The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-18

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perfect right under the rules upon n
roll call. either upon his own suggestion
or that OF any senator. to first ask sem
ator who is in his seat to vote. II the
senator refuses 10 vote then believe
the presiding officer has the right to di-
rect the clerk to enter upon the journal
that the senator was present and de-
cllned to vote"
The vice president ruled that nothing
was in order at this stage except what
pertained to the approval OF the journal
and that therefore the resolution OF Mr..
Dolph was not IN order
Mr.. Morgan, Dem. OF Alabama, said
he was not surprised that the senator
from New York, Mr.. HID had cham
pioned the rulings OF tho speaker oil the
house because he was the unfortunate
instrument. when he presided over the
senate OF New York, i'll the introduction
OF that heresy, not only in the old Dem
ocratic party and its traditions, but
also in the constitutions! rights OF legls.
lative bodies.
Mr.. Morgan called it hercsy, because
to his mind it was obvious that a ma
jority of legislative body could take
care OF itself.
"Does the majority here take care OF
itseifW asked Mr.. Washburn.
II will inform the senator" replied
Mr.. Morgan, "thRt he himself has some
times been in the majority (reierring to
the antl-option biil) when he was not
able to take care OF himself"
II have always been able to take care
Of myself in this body and elsewhere" "
said Mr.. Washburn sharply.
II have not seen it SO worked out in
the measures the senator has advocat-
ed" declared Mr,99Morgan.
"The senate passed that bill by n
handsome majority, but it failed in the
house for the wantof a two-thirds major.
ity." said Mr.. Washburn.
Mr.. Morgan went on to speak OF the
alliance and coalition between certain
Democratic senators and certain Repub-
liCan senators as certain to disrupt the
Democratic party, and he asked whether
his Democratic colleagues were willing
to strike that fatal blow.
GROWS PERSONAL.
IT wish to say for myself that that is
untrue" said Mr.. Gray Dem. DELI
"If the senator from Delaware" said
Mr.. Morgan, wants to make personal
application OF that remark, have not
applied to him, cannot help it.
Mr.. Washburn thought over tor some
time the declaration oil Mr.. Morgan as
to coalition, and, after MIR. Morgan
had left the subject, asked him what he
meant by it.
II mean an agreement" said Mr..
Morgan, "between the Democrats and
Republicans who favor the pending bill
that it shall not be amended in any par
ticular whatever That is the first prop
osition. Is that right|
go on" urged Mr.. Washburn.
"Is that right2 persisted Mr.. Nor.
gan.
"After the senator shall have made
his statement 1 desire to state that
there is no coalition OF any descrip.
tion," said Mr.. Washburn; mo agree
ment or understanding oil any character
or description, and when the senator
states that there ls coalition he does n
very grave injustice to every man on
this side of the chamber"
II will not yield the floor to the sena.
tor to abuse me-" said Mr.. Morgan.
II do not intend to-" disclaimed Mr..
Washburn.
"Then sit down." demanded Mr..
Morgan.
81 want to defend myself" said Mr..
Washburn, "and my Republican col.
leagues from the charge OF the senator
from Alabama"
1.-THE senator was intruding himself
in matter in which l did not have
him in mind" said MIR. Morgan. 81
did not have him in mind as leader OF
the Republican party" Laughter.
II stand here as Republican" re-
piled Mr.. Washburn, excitedly, and l
am not TO be stamped and insulted for
my position"
Mr.. Morgan, defantly, responsible for
every word say; either in this cham.
ber or outside. You understand that"
"Perfectly" Mr.. Washburn re-
sponded.
Perfectly responsible" added Mr..
Morgan in emphasis of his original
statement. Mr.. Morgan then went on
with his argument. In the course OF it
Mr. Morgan alluded to Senator Sher-
man as one of the leaders OF the coali-
ton, and Senators Lodge and Hill he
called "the Juveniles from Massachu.
sets and New York" be proceeded
to argue against the position taken by
Mr.. Hill, which brought that senator to
his feet to stale exactly what his posi-.
ton was.
~ claim first" said he, "that it is
within the power OF the presiding ofli-
Ger lin the absence of express rules to
the contrary to determine the presence
ot u Quorum. My second proposition
is that there is no rule OF the senate
which expressly, or even implicitly, Tor
bids that action"
MoRGAN's DEFIANCE.
In the question OF clpture Mr.. Nor
gan defied senators to establish such a
rule. He would not be alarmed into
subordination by the scheme of any
one by anything Of the kind, nor would
he surrender his constitutional rights
in response to bowling, rampant de-
mands OF concession to the banks. iii
l must die here" said Mr.. Morgan in
closing, II will die like an honorable
man at my post"
Mr. Gray took issue with Mr.. Hill.
That senator was in errorin saying there
was no rule that covered the case ex-
pressly or implicitly.
Mr.. Hill said lie had not expected to
convince senators who had no respect
for the supreme court and were not
willing to bow TO its decision.
Mr. Hill then paid his respects to
Mr. Morgan. 1t was true, Mr.. Hill