Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-10-19
FIRING HOT SHOT.
SENATOR MORGAN PROVOKES SAR-
CASM FROM D. B. HILL
After Very Animated Colloquy with
Mr. Washburn This Talk All About
Amendment of the senate Rules Nr.
sherman Pleads Earnestly for Imrnedi-
Bill.

i Bill.
WASHINGTON. oct. 11-A question was
presented by Mr.. Dolph as to the correct
ness of the journal 1t was not set aside at
/ O'Clock when the hour for morning bust
Is ends when under circumstances the re
eal bill would have been laid before the
Senate. The discussion went ON beyond
that hour.
Mr.. Morgan democrat. of Alabama dealt
some hard blows at Mr.. Hill because of Mr.
Hills advocacy of the right to have entered
on the Journal the names of Senators present
and not responding. That "Hcresy."
Morgan said, had been introduced when
Mr.. Hill was president of the New York
Senate. He also had sharp tlts with Mr.
Mr. Washburn, rep, Minnesota, and Mr.
Gray. dem, Delaware The coalition
between republican and democratic Sena-
tors on the silver bill was similar, he said
TO the coalition on the Malone and Riddle
| berger controversy.
Mr.. Washbun denied that there was any
coalition and Mr.. Morgan retorted that he
had not had him (Washbmn in mind at all,
not regarding him as one of the republican
leaders.
He announced his intention of making a
crucial test on an amendment to repeal the
whole mot part Of the Sherman act. I'm
a stage whisper Mr.. Hoar remarked that
that would be a good compromise and Mr
Cnllom asked MI Morgan whether he would
vote for it himself. The latter said he
would
The Wa>hburnc- Morgan Battle.
Mr.. NaShburn came back to the charge
of coalition and denied that there was any
agreement between democratic and republi
can senator's who favor this repeal bill. He
continued:
The republican senators are standing now
where they have ever stood in the last 80
wears in favor of honest and sound money.
They come here with constituencies behind
them mine out of every 10 republican sena-
tors demanding that the purchasing clause
of the Sherman act shall be repealed and
the country be relieved from the troubled
condition into which it has been plunged.
,, When the senator from Alabama states that
there is any coalition, that is very
grave injustice to every man who sits
in this chamber.
Mr.. Morgan then went on with his argll-
ment. He referred 70 Mr.. Sherman as one
of the leaders of the coalition on the rcpub-
lican side He also connected with the coali-
tion what he called disdainfully the
"Juveniles from massachusetts and New
York.
meaning Senators Lodge and Hill. Address
ing himself to the republican repealeis. he
said "Hou understand. as well as | do
that You will not vote for any amendment
to the bill and will not vote either for a re
peal of the sherman act. | am going to lIt
that to the test; and it will he a crucial test
too.
!, To assume such power as that proposed
he continued, on the part of the presiding
officer. would be to violate the rules of the
= Senate, and then to alter the rule, of the
Senate for the purpose of cocrcng men who
have stood here for years, and who have
witnessed its most ilustrious members pul'-
suing the same course of a silent negative
i'll the protection of the rights of their con-
stitucnts will he of all things harsh and ca
lamitouS.
II defy you he continued, ITO pass "a
cloture rule here.
Mr.. Gray submitted to Mr. Morgan and
other senators on the side of the question
that vituleraton was not argument and
! that imputations on mems motives did not
l carry conviction. He then argued against
the position taken by Mr. Hill.
LET me state. said Mr.. Hill. 'what my
proposition is, according to the principle
of parliamentary proceedings. | claim first
} |
, officer lin the absence of expressed rules to
, the contrary to determine the presence of n
, quorum. My second proposition is that
, there is no rule of the Senate which cx-
, pre'Sly. on even implicitly forbidS that ac-
tion. -
Mr.. Mcpherson asked Mr. Hill whether he
made any distinction between the position
aud duty of the vice-presidcnt in the chair.
As compared with a senator
Temporarily Called to the Chair:
Mr.. Hill do not.
Mr.. Gray took issue with Mr. Hill He
, read portions of the rules TO show that the
presiding officer could not act as Mr Hill
suggested
' Mr.. Hill said that the senator's from Ala
) hama and Delaware were not willing to bow
to the unanimous decision of the Supreme
=, Court ON the question. He held that it was
the duty of the Senate to give such a con
structon to the rules as would not make the
, Senate absurd and as would facilitate pub
lie business.
g Mr. Hill then paid his respects to Mr..
I Morgan as having spoken contenptuollslv of
r. the politicians of New York He admitted
f that there We're politicians there: but. he
I he said, they We're politicians in the highest
. | and best sense of the term. OF course iron
icallyl there We're no politicians in Alabama.
They were all statesmen down in that coun-
try. Laughter II did not lie in the mouth
, | of that senator TO reflect ON the dcmocratic ic
o party of the great Empire State Election,
r. there We're rs honest aS elections in Ala
| bama. The senator (Mr. Morgan had spoken
Of his lifelong devotion to the constitution
1t might be so; he MIR. Hill had supposed
that for brief period his friend had been
! supporting another constitution, but h,
, might be mistaken. Laughter and up
g.; plause,l
4 As to Mr.. Morgan's talk about dying al
u his post, Nj Hill had heard like statement,
/ by men who We're going u die III tLe last
I ditch But, said Mr. Hill.
There Are Many OF Them Left"
LRenewed laughter,l The senator had en-
logiZed former democratic senators includ
e ing especially Senator Thurman Of Ohio