The morning call., 1893-09-07
TALKING FOR TIME.
Stewart Has Not Yet Concluded His
Great Speech.

OPO~Nbs
WASHINGTON, Sept Elm the Senate
to-day Cuilom introduced bill to repeal
all acts for the creation and maintenance
of sinking fund. Referred.
Resolutions were reported from the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections grant
ing $500 each to John b. Alien of Wash
ington, Lee Mantle of Montana and A. C.
Beck with of Wyoming for their time and
expense in prosecuting their claims to
seats in the Senate. Referred to Commit
tee on Contingent Expenses.
The Vice President laid before the Sem
ate a resolution of Voorhees,. changing the
hour of meeting Of the Senate TO II O'clock
Voorhees, said: After a full and careful
consultation with friends on this side of
the chamber of the bill to repeal the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act, and in
whose judgment l had been accustomed to
confide, and whose wishes | cannot disre-
gard, will ask that the resolution 60 over
for the pres ent. believing if we occupy the
time of the Senate carefully and con-
seientiously we can make as much speed
perhaps as by its adoption until at least a
later day." The resolution was, therefore,
laid over.
When the resolution OF Morgan of Ala
bama, providing for 4 joint select Com
mittee OF Finance, was laid before the SEN
ate. Voorhees, gave notice he would ask,
and, If necessary, move that IL be referred
to the Finance Committee.
A sharp debate occurred between Voor-
| hees and Morgan as to the right of the lat
ter TO occupy the floor. Morgan asked if
the rules had been changed during his ab-
sence, and when informed by the chair
that they had not said he was in order and
proceeded to address the Senate in support
Of his resolution.
At its conclusion the Senate, 81 to 81,
| agreed 10 the motion by Voorhees, that
| Morgan's resolution go TO the calendar, and
the Senate proceeded with the discussion
of the repeal bill. This was interpreted
as a temporary victory for the repeal men.
Following is the vote in detail: Ayes
Allison, Blackburn. Brce. Caffery, Gull
lom. Davis, Dixon, DoIph. Faulkner, Frye,
| Gallinger, Gibson. German, Hale, Hawley,
Higgins. Hoar, HuntoD, Lindsay. McMil-
Ian. McPhersoD, MandersoD, Mitchell of
Oregon, Palmer, Pasco. Pettigrew, Platt,
Quay, Ransom, Sherman. Smith. Stock
bridge. Vest. Villas, voorhees,, WashDurn
and White of Louisana-37
Noes-Allen, Bate, Berry, Coke,
Dubois, Hansbrough, Harris, Irby, Jones
of Arkansas. Jones of Nevada, Morgan,
| PETER, Perkins, Bower. Pugh, ShOup,
Squire, Stewart Teller. Walthall and
| Wolcott-21.
The opponents of repeal wanted It to
appear that the repeal bill came before the
Senate by virtue of becoming the regular
order-it was now five minutes past 9
o'clock-and by no reason OF the vote. and
Teller made the remark that the repeal
bill was before the Senate not by vote
because it was now the regular order.
The Vice-President said that in The
opinion Of the chair the repeal bill was
before the Senate both by virtue of the
vote first taken and by the fact that :
O'Clock had arrived.
Stewart took the floor and continued hi:
speech begun yesterday, but he yielded tc
Teller (R.l of Colorado. who suggested the
absence of quorum.
When .he presence Of quorum de.
yeloped. Teller temporarily took the floor
| He intended, be declared, while the debate
continued, TO see that a quorum was pres.
ent, even though it might Inconvenience &c
Senators, especially if Senators who did
not believe in repeal were TO be incon-
venienced and denied the usual courtesies
of this hitherto courteous body. Teller
| was listened to with the closest attention.
but his declaration drew no reply from the
repeal forces.
Stewart then resumed the floor. He
read newspaper articles and authorities OIL
matters OF finance. and when his voice
slightly failed him Allen of Nebraska,
Mitchell of Oregon and the reading clerk
were called to his assistance. Voorhees, in.
quired whether Stewart expected to con.