The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-20
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Buffers Challenge to Hill in the
Senate.
VERY ANIMATED DEBATE.
Dubois Says He Is Willing to Be
Expelled.
Butler Makes Strong Appeal for q
Compromise-The Repeal Bill Taken
Up, and Voorhees, Moves
to Adjourn.

the finance committee presented re-
port from the treasury department in
response to a resolution for information
as to the probable deficiency in the
revenues of the government The re-
port shows a deficit for the first three
months of the current fiscal year of
over $21 100000, or at rate of over
S4,O0O,OO0 for the entire year. 1t
shows actual expenditures for the first
three months of over. $9S,0OO, 900. At
the same rate the expenditures for the
year would aggregate about 1884,, 00O,-
GOO, or about S21, 900, 900 more than the
estimated expenses and would show
expenditures over the supposed actual
receipts of over $77, 900, 00O
The secretary says definite fore
cast for the whole year is impossible,
but it is apparent should the present
conditions continue the deficit at the
end of the year would be about $780,
000 0O0
Stewart, of Nevada. took the floor
against the motion to amend the jour
nal of Monday to show the presence
Of Teller, who failed to answer to his
name on roll call. Stewart argued
that in the midst of the exciting dis
cussion there was not time to change
the rules.
Dubois. Republican, of Idaho, re-
garded the present as an unfortunate
occasion to attempt to change the
rules. In respect to the criticism of
himself for not voting, Dubois said it
was his pleasure and delight to sit in
the Senate, but if his expulsion from
the Senate would prevent the passage
of the repeal bill he would not hesitate
for a moment.
Palmer, DemocraD of Illinois, re-
garded Teller's motion as personal
request. He sarcastically remarked
that it was discreditable to the senator
who made the request to debate it.
Palmer thereupon asked unanimous
but when Dubois, Allen and Butler
vigorously objected, Palmer withdrew
his motion
Quay, of Pennsylvania, gave notice of
an amendment to the repeal bill pro-
viding the act shall take effect January
1, 1896.
Call, of Florida, opposed any
change in the rules and he was fol-
lowed by Butler, of South Carolina,
the propositions of Hill and Mills re-
garding the rules.
Hill asked Butler to point out how
vote could be reached on the bill.
Butler replied, the majority should
make some concession in order to get
| it through, and if that was not done,
the bill ought not to pass.
A legthy discussion ensued between
Hill, Palmer and Butler as to the
rights of the majority.
The galleries appiauded indiscreetly
and the president threatened to
have them cleared
| Butler took umbrage at the demon
stration and said: eff the friends of
the senator from New York are gath
cred here for the purpose of express
| ing appreciation of his methods, I
should be very glad, Mr.. President, to
invite that senator out upon some
street corner where he and I can have
| it out for the benefit of the masses.
Henderson, rise to call the senator
to order and ask the enforcement of
| the rule that he shall take his seat
| The vice-president directed Butler
to take his seat.
On motion of Harris, however, But
Ter was allowed ito proceed and he
said he had not invited the senator
to meet him on the street corner to
fight, but for the purpose of little
| legitimate stump speaking.
Butler then asked Hill whether he
would be bound by the rules in a
proposition to amend.
81 insist any restriction in the rules
whereby the majority is deprived of
power and making an amendment to
the rules is not binding upon the
Senate" said Hill.
Then followed another lengthy and
animated debate between Hill and
Butler, as to their respective posi-
tons on the rules question.
Hoar. interrupting, said: If a
motion is made to amend the
rules and after the debate, in the
opinion of the constitutional presiding
officer, has reached a point which i'm
piled to his mind that further discus
sion was intended to prevent action,
it would be in his power, and would
Shall I put this question without
further debate or dilatory motions,
and thereupon direct the yeas and
nays to be called, permitting no man
to interfere, and if a majority of the
Senate said Yes" it would be his
duty to put that question
Butler said as fair a man as the
! uice-president should resent making
him depository Of power to say
because, in his opinion, it was subver-
sive of the very foundation of the
principles upon which the government
was framed. Butler closed with an
appeal for a compromise, and Palmer
was about to address the Senate when
Teller withdrew his motion to amend
the journal. disposing of the question
pending before the Senate.
The journal was approved, and the
repeal bill was then taken up for the
first time since Monday
Henderson gave notice of an amend
lment to the rules providing that in
the case of no quorum voting, the
presiding officer shall count the
senators present and not voting, in
lcluding those announcing pairs, OF
who have been excused from voting.
PETER, (PopulisD of Kansas. then
resumed his speech against the bill
began on Friday.
At sos o'clock. the Senate. upon mo-
ton of Voorhees,, took a. recess until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
OUT OF RESPECT.
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