The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-19

Speaker of the House, refusing to enter
tain dilatory motion pending a proposi,
ton to change the rules. Mr. Frye sald
there was not a shadow Of doubt that IL
was the right Of the Senate at any time
to make a rule for. any case pending be-
fore it, and il would soon become the duty
OF the presiding officer, under his oatn,
TO refuse TO entertain any dllatory mo-
ton and TO put peremptory stop TO any
dilatory proceedings, and thus preserve TO
the body the right which the Constitution
gave it, If the majority had adopted pro-
would el have w been sien '1' Vote on 'f the bill
YES" replied Mr.. Daniel, 'if the re-
pealers would stay here and show their
have had vote on this BILL"
AT this point Mr.. Butler suggested Ine
absence resnond OF ang Nr Bner said he
wished to explain why lie made the sug-
gestion The Senator from New York, Mr;
of absenteeism He fired off his gun at the
Senator from Virginia and then took 70 the
woods. and l wanted to see Il sld l eonld no1 OF
get him back, and am glad succeeded In
doing so.'' Q-aughtero ~
Rising TO a question Of privilege Mr.:
VOORHEES, characterized as a pure fgment
of imagination a statement published this
morning that there had been meeting OF
the finance committee yesterday, at when
Mr.. Voorhees, was supposed TO state Dy
authority that no compromise would take
place on the repeal bill in which he or the
administrati Jn could be considered as
Mr. Mills concurred in the opinion of
Speaker B zine referred TO by Mr.. Frye.
There was no doubt there para
mount and permanent power in both houses.
and to make the rules necessary TO enaple
them to dispatch the public business, that
decision was made after the rules had DeeH
adopted and against the party OF tne
Speaker Mr. Mills thanked Mr.. Daniel for
charging him with being guilty ,d Oh rewoln, u
said, when the Senate, for more than W tWo
months had been sitting utterly imbecile.
while Indignation was sweeping over the
whole land? i do not blame the minority
L blame the majority for sitting still ike
children, and permitting the government TO
be ,paralyzed. The government is in a
state of paralysis. You cannot pass an az
preparation bill, or bill reducing taxation,
are told that the Serrite once having made
rules has abdcated its power. and this
great branch eoa OF the goVernmehit. tW 1seis,
late for the =, people; is dead ~
body until the b.. minority otit,, permit permits
and it is useless to discuss the wisdom or
unwisdom of the repeal of the sherman
law The great question on which the
American people have the deepest interest
to-day is shall the majority rule In 7. cLa;, ,eGI
islatfve branch OF the government? Shall
the public will be uttered or are we TO
stand at the demand of the minority on
the floor, who shall prescribe the terms,
and have them say to us, you must reg
lister our decree? L am asked taqntingiy,
will / go into a caucus and Will sign q
paper that j will agree to abide by ana
carry into execution whatever the ma
lOrity in the caucus snail write uOWn Il
say, without any hesitation NO. 1 have
not touched that point of self-abasement
that / will come here and register the will
of somebody, from some other part OF the
land
Mr.. Mills said that as long as he had been
in Congress no such proposition had peen
made. He announced his willingness to go
into a conference. In reference to the
criticism of his statement that he would
vote for no amendment to the pending bill,
MIR. Mills said he was the proprietor of
his vote, snd would vote 1T as he
pleased There was a time when he talked
Democratic administration was charged
with infidelity to his party, and there was
beginning of an anti-administration party
i'm the Senate, he cut his bridges and burned
them behind him on the subject Of compro-
mise. He was a Democrat who stood by
the organized administration of his party
and the Democratic people Of the United
States would do the same thing. The people
did not intend to abandon that organiza-
of that administration shot down. In con-
clusion, he said: 81 do not intend to be de-
TERED by taunts that / am serving with
the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Sberman)-that
he Is my chief Politics makes strange
bed-fellows. Where do the other gentlemen
stand? Under the leadership of the dis
tinguished Senator from Kansas. (Mr Pef-
fer Great laughter) 1t is a question of
taste very much about these things. If
there is more affinity, more of attach
ment for the doctrines of the Senator
from Kansas, / say to my friends, Go as
you like it ."
AT 5:15 Mr.. Voorhees, moved that the Sem
ate take a recess until 10 o'clock to-mor
row morning, which was agreed to.