Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-19

and the managers found that they had
calculated without their host In emitting
Mr.. Stewart from their councils. The
Senator had gotten the floor, and stlmu-
lated by the sight of the tremendous
audience In the galleries, he calmly re-
piled when appealed to to yield for a
motion to take a recess, that he pro-
posed to talk until next Sunday morn
ing without intermission, a statement
that gathered strength from the noted
proves of the Senator in the line of dis
cussiop, and his exceptionally fresh and
vigorous appearance.
MIR. Voorhees, showed his resentment
by his indignant denunciation of the
course pursued by the silver men in de-
handing quorum even when they
knew that one was within the chamber
These calls increased so in frequency
| during the evening as to bear out the
idea that the silver men were executing
| their threat of quitting the screws on
II was certain that instead of being
merely annoying, as at first, they were
rapidly becoming intolerable to the
tired and exasperated lawmakers.
At 8 O'Clock Secretary Carlisle again
made his appearance at the Capitol and
was soon closeted in a committee room
with several repeal Senators. Naturally
the Secretary's visit revived the talk Of
a compromise, and in view OF the fact
that the Secretary had been in confer
ence with the President during the after
noon, it was suggested that he came
bearing terms to the Senate. But the
Senators to whom he talked denied this,
and asserted positively that Mr.. Carlisle's
visit was inspired solely by desire to
learn the situation.
Mr.. Martin OF Kansas, who began his
speech at s o'clock in the morning,
talked until A o'clock this afternoon.
He stood the ordeal remarkably well,
Notwithstanding the fact that he was on
deck all of last night in order to respond
to an emergency should one arise. Teller,
who has been in the Senate every day
since that body has been in session and
who has spoken times without number,
took the door after Martin sat down and
held it fur hours, giving no signs that
his gigor had diminished. Stewart of
Nevada took up the discourse where
Teller left off.
UNABLE TO STOP RoLL.cALLs.
At $50 Mr.. Shoup, r., Qdaho,) made
the point that there was no quorum
present, and asked for call OF the roll.
Mr.. Voorhees, then rose to make parlia-
mentary inquiry. 81 would like TO
know" he said "to what extent the
right to call for quorum may be
abused in this body, How often it may
be resortsd to, and whether, with a
knowledge that quorum 10 present,
that rule can be resorted to every five
minutes in order to impede the progress
of business. My inquiry is whether
there is any limit or restraint, or
whether this rule stands in the same
need of reformation that some other
rules of this body do. II seems time
that the Senate was organized when it
was composed of gentlemen who would
not abuse a right Of this kind. would
like to know the construction which the
chair gives TO the privilege of occupying
the time in calling the roll, even Though
every seat be filled with senator"
The presiding officer, Mr.. Frye, re-
was no limitation, and the chair knew
of no power in the presiding officer to
place a limitation.
/ Mr.. Quay remarked that the decision
Of the chair made it possible for any
one Senator to block oil legislation by
repeatedly suggesting the absence of a
quorum.
1.-THE Senate of the United States u
said the presiding officer, sis the most
digniiied legislative body In the world
[laughter], and the creators of its rules
did not suppose that any Senator would
, violate the proprieties or the decencies
} in the future. Therefore the rule il
made without limitation upon Senator
except his own sense of right"
"rhe theory OF the constitution" said
Mr.. Quay, "may be as stated by tine
, chair, but our recent experience has
shown that the Senate is very differently
constituted"
Mr.. Carey, R. (Wyo.), repeated the
suggestion for a quorum aud Mr. Frye
! had the rule read. 1t provided that Il
at any time any Senator raised u ques
: ton as to the presence of q quorum, the
presiding officer shall forthwith dlrec
J the roll to be called. Mr.. Aldrich sale
/, it was plain that the rule carried out al
! the chair construed 1t would destroy al
, action by the Senate at the will OF any
! one Senator. He thought the correc
, Interpretation of the rule required thu
/ interposition of some business between
+ roll-calls. Mr.. Faulkner expressed ,
similar view. The presiding officer di
rected that the roll be called, which
showed the presence of 45 Senators, ant
Mr.. Stewart went on with his speech.
) At 1l.50, when call for a quorum
. was made, only Al Senators responded
!. including Mr.. Stewart. Messrs. Wolcot
! and Jones of Nevada, were In thei
seats, but refused To answer to thei
names, as did Senator Teller, plainl,
|. visible in the cloak room. In the mean
!, time the Senate rapidly thinued, nearl!
: all the Republican Senators who hat
a been fairly constant In attendance earl.
9 in the night taking their departure.
When nearly an hour had elapsed
/ without one additional Senator respond
|. ing, Mr.. Wolcott, approaching MI
Q Faulkner, who was In the chair, mad,
|. an informal proposition to him that th
d silver men would give him quorum
b he would consent to an adjournment
with quorum present. This PROPOSE
r ton Mr.. Faulkner promptly declined.
e Atl.40 o'clock this morning the Senat
= adjourned, on motion of Mr.. VOORHEES,
a WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The closing scene
& in the Senate, last night, were almos
8 pathetic, although vein of POPULARITY wa
d infused into them by Mr.. Hill and MI
Stewart. When Mr.. Voorhees,. who ha
been sitting with his head resting in h
r II. Iat.