The record-union., 1893-10-13


an important engagement, and with the
understanding that he could resume to-
morrow.
Stewart of Nevada then took the floor
and began another speech. He pro-
ceeded steadily, with the exception of
Interruptions tor roll-calls, being aided
by his clerks, who sat beside him and
frequently furnished the Senator with
ammunition il the way of newspaper
articles or books.
The hours dragged wearily along until
$50 O'Clock, when an incident occurred
which demonstrated the nelplessneSS ofthe
Senate under the present system OF rules.
VOORHEES, arose, chafing under the con-
tinued roll-call of the silver men holding
their tired adversaries on the rack. and
petulantly demanded of Fry of Maine.
who was in the chair, TO what extent the
privilege of calling for quorum could
be abused.
sin the terms of the rules said Frye,
there is no limitation, and the Chair
knows of no power in a presiding officer
10 place limitation?''
Voorhees, sank back III his chair, and
the roll-call brought forty-four unwilling
victims into the chamber.
AS soon as the announcement was
made, Quay OF Pennsylvania suggested
the absence of quorum. He did it, he
said, because the decision of the Chair
put it absolutely in the power of one Sen
ator to block legislation.
1.-The Senate of the L nited States" said
Frye, with a gravity that caused the gall
leries TO litter. lis the most dignified leg
| islative body IN the world, and" he pro-
ceeded, the trainers of its rules did not
suppose any Senator would violate the
proprieties or decencies of the Senate"
At 9:45 Dubois mildly suggested that
only seventeen Senators were present.
FOrty-siX Senators appeared before Stew
art proceeded.
Harris of Tennessee presented an
amendment, which he said he would Of
fer in due time. The amendment pro-
vided: First, for the coinage OF all silver
bullion in the Treasury representing the
Government seiginorage into full legal
tender dollars, at the rate Of S3,000,000 per
month; second, when the seigniOrage was
coined the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall purchase each month bullion suffi-
cient to coin dollars, and coin
bullion into legal-tender dollars; third,
all paper notes or certificates of less de-
nomination than $40 shall be redeemed
and not reissued, and national bank notes
OF less denomination than SO shall be re-
deemed and the banks required TO SubSti-
tute notes of that denomination; fourth,
two and half and five dollar gold pieces
shall no longer be coined, and when re-
ceived at the Treasury Department shall
be coined into eagles and double eagles;
fifth, holders of standard silver dollars
shall be able to exchange such dollars on
presentation for notes OF the same legal
tender quality as such silver dollars,
which shall be held for their redemption.
The amendment created much interest,
it being assumed that it furnished the
first specific compromise proposition
growing out of the continuous session.
Allison wanted to know what the omis-
sion in the second section Of the number
of dollars to be coined meant.
Harris said the amount was left blank
so any Senator should have the opportu
nifty to test the sense of the Senate.
1t seems that Harris, for the Democratic
free coinage Senators, and Teller, for the
Republican silver men, have been circu-
lating this amendment as basis for
compromise, with what success cannot
learned.
Before the amendment was introduced
Harris talked with Secretary Carlisle,
who came in a short time before. II is
understood Carlisle is not yet satisfied
that the repeal men would have to capit-
ulate, and urged them to continue the
fight. He was willing, however, that the
amendment be introduced in case COM
promise becomes the only alternative ex-
cept defeat. If this is correct, it would
seem that the Administration, as far as
Carlisle speaks for it, has showed the first
sign of weakening.
Stewart then continued his speech,
being interrupted from time to time by a
call for a quorum. Several Senators
were excused on the plea of illness and
fatigue, and the quorum diminished to
the danger line and then disappeared. 1t
was broken by the refusal of certain
silver Democrats to vote.
E'ilNallV AT l0.40 A. NJ when ii was
found impossible to get together quo
rum, voorhees, rose and said he felt that
he had done his duty in the matter, and
moved to adjourn.
The motion was unanimously agreed
to, and in an instant the Senate Cham
ber was deserted, after continuous ses-
sion of thirty-eight hours and forty min
utes.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-In the House
to-day Meilzlejohn Of Nebraska called up
and had passed the bill applying the land
laws of March 3, 1891, to that portion of
the Sioux Reservation extending into
Nebraska.
The House passed a concurrent resolu-
ton authorizing 1900 copies of the hear
ings before the Ways and Means Com
mittee for use of the House, after vigor-
ovs fight by the Republicans for more.
When the regular morning session in
the House was concluded the McCreary
bill was taken up, and an attempt was
made to reach an agreement as to when
vote should be taken, which falling, Mr..
McCreary said he had an understanding
with Coke Of Tennessee that the Bank
bill set for consideration tomorrow
would be postponed, and that tomorrow
at 4 O'Clock he would call for the previous
question.
Hit of Illinois spoke in favor of the
bill, and denounced the Geary law He
said it was violation of pu bile faith, but
it was the law, and it was the duty of
Congress now to make it as light upon
the victims as possible. If carried out it
would be strange if it did not cause rup-
ture with China. He admitted that
Chinese coolie labor is great evil, but
the way TO stop it was by International
agreement.
johnson of Indiana read a petition,
which he tried to have printed, from the
Society of Friends, asking for the repeal
of the Geary law. He criticised Richard
son of Tennessee and Cultivate of Ohio
for objecting to his petition, and defended
the right of the petition.
Grosvenor of Ohio followed in the same
strain, and claimed that churches had the
same right of petition as persons.
Loud of California took the floor, but
before he began Geary offered his amend
ments, which are that registration certiti-
Gates must be accompanied with photo
graphs and duplicates filed in the ofhce
of the Collector of Internal Revenue;
that the order.of deportation must be en-
forced by the United States Marshal and
that Chinese must remain in custody un-
til deportation without ball. also, defin-
inc the term merchant to mean any per-
son engaged in buying and selling at a
fixed place of business in his own name
into this country on the ground that he
was former merchant must prove by
two witnesses other than Chinese that he
was such.