The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-22
THE FIRST TEST VOTE.
VOORHEES, SUSTAINED BIZ a GOOD
MAJORTTF.
The Repeal Leader Said "If We Cannot
Have Further Debate, Then the NoXt
Thing Is 10 Vote"

the bill 10 provide for bureau OF loans'
| and asked that It lie on the tapre for
the present II is, with some modlica-
ttone the same as he introduced In May,
1892.
Mr. Plat offered the resolution for d
! cloture Of which he gave notice last Tues-
day. lie advocated the adoption Of his
| proposition. The rules of the Senate. Mr.
Platt said, ought 10 facilitate the trans
action Of business. That proposition
would not be denied. But the rules OF
| the Senate, as they stood to-day, made 1t
! almost or entirely impossible 70 transact
business. There were just two ways undet
! The rules. by which "A vote could be
reached. One was by getting unanimous
| consent 70 take a vote at a certain time.
| II had been demonstrated that that
! method OF obtaining q vote could not De
| made available on tho present occasion.
Next came what was sometimes known
| as tho process II Sitting II out That
| was for the friends Of the bill TO remain
in continuous session until its opponents
J wore physically exhausted so that they
| could not struggle any longer. That might
OF nigh. not result in vote either on
the repeal bill or on any great measure
over which q great contest was made. 1t
had not resulted In reaching a vote on
what was called the Force bill, although
/ senators had sat up one night over IT,.
| The result usually was that 1t was the
| majority which surrendered on that test.
/ That being the case. why might not the
| Senate Just as well try 20 change Its rules
| He offered his resolution, in good faith.
! AS one member Of the minority side of
| the chamber he would stand by u through
| thick and thin. lie did not present ii by
| authority OF the minority. lie offered II
| I'm good faith, believing that IL was prac-
| uccally the only way by which a vote
! could be reached on the repeal bill. Mr..
| voorhees, said that he felt that the Senate
| and country were under obligations Cas
| no himself was) 10 the senator from
! Connecticut for the clear. fair and affable
| statement OF the true situation of the
| matter
| Mr.. Hill suggested an amendment 10 the
| proposed change of rules providing that
| when a bIli as been debated on divers
DAYS amounting In all to thirty GAYS.
| il shall be IN order for any senator 20
| move 20 fix a date for takirg the vote
| that that motion shall not be ameudable
/ or debatable; and that If carried by
majority. the vote on the bill Gnd pend
Ing amendments shall be taken without
| further debate OF amei. i.dmert.
After q number Of short speeches mad
been made upon the subject matter OF the
| proposed amendment. the resolution then
went over till tomorrow. although it
| had previously been referred 10 the Com
| mittee on Rules
The repeal bill was then taken up, and
| Mr.. Gallinger Rep., y. h gave notice
| Of an amendment which he intended 10
| offer to IT, looking 20 the appointment
III ,.F. Ertstr
| cisl experts from private life ito be APP
pointed by the PresdenO. three senators
and three representatives.
Mr.. White Dem. ,Cala) took the floor
| TO argue against the unconditional re
| peal OF the purchasing clause Of the Sher-
man act. After be had spoken for three
| hours and a half. Mr. White suggested
| that If Mr.. Voorhees, desired 10 make
any motion. he would yield the floor and
go on again tomorrow; but Jr Voor-
hees preferred that Mr. White should
| continue, and Mr.. White said that he
would do so, as he was not at all tired.
And so he went on with his speech. He
declared that the unconditional repeal or
the Sherman law meant the total abOli-
ton of silver as q money metal. He
closed with an appeal for consideration
for the silver producing States. The Sen
ate should adopt a policy not destruc-
States he said, might not dictate but
they had "A night 20 consideration. He
had hoped that some compromise would
have been suggested which all could &C
cept: but as matters stood, II seemed i'm
possible that ttat should be The case. lie
closed with a brilliant summing up of
the dories and the greatness OF the
United States and said that, with such
a land and with men Of matchless powers
a TIT r-i,,r lar a
doubt whatever that the republic would
march on and on.
Mr. White finished his speech at 5.Zo.
having spoken four hours and twenty
minutes. lie was complimented by many
senators on his forcibie ana eloquent
speech.
Then "A suggestion was made by Mr.
voorhees, that II WAS too early Tor the
Senate TO adjourn. and that the rest OF
the day might be occupied by Mr. de1rSe
Of Mississippi, In finishing the speech be-
gun by him yesterday Mr. George, how
ever. preferred not TO go on this evening,
as he could not expect any attention after
the able and brilliant speech which ths
Senate had just heard.
IF we cannot have further debate
said Mr. Voorhees,. then the next thing
is to vote. l move to lay on the table
the pending amendment 20 the bill uet-
fer's). and on that motion 1 ask the yeas
and nays"
Mr.. Jones (Ark) moved an adjourn
ment. but withdrew that motion IN order
10 allow Mr.. Butler TO move TO proceed TO
executive business, which motion Mr. But
Ter made.
Mr.. Voorhees, insisted that his can for
the yeas and nays should be decided be-
fore Mr.. Buffers motion was put. but the
Vice-President decided against him.
Mr.. Teller suggested the absence OF
quorum, and insisted that that question
should be tested before the vote by yeas
and nays Was taken.
The point was admitted by the Vice
President and the roll was called. show
that there were ffty-five Senator's pres
ent
A motion TO adjourn was then made by
Mr. Wolcott (Col) and was defeated
Yeas, 10 navs, "a, as follows:
Yeas--Allen. Bate, Butler. Call. Dubois
Harris, Jones (Ark). Kyle Martin
Mitchell tOregon), PETER, Petugrew,
Power, Pugh, Roach, Shoup. Stewart
Teller and Wolcott-10.
Nays-Anison. Brice. Caffery, Camden
Chandler, Faulkner Frye. Gallinger, Glib
son. Gordon, German, Gray, Hale, Haw-
ley. Higgins. HILL Hoar. Hunton, Lind
say, Lodge. Mcpherson, Mills, Murphy
Pasco Platt, Proctor, Ransom. Smith,
Squire, Stockbridge. Turpie. Villas. Voog-
hees and White U,al-34
Mr. Dutiers motion for an executive
session was defeated-Yeas, 10; nays. 81.
Mr. Teller moved an adjournment, but