The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-19
TONGUES ARE STILL WAGGING
Senators Keeping up their FarClal
Proceedings without a Halt.
VOORHEES, uIs MUou PUZZLED
Mills Manages to Tell Great Many Faeta
about the Real Status of the sennto-ss
and its vagarIea.
Associated Press.

Washington, Oct fS.-On reconvening
this morning the senate listened to
Morgan, of Alabama, on the motion
Of Dolph, of Oregon, to amend Mon
days journal so as to show the pres
ence of Allen, Allen having failed 10
answer when his name was called.
Morgan devoted most of his remarks
to reply to Hills speech of yesterday.
At the conclusion of Morgans speech
Voorhees, moved to lay on the table
the motion Of Dolph to amend the
Journal. This was agreed to. Yeas,
45. Nays, 8.
The democratic senators have again
a committee to work upon the silver
problem with the understanding that
the committee is also to make recon-
mendations as TO whether a democratic
conference shall be called upon the
subject. The committee is making an
effort to agree upon compromise
measure which the repeal democrats
will accept for submission to the pro-
posed conference in case 1t is called.
Opinions differ as to whether there will
be a forma conference or q comprom-
ise submitted to the individual sem
ators for endorsement. The preponder-
ance of opinion is favorable to the
conference plan.
Voorhees, said today that he would
make an effort to continue for the
present the recess system inaugurated
last evening. His plan is to have the
senate sit from 10 to p. m. He is of
the opinion that this will prove the
best plan for turning out the work,
and getting rid OF long speeches, He
expresses the opinion that the end Of
the long debate is near and intimates
that the present week may close it.
Vest is circulating a call for a eau
Gus of all the democratic senators. 1t
pledges them to abide by the result II
any is reached. The silver men are
signing 1t readily but the repeal men
are holding off. 1t Is doubtful whether
German will issue a call unless the de-
sire for At seems pretty general, as It
IS likely to do more harm than good.
Teller, republican of Colorado, NOV
I'd to amend the journal so that would
show his presence on certain roll calls !
when he did not respond to his name,
ind he addressed the senate. lie |
luoted from a statement of Carlisle
n regard to insisting upon the passage
If the repeal bill, and said: What
light has the secretary of the treasury
o interfere with us in this matter? l |
'esent 1t myself, as breach of prlvi-
ege, When we surrender our convic-
ions, whether 1t be on the advice Of |
he president or on account Of the
public clamor, the degradation of the |
senate will begin and its usefulness
will be at an end
Rising to question Of privilege, |
senator Voorhees, characterized as o |
igment of the imagination the state
nent published this morning that there
lad been a meeting of the finance COM
nittee at which Voorhees, wits sup
,osed to have stated by authority that
10 compromise would take place OH the
epeal bill in which he or the admin
stratlon could be considered as an
lctor.
Mills said; II do not blame the mi
lority l blame the majority 70 rsit-
ing still like children and permitting
he government to be paralyzed. You
annot pass an appropriation bill or a
ill reducing taxation, nor help COM
nerce, because the senate has left Its
ules and abdicated its power. The
ssue has entirely changed, and it's
Useless to discuss the wisdom or folly
Il the repeal Of the Sherman law. The
Whole question which the American
,eople have the deepest interest I'm to-
lay is Shall the majority or the mi
lority Of the Legislative branches rule?'
am asked tauntingfy whether / will
% and carry into execution whatevers
he majority in the caucus shall write
own. say without hesitation, No.
have not reached that point Of self