The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-19

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But if / am to be handcutfed and
blipdfolded a democrat shall not do it.
You lock up the bills in the committee
and YOU will not report them. When an
amendment is offered, you move to lay II
on the table. I have never seen such a
ruthless exercise of power upon any
question since 1 have been a member of
the Senate.
DOLPH's MOTION TABLED.
At the conclusion of Mr. Morgan S
speech. Mr.. voorhees, moved to lay on the
table the motion of Mr.. Dolph to amend
the journal
to 3nays.
Mr. Teller then moved TO amend the
journal so that il would show his pres
ence on a certain roll-call when he did
not respond to his name and he addressed
the Senate Mr. Teller said that in these
modern days the public press announced
that the President had demanded of the
Senate what it should do ~The members
of the cabinet were accustomed % be fire.
quently interviewed and to declare: I'VE
have made up our minds to repeal the
Sherman law and we viii accept no com
promise" There were senators who
knew he made the statement, that mem
bers of the cabinet, within the last
three days. had declared that no com
promise would be accepted by the execu-
tive.
Mr. Teller then read an article from the
New York Daily American as to the
attitude of the administration. He denied
that the friends of silver in the Senate
were obstructiOnists, and declared that
the votes which have kept the Senate
with the working majority have been
given by those men who are opposed to
repeal.
At2:O5 o'clock, Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska,
suggested that there was no quorum
present
THE RIGHT TO REFRAIN FROM VOTING.
A roll call developed the fact that forty
eight senator's were present and Mr..
Teller proceeded. Speaking of his right
TO refrain from voting on any measure,
which he said had always been recOg-
nized privilege in the Senate, Mr.. Teller
referred to the fact that COnkllng, Car
penter and Blaine when members of the
Senate had frequently taken advantage
of the privilege, and no one questioned
their knowledge Of the constitution and
parliamentary laws.
Mr. Hill asked Mr.. Daniel whether if
the Senate in the first congress had,
adopted a code Of rules with provision
that they should not be altered without
the consent of two-thirds, the Senate
would be bound by 1t.
Mr. Daniel said he might not be a very
good lawyer, but he was too good law
yer to answer hastily proposition which
he was not discussing and had nothing to
do with
Il did not intend to cause delay" said
Mr.. Hill, land if the presiding officer and
fOrty-three senators agree with me this
bill can be passed in spite of all the OBJ
structions. of any minority" Applause
in the galleries..
MIR Hill retired TO the cloak room and
Mr.. Daniel observed that the senator,
latter beating around the gooseberry
bush with a lantern, had left the cham
Der
Mr.. Aldrich asked Mr.. Daniel whether
he believed there was any method under
the rules by which majority of the Sen
ate could reach a determination upon
question in the face of the obstructive
tactics by the minority.
Mr.. Daniel could not see that the rules
provided for such a contingency. 1t had
not been three days since the senator
from Rhode Island had declared that the
Senate had never refused to carry out the
wishes of the majority. That Mr.. Daniel
regarded as full and complete answer.
ONE OF BLAINE's RULINGS.
Mr., Frye of Maine took occasion to
read written opinion by Mr.. J. G..
Blaine, then speaker of the House, refus-
ing to entertain a dilatory motion pending
a proposition to change the rules Mr.
Frye said there was not a shadow of
doubt that it was the right of the Senate
at any time to make a rule for any case
pending before it, and it would become
the duty of the presiding officer under his
oath TO refuse TO entertain any dilatory
motion and to put peremptOry stop to any
dilatory proceedings, and thus preserve
to the body the right which the constitu-
ton gave it. If the majority had adopted
a proceeding of that kind a month ago
there would have been a vote on the bill.
Yes - replied Mr. Daniel IF the re-
pealers would stay here and show their
faith by their works, perhaps we might
have had vote on this bill"
AT this point Mr. Butler suggested the
absence of quorum. Fifty-seven sena-
tors responded, and Mr.. Butler said he
wished to explain why he made the sug-
GestiOn. The senator from New York
Mr. Hill has been delivering lectures on
account OF absenteeism. He fired off his
gun at the senator from Virginia, and
then took TO the woods. and | wanted to
see If | could not get him back, and l am
glad l succeeded IN doing So (Laughter)
NEWSPAPER STORY DENIED.
Rising to a question of privilege, Mr..
voorhees, characterized as a pure fig
ment of imagination a statement pub
4A9AANh tAAAo AlllLE tlidb buCtt IldNl DteL a
meeting of the finance committee yester-
day, at which Mr.. Voorhees, was sup
posed to state by authority that no com
promise could take place on the repeal
bill IN which he or the administration
could be considered as a factor
MIR. Mills concurred in the opinion of
Speaker Blaine, referred to by Mr. Frye.
There was no doubt that there was a par
amount and permanent power
IN both houses to make
rules necessary to enable them to dis
patch the public business. That decision
was made after the rules had been
adopted and against the party of the
speaker.
Mr.. Mills thanked Mr. Daniel for charg-
ing him with being guilty of revolution.
Who was guilty Of revolution, when the
Senate for more than two months had
been sitting utterly imbecile while indig-
nation was sweeping over the whole land
do not blame the minority ! blame the
majority for sitting still like children and
permitting the government to be para
lyzed. The government is in paralysis.
u cannot pass an appropriation bill, or
bill reducing taxation. nor emancipate
your commerce, because we are told
That the Senate, having made
rules had abdcaJed its power, and
this great branch of the government, in
stituted and empowered to legislate for
the people, is a dead body until theminor-
lty permits it to act. Until this is