when the persuasive elo-
quence Of the senator from Nevada had
had a little further play. the New York
senator would drop compile tely over on
the silver side. Laughter.
Mr.. Stewart modestly concurred in this
view.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. Butler question,
which he answered in the Yankee fash
ion of asking another, whether the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts held that the
Senate could change its rules except I'M
der the rules.
Mr.. Hoar-If there were motion to
amend the rules and that motion were
presented to the presiding officer, after
debate, or after what is called tihbuSter-
ing, had gone so far that in the Opin-
ion Of the constitutional presiding officer
Of this body, who is chosen blythe American
people and not by the Senate, whose dutyis
prescribed by the constitution, had
reached point when, to his mind, further
discussion was intended TO prevent action,
it would be in his power and would be his
duty to say to the Senate, shall l put
this question without further deOate or
dilatOry notion" and thereupon to direct
the yeas and nays to be called, permitting
no man to interfere, aud if majority of
the Senate said yea, it would be his
duty to put that question.
BUTLER WOULD OBJECT.
Mr.. Butler said that as fair a man as
the Vice President was, he should re
sent making him the depositary of the
power TO say when debate should termi-
nate, even with his party in the majority,
because it was in his opinion, subversivo
of the very foundation principles upon
which the government was framed.
Mr.. Butler referring TO the remarks of
Mr. Mills, of Texas, said could it be said
cause one little measure could not be
gotten through the Senate as rapidly and
as hurriedly as its impatient advocates
demand of the minority. The particular
measure pending before the Senate
might be paralyzed glaughter, but the
government was not
TELLER wITHDRAws HIS MOTION.
Mr.. Butler closed with an appeal for a
compromise, and Mr. Palmer was about
to address the Senate when Mr.. Teller
withdrew his motion to amend the jour
nal, thus disposing of the question pend
ing before the Senate.
The journal was approved and the re
peal bill was then taken up for the first
time since Monday.
Mr.. Henderson gave notice of an amend
ment to the rules. 1t provides that if
upon vote by yeas and nays it appears
to the chair upon recapitulation, and be-
fore the announcement of the result, that
a quorum has not voted, he shall call
upon the senators present and not
voting by name to vote, and shall
direct the secretary to add to the list of
senator's voting the names of the senators
present and not voting, including those
announcing pairs or who or may not have
been excused from voting, and to enter
the same on the journal.
Mr.. PETER then resumed his speech
against the bill begun on Friday
At :05 o'clock the Senate, upon motion
of Mr.. Voorhees,, took u recess until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning.