The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-23
A GREAT TRIUMPH.
Voorhees, Has Succeeded in Doing
Something at Last.
SENATE AGREES TO MEET AN HOUR
EARLIER EACH DAY.

That Is Good so Far It Goes. But There
Are Many Speeches Yet To Be Made
Stewart, Who Talked the Members to
Sleep Yesterday, Has Half a Dozen
! More Orations in Stock and There Is q
| Long List of Other Speeches.
! Washington, September 22-The cloture
resolution offered yesterday by Ms. ?iatt
Rep, of Connecticut, was laid before the
Senate today and Mr.. Waioot, Rep, oe
Colorado, spoke against It as did also
his colleague Mr.. Teller. The resolution
then went over until tomorrow, when
Mr.. Turpie DEM, of Indiana, is to speak
| upon it.
| The repeal bill was taken Up AND Nr.
George, Den., of Mississippi. continued
his speech against it, which he began
on Wednesday.
Mr.. Hansbrough, Rep, of North Dakota,
next addressed the Senate in opposition
to the repeal bill. When Mr. Hansbrough
had finished speaking, Mr.. Stewart pro-
ceeded to deliver an essay on what he
called the elementary priucfp4es" of
money and finance. AS soon as he began
there appeared to be division OF Sena-
Republican side there was a general indi-
| cation of weariness and somnolency In
| the meantime, regardless Of his surround
ings, except 30 far as to ask that the con-
versation be not qufte so loud, Mr..
Stewart went on with his discourse,
books, editorials and reports In about
a quarter Of an hour aftsr he started, Mr..
Dolph whispered an inquiry to him,
whether he did not want to stop and
was rewarded by the abrupt reply: "No,
don't want TO STOP" Soon afterwards
suggestion but with no more success Ten
| minutes later Mr.. Dolph renewed his pro-
position but was again repuIsed, Mr..
| Stewart saying that he had half dozen
| speeches to make yet and that he wanted
to get them off. However, he soon
| stopped and said he would finish his
| argument on some other occasion.
| Then Mr.. Voorhees, rose and very delib-
! erately made this announcement: II
| may say that conference has taken place
| this afternoon between myself and Sena-
| tors on this side and Senators on the
| other side of the chamber, friends and
| opponents of the pending measure, which
has resulted substantially as l under
stand, in an agreement as to the hours
which we will occupy, at last for some
| time to come, in debate. | am warranted
| in moving that on Monday, and from
and after that day, the hour of meeting
| of the Senate shall be II instead of IL,
| with the understanding that an adjourn
Fment will take place at 6. | think that
seven hours, for the present at least, is
sufficient time to keep the Senate to-
| gether during one day. am assured that
| there are 10 or 10 Senators who desire to
| speak, of whose good faith l have no
| Irrhf 10 hou oin M
none. have every reason to believe
| that when legitimate and fair debate has
| been exhausted which means 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 exhausted to waste
| the time of the country or of the Senate
| therefore, Mr.. President, submit
motion that the Senate meet at II on
Monday and from and after that date,
| unil further ordered at the some hour.
make the motion and ask for a vote
upon it, or, if unanimous consent will
| be given, better still, / ask Mr.. President,
the consent of the Senate to that propo-
sitio1.n
/ The Vice President stated the request
no objection had been made it was 80
ordered. After short executive session,
the Senate adjourned
To Protect National Banks.
Washington, September 2e-The bank
| ing and currency committee today
authorized Mr.. Cox of Tennessee to re-
port favoraly the House biA introduced
by him to promote the safety of funds
and deposits of National banks. The
| bill prohibits officers and other employees
| of the banks, except the directors who
are not otherwise officers or employees, to
| become borrowers or to become liable to
| the bank by reason of overdrawn &C.
counts or as indorsers, or guarantors of
security or otherwise except upon written
application approved by majority
of the directors or executive committee.
Postal Changes.
Washington, September 2a.-The total
number Of fourth class postmasters APP
pointed today was II, Of which 80 were
to fill vacancies caused by designations
and deaths. Among the appointments
was tn at of W. E. Jordan at Conish, Me.
Mrs. Martha V. Houston has been COM
missioned post master at East Bradfod,
Me.
Calm After Storm.
Washington, September 22-The House
met this morning in a very much cooler
consideration of the report Of the COM
mittee on accounts, assigning clerks TO
committees. After some discussion the
report was amended so as to deprive
some of the smaller committees of the
service of clerks and was adopted. With
out transacting any business of import
ance the House at 2.20 adjourned.