Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-18
rational banks II must die here I will
Idle lie an honorable man, at my post"
GRAY ON MoRGANs "HERoICS."

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I'die lie an honorable man, at my post"
GRAY ON MoRGAN's "HERoICs."
| Mr. Gray failed to see any provocation
Tor Mr.; Morgan's "heroics" He Gray
had failed TO hear much OF argument on
OF , proor OF any OF the important PROPOSE
tions pending. He submitted 10 Mr.. Nor
gan and other senators on the same side
| OF the question that vltuperation was not
argument, and that imputatons on mems
motiFes did not carry conviction. He
wgn. ,ahnn on m 70 10 argue % against the position
Let me state" said Mr.. TInl. what my
| proposition Is. According to the ordinary
principle OF parliamentary. proceedings.
claim hrst. that IL Ia within the power
| OF the presiding officer 0n the absence OF
| cypress rules 10 the contrary TO deter
mihe the presence Of quorum. My Sc
OF the Senate which expressly. or even i'm
| pliedly. forbids that action.
Mr.. Mcpherson asked Mr.. Hill whether
he made any distinction between the
power and the duty OF the Vice-Presi-
! dent In the chair as compared with SEN
| ator temporarily called to the chair.
Mr.. Hill: do not.
Mr.; Hin proceeded to pay his, respects
| TO Mr.. Morgan as having spoken con-
| temptuously OF the politicians OF New
York. He admitted that there were poll
ticians there; but they were politicians IN
the highest and best sense of the term
OF course dronically). there were no
| politicians I'm Alabama. They were all
| statesmen down In that country laugh
| teri. IL did not lie I'm the mouth OF the
| Senator from Alabama 20 reflect on the
| Democratic party of the great Empire
| State. Elections there were as honest as
| elections In Alabama.
MR.. HILL HUMOROUS.
| The Senator CNr Morgan) had spoken
| Of his lifelong devotion 10 the Constltu-
| ton. II might be so. He 01ull had
! supposed that for a brief period his irlend
| had been supporting another constitution
! but he might be mistaken; u1aughtgfir afir
and appl0use). AS TO Mr.. Morgan's tax
! about dying at his post, Mr. Hill hau
| heard like statements by men who, were :.
| going TO die in the last ditch 'But.
| said Mr.. Hin, there are many OF 'heih
| left" Renewed laughter).
| In connection with the remark Wnicn
| Mr.. Morgan had made in disrespect OF a
| decision of the Supreme Court IN cdse
| involving the counting OF a quorum Wy
| the Speaker OF the House of Representa-
| tives, ne related the anecdote OF IaM1
| yer pleading before country justice anu sII
| reading "A page out OF Blackstone. not III ipl
| the purpose. he said. of convincing the
| justice but for the purpose. OF nsh9Wlrs S,r,
what "a fool Blackstone was. tlausnoii ~ -
| He QiilD had cited the decision OF NJ v,c
| Supreme Court not 10 snow show,ar ,na, ga
always riehO. but to show what a 100, 100,
the Supreme Court had made OF Nseli'
Uaughter.
SHERMAN on THE DEADLoCh.
Mr.. Sherman expressed the hope that
vote would now be taken on the quesUoh
before the Senate; but. as Mr.. polph de-
manded the yeas and nays ana MT. w asli-
burn moved TO lay the question on tng
table Mr. Sherman passed beyohu anu
addressed the senate He did not intend
TO debate the question Of approVal OF tHe
Journal. as IL had been sufIcienty LIZ
bated. While he concurred enlirey wiz ~,
the Senator from oregon. he hau IL, 10
doubt that the Journal was correctly
made up. - A..
The rules OF the Senate. he went en- TO
say. were made TO expedite pubic DUST
ness in an orderly and proper manner
There was no doubt of the right ana the
necessity for every legislative Dody 10
have exclusive power over us proccuuii y '.
The rules OF the Senate ought an 10 ann ann
at that purpose and no other. AT the
same time. while that was the primary
object of all rules. ii was equally impor-
tant to give to the minority 1uli anu lar
opportunity to debate. The rlght 70 de-
bate n question broadly had been recog-
niZed by the Senate since the beginning
of the government. But while the rules
of the body were intended TO expedite
legislation; they Were used as aS an n 3e- 4e-
feat the will OF the majority The rules.
therefore, should be at once changed
corrected. and altered. Whenever mi
nority presscd its means of obstruction
unduiy II acted i'm the nature Of n revo-
luton: sought to break down the rules
of nature of the Senate. and TO use thenl
as a means TO deprive the Senate OF us
power to make laws for the people OF the
United States. He knew that the recent
obstruction made during this heated con-
test had gone far beyond anything he had
seen i'm his experience as a memDer OF
the Senate He had seen methods resorted
TO on the present OCCASION, whlch hau
never been resorted TO since he had been
n member of the Senate. -and (as he be
lcved) since the government was iiaIhed.
There was no legislative body Ill the
Is.@ not la
troll debate, some cloture rule. or some
means by which the majority could pass
Laws. II there was, ne would ike 10
know IT, The Senate would have TO fol-
low the example of other legislative
bodies. II would have to follow the eX-
ample recently set by the House of Com
mons in England. and which prevailed
in France. and all countries having an
organized legislature.
Mr.. Sherman called attention TO the I'M
portant legislation which had to be dis
posed Of. The Senate, he said, had been
In session over three months and not a
single measure OF importance had been
passed. The House of Representatives
had performed its duty. but the Senate
was staggering along unable TO have a
single vote on any important question.
| III this continues" Mr. Sherman added,
| THE Senate will be a marked body; 1t VIII
no longer command the respect Of an In
| telligent and active people. We are men
| OF action in the United States, and the
| Senate ought not to be great clog that
weighs down and obstructs legislation.
| We must therefore. resort to some way
| be exercised The responsibility rests upon
| the other side of the chamber. They say
| they cannot agree They must agree, or
else surrender their political power.
MIR SHERMAN ANIMATED.
| Mr.. sherman delivered these sentences
| with great force and animation. IT the
| Senate Of the United States. as II Is now
| organized. cannot make laws without this
| prolonged debate; If II Is unable to meet
| together and formulate some proposition,
the people Of the United States will take
| the Senate at its worth. No doubt about
| that. ! have sat here more than a
| month without opening my mouth, de-
| string to hear from the other side. whom
] the people have honored with a majority
| in this body The President of the
| United States has expressed his opinion.
| We. on this side. have not Obstructed the
| opinion OF the President We do not be-
| lieVe in him; we do not believe IN his
| policy: we are under no obligation to him;
| And yet We furnish nearly two thirds OF
| the party which the President represents
| stands here unable To formulate a policy
| and to say what II desires. II they do
not agree, Mr.. President on this bill lei
| them say So Let them formulate some
| thing else
| MIR Morgan interrupted to ask Mr..
| Sherman II he (Sherman) would vote for
unconditional repeal of the entire act
| called the sherman act Mr.. Sherman re-
! piled in the negative. and Mr. Morgan
| announced his intention to offer an amend
| ment to repeal the whole act, and to ask
| vote upon II. Mr.. Sherman replied that
| that was precisely what he desired Mr..
| Morgan to do.
| The discussion was continued by Messrs.
| Call and Mills.
| RECESS TILL TO-DAY.
| A the conclusion of Mr.. Millss speech,
| in which II was said that Mr.. Sherman
| had hit the mark when he placed the re-
| sponsibilty for action upon the Demo
cratic party, and after a little cross 13s,,
| and Mills Mr. VOORHEES, arose. He said
he wanted to pour oil on the troubled
waters There had been a good deal OF
| complaint about night sessions, and he
would therefore, move that the Senate
| take a recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow
| morning. MIR. Butler i1terposed with a
motion TO adjourn, but 1t was lost. Mr..
| Voorhees, motion then prevailed by a
| vote OF &c TO S. and at $50 the Senate
| took q recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
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