The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-28
Mr.. Wolcott Charges the R%epealers
with Scheming TO Harass OPP
pOnents of the Measure.
GORMAN GOADED INTO REPLY
The Colorado Senator Accused of
Listening at KeyhOles,
Or of Securing Information from Eaves-
droppers-Mr. Aldrich Also Takes
Part in the Squabble.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 27.-The day IN the
Senate was the most exciting OF the sea-
Bion and the debate the most acrimonious.
The principal participants were from wide
" separated geographical sections and of
diametrically opposite characteristics.
The young and dashing Senator of Color
ado, Mr.. Wolcott. breezy and impnlsive;
the astute and silent Senator from Mary
land. Dir. German. conservative IN pacific.
1t is not often that q Senator suggests that
one of his peers on the floor has listened at
committee room doors. or that a Senator
refers to the motives which influence q
brother Senator in changing his vote.
When. therefore. such L debate occurred
to-day the greatest excitement prevailed.
and, while it lasted, was more potent In
maintaining a full attendance of Senators
than q call of the Senate.
Mr.. Teller offered a resolution. which
went over until tomorrow. calling for IN
formation as to the anticipation OF inter-
est on government bonds since July j. 1880.
The resolution offered on yesterday by
Mr. Dubois To postpone legislation respect
ing federal election laws. nance and tariff
until o 10. 1894. because of the senator
49, ~ sAO Va
Washington. Montana and Wyoming. was
then taken up. End Mr.. Dubois addressed
the Senate in advocacy of It's adoption.
Mr.. Mitchell regarded the proposition of
the Senator from Idaho as one of the most
remarkable ever presented TO the Senate.
and for this reason. Notwithstanding his
great sympathy with the three States. who.
for the time being were deprived of full
representation. h0 W0nlQ ODn0ae tho rpaO-
luton to the bitter end.
MIR. Chandler suggested that the best
course TO pursue was 10 postpone the resO-
luton until legitimate debate on the repeal
bill was exhausted. When the subject was
before the Senate at the last session is
was SAID there was @ majority OF
twelve in favor of seating them.
When the Senate met In extraordinary SEES
sion behold that majority had vanished
and the senators were finally denied 81 rats.
lie made no accusations against Senators
whom he knew had changed their purpose.
their attitude and their votes upon the
question. He was not here to make imDu-
tations upon their motives He was bound
TO presume that they were not influenced
by their desires with reference to the silver
question or by their desires to increase the
Democratic majority in the Senate.
The Senator refers TO the Senator from
kansasf" Mr.. PETER. asked Mr.. Mitchell.
Il referred 70 no one. bnt since the Sens-
tor has alluded to the Senator from Kan
Gus, a Ndnt " ohl Il nOuOL Dlm IOE CndURlDR
his vote and giving his reasons for it. more
than L do the Senators who changed their
minds and votes and gave no reasons"
Mr.. woLCoTI's MARE
Mr.. Wolcott said it was true that by some
sudden and mex plicable change the vote on
the question of the admission of the Sena-
tors from those States underwent a CON-
plete nctamorphosls. but like many other
marvellous chances in the Senate in the last
few months. nothing could be gained by in
curing into il. Those changes reminded
him of theutterances of Ssnoho Panzs, that
Every man is as God hath made him. and
oftentimes a great deal w worse" Laughter.
Mr.. Wolcott could not conceive how the
people of these States. IN view of the reso-
luton which the Senator from Idaho had
introduced, could now fail to perform their
functions. They will yet have time to be
vote comes. 1T may have BEEN" said
Mr.. Wolcott that some of these
claimants for seats IN the Senate would
have been admitted had their politics
been different. or had the question before
the Senate been different" The Senators
from those states could be sent to the
Senate In time To vote. In spite of the cruel
and unusual hours TO which the Senate
was subjected, cruel and unusual in view
of che offer, which was fairly made. that if
the advocates of repeal would embrace
cloture they would have a vote upon it.
The opponents of repeal knew that the
Democratic side of the Senate did not IA
vor cloture. On the Republican eide. out
side of the silver Senators. there were
many Senators who did not favor ~cloture.
Mr.. Aldrich asked whether the Senator
from Colorado spoke for all the Senators
who sympathized with him uDon the silver
question when he said that n vote could be
had on a cloture proposition.
Mr.. Wolcott said no did not speak for all
OF them; he spoke for many. but he was
safe in saying that If the Senator from
Rhode Island wanted to vote on clOture he
could have 10 infinitely more quickly than
he could have q vote on the repeal bill. If
the senate was not to have cloture there
shOuld not De- cruel or unusual hours inter
posed. The Senate was having them now.
I'VE are meeting them fairly as men now"
he said. and enCeavOring 20 see that this
question Is presented fairly before the
country. but We are not without infOrma-
ton that the burden now imposed
upon Us Is TO be sought TO be made