Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-23
SD CONGRESS.
Senate to Remain in Session
Daily Seven Hours.
Friends ard Fees Of the Repeal Bill
Come to This Agreement.
Yhe Beuss Meets in q caimer need But
Transaets No Business.

wAsufssroS, Sept 22.-in the Senate,
the c,oture resolution offered Thursday BY
Plat. Rep, Connecticut, was laid before
Senate today. woico,t. Rep. Colorado,
spoke aysiast it as did also his eollesgu.-
Tie Teller re esoiution then went over until
tomorrow, when Turpis, Dem, Indiana,
is 10 speak upon ii. The repeal bill was
taken up and George, Dem, Mississippi.
continued bis speech against it, which he
began on "Wednesday. Hansbroush, Rep,
North Dakota. neat addressed the Senate in
opposition to The repeal bill.
Whsn Hansbrough had finished speak
Ing, Stewart proceeded TO deliver an Essay
on what he called the Elementary Prin-
ciples" of money and haAr"e. A. seen AS
ne began there appeared .o be division Of
.enators into conversational groups. On
the RI publican side there was general in
fileation of weafiness and somnoleney. In
the meantime, regardless of his surround
iag., kept 20 far as TO ask that the con-
yersation be not quite so loud. Stewart
went on with his discourse, which was
largely composed of quotations from books,
editorials and reports.
In about quarter of an hour after he
started, DJIph whispered an inquiry TO him,
rewarded by the abrupt reply, No, don't
want to stop"
Soon afterwards Teller quietly ap-
praachad with like suggestion, bat with
10 more success. Ten minutes later Dolph
ren, wed his proposition, but was again re-
pulsed. Stewart saying that be had half
dozen speeches to make AMI that he wanted
to get them of. However, he soon stopped
LII, L..
some other occasion.
Then VOORHEES, rose and very deliberately
M ,,ie this announcement ~ may say that
confer, nee has taken place this afternoon
between myself and the senators on this
side and senator's on the other side of the
chamber, friends and opponents of the
pending measure, which have resul!ed d sub
stantally, as | understand, in an agreement
as 10 the hours We shall occupy, al least for
time to come, in debate. | am warranted
N moving that on Monday. and from aud
after that day. the hour of meeting of the
Senate shalt be at II o'clock instead of IL,
with the understanding that an adjournment
will take place az 8. | think that seven
hours, for the present at least, is sufficient
time to keep the Senate together for one
day.
II am assured that there are 10 or IL
senators who desire TO discuss this ques-
ton, of whose good faith | have no right To
have any suspicion and have none. hay"
every reason to believe that when legiti-
mate, fair debate has been exhausted,
which means that whenever every man here
has said what he thinks ought to be said by
him from his place. for his constituency
and for the case at issue, vote Will be
very near at hand. There is no power,
after fair and full debate is completely ex-
hausted, to waste the time of the country
or of the Senate.
II, therefore, Mr.. President. submit the
motion that the Senate meet at | | o'clock on
Monday ami from and after that date until
further order, at the same hour. l make
the motion and ask for vote upon 1t, or If
unanimous consent will be given. better
still. ask, Mr.. President, the consent Of
the Senate to that proposition