The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-30
VOORHEES, IS GETTING ANXIOUS.
NO cLoTuRE FOR THE SENATE
Silver Men Determined to Prevent Vote
and their Opponents Cant Force 1t.
Tho House Considering the
Tucker Bill.


Thirty-Eighth Day.
SESATE-After the senate met the repeh
bill was taken up and Mr.. Voorhees, sought 10
obtain an agreement as TO when vote should
be taken. After a sensational denunciatlon
Of the New York bankers and defiance 10 the
press that has been crit!csing his actions and
questioning his motives, he demanded that
the minority senators name date Tor maj
vote, and Mr.. Dubois OF Idaho met the de-
mand by positive declaration that the anti
repeal men would oppose the passage oil the
repeal bill by awaiting themselves OF every
advantage afforded them under the rules
Voorhees, rerallated by giving notice he
would tomorrow move for longer aud more
nearly continuous sessions, and the financial
situation In the Senate appears now TO have
re.olyed itself Into question endurance.
Mr. Teller said, as there were many sen
ators who desired 10 speak upon the subject
before vote was taken, he did not consider
It incumbent upon him To attempt to say
what time would be required for the future
discussion OF the subject. He gave notice
that when the daily sessions were extended
into the night the advocates Of the bill, as
well as It's opponents, would have TO be pres
ent. lie aud those with whom he stood
would not be frightened from their course of
duty By the invocation OF that public opinion
10 which Mr.. voorhees, had referred, the
opinion of the metropolitan press and OF the
national bankers. He denied that there had
been pressed outside OF these lines any public
opinion except for the defeat OF the bill
which Mr. voorhees, defends with all the zeal
of a new convert.
Mr. Hin asked whether Mr.. Teller was not
satisfied that there was majority of the SEN
ators favorable to repeal
Mr. Teller replied that this was a question
which Mr.. Hill had no right TO ask. and
which he would decline to answer explicitly.
When the sense OF the Senate on this ques-
ton had been lsst taken the majority had
been almost two-thlrds against the measure,
aud he would not insult the intelligence OF
the body by presenting thatit had changed so
completely In 80 short time.
At 80 Mr. Mills took The floor in support
Of the repeal bin.
Housg-At the opening of the session Mr..
Flynn, the delegate from Oklahoma, created
q mild sensation by asking for immediate
consideration Of u resolution bearing on the
outragcs .ald To have been committed by the
United States troops at the Cherokee strip
last Saturday. The resolution recited that
the press OF the country had for several days
containtd accounts Of the burning of yegeta-
tlon and the killing Of homcstcaders by the
United states troops In connection with the
opening of the Strip, and called upon the
secretary OF war to know by what authority
the troops had acted, Mr.. Flynn warmly de-
nounced the system Of regulation on the strip
The resolution was not acted upon and the
House settled down to a fight over the effort
to get the Tucker bill repeating the law for
trlernI supervisors DtlDEt tut
three hours the administering, under the lead
crship OF Mr.. Burrows, continued, Mr.
Tucker, Mr.. Fitch's lieutenant, having
yielded the command OF the Democratic forces
TO hi. superior. Roll-call followed roll-call
until II became apparent that the Democrats
could not muster n quorum of their own. IT
was then decided TO hold caucus and apply
the party lash. When they raised the white
flag and announced the necessity OF a caucus
to whip members into line, the Republicans
.ignallzed their victory by cheering wildly.
The House then adjourned and the caucus
followed.
Thirty-Ninth Day.
SENAIE.-The repeal bill WAS taken up and
Mr. George Of Mississippi spoke against It.
The attendance being small Mr.. voorhees,
asked for a call OF the Senate. Forty seven
responded The Vice President, noticing Mr..
Teller come In during the roll call announced
him as present Mr.. Teller at oucc took OK
ception to the act OF the Vice President by
saying he could not permit It to pass I'M
could not submit. ne ueciarcu tim liy,6H
him alone rested the responsibility OF answer
Ing 10 his name, and he would never give his
consent, directly or Indirectly, TO any act In
the direction OF permitting the presiding Of.
hcer 10 count quorum. Vice President
Stevenson thereupon stated that Mr.. Teller
had not been counted, Mr.. George was fol-
lowed by Gray OF Delaware. Mr.. voorhees,
did not press his motion for night sessions,
HousE.-Af,er long and vgorou. figh,
the Democrats succeeded to-day In getting
the Tucker bill before the House. They Sc
cured quorum who favored the bill as a re-
suit chiefly OF the caucus held yesterday.
The committee broughtin arulc that commit
tee reports shall be heard first. The Rcpub-
licans fought this rule tooth and nail, and
the fight was u long and bitter one The
majority, aided by the speakers rulings, were
finally successful, however, and the rule was
adopted by vote OF l76 TO Of. The Tucker
bill to repeal the present laws providing for
federal supervisors OF elections was reported
with request that q rule be made for It's i'm
mediate consideration.
rortieth Day.
SESATg.-When the Senate IN ct this morn
ing Mr.. PETER Of Kansas introduced bill to
establish a bureau of loans. With some
slight notifications, IL is the bill introduced
by him In May, 1872
Mr.. Plat (Republican, Connecticut, then
offered his amendment TO the rules providing
for cloturc, and spoke in its favor. The res
olution, with plan of a like nature previ-
ously suggested by Mr.. Hoar, went over till
tomorrow
Mr. Hlll of New York offered an amend
ment TO the rules that when any bill or reso-
luton had been debated thirty days, 1t shall
be the order for senator to move to fix
date for taking vote, and such motion shall
not be amcndable or debatable. II passed by
a majority, the vote the bill. with all
amendments which may be pending, shall be
Immediately taken without further amend
ment, except by unanimous consent.
Mr.. White then addressed the Senate In
opposition to the repeal bin He claimed
that all the silver produced had been fully
absorbed, and quoted Senator Allison and
others as admitting the present depreciation
was not In any respect due to over-production.
He attacked the action of our government in
redrcming bonds which were redeemable In
gold or silver, by the payment of gold, and
met the argument that silver was too bulky
to handle by declaring that II the material
were treated gold is treated, It's weight
would he an immaterial factor.
When Mr.. White concluded. Mr.. George,
who was entitled to the floor, said he pre-
ferred 10 go on tomorrow, being Ill.
Mr. Voorhees-Mr. President, II there is
a vote. l move the pending amendment
toiiered by Mr.. PETER be laid on the table.
and on that motion ask for the yeas and
nays This of course would bring the repeal
bill to a vote. and the silver men were at
once up in arms. After several other dila-
tory motions had been made, Mr.. Wolcott
moved an adjournment. On this q vote was
taken and defeated by vote of 10 to a. as
follows:
Ycas-Allen, Bate, Butler, Call, Dubois,
Harris, Jones (Arkansas), Kyle, Martin,
Mitchell (Oregon), PETER, Pettgrew, Power,
Pugh, Roach, shoup, Stewart, Teller and
Yeas-Allison, Brlce, Gallery, Camden,
Faulkner, Frye, Gallingcr. Gibson.
gins. Hill, Hoar, Hunton. Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcpherson, Mills, Murphy. Pasco, Platt,
Proctor, Ransom, Smith, Squire. stockbridge.
Turpie, Villas VOORHEES,, and White (Callfor-
nia)-4.
Mr. Teller said Mr.. Voorhees, had done