The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-20
CHANGE OF THE RULES
STILL THE SUBJECT or DISCUSSION
IN THE SENATE.
The Debate Welcomed 10y Silver Men as a
New Subject Upon Which to Taik-Po--
IitIcaI Outlook-yirginia Militia.
TINES BUREAU, RAPLEY BUILDING, /
WASHINGTON, October ID. 1893.


yesterday and while Senator 'Polonius'
Stewart harangued upon the changing
Of the rules, the remainder OF the
senators were either in the cloak rooms,
or else in close conversation on the sofas
behind the circle of desks. The present
debate upon the rules is, Of course, wei
coined by the silver men as new sub
ject upon which TO talk. This Is evidenced
by the fact that when the Senate by 4
vote OF 45 TO 3, refused 90 adopt Senator
Dolphs motion 10 enter upon the Journal
the name OF senator Allen as present ana
not voting, Senator Teller moved 10 have
his own name put in. as he had been
present and refused TO vote. Senator Tel
Ter knew his motion would be rejected
just as Mr.. Dolph's had been, but IL
keeps the question before debate, and
Just as Ions as Senators Daniel, Morgan
and Stewart will argue the proposition
Of course Mr.. Teller will keep it before
the Senate.
journal Not W Approved.
The Senate has not yet approved Tues
| days record, and though they have taken
a recess each day, the former legislative
day has not yet ended. The repedlers at
first thought recess would be great
victory. as there Is a rule prohibiting any
senator from speaking twice I'm one day
on the same subject, and thus they
| thought to tie up the silver advocates,
! but 1t now transpires that the provision
! is ia rule No. s, which refers only 10
| the five minute debate I'm the morning
/ hour, and is not at all applicable now.
| Thus the recess means no more than an
| adjournment to the repealers Some of
| the best parliamentarians Including Hon
! James G.. Blaine have invariably held
| that a majority Of a legislative body can
change Its rules without debate, but
| the silver men combat this idea. and o
number of the Democratic silver senators,
I who usually vote TO make a quorum
get In their fine italian hand in the aid
| Of obstruction in debating these subjects
Refweeu tine Dew Hnd he Deep sea.
The declaration by Senator Hill that
If he were the presiding officer he would
| get a vote in spite Of obstructionists has
| a tendency TO stir up things considerably,
/ and II the Democratic senators We're only
strongly backing Nice-President Steven
son, ne could do the same thing. but by
actual count a majority Of the Demo
cratic senators are silver men, and Mr..
Stevenson is just between the devil and
the deep sea"
Senator Morgan still insists that every
senator who differs with him is under the
direct influence Of the President, and yes
terday he exclaimed with bitterness, 'the
clock in the White House has struck, and
these cuckoOs I'm the Senate poke out
their heads to tell us the time Of day"
| This however does not account for the
many Republican repealers. There Is one
exasperating feature about the attitude
Of the Democratic silver senators. They
urge that as the Democrats are in the
| majority in the Senate, and they con-
| stitute a majority Of the party. they
| should determine what should be done
and no rules should be made to govern
a majority Of the Senate that they DO
not approve. All of the brains, intelli-
gence and wisdom of the Senate nor all
of the patriotism either, is not by any
means confined 10 the Democratic sem
ators, and the great question Of the finan-
cial basis OF onr government is not a
| party question entirely, and the rules
should be TO govern, by the majority in
| the Senate, whether of one party or an
other, or a combination Of all of them.
The Bsnkrupfcr Bill
The House to-day adopted a report
from the Committee on Rules, which pro-
vides that the bankruptcy bill will be
taken up next Monday and debated until
il is finally disposed Of. The bill is the
old Torrey bill of the last session, and the
debate upon it win be lively and long,
state Ni ir Officers.
There is a considerable amount OF
talk going on among the miltiamen OF the
State regarding the changes that may be
made under the next gubernatoriai reigr
I'm Virginia The offices Of Brigadier-
General. Adiutant-General and Inspector
General, held respectively 10y Messrs
Charles j. Anderson, James Mcdonald
and 10. Lane Stern, were all gwen tC
Richmond men. Brigadier-Generai Ander
son being elected by the militia, and th'
others appointed by the governor. Genera
Anderson, of course, viii remain th'
selection Of the brigade. but from seVera
sources applicants are being mentioned
for the offices of Adjutant- and Inspec
tor-Generals, the point being urged tha
Richmond should not have all Of thes'
Offices. and that one Of them at leas
should 20 to the other parts OF the state
Colonel Male, Of the Third regiment
who lives at Culpeper, will be a very
prominent candidate for the adJutant
generalship in case only, however tina
General Mcdonald desires TO retire
Major Evans and Captain Keller o
Charlottesville. are also mentioned al
splendidly qualified for one of thes
places
A party from Clarke county, consistinl
of Hon. Marshall Mccormick, Messrs
Charles r. Hardesty, Frank Castlema
and Charles Nj. Brown. passed through
Washington last night for the World
Fair Mr. Mccormick spoke very en-
couragingly of the party outlook in IN
state this fall and had no doubt as {
! Democratic success.
Col O'Ferra ~ Resignation
When asked II people OF his distric
thought anything Of the refusal Of Co
q onel OFerrall to resign. he replied THE
p do: and / think il is due TO the people Q
I Virginia, and particularly to the peopl
r of his own district, that he should re
E sign and especially to the candidate
d who have announced themselves as de
E sirous of succeeding him, and who hav
- made the fight believing that the electio
e would take place at the same time u
the general election" This, however
: win not be the case, as to-day is the las
s day upon which Colonel O'Ferrall coui
2 resign in time TO insure an election Q
his successor on November 7th but {
: course we can hold a special election.
Chairman Eiiyson and Gov. Lee.
Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson and Generf
r Fitz Lee arrived on the late train las
5 night. and were at the Capitol this morI
I ing. They paid a visit of some iensl
I to Senator Daniel, and also saw congress
: man Meredith. -.
$ Chairman Ellyson has decided IN u
contest at Alexandria that Mr.. Charlt
Rendheim was duly renominated Tor n
/ tIonse Of Delegates Mr.. Bendhei
a racord IN his previous Be