The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-07
qHE WORK IN CONGRESS-:
Mr., Morgan, of Alabama, Starts a
Long Talk in the Senate.
THE NEW HOUSE RULES ADOPTED.

Tho Rules Vary but Little from Those
That Controlled the Fifty-second Con-
gross - Senator CarlisIe's Conference
with tho Lenders of Both Branches.
WASHINGTON, Sept THE Indications
in the senate yesterday did not point to
speedy action on the house bill to repeal
the purchasing clause Of the Sherman act.
The first two hours were occupied by Mr..
Morgan (Dem., .Ala.) in advocacy of the
resolution which he had offered on Tues
day to provide for joint select commit
tee on finance, and which, he avowed, was
intended TO sHpercede the finance commit
tee of both the senate and house. There
were ten minutes to spare after he took
his seat before the repeal bill would come
up as the unfinished business" and that
interval was occupied In somewhat acri-
monious colloquy between senators. and
in a yea and nay vote to take up the re-
peal bill Tho hill was taken up by
vote of 81 to 81, and Mr.. Morgan's resolu-
tion went to the calendar from which it
can only be taken on a motion and by
majority vote. The remainder of the day
was consumed by Mr.. Stewart (Rep..
NeA.) in a continuation of the speech on
which he had spent four hours of Tues
days session.
The house adopted the code of rules
which will govern it during the Fifty
third congress, subject to the decision OF
the committee on rules, which under the
rules has an almost absolute power to di-
rect the business of the body. The rules
vary very little from those that controlled
the Fifty-second congress. When first re
ported they contained one radical change,
and re-enacted the clause which permits
.lapa - T.
committee Of the whole. This clause was
borrowed from the rules Of the Fifty first
congress, and although every member of
the committee on rules was in favor of II
the pressure broughtl against it on the
Democratic side proved too powerful, and
the committee gracefully yielding surren-
dered their point and the clause was
stricken out. After agreeing to the rules
the house at $50 ad djourned until Saturday
After the adoption of the rules by the
house Speaker Crisp announced that it
would be in order for members to send
bills and resolutions to the speakers desk
for printing and reference, and petitions
60 the box for reference only. Imme-
diately every page on the floor was con-
verted into messenger and loaded with
bills. Many members did not wait the
services of a page, but themselves bore n
them The clerks were almost over
whelmed by the mass, there being several
hundred bills presented. The mere work
OF numbering them aud sorting for refer
snce will occupy the file clerk and his as
sistants for n day or two. Most of the
bills Of general character have already
been mentioned.
Secretary Carlisle was at the capitol
yesterday and had quite conference with
aomo of the leaders OF the house, after
which he went to the senate and had a
long talk with Chairman Voorhees,, of the
finance committee 1t was after Mr. Car
lisle had conferred with number of sena-
tors that the conclusion was reached that
II would be we'll not to push the resolution
providing for the change of the hour of
meeting to IL o'clock, for the reason that
such action might be construed as de-
siro on the part Of those friendly to the re-
peal bill, to press it too hard.
1t has been said that II was decided to
bring the rapeal bill to a vote the 18th
OF this month, but Mr. Voorhees, denies
that there has been any discussion upon
that proposition, or that any day has ever
bsen suggested. II is known, however.
that just as soon as the leaders on tho ad,
ministratlon side believe that legitimate
debate has been exhausted, and that dis
ou1slOh hhh NtBtIbTdttu llltO IL sieGltb Oi
oratorical hlibustering, they will endeavor
10 force vote by passing a resolution pro.
viding for continuous sessions of the sen,
ats. day and night, until a vote Is reached.
The silver men, however, meet this pro-
gram with one Of their own, which even
Elu, crrly in the proc ,edings brings to the
front the question Of endurance. They be
gan it Monday an kept it up yesterday.
It is simply demanding call of the sen
ate and the attendance Of a quorum when
ever, during the debate on the part of the
silver men, it becomes apparent there is nc
quorum present in the chamber.
The action Of the various committees, OF
rather their non action, Indicates that
there Is TO be no general legislation until
repeal has been acted upon. Every com
mittee has before it important bills bear.
ing upon every conceivable subject, and
yet, save few bills for private relief, no,
n report has been made to the senate. This
Is understoo cd to be in accordance with the
program that nothing shall be permitted
20 get in the way of the measure the sen
ate is now debating
Britannia Defeats Navahoe.
RYDR Sent -Tha first ona ~ tb.