The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-17
STAND FIRM FOR REPEAL
rs THE WATCH Word OF THE ID.
MIyIsTRATI0S FORCES.
And They VIII Listen to No Compromise.
The Lodge Resolutions to Stop Debate
and Force Vote.

on a House joint resolution fixing the
qualifications to vote and to hold office
I'm the Cherokee outlet, Oklahoma Ter
ritory. at the first municipal elections.
The Joint resolution was passed after
an unsuccessful attempt by Mr.. PETER
to engraft woman suffrage upon it. The
attempt was sustained by only nine
senator's.
The Union Pacific railroad re-
ceivershlp led to the ,ntroduc-
tion Of bill - Mr. Morgan
10 provlde for the control of the Union
and Central Pacific railroads until their
dehts 10 the government are fully paid
up or secured.
Most of the two hours assigned by the
rulee 10 morning business was taken
I'm in a debate upon resolutions to amend
tho r,,Ies heretofore offered by Mr.. Lodge.
Thav nronose TO prohibit the reading of
rranared speeches, require the counting
Of senators who are present ana Nluse
20 vote for the purpose Of making quo
rum and propose an arrangement similar
10 that now existing In the House. uhder
which 0hrough a report from the COM
nittee on Rules debate may be stopped
and a vote taken.
A Trayesty Of He1pIessness.
Mr. Lodge spoke Of the Senate present.
ing travesty of helplessness, and said
that II should either frankly abandon the
whole thing or else go to work and amend
the rules so as to give power to the ma
jority.
Mr. Vest. I'm opposing the amendments,
said that the effective and patriotic use
4 es..r~
of the rights Of the minority In defeating
the force bill few years ago was worth
an acre of argument. When senator's
he said came to the conclusion that there
could be no unconditional repeal OF 'ne
sherman law. a compromise bill could be
nassed which would be just to all sec
tions and all classes. To question by
Mr. Hill why the pending bill could not
ba nassed Mr.. Vest replied that II the
Now York senator, after what he had Wit
messed during the last two months, could
NOT answer the question satisfactorily 10
himself IL would be arrogant vanity lor
MIN OesD 10 try 10 do so. Mr.. Aldrieh
also took part in the discussion, ana ne
and Mr.. Hill were equally emphatic rs
10 tbe mower of the majority to pass the
reneal bill. even under existing laws
The Lodge resolutions went over Till TO-
morrow. and the repeal bill was taken
I'M AT p. NJ, Mr.. Jones (Nev) occupy
to three hours. but not finishing MS
s-,eecb and Mr.. PETER Kan) going on
vim the speech which he began last Fri
day.
Motion to Adjourn.
A+eP NJ. a motion to adjourn was
,,ade nv Mr.. Pugh Dem, Ala.) and was
voted down by. yeas, is; nays 50. ~,
twenty minutes afterwards the plan oi
quorum compelling was begun py MI;
KYLE. Forty-five senators responded anu
Mr.. PETER delivered another snort secuon
~ his speech. Five r. nutes had NOT
eiansed till Mr. Pettigrew challenged the
nresence of a quorum. and senators had
arain TO come In from the committee
rooms and cloak rooms. This time forty
fo,-r senators answered. A question OF
order was made by Mr.. Dolph that Messrs'
KYLE and Allen were present and had not
voted. But the presiding officer, MI
Faulkner. overruled the point. Mr.. Alien
stated that If he could abstain from an
swering to his name under the ruies Oh
the Senate and thereby break the quorum
he proposed to do so. o
AT $40 MIR. Power suggested the apsenSe
~ a ouorum. The roll-call disclosed the
presence of forty-two senators, one less
than a quorum. Mr.. Voorhees, moved thaI
the sergeant-at-arms be directed 10 re-
ouest the presence of absentees Iheh
two more senators came in, making one
more than a quorum. Mr. voorhees, moved
that further proceedings under the rule
be dispensed with. Mr.. Dubois asked TOT
the yeas and nays, and one-htth OF the
Senate having endorsed the demand, the
clerk WAS directed to call the roll. On
this question the ayes were 81 ana the
noes, /. This disclosed the absence OF
Il. -s.arf1-
quorum, when at 6:57 O'Clock the presld-
ing officer directed the clerk 10 can the
roll. Enough senators then emerged Ironh
the cloak rooms TO make up the necessary
ag Immediately afterwards the clerk was
directed TO call the roll on Mr. Noorhees
motion. on which the vote was-ayes, 80;
noes, none.
Continual Ro'l Calls.
No quorum having voted, Mr.. Voor-
hees again moved that the sergeant-at-
arms be directed to request the return OF
the absent senators, and TO withdraw ms
motion that proceedings under the roll
call be dispensed with. He then went
on with suppressed indignation ard anger
TO say that if there was anything amusing
I'm the present method OF procedure ne
should dislike 10 interfere with the sen
ate's pleasure. If the rest OF the senators
found II comfortable to stay tor tne
next lDTttt lDufs lNtf VI 80
attempting TO secure a quorum, he coulu
also wait. And he further announced
that If IL was necessary 10 stay until the
an Of July next, in order TO demonstrate
the right OF the majority OF the senate
TO rule in this body he was determined
10 do so. III,
No quorum having voted. the cieIN
again. at TIC o'clock, was directed 10
call the roll. Forty-fve senators were
present when the roll was called on Mr.
Voorhees, motion, but, owing 10 the num-
her OF pairs announced, there was not
a voting quorum. IA,
Mr.. VOORHEES, then asked leave 20 with
draw his motion. but, unanimous consent
being refused. the weary repeal leader
SAT down resignedly. and the osciiiauoh
between the roll-call showing the presence
of a quorum. and the call on MI NooF-
hees' motion showing no quorum Young
went on. About o'clock the galleries
had become pretty well filled ana present
ed the same animated scene as on wed
nesday and Thursday OF last week. IL
the attendance In the galleries can pe
taken as an index Of the popular ieeiing'
IL is evident that interest In the proceed
ing on the floor is as intense as When the
sittlng-out process was inaugurated.
On the floor OF the Senate the presiding
officer FauIkner) was engaged in seeking
a quorum. only to find that on vote
the number OF senator's VINO were re-
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