The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-19

he applied his argument to Mr.. Hill, and
sald 1T is only those men who have easy
consciences who follow the Supreme Court.
There are men in the world whose con-
sciences are so very easy that they can
i;ein nend them to any purpose which their po-
ntieal necessities may require at any time.
But such men have no just conception of
the rights and duties of the representatives
of the people and the States. Men of that
class NAV follow the supreme Court around
ana be willing to take an allegiance to it,
MT Morgan said that after the Supreme
court had decided against government
notes as legal tender the court had been
increased from seven to nine. the case
argued again and the decision reversed.
He was corrected by Mr.: Hoar.
Mr.. Morgan said ne might be mistaken
IN his recollections of history, but he did
not think he was. He went on TO say that
OF, on inquiry among Senator's he found that
very few of them had ever read the statutes
tnat were TO be affected by the repeal BILL
he analyzed the various statutes on the
subject and said that the repeal of the
whole Sherman act would bring into force
the whole OF the laws not repealed by it,
III he were to be handcuffed and blind
folded 1T should not be done, he declared, by
democrat. 1t was rather in the line of Re-
publicans who were used to such things.
CUCKOOS IN THE SENATE.
One of the most effective and amusing
points made by Mr.. Morgan was when, in
speaking of the executive interference. he
said: THE trumpet was sounded; the forces
were marshaled; the clock had struck at
the White House, and the cuckoos here all
put their heads out of the boxes and re-
sponded to inform us of the time of day"
daughter on the floor and in the gallerieS)
Mr.. Morgan, referring to the action of the
Secretary of the Treasury, said he did not
beileYe Congress could confer discretion up
on that officer TO coin or not to coin at his
Will. The Secretary in that respect, had
a
Mr.. Morgan urged that the Sherman act
should be repealed out and out
Mr.. Platt inquired whether the Senator
from Alabama believed that the law, as il
now existed, gave the Secretary of the
Treasury the right to coin the seignorage.
Mr.. Morgan believed the Secretary had
the right to coin every bit of it. To-day
there was a clear trampling out of the man
date of the law. In the course of his speech
mouthpiece of another, which Mr.. Mills
quickly and excitedly denied.
You have a responsibility to which 1
propose to hold you," said Mr.. Morgan.
II am responsible to my constituents. and
they hoid , me !, responsible"
81 deny that you have any such right
81 intend to do It,"
Il will take care of myself"
when the Senator said he would not
vote for any amendment to this bill, / took
1t is ex cathedral" continued Mr.. Morgan.
IF the opinion of the Senator thus ex-
pressed obtains throughout the committee,
Carolina and myself-have nothing to do
but to cross our hands and be handcuffed
and blindfolded. But If 1 am to be hand
cuffed and blindfolded, a Democrat shall
not do il. You lock up the bills in the COM
mittee room and you will not report them.
When an amendment Is offered you move
to lay ii on the table. | have never seen
such a ruthless exercise of power upon any
question since / have been a member OF
the Senate"
When Mr.. Morgan had concluded, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Voorhees,, the Dolph motion TO
amend the journal was laid on the table
yeas 55 nays 3 essrs, etio Dofphb hb Gslnger
however. did not result In the approval of
Mondays. journal for. Mr.. Teller immedi-
ately made like motion in regard to him.
self-that. he had been present at roll
call and had not answered, and that his
name should be recorded in the journal as
present.
began with declaration that he would not
submit to be lectured by the Senator'S from
New York and ,e sSmt With i
grace to be lectured by the Senator from
Ohio (Mr. Sherman) Such lecturing was
not only violation of the rules, but was
a notorious violation of the canons OF
good order and decency. Speaking OF exec
utive, interference, Mr.. Teller said that the
President OF the United States was entitled
under the Constitution, to submit to Con
gress whatever MEASURES he desired 10 have
considered; and when he had done that he
had done all the CONSTITUTION allowed him
with q new President they were told by tbs
public press that the President had demand
told that members of the Cabinet had de-
clared in frequent interviews that we
the executive department of the govern.
ment have made up our minds TO repeal
the Sherman Law. If 1t takes a month we
will wait a month. If it takes six months
we Will wait six months, and we will ac-
cept no compromise whatever"
CLEVELAND CALLED A USURPER.
was to make it. Was it to be made by the
President? Who had given him such power?
What right had he to come and say to
Senator's: This compromise is not salts
factory to me?'' Such thing was a usurp-
alton It was a violation OF constitutional
law. 1t was a breach of the privileges of
the Senate which ought to be resented.
No monarch outside of Russia would dare
to make that statement to his Parliament,
not even William of Germany.
Mr.. McPherson-Does the Senator from
Colorado know that the President of the
United States has interfered with the Sen
ate in any manner whatever
Mr.. Teller-I do.
Then Mr. Teller quoted sentences from
the Presidents letter to Governor North
Mr.. Mcpherson denied that the President
had interfered with legislation
Mr.. Teller-The Senator shows himself
brave in the face of the facts. am afraid
that We have reached point in partisan
zeal and partisan prejudice where
whatever is acceptable to the
President is acceptable to great
number of people in this country. 1t
would not be polite for me to say, and
would not be in order to say acceptable
TO Senator'S Continuing, Mr.. Teller re-
ferred to the fact that, although the Queen
Of England and the Prince of Wales were
known to be opposed to the home-rule bill,
neither of them had ventured to express
opinion. If either of them had done so
the whole constitutional form of govern
ment of Great Britain would be changed
before night.
At 2:05 the question of a quorum was
raised by Mr.. Allen. On the roll call forty
eight Senators answered. Mr.. Daniel was
the next speaker. Referring TO Mr.. Sher-
mans remark yesterday that the Demo
Gratis would vote against the Ten Com
mandments the Lords Prayer if pro-
posed by Republicans, Mr.. Daniel said
that Mr.. Sherman was quite right in saying
so. If those ancient and venerated docu-
ments were proposed by the Senator from
Ohio the Democrats would instantly imag-
inc that there was just such trick about
l,od oh % not