The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-26

sident or act of public clamor. degra-
dation will begin and the usefulness OF
| the senate be at an end" He quoted
from Cleveland's letter to Governor
Northern OF Georgia and insisted that
it was an attempt to influence the
action of the senate on this measure.
At 2.05 it was suggested that no
quorum was present. Roll call deVei'
eped a quorum and Senator Teller
proceeded.
Rising to question of privilege Sen
ator Voorhees, said he wished to cor
rect statement published this morn =
ing that there had been a meeting of
the finance committee at which Senator
Voorhees, was supposed to state by
authority that no compromise would
take place on the repeal bill in which
he or the administration could be con-
sidered as factor.
Senator Mills rose and scored several
senator's who had taken part in the
discussion. II do not blame the mi
nority. | blame the majority for SIT
ting still like children and permitting
the government to be paralyzed. The
government is in state of paralysis.
You cannot pass an appropriation or
bill reducing taxation nor help COM
MERGE because we are told the
senate has left the rules and
abdicated its power and the great
branch of the government instituted
with power to legislate for the people
is a dead body until the majority per-
mits it TO act. The issue has entirely
changed, and it is useless discussing
the wisdom or unwisdom of the repeal
of the Sherman law. The whole ques'
ton on which the American people
have the deepest interest today is,
Shall majority or minority of the
legislative branch ruler Shall the
public will be uttered, or allowed to
stand at the demand of minority or
majority Who shall prescribe the
terms of having to say to us, You
must register our decree?' lam asked
tauntingly, will l go into the caucus,
and will sign a paper that l will
agree to abide by and carry into execu'
ton whatever the majority in caucus
shall write down? say without any
hesitation, no, have not
touched that point of self
abasement; that l will come here
and register the will of somebody
from some other part of the land"
Senator Mills said that so long as he
had been in congress no such PROPOSE
ton had been made. He announced
his willingness to go into conference
In reference to the criticism of the
statement that he would vote for no
to the pending bill Sena'
tor Mills said he was proprietor of his
own vote and would vote it as he
pleased. There was a time when he
talked of compromise, but since the
chief of the Democratic administra
ton was charged with infidelity to his
party and there was the beginning of
an anti-administration party in the
senate, he had cut bridges and burned
them behind him on the subject of
He was a Democrat
who stood by the administration, his
party and the Democratic people
would do the same thing. The people
lid not intend to abandon
The organization nor did
hey intend to see their chief
If that administration pulled down
Il do not intend to be deferred by
jaunts; | am serving With the senator
rom Ohio (Sherman) as my chief
Policies make stra' ge bedfellows.
Where does the other gentleman
tand? Under the leadership of the
senator from Kansas
PeffeD [Great laughter. 1t is a
question of taste very much about |
hese thugs. If there were more
affinity, more of attachment for the
doctrines of the senator from Kansas, |
say to my friends, go as you like it,"
At 5:15 Senator Voorhees, moved |
hat the senate take recess until 10 |
''clock tomorrow morning. Agreed to.
HOUSE.
The remainder of the week in the |
house promises to be exceedingly dull. |
t was decided today to postpone con-
liberation of the bankruptcy bill until
lext week, and after a desperate, ir-
ocular morning business the house
vent ahead with consideration o. the
printing bill, During the first morn
ng hour Mr.. Wolverton, from the COM
nittee on Judiciary, called up the bill
10 reduce and regulate fees and work
If the United States district and cir
,uit courts and terms made by district
attorneys, marshals and commission
RS. Passed.
Mr.. Geary called up the New Jersey
bridge bill. De Witt Warner On. W
Ind Geary almost came to blows in
dispute over the amendment to the
dill under which it was passed.
The house resumed consideration of
The printing bill. The proposition.to
publish 10000 additional copies of the
Horse Book excited great deal of dis
,ussion. They cost 60 cents per vol.
line. A compromise providing for
70, 900 copies was agreed upon and at
o'clock the house adjourned.