The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-20


had made to the force bill, asked whether
it was claimed that that bill had been de-
bated to death 1t had not been, he said.
. 1t had been amply debated from Dec. 2
1890 to July %, lS3l-a period Of fifty
actual days, during thirty-One of which
it had been under discussion.
UNHoRsED AND DEFEATED.
And what, he asked, became Of that
/ bill. A vote had been taken on displac-
ing it by taking up the apportioument
/ bill and the force bill was displaced, UNI
| horsed, defeated by majority vote, I'M
/ der the law of the majority the
/ great majestic law which governs all
/ liberty-loving people. The force bill had
/ thus died. 1t had not been talked to
/ death. 1t had been voted to death That
was all that he asked for the pend
/ in the present opposition to
vote down the repeal bill, he asked
/ that that power should be exercised. He
/ was ready to embrace its fate whatever
/ it might be, and his own with it. But he
1 appealed to senators to come TO a vote.
! Action, he said, had to come, and senators
/ might as well know when it would come.
I He had hoped for some indications from
the other side, but as yet there was an
absence of any indication of a willingness
to fix the time; and that fact evinced to
his mind that he could not anticipate the
fixing of any time by the opposition.
PUBLIC OPINION.
He warned the Opposit lion that public
opinion would hold them to an account
ing-public opinion, which, in it's highest
| sense, Mr.. Voorhees, said, lis the most
potent factor known beneath the stars.
In connection with that public sentiment
we come to the great and powerful press
of the country. | speak of that portion
of the press which moves in and is moved
by the atmosphere where truth and JUS
tice prevail. | don't speak of that pOr-
tion of the press which deals in miasmi-
attic mendactv and poisons everything
| about | speak with the utmost respect
for the great organs of public Opin-
ion not in fear or in fat
terry; as an agent of human affairs.
| Now, ! appeal once more to the senators
who are in charge of the opposition to
this measure-a measure which is sup
ported by the public opinion of the United
States and supported by majority of
this body Every latitude of debate has
been given and will be given, consistent
with a fair regard for the public interests.
] appeal to them to know whether there
is in their mind time when a vote may
be obtained.
COME IT MUST.
"a vote, repeat, has to come The force
bill itself, which has been so often spoken
of, is an evidence that the vote must
come. I think l understand the rules as
well as anybody; and now pause to hear
whether there is any response to the sug-
gestions which l have INSIDE as to the
| agreeing to a vote
MR.. DU BoIs REPLIES.
MIR. Voorhees, had not long to wait for
a reply to his challenge. Instantly Mr..
Dubois, rep, of Idaho. was on his feet
He said the senator from Indiana had
been trying to attempt to do some
! thing contrary to the dignity of the Sen
| ate. But he had not told
senator's anything which they did
not already know The senator from In
diana had tried to illustrate by the force
bill the position that vote had been pre-
vented. The senator surely did not mean
! that seriously. There never had been
vote taken on the force bill. Other bust
ness had been pressing and that bill had
been displaced. The senator spoke of the
opposition to the repeal bill being in
minority How did he know that This
was the third time that the senator from
Indiana had asked unanimous consent to
fix time for voting on the repeal bill. The
reasons which he had given this morning
were substantially the same as he had
given before Speaking for those OPP
posed to the repeal bill, Mr.. Dubois
stated that many senator's had already
given notice of their intention to speak,
and that it was well known that many
others wished to be heard. 1t was not
usual, Mr.. Dubois added, to prevent
senators from being heard when they
desired to speak, nor were the senators
used to being fettered. His own i'm
preston was that the senator in charge
of the measure would have to proceed
with it in an orderly manner; and that
he would reach a result sooner by doing
so.
UNFAIR, SAYS MIR. DUBOIS.
And it was unfair and without prece-
dent to fix limit for closing debate under
such conditions as now existed The
senator from Indiana had certainly some
definite object in view in his repeated re
quests. 1t was safe to guess that he in
| tended to ask for long, or probably CON
! tinuous, sessions. He oDuBois) would
! be frank in saying that whatever course
the senator from Indiana might pursue
would be entirely satisfactory to senators
! of the opposition. They were ready to
/ join issue, whether it were for long ses-
! sions, continuous sessions, or closure.
MIR. VOORHEES, AGAIN.
| Mr.. Voorhees, again took the floor, and
| gave notice that from and after to-mor-
| row and beginning with tomorrow. he
| should ask that the session of the Senate
! be extended, he would not say perma-
nently, but that the Senate should sit
| longer, so that all might have a chance
to debate the bill, and so there might be
no senators in opposition to say that they
/ had had no chance to be heard. He hoped
and trusted that the friends of rapid
action on the pending measure would
support the programme of which he had
| given notice.
Mr. HOar thought rule could be drawn
that would preserve the freedom of
speech and of Offering amendments and at
the same time preserve the right of the
Senate to pass laws He said this, not
with a view of interfering in the least
/ with the Senator from Indiana.
Mr. Platt, rep. Conn, as if responding
to Mr.. HOar's suggestion, took out of his
desk an amendment which he said he pro-
posed to offer TO the rule, and he gave the
! necessary one days notice of il.
LOOKING To CLOSURE.
1t was that whenever a bill or resou-
tion is pending before the Senate as UNI
finished business, the presiding officer
shall, on the written request of d major
!ty of the senators, fix a day and hour and
| notify the Senate thereof when general
debate shall cease; the time not TO be
more than five days after the submission
of the request. A subsequent day is also
to be fixed by the presiding officer
when a vote shall be taken without fur
ther debate, and that time is no more