Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-28
GORMAN AND WOLCOTT
The Former Says the Latter Is
 an Eavesdropper.
AN BXoITING TIME IN THE SENATE

AN BXOITING TIME IN THE SENATE Long Debate In the House Over the Adop-
 tion of a Resolution to Which There Was
 No Objection-MOre Talk on the Repeal
 of tho Federal Election Laws.
 WASHINGTON, Sept 2s-The debate in the senate was most interesting and eNcit- ing. It began on the resolution previously introduced by Mir Dubois for the postpone ment of consideration of the silver bill, the tariff and the federal election laws until January next, so that the vacant seats from Montana, Washington and Wyoming may be filled in the meantime.
 After a speech from Mir. Dubois in favor of the resolution and one from Mir, Mitchell of Oregon against i. MT Chandler suggest ed its postponement for the present, stat ing that if it should become probable that the vote on the repeal bill would be so close as to be affected either way by three votes he would support the resolution, but that otherwise he would oppose it.
 Mir. Wolcott followed Mir. Chandler He advocated the resolution, protested against the cruel and unusual test of endurance to which, he understood, the senate was to be subjected by requiring senators to sit from II in the morning until midnight and made some unpleasant rJmarkS about Senator German being n ''stcCrcr' for the friends of the bill on the Democratic side of the chamber and Senator Aldrich of Rhode Is land being like ''stcerer on the Republic an side. This taunt stung to the quick both the senators alluded to. and they re pelled it indignantly.
 Mir. German came first. and with an Rp- pearance of irritation he defended his course, that of Senator Noorhee> and that of the president.
 MT. Gormnn's Deliberate Words.
 Mir. German said in part speaking with much deliberation: MT. President, have been a member of this body for l2 years. l have been connected with it from the time was l2 years of age l have seen during the last 40 years all the great men who have represented sovereign states of this | Cnion on this floor. have witnessed in this body scenes of great excitement, when the interest of states and sections was involved. l have seen great measures affecting the currency of the country dis posed of. I have seen taxation levied which was d burden. to crush great sections of our common country. But this is the first instance that have known of a sena- tor, through himself or his agents, listen ing at the doors of a committee room or re cciving information from eaveSdroppers and then telling the senate of the private conferences of Senators on any subject v
 Mir Wolcott resented the iusinuation with equal indignation, and Mir German toned down the statement so as to deprive it of some of its offensiveness. Finally the resolution was sent to the calendar and the repeal bill itself came up for discus sion. Mir. Pasco Of Florida made n speech against unconditional repeal, but saying that he would interpose no obstruction to a vote.
 The days debate closed by n speech from Mir. Teller. in which he defended Mir Stew art against the animadversions to which he had been subjected on account of his discussing the presidents course.
 An Apparent Paradox.
 Three hours of the session in the house were occupied in ali effort to secure the adoption of a resolution to which there was no objection. This apparent paradox was due to the attitade assumed by Representa- tive Morse of Massachusetts Several days ago he made some remarks about Pension Commissioner Lochren and stated that he would include in his remarks in The Rec ord some newspaper clippings. These clip pings had been withheld from The Record by Speaker Crisp heCauSe Representative Morse had not formally obtained unani- nous consent of the house for their inser- tion. Yesterday he made the request, but Representative Fithian of Illinois object ed, whereupon MT, Morse declined to per init business to proceed in the absence of a quorum and il was 3:l5 before MT Bland could get the resolution passed which called on the secretary of the treasury for the reason why he had not bought 4,OOOoOU ounces of silver in each of July and August, as required by the sherman law.
 That having been finally accomplished. with no dissenting votes, the bill to repeal the federal election laws was taken up. and Representatives Lawson of California and Daniels of New York. spoke respectively for and against the bill