The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-01
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ARR. rHx VICTORY.

An EXAMINATION OF the sots cast 81 the
senate on the finai passage Of the bill for
the unconditional repeal OF the silver pGr-
chase Law shows that outside Of the SEN
stors from the mining states the vote
against The bill was made up Of Southern
Bourbon Democrats and Fcpultsts.
Among The popugssts should be counted
Senator Stewart. Of Nevada. who for
raagiy Withdrew from the Republican
party year or more ago and formally
joined the Popailst party. lie made var,
epen snd svowed, on the Republican
national ticket He organized convention
IN Eevads 20 nominate candidates for con-
gTess and for the state legislature 70 ran IN
opposition 70 the Republican candidates.
lie secured Popniist legislature and was
returned to the Taitsd States senate as
leader Of the Popuiist party. He accepted
the Populiss platform with ali its heresiss.
and recently proved bis devotion TO his
nes faith by presenting the following
amendment 10 the rules Of the senate:
"Eo senator who 10 directly or indi-
rectIy interested In any national bank. or
ia the stock OF any national bank. shall
vote up0u any bill or question affecting
the coinage or Issue Of currency by the
government. or through the Instrumental
IT. Of national banks.
Stewart here ignorantly assumes that
the senate can restrict the constitutional
rights and powers Of senators. OF course
the United States senate has no more law
fol authority 10 prohibit any OF its men,
bsrs who are interested In national banks
from voting upon any question concern
Ing the coinage than IL has TO prohibit
senator who was stoekhoider in rsiirosd
from voting upon any question relating to
Interstate commerce. Ii the senate could
do this il could extend the rule OF exclu-
sion 90 far o. 10 prevent any senator who
owns any property from voting upon any
question. II this Is not Popuiism with .
vengeance. what 10 IL? These facts make
II clear that Senator Stewart il no; Re
publican. but an extreme populist.
The oaly Republicans who voted or were
paired against repeal. therefore. we're Sen.
ators Teller. wolcott. Dubois. Cameron,
Jones. OF Nevada; Perkins. of Kansas;
petsigrew, Powers. shoup. Hansbrough
and Mitchell, Of Oregon. For the action
Of the Republicans from the mining states
some allowance will be made, which can
not be conceded to the twenty Southern
anti-repeai Democrats who voted or paired
against the bill. Every man Of these
Southern Democrats was distinctly pledged
hy his party platform 20 the repeal OF the
sherman act: and every man of them
then q member of the senate voted against
H. These Southern Bourhons voted
against the bin because they are imitation.
lists and favor free silver on this ground.
With the exception Of Senators Vest aud
Morgan. the Southern senators who voted
for the bill are eli men of mediocre ability
ard small intelligence. The brains Of the
south. in the persons Of Mills, GRAY.
White. Ransom and Gordon, voted for the
bill
Outside the ropulists and mining state
senators. no Western senator Of any rspn.
Istion FOR either brains or learning voted
against the bill. Senator Camsron. the
only Eastern senator who voted against
repeal. 10 the son OF his father, and in
point Of ability very degenerate son.
The Populists Stewart. rsftsr. Kyle and
Allen weFe tho chief executives of out.
rageous and disordeyly obstruction meth
DDS. and the astonishing thing Is that they
wsFe permitted TO paraiyse the action OF
the majority 10 long. for ex.united States
Senator Edmands. constitutional lasysr
Of the highest rank. and an experienced
passtamsntarisn, who presided over the
senate SEVERAL years, ia = letter published
IN ths sew York Hpenfas Fes, OF the sd
nlt. shows thai the rules Of the senate
sfoFd no protection so distraction
lists snd that TIE inactien 81 the
ssnats vss nos forced bat voluntary.
Ihsrn Is no senate rule against obstructive
talk. because II Is covered BY the general
rule against dlsoTisrly conduct, Ths,
rule provides that ~ any ssas. OF the prc-
eeaaings, except when the senate is sl.yld.
ing. any senator may rai.s the question
whether another senator Is out III order.
and TIE question, unless submitted 20 the
senate. shall be decided BY the prssiaEn~
officer without debate. An appeal from
this decssien may BE taken 10 the senate
bat II they sustain IL. that ends the matter
dehnitively. Debate - allowed ur-en che
appeal. bus II any member shall he called
30 order during this debate, the question
shall he decided without debate. ana
although an appeal Is allowed srom this
decision. there can be no debate anon
shis appeal. IL 10 disorderIy ar,
- speak with the announced iassn.
sion Of preventing legislation. aud
there II nothing whatever in the rsles OF
The senate or in parliamentary practice Ia
hinder the vice rFesident--lf supported hy
q majority q the senats--from declaring /,
snsh and from stepping IL Senator Ea.
inunds cites the general rules Of raril :.
measary lsw. embodied in jefferson 5
Manual, which has been recognized q.
part 81 the Law OF the senate since i7Sa,
snd says that these rules presias that '.no
member Of the legislative body shall be
disoFasEly. uneivsl ~ obstructive. and n ~
As shall speak 70 the polnI II. however. Q
senator or any number Of senators shall
sR2sas 20 The pEessding eskeer, o. % any