The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-15
SENATE IN A BAD TANGLE
Dubois Tries to Vm a Scheme With
PETER.
BUT IT. PROVED A BOOMERANG
Several or the Senators Introduce Mo.
tiOns for New Rules, which are
All Important
Associated Press.

| Washington, Oct 14.-The tangle
which resulted in the adjournment Of
the senate last night was the result oi
a cleverly devised scheme worked by
! Dubois and Teller. They discovered
that while quorum was present fol-
| all purposes where pairs could be dis
regarded, there was not a quorum on
points demanding the observation of
pairs. Teller also discovered that the
rules provided that a public document
which had been once read could not be
read again except by unanimous con-
sent. PETER was speaking at the time
and soon flshed up a public document.
Teller raised point of order against
the reading. The chairman decided
against the point, and an appeal was
taken This was what the silver men
were looking for and roll call was
ordered, showing no quorum present
Then the repeal men stepped in an
other trap. Villas tried to force Du-
bois to vote. After long debate an eff
fort was made to show that the sem
ate could not excuse Dubois from vot-
ing, resulting in another lack of
quorum and the senate was forced to
adjourn. The pending question is the
effort to make Dubois vote, and 1t is
Villas intention to have Dubois CEN
sured.
This, 1t is stated will bring out
nice constitutional question and de-
velop a debate which the silver men
claim will last month at least. Con-
sidering the late hour of adjournment
last night, there was liberal attend
ance at the opening Of the senate this
morning. Though he has made no an
nouncement on the subject, Voorhees,
says he will not ask the senate to sit
tonight, but will ask for an adjourn
ment about six this evening. Morgan
occupied the morning hour with fa-
cetious speech in reply to the, criti-
clsms of some Alabama newspapers.
Not much activity was manifest in
the matter of compromise, but 1t is
believed that something definite will
be ready for offer to the senate by the
beginning of next week.
Notice was given Of the proposed
amendments to the rules of the senate
as follows:
By Lodge Of hlsesdchusctts ut snail
not be in order for a senator to read
speech, either written or printed Also,
when the senate refuses to excuse a
senator from voting he shall be count
ed as present for the purpose of maxi
ing a quorum"
BY Stewart of Nevada: 'That no
senator interested in national bank
shall vote upon any question affecting
coinage or issue Of currency by the
government, or through the instru-
mentality of the national banks"
BY Gallinger of New Hampshire:
when majority of the senate sub
NIT request in writing, through the
chair that the debate close, the re-
quest shall be referred to the commit
tee on rules, whose duty 1t shall be
within five days to report an order
naming the day and hour when vote
shall be taken and action upon such
reports shall be made without amend
ments."
Resolutions were offered by Dolph of
oregon, referring to the committee on
privileges and elections and question:
ing whether absent senators may be
compelled to attend These were
taken up and agreed to. The senate by
vote of 2S to 81 declined to excuse
Dubois of Idaho from voting. His
name was thereupon called. He refused
to answer. This ended the affair and
the repeal bill was taken up, Jones Of
Nevada, speaking in opposition to 1t.