The record-union., 1893-09-20
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The situation
in the Senate on the repeal bill reached
crucial stage this morning.
Voorhees,, the leader of the repeal
forces after a sensational denunciation of
New York bankers and defiance to the
press that has been critcising his actions
and questioning his motives, demanded
that the minority Senators name date
for the final vote.
Dubois of Idaho met the demand by a
positive declaration that the anti-repeal
men would oppose the passage of the re-
peal bill by availing themselves of every
advantage afforded them under the rules
and usages of the Senate
Voorhees, retaliated by giving notice
that he would tomorrow move for longer
and more continuous sessions. So the
situation IN the Senate appears to have
resolved into a mere question of endur-
ance.
Immediately after the Senate met the
repeal bill was taken up. Voorhees, once
more sought to obtain an agreement as to
when the vote should be taken. 1.-The
time," he said, "should not be misspent
in instructjng the public mind in regard
to the organization of the Senate" In
doing this he addressed himself ito the
great body of intelligent public opinion,
as well as in some quarters to dense,
opaque degree of ignorance; ignorance
in some respects innocent, but in others
malicious He then reviewed the his
tory of the rules of the Senate from its
creation, showing that for seventeen
years, from 1889 to 1906 the Senate, among
question. 1t was tried fully, and in 1906,
when Thomas Jefferson was President,
it was deliberately abandoned and never
claimed or admitted from that hour to the
present.
81 am now arraigned." said Voorhees,,
'before public opinion for not terminal
ing this debate. As well might l be ar
raigned for not terminating the tide of
the ocean or the northwest winds. In
abandoning the cloture rule the Govern
ment of this great body was placed upon
a sense Of propriety, patriotism and Def
erence to the public sentiment and pub
lie interests of each Senator and of the
body itself with the assurance in the
Thlninds of those then i'll the Senate that no
Senator would be found to abuse the pa
thence of this body or outrage pu bic bus
mess or public interest.
For eighty-seven years this body has
been q law sufficient unto itself 1t never
mas Do6D lOuIlQ peace OF III
war, so that the criticisms of a certain
class will fall as harmless upon this body
as they fall upon me. AS far as concerns
the personal criticism of myself, l may as
we'll embrace this moment as another to
say they are met with absolute stern de-
fiance. l have served the people of In
diana many years, and | have had no eX-
plantations required when l have gone
home to them, and | treat with scorn and
immeasurable contempt the suggestions
coming from New York bankers or any,
where else as to the motives which gov
ern me. respond to that kind of criticism
by saying that it comes from class
whom the Savior of the world never
spoke of with respect, nor do l."
A vote had to come on the repeal bill,
Voorhees, said, and he appealed once
more to the Senators in charge of the op-
position to the repeal bill, which he said
was supported by public opinion and by
majority of the Senate, to know whether
there was not time In their minds when
vote would be agreeable to them.
Dubois of Idaho said many Senators
were yet to be heard. My own impress
sion is that the Senator in charge of this
measure had better proceed in an orderly
manner and in the customary way. He
will reach the result sooner by that
course. The opponents of repeal" said
Dubois, ''are ready to join issue with
their friends, whether it be for longer
sessions, continuous sessions, or cloture.
The passage OF the repeal bill will sound
the death knell of silver as a money
metal. No jugglery with words could
obscure the issue. Senators will talk
sweetly about an international agree
ment, forcing England and bimetallism,
but when the pending bill is passed the
doom of silver is sealed, and the Senators
all know il. You shall not commit the
deed if we can prevent it by any honor
L. NrNfF
Our duty is plain to US; we believe we are
the last hope and bulwark of the people
in this last struggle"
VOORHEES, said that to establish the
cloture rule in the Senate at this time
would not merely occupy the balance of
this session, but the entire session. 1t
was futile to speak of that, but he gave
notice that, beginning tomorrow morn
ing, he would ask that the session be ex-
tended.
Teller gave notice that when the daily
sessions extended into night advocates of
the bill as we'll as opponents would have
TO be present
Hill asked whether Teller was not sat
isfied that there was a majority in the
Senate favorable to repeal.
Teller replied that when the sense of
the Senate on the question was last taken
q majority of almost two-thirds was
against the measure, and he would not
Insult the l0L6Illgonco OF the DOUy Dy
presuming that it had changed so COM
pletely in so short time.
At ten minutes to o'clock Mills took
the floor. He discussed at length the ne
cessity of maintaining stable standard,
reviewing the history of the country in
her efforts to attain that end, and declared
that the continued fluctuation had a more
depressing effect upon the farmers and
other laborers than upon capitalists and
merchants. In conclusion, Mills said he
would vote to repeal the Sherman law
and against every amendment which the
ingenuity of human mind could con-
ceiye No amendment could be offered
to the bill except one which impeached
the GOOD faith of the President. aud that
he did not intend to do.
After a brief executive session the Sem
ate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ia quorum of
Defnocratic members, upon which the
leaders counted to-day, failed to put in an
appearance, and TOR three hours, by skill
fui maneuvers, the Republicans were
ol,le to deadlock the house. The failure
TO secure a quorum SO chagrined the
House leaders that they threw up the
sponge, adjourned aud Went into caucus.
At the opening OF the House session
this morning Flynn, delegate loom Okla
bona created a sensation by asking for
the immediate consideration Oh reSoIu-
tion bearing on the outrages said to have
been committed by United States troops