The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-19
Journal was laid on the table-Yeas' 90
Nays. 3 Dolph, Gallinger and Perkins,

rose and made a like motion In regard 10
himself. that be had been present at
| roll-call, and had not answered, ana that
/ his name should be recorded in the jour
nal as present. Mr.. Teller took the hoor
| and the battle went on upon the same
tines as before. Mr. Teller directed his
eloquence against Messrs. Gray and Hill
and President Cleveland criticising Mr..
| Cievelands letter TO Governor Northen,
/ OF Georgia. AZ 2.05 the question Of a quo
rum was raised by Mr.. Allen. On the roll
call forty-eight senators answered and
MIR. Teller went on with his speech.
senator Daniels Views.
Mr. Daniel was the next speaker. In
| his opinion. the majority on the pending
! bin were more responsible for the delay
| than the minority was. For instance, Mr..
| Dolph's motion 20 amend the journal
had been necessarily dilatory; because, II
| II were pursued in dead earnest to
| conclusion, II would lead TO a longer and
ere protracted dsrate than the repeal
| bill would Referring TO Mr.. Sherman's
| remark Yesterday that the Democrats
would vote against the ten command
! ments or the Lords Prayer II proposed
by Republicans. Mr.. Daniel said that
! MIR. Sherman was quite right In 5aying
| so. il those ancient and vencrated cocu-
ments we're proposed by the senator from
| imagine that there was just such trick
| about II as there had been about the Sher-
| man act Then he took back the Woru
stricku and substituted scheme for 1t.
| And now, he added, the senator from
Ohio was not only the leader OF the
| Democratic party, but also us lecturer:
| Uauphter) He referred TO Mr.. Mills'
,tatoynent yesterday. that he would not
vote for any compromise, and he asked
| that senator whether he was ready 10
| submit the question to a majority of the
| Temocratic senators. Was he ready TO
go into a conclave with them and ABIDE
by the result?
Mr.. Daniel paused for reply Dut
ne did not get one. although MI Mllls
occupied a seat Immediately in iront Vi
him. II can ask questions OF others; out
7 cannot answer them. applause In the
gaueriesA I am ready 10 go into such
| q conclave and will abide the result.
Mr. Hiu asked Mr.. Daniel whether, II
the Senate in the first Congress had
adopted a code Of rules with provision
that they should not be changed without
the consent Of two-thirds, the Senate
would be bound by that
Mr. Daniel--I am not prepared to answer
that Question on the minute.
Mr. Hill-The senator can take all the
; time he wants
Mr.. Daniel said he did not like to com
! nit himself when there was no sucn
| question presented 10 the Senate he
} might not be a very good lawyer. but
M was too good a lawyer to answer
hastily a proposition which he was not
discussing. and which had nothing to dc
with what he was discussing.
Mr. Hill remarked that, II the pre-
siding officer Of the body agreed win
him, the bin would pass, in spite OF All
the distractions OF the minority. Ooud
annlause which required the interposl-
tion of the Vice-President)
BEFORE order was restored, Mr.. tiill
retired 10 the cloak room-a fact Whlch
was referred to by Mr.. Daniel, saying
that the senator from New York had left
the room with alacrity. after a speech IN
which he had been beating all around
tne gooseberry bush with a lantern
Mr.. bldrich asked Mr.. Daniel whether
he believed that, under the rules, there
was any method by which the majority
could reach determination on the ques-
tion of amending the rules in the face OF
obstruction on the part Of the minority
whether by speeches or otherwise
Mr.. Daniel answered that he did not see
that the Senate rules had provided for
the contingency.
Here To Iegislate.
In closing his speech, Mr.. Daniel said:
II am here to legislate and / want 10
proceed to legislate in an orderly.
| straightforward way. / do not want you
gentlemen Democratic senators) to lee
ture me about breaking up the Demo-
cratic party as long as you stand in
the minority of the party, and are un-
willing 70 abide by its judgment DO not
insist that your opponents shall come
here at unusual hours and sit night
and day, while those who now claim to
be in the majority will not stay here
themselves Let us proceed steadily,
regularly. considering first one amend
ment and then another. according to
the rules and traditions Of this honora-
ble body: and we will be much nearer
the end than we will be by having revo-
Iutionary utterances about changing the
rules"
when Mr.. Daniel closed there was an
other roll-call, and ffty-seyen senator's
answered. r.
voting ON the last roll-call, saying that
tbe senator from New York Q1ilD' after
dalivering a lecture about absenteelsm'
bod "eed TO the woods" and he tButer)
had tried 10 get him back, and had sue
ceeded Q4aughter)
NJ Minis made a fierce speech In reply
~ the criticisms upon him by Messrs'
nm and Daniel, concluding WIN tne
ctatament that ''tne TeSpoHSlDiiA's -
,,Iaced ON the majority TO make rules ana
10 1egislate. II it does not do So an IN
telligent and indignant pubic OPINION WIZ
hold that majority to account
T,be SENATE then took a recess until
10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, D. c., oct. 8.-in the
consideration morning hour, Mr.. Woi
yerton from the Committee on the Ju'
d,ciarv. called UP the bill amending the
ye,,Ised statutes relating to clerks fees
so,oi-annual returns Of fees by dlstrlc'
o,,orneys. marshals and clerks. commits
sioners' fees, and TO offenders against th'
TInited States Qt establishes a UNIFORM
fee for naturalization Of aliens by Unitec
states Circuit and District Courts. II
prevents the abuse OF judicial process
n provides that the defendant, when ar
rested for violation of United States law
shall be taken before the nearest ofheei
qualified to give the defendant hearins)
The bill was passed.
MIR. Geary, from the Committee on Com
merce, called up the New York ana New
Jersey bridge bill. and ffered an amend
ment providing that the company shall
not expend less than s25O00 within the
first year and every year thereafter not
less than 100000. and that the bridge
shaI be completed within ten years
otherwise this act shall be null and void
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