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are to be permitted to deposit them ~ th'
Treasury and receive certificates for Thorn o
Mr.. Allison tRep. Iowa. referred TO the sig
1snDeG IF an NJ tbs eGF bncs srS% n
blank in the amcntmcnt was not an omission
1T is not" w harris REPLIED. ro Tho BLANK
other. enator can test the sense Of the Senate
as as t. s,, the amount with which the blank should
! MIR stewart com men.ed on tho phrase mar.
p5se n TIE hsS s" Sy 'h Ss
Secretary Of the Treasury
Tho amendment was ordered printed. and
Mr. S,ewstt went on with another half-hou'
At l0:45, when Mr., stewards voice was show.
Ing evident signs of wear. Mr.. Wolcott made
pss ;SS
should he recorded. The names. ineiId;,
ns the sG }onw "sd hNs "S
Chandler Cockreii. COKE %iR D"niei. Dubois.
G9rfe on sH@ S.; Tsn f IGHSs
RSns Shd nSSS Tso %s Vest, ' @Gs
The longest walt In tho whole protractcd de-
bate occurred, while the sergeant AZ; Arms,
% hs to
anee. it was, nearly il 80 before .Messrs.
H1 the s "na M ouna
| refreshed by several CUPS OF bouion resume
his talk.
| n convenient opportunity to suggest the alb
sence OF quorum, thorc was buzz OF OK;
three parts fui and am onG the Tow spectators
! on the floor for tho whisper had gone round
that quorum would not be forthcoming. and
strain was in sight
| The, long conferences which Mr. Voorhees,
on the floor lent probability to these anticipa-
| lions. which were increased when It wns an;
call f U tho "n roll snoRsd
torty-one senators present. including MIR.
Mr.. Voorhees, in asking that the absentccs
be reported. wished Tint particular emphasis
be laid on the names Of those present and not
TO draw any response from, Messrs. WolGott.
Jones tNevJ. or Dutois. who were In their
seats. or from Mr.. Teller, who was plainly Wis
room.
WAITING FOR A QUORUM.
After the lnpse Of % minutes. when no
turn had been made by the sergeant; NJ Arms
derson hep. Nee.j began to voice he genera!
would not be much longer delay.
In the mean time tho senate rari+ly thnned;
heam XIV ons,ant IN attsndnnco. tokint
Senator iiutler OF South Carolina stroll.
warnod by Nlr Wolcott of the situation, and
did not ask that his name be called.
When nearly an hour had elapsed without
one additional senator reporting. Mr.. W?lcott.
approaching Mr.. Faulkner, who was In the
that the silver men Would give him a quorum
u he would then consent to an adjournment.
This proposition Mr.. Faulkner promptly de-
shortly before o'clock the dead silence was
nrGSSn s ny mr vGaIIing"r EIl NJ ~; WHO
the senate 10 remain in session much longer
without their mn"h.needed rest
to hear met6 i to adnur se Tie n'o Senator n
from Indiana. he continued. need not an
swer unless he chooses; but if he does not
answer shall certainly not remain here much
Mr.. Voorhees, and every Senator in the
marks, said that he had not embarked
upon this voyage without IA full knowledge Of
Ills previous experience in such matters had
perhaps prepared him for what had hap
nen-d. more. so, perhaps. than others OF less
During the past forty, two hours he had only
slept e one n hour. he believed ru E would
seven Or eight luxuriant. kindly souls sitting
about the chamber. too indolent even to answer
Mr., Voorhees, suggested to Mr.. GallinGer
but Mr. Gal linger denied having amy.
=, Do you know anybody who does?' asked
Mr. Voorhees,. amid the laughter OF the Cnl-
Mr.. Henderson quietly asked If a recess Of
ten hours would not break the continuous SEES.
and country and Mr.. Voorhees met this en-,
barrassnG question with the reply that 1t
~a Thsn Sc Hap Eli be tho eG took hand in
the informal debate and protested against any
action that would prevent Senator Stewart,
tunity Of making speech. from enlighteninG
Thanks" said Mr.. Stewart.
Don't mention it." replied Mr. Hill, with a |
generous wave of his hand. and the galleries |
applauded.
QUORUM APPEARS AND DISAPPEARS
At ! :O5 n quorum appeared. and Mr.. Stewart
continued his speech.
Mr. Stewar had H continued fifteen minutes
Senators who disappeared as socn Ms they
answered the previous call would ge. to sleep |
again. once more suggested tho absence OF |
Thirty-siy Senator's only answered. to their
names: and on motion Of Mr.. VOORHEES, the fol-
:, Messrs, Adrich. Allen. BLACKBURN Brice.
ntsr ea oEs Ca chpnhsr
Harris. Irby., Jones Of Arkansas s' Jones' Jones;
Of 6 Nsysaa M KyS M IA S Shs
Morrill, Murphy. PETER. Perkins. pattigrew
I PiGw"r' i IuGh Eansop; Roach: sherman
Seet atH" White o Of calio arRs wi fisSS
isubsequently Messrs. Hunton. Aldrlch.
Black bnrn. Brioe. German. and Murphy. one
less than a quorum. answered to their names
MR.. VOORHEES, MOVES TO ADJOURN
At 40 the Sergeant at Arms submitted his
We're two Senators absent from the city,
twelve excused by the senate. four unable
to attend on account OF illness nine in the
Capitol who made no nswer to the summons.
and sixteen reported at their residences as alb
sent from home and could not lie found
Immediately following this report Mr. yoor-
hoes said that in view OF the report OF the
Serg mt Arms. 1t WAS evident no further
business could be transacted tonight and he
therefore moved that the Senate adjourn
There was no opposition. and the Senate at
:45 4. NJ. adjourned until IL o'clock Friday !
SCENES AT THE NIGHT SESSION
Weary Senators Aroused from Their Mans