The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-02
AMENDMENTS 10 rHE RULES.
Senator Hill Offers Two Very Important
Ones-Cyc'one Sufferers.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Nov. i.-After
some important routine business Mr.. Hill
offered two amendments TO the rules in
the Senate, and asked their reference 10
the Committee on Rules.
The first was:
Resolved. That subdivision Of rule
Of the standing rules OF the Senate be-
and the same are hereby amended, so as
20 read as follows:
II at any time during the daily sessions
Of the Senate a question shall be raised
by any senator as TO the presence OF a
quorum, the presiding officer shall FORTH
with direct the secretary 10 call the roll
and shall announce the result and these
proceedings shall be without debate but
no senator. while speaking, shall be in-
terrupted by any other senator raising tie
question Of the lack of a quorum, and the
question as 10 the presence of a quorum
shall not be raised oftener than once IN
every hour, but this provision shall
not apply where the absence Of a quorum
is disclosed upon any roll call of the yeas
and nays.
The. second amendment was as follows:
Resolved, That rule of the standing
rules of the Senate, be and the same rs
hereby amended by ADDING at the end
tn sreof ttese words:
Whenever upon any roll call any senator
who Is present within the Senate chamber
refuses 10 make response when his name
shall be called, it shall be the duty OF
the presiding officer. either on his own
motion. or upon the suggestion Of any sem
atOr. TO request the senator so remaining
silent to respond 10 his name, and if
such senator fails to do so, the fact OF
such request and refusal shall be enter
ed in the journal and such senator shall
be counted as present for the purpose Of
making a quorum"
Mr.. lIOaI presented a memorial from
Miss Clara Barton, president of The Amer
lean Red Cross Association, asking the
assistance OF Congress for the relief Of the
sufferers by the cyclone on the sea
Islands. on the coast Of South Carolina
and Georgia.
Mr.. Turpie created somewhat Of
stir by objecting very forcbly to the read
ing Of the resolution He was appa
rently actuated by a feeling OF retaliation,
for he stated that he objected because
when he introduced a resolution Yesterday
its consideration was objected to by the
senator from Massachusetts. lie declared
that he wished to maintain the parity
Of senatorial courtesy. Mr.. Hoar replied
that he had good rca SONS for the obJea-
ton. which IL was necessary L. give, but
ne would do anything, he said, short
.E -aiHl down on his knees to the scna-
tor from Indiana, or anything unworthy
Of his manhood. 10 was not a personal
matter. the memorial which he introduced,
or one affecting his constituents, but Hf-
fectiug thirty thousand people, who were
I'm "a helpless ana starving condition.
Mr.. Turpie was obdurate, however
and refused 10 withdraw his objection;
but Mr. Cockrell suggested that the reso-
luton had the right to be read once IN
spite Of objection.
Mr. Butler arose and spoke feelingly Of
the condition Of affairs I'm South Carolina,
which State ne represented. Miss Barton
had gone 90 South Carolina at his invita-
ton. and the invitation Of the Governor
of the State, and they together bad
made "a tour Of the devastated district,
and the distress and suffering were even
greater than had been reported.
Mr. TuIpie stated that he would with
draw his objection 10 the reading Of the
memorial out Of Difference TO the senator
from South Carolina. The memorial was
then read
Mr. Hoar gave notice that ne would call
the resolution up tomorrow. Tie
Senate then took up the discus
sion Of the Chinese bil and was
addressed by Messrs. Gray, Palmer,
Perkins, Dolph, Squire and Frye until 5
o'clock. when IL adjourned without action
on the bill, first spending five minutes In
executive session.