Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-17

The Union Pacific railroad rece!vership
led to the Introduction of a bin by MIR.
Morgan to provide for the control OF the
Union and Central Pacific railroads until
their debts 20 the government are fully
paid UP or secured.
Most OF the two hours assigned by the
rules to morning business was taken up
IN a debate upon resolutions 20 amend
the rules heretofore offered by Mr.. Lodge.
They propose TO prohibit the reading Of
prepared speeches. require the counting of
senators who are present and refuse to
vote for the purpose OF making quorum.
and propose an arrangement similar 10
that now existing In the House. under
which Through a report from tho Com
mlttee on Rules debate may be stopped
and vote taken.
Mr.. Lodge spoke Of the Senate as pre-
senting picture Of helplessRess. and said
that It should either frankly abandon its
whole position or else go 10 work and
amend the rules 80 as TO give power to
the majority
SILVER COMPROMISE.
Mr.. Vest. In opposing the amendments,
said that the effective and patriotic use
OF the rights Of the minority In defeating
the force bill few years ago was worth
an acre of argument. When senator's, he
said. came 20 the conclusion that there
could be no unconditional repeal Of the
Sherman law. a compromise bin could be
passed which would be just to all sections
and all classes.
To question by Mr.. IIill why the pend
ing bin could not be passed, Mr.. Vest
replied that II the New York Senator
after what he had witnessed during the last
two months. could not answer the ques-
4. q
arrogant vanity for him (VesD to try to
do so.
Mr. Aldrich also took part in the dis
cussion. and he and Mr.. Hi were equally
emphatic to the effect that the Senate had
power to pass the bill, even under ex-
listing laws.
The Lodge resolutions went over till
tomorrow. and the repeal bin was taken
up at ] l.. NJ. Mr.. Jones (Nevada) occu-
pying three hours. but not finishing his
speech. and Mr.. PETER (KansasO going on
with the speech which ne began last Fri
day
QUORUM-COMPELLING.
At O'Clock motion to adjourn was
made by Mr.. Pueh (Afabama) and was
voted down. In. twenty minutes after
wards the plan OF quorum compelling was
begun by MIR. Kyle Forty-hve senators
responded. ana Mr. PETER delivered an
other section of his speech Five minutes
had not elapsed when Mr. Pettigrew chal-
lenged the presence Of a quorum. and
senators had again 10 come in from the
commiitoe-rooms and cloak-rooms. This
time forty-four senators answered.
The question OF order was made by Mr..
Dolph that Messrs. Kyle and Allen were
present and had not voted. but the pre-
siding officer. Mr. Faulkner, overruled
the point Nir Allen stated that IL he
could abstain from answering to his name
under the rules of the Senate ana thereby
break the quorum he proposed to do so.
At ESQ Me Power suggested the absence
of a quorum. The roll-call disclosed the
presence of fOrty-twO senators-one less
than Il Quorum Mr.. Voorhees, moved that
the Sergeant-at-Arms be directed to re-
quest the presence Of absentees Then
two more senator's came I'm. making one
more than quorum. Mr.. voorhees,
moved that further proceedings under the
rule be dispensed with Mr.. Dubois asked
for the yeas and nays and one fifth of
the Senate having endorsed the demand.
the clerk was directed 10 call the roll.
or this question the ayes were 37 and the
nays J. This disclosed the absence Of a
quorum. when at G,57 O'Clock the presiding
officer directed the clerk to cali the roll,
and enough senators came from the cloak
rooms up TO make the necessary forty
three.
VOORHEES, SEES NOTHING FUNNY.
Immediately afterwards the clerk was
directed 10 call the roll On Dir. Voorhees, 5
motion. on which the vote was: Ayes
80. nays. o. No quorum having voted
Nr. Voorhees, again moved that the So
Ceaut-at- Arms Dc directed 10 request the
return of absent senators and 10 withdraw
his motion that proceedings under the
roll-call bc dispensed with.
He went On with suppressed anger to
say that If there was anything amusing
in the present state of affairs he should
dislike to interfere with the Senate's
pleasure. If the rest OF the Senators
found it comfortable to stay there for
three or four hours in attempting TO Sc
cure "a quorum. ne could also wait. And
ne further announced that IL II was
necessary 10 stay until the Fourth of
July next I'm order TO demonstrate the right
OF the majority of the Senate TO rule in
this body. he was determined to do So
No quorum having voted the clerk
again. at 7:l6 O'Clock, was directed to call
ine roll Forty-fve senators were present
when the roll was called on Mr.. Nour-
hees's motion, but owing to the number
OF pairs announced, there was not Vot-
ing quorum Mr. Voorhees, then asked
leave to Withdraw his motion. but mani-
nous consent being refused, the weary
rcpeal-leader sat down rcsgncdly. and the
oscillation between roll-cals showing the
presence Of quorum ana calls on Mr..
Voorhecs's motion showing no quorum,
voting went on
About ) O'Clock the galleries had hs-
~ .f..fl
the same animated scene as on Wednes-
dav and Thursday OF last week II the
attendance in the galleries can be taken
as an index Of the popular feeling, 1t IS
evident that interest I'm the proceedings
ON the floor H. as intense ~s when the
sitting-out process was first inaugurated.
on the noor Of the Senate the presiding
officer Mr. Faulkner. was engaged I'm
seeking "A quorum. only 10 find that on
a vote the number of senators who were
restrained from voting 10y reason Of pairs
caused the oIlorum 60 disappear Ike chan
before the wind.
ROlI~CALIS AUTOMATIC.
Nr FRYE voiced the general feeling
when ne remarked in q stage whisper
that the silver men had now got the
senate in such perfect working order
that the roll-calls went on automatically
Al $50 O'Clock after nine roll-cais'
forty-hye senator's voted aye on the
Voorhees, motion that further proceedings
hnder the rule be dispensed with ana
there being no negative. the presiding
officer announced that quorum had
voted. and the motion was carried.
Mr. PETER was then recognized, ana said
that Il was such long time since be had
addressed the Senate daughter, that he
thought II necessary 10 recall TO the sena-
tors the subject under discussion when he
was interrupted. In giving the history or
the Senate he had got to the time when
the rules were adopted. These were nine-
teen IN number. and Mr. PETER then went
ON 10 read these rules in detail.
At 10 o'clock Mr.. PETER. without con-
Guiding his speech. yielded to Mr.. Voor-
bees. who moved that the Senate adjourn.