St. Paul daily globe., 1893-09-15
OPEN WAR DECLARED.
PARTISAN FIGHT OYER THE ELEc-
710N Law REPEAL.
BURROWS SOUNDS a WARNING
IF the Democrats Pass tha Tucker
Bill Republicans May Defeat
the Silver Repeal Bill in the
Senate-Filibuste Tactics
Pursued by Tom Reeds Fol
lowers.

Senate-Filibuste Tactics
Pursued by Tom Reeds Fol
lowers.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 14.-Open war
began in the house today. Partisan
hostilities were inaugurated over the
Tucker bill to repeal the federal elec-
tion laws. The echo of the chaplain'S
prayer had not died away before there
was lively rattling of musketBv all
along the line. The Republicans Of
the committee on electing president,
vice president and members of congress
had shown their hand at the meeting of
the committee in the morning by fore
ing the Democrats to produce quorum
to report the bill to the house. The
tactics of the Republican leaders in the
house, however, was not known until
the house met. 1t became apparent at
the outset then that they would fight
the proposition to repeal the eX
lsting election laws TO the
bitter end. Gen. Burrows. of
Michigan. led the filibustering move
ment. He declared in justification Of
AAio |coioS tbot oO oNCCpliS
as tine Tucker bill, driving the national
government out of the states and leav-
ing no one on guard at the polls to pre-
vent fraud and corruption in congress
SiOnal and presidential elections, should
have no status in the house until the
Democrats produced their own quorum.
Furthermore, the leaders declare that
once it gets into the arena Of debate
they will resist its passage with every
eXpedient known to parliamentary law.
In the filibustering fight today they
demonstrated their ability to block mat
ters and deadlock the house until a
quorum of Democratic members is pro-
duCed.. BY their actions and words to-
day it is, understood that they are in
desperate earnest and that the present
ELECTION LAWS
will only be repealed after hard
fought. exciting and bitterly contested
struggle. They won first blood today
by forcing the passage of the resolution
reyoking all leaves of absence and sum.
moning abseutees by telegraph to Wash
ington. Some, of the administration
Democrats, led by Gen. Tracy, Of New
York. Knowing the White house opposi-
ton to the present consideration of this
bill or any other bill in the house which
may cOmplicate the fight in the senate
for unconditional repeal, acted with the
Republicans today. This angered the
silver Democrats In the hOnse. espe-
cially the Southern men. who are par
ticularly interested in; the passage of
Tucker, bill beyond measure. 1t was
claimed tonight that the president did
not countenance this course OH the
| part of some of his recognized, lieuten-
| ants. in the house. il this is
true they will probably be promptly
| called off and their position in the fut-
ure. rejecting that of the administra-
ton, will show the change of sentiment
at the other end of the avenue. The
| galleries of the house were crowded
today in anticipation of the preliminary
sKirmish over this bill. Cen Burrows,
who assumed command of the Repub-
| llcan minority. was standing in the CELL
| ter aisle with his lance i'll rest when the
| speaker dropped. the gavel, and as soon
as the chaplain's prayer ended he bold
| ly issued his challenge for war to tint
knife. 1t was concealed under very
innocent-looking request for
.:....s,.- UNANIMOUS CONSENT
to dispense with the calling of commit
tees for reports, but Mr. Tucker, the
author of the, bill, and other Democratic
leaders who were keely alert, realized
Immediately that the fight was on. L..
81 objectw shouted Mr.. Tucker.
Mr.. Burrows then blandly moved that
| the call be dispensed with 1t being
apparent. that childis play was not in
tended, Mr. Tucker called for the ayes
and. noes. During the. roll call the
Republicans remained lin their seats.
impassiyeJy refusing to vote, in order to
break quorum. Some of the admins
traiion members followed, in their wake
and refused. TO answer TO their names.
| The; result of the vote, ayes 4, noes 10j,
| developed no quorum, and a call of the
house was, ordered. This, showed 22l
memherSl present, but the Democratic
managers. realizing that they must fur
nish a .QuoEum of their own, proceeded
under the second call with closed doors
| TO listen to eXcuSes.:4f.5: rs -.t...i
The screws were to be put on, The
! Democratic, energies were to be directed
toward securing the passage of resolu-
ton reyoking?all leaves of absence eX-
cept in the case of sickness, and in
structing the sergeant-at-arms to tele=
| graph for absentees. g.,
| Temporarily y,ex=Speaker Reed falled
them by Offering motion to adjourn.
When this failed the. previous question
was called on the resolution
| - To REVOKE LEAVES.
| This gave each side fifteen minutes
for debate. GrOsyenor. of Ohio. one of
the old war school Republicans, con-
| troled the time and led the debate for
the Republicans.
when the president called congress
| in extraordinary session in midsum-
mer," said he, ITO apply the remedy
which the financial interests of the
| country demanded, the Democratic lead
ers. recognizing the divisions i'm their
party, appealed to US to stand and sus-
tain the administration from overwheim-
ing defeat. The Republicans almost t0
a man, recognizing that the condition of
the country demanded that pariisanship
be laid aside Notwithstanding the fact
| tIlob IiiG CoibChO IucSSdSc tldu
denounced the Republican party
resolved to support the administration
and force into law over the heads of a
majority of the presidents own party
the measure which he demanded. Now
we are suddenly informed that the pur-
pose of the extra session is to be thrown
overheard and measure designated to
affect party success, measure more
partisan than any that had been intro
duced in twenty years, Is to be forced
upon US. At the other end of the capi-
tol the administration recognizes that
it must have Republican votes, aud II
will bring forward this measure. L de-
sire to sound only single note Of warn:
ing. The bill to repeal the Shermaa
silver law is not yet IA law. If itAap-
pens to pass the senate when it retAr1ls
here with the.anneX we may see
RE-ENACTED THE SCENES
of the first few weeks of the session
| and the administration may not be able