The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-20

Ing the public mino IN regard TO tie organ
iZation Of the Senate. In doing this he ad.
dressed himself TO the great body of intelli-
gent public opinion. as well as. In some
quarters. to q dense and oosque
degree OF Ignorance. an Ignorance
in some respects innocent and in others
malicious. lie then reviewed the history
of the rules of the Senate from its creation.
w that for seventeen years from lio9,
the Senate had among it's rules tho pro-
vision tor the previous question. lt was
tried fully. and In 1s0J. when Thomas JET
fersOn was President. it was deliberately
abandoned AID never claimed or admitted
from that hour 10 the present.
Il am now aTralgned," sald Mr.. Noor-
hees, before public opinion for not termI-
mating this debate. As well might i be
arraigned for not terminating the tide OF
the ocean or the northwest winds. In
abandoning the cl0ture rule the Senate
placed itself on the sense of propriety. the
patriotism. Difference to public recruitment.
the public interest OF each senator and
of the body itself. with an assurance In the
minds OF those then In the Senate that no
Senator would be found TO abuse the pa
thence of this body. or to outrage the pub
lie business or public interest. For eighty
seven years this body has been a law suffi-
cient unto itself. Ithas never been found
wanting IN peace or IN war. so that the
criticisms or q certain class will fall as
harmless upon this body as they fall upon
me.
VOORHEES, BLANKS HIS CRITICS.
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myself. L might as well embrace this mo-
ment as another TO soy that they are met
with absolute and stern defiance. l have
served the people of Indiana many years
and i have had no explain atoms required
when / have gone home to them; and
j treat with scorn and immeasurable
contempt suggestions coming from New
York bankers or any else as to the
motives which goverl me. 1 respond TO
that kind of criticism by saying it comes
from o Gloss whom the Savior OF the world
never spoke of with respect. nor do L."
Mr.. Soorhees. referring to the so-calied
force bill, said lt was voted TO death. not
talked TO death. If there was a majority
IN the Senate against the repeal bill that
fact would be shown by a vote. He was
ready to embrace It's fate, whatever It
might be. but be appealed TO the Senators
for q vote. Action must follow all the
talk. While the previous question had
been abandoned, there were two laws
which governed the Senate as they gov
erned the world. The law of majority
could not be ignored; 1t could not be treat
ed with disresDect IN q Tree country. The
other power was that of public opinion.
which was q law TO the Senate as to
every body. Public opinion" Mr.. NOOr-
bees said. lis the most potent factor under
the stars, in conjunction with the press.
speak OF that portion OF the press which
moves in a lofty and pure atmosphere,
where truth and justice prevail. not of
tt1b WI v W ulOn ACoio Al 9
dacity and poisOns everything about. L
speak with the utmost respect of the great
organs OF pubic opinion, not IN fear or
them-nott the slightest-but of respect for
them as an agent IN human stiairs.' "A
vote had TO come on the repeal bill. Mr..
Voorhees, said BIO appealed once more to
the Senators IN charge OF the opposition to
the repeal bill, whlob. he said. wss support
ed by public opinion and by n majority of
the Senate. to know whether there was not
O time in their minds whom q vote would
be agreeable To them.
ANSWER OF THE sILvERITEs.
Mr.. Dubois said that many Senators were
yet TO be heard. It was not usual to pre-
vent Senators from being heard when they
desired To speak. nor were Senators accus-
toned to be hurried or threatened. my
own m IMPRESSION Is" said Mr. Dubois. that
the Senator in charge of this measure had
better proceed In an orderly manner and In
the customary way. He Will reach u re-
suit sooner by that course" The Oppon-
ents of repeal, said Mr.. Dubois. were ready
TO JOIN Issue with its friends whether il be
for longer SESSIONS, continuous sessions or
%cloture. lie could say for the comfort
and cheer of the Senator from lDdi-
ans that the ADMINISTRATORS on the
Republican side of tho chamber would fol-
low gaIly under that Senator'S lead, even
though it be 10 %cloture. The senior Sena-
tor from massachusetts Mr.. HoarI would
carry the banner while the junior Senator
from the SAME State Nh. Lodgel played
the drum. The distinguished Senator from
Ohio Mr.. Sherman would probably march
arm in arm with the Senator from Indiana
IMr. VoOrheesl while the others kept close
rank. The passage of the repeal bill woul
sound the death knell of silver as a money
metal. No Jugglcry with words could OBJ
SQUIRE the issue. Senators would talk
sweetly about an international agreement.
forcing England to bimetallism. but when
the pending bill was passed the doom of
silver was sealed and Senators all knew it.
You shall not commit this deed If we can
prev mt it by any honorable means known
TO the usage of the Senate. Our duty is
plain to US. We believe we are the last
hope and bulwark of the people in this
desperate struggle. Mr.. Dubois. therefore,.
objected To the request of Mr.. voorhees,.
Dir. Voorhees, said that to establish n
cloture rule IN tho Senate at this time
would occupy not merely the balance of
this session. but of the entire session. IL
was futile to speak of that, but he gave
notice that. beginning tomorrow morning.
he would ask that the sessions be extended.
MIR. Platt gave notice of an amendment
to the rules. to be offered tomorrow. which
Mr.. Morgan sald was in the line of the
cloture rule, which an attompt was made
TO put through during the pending OF the
force bill.
Mr.. Teller said, as there were many Sem
etors who desired to speak upon the sub
1ect before u vote was taken, he did not
consider IL upon him TO at
TEMPT 10 say W0AL tlm6 WOulu % re-
quired for the future discussion of the
subject. He gave notice that when the
daily sessions were extended into the
night the advocates of the bill. as well as
it's opponents. would have TO be present.
He and those with whom be stood would
not be frightened from their course of duty
by the invocation OF that public opinion to
which Mr.. Voorhees, had referIed-the
opinion OF the metropolitan press and of
the national bankers. He denied that there
had been expressed outside of these lines
any public opinion except for the defeat of
the bill which Mr.. Voorhees, defends with
ali the zeal of a new convert.
Mr.. Hill asked whether Mr.. Teller was
not satisfied that there was q majority of
the Senate favorable to repeal.
Mr.. Teller replied that this was q Ques-
tion which Mr.. Hill had no right to ask.
and which he would decline to answer eX-
pllcltly. When the sense OF the Senate on
this question had last been taken the ma
1ority had been almost two-shirds against
she measure. anu he would not insult the
intelligence of the body by presuming that
81 had changed so completely IN so short q
time.
Mr.. Mills then delivered n speech on the
bill He SAID he would vote To repeal the
Sherman law. and against every amend
ment which the ingenuity of the human
mind could conceive. No amendment could
be offered 10 the bill. except one, which im-
peached tho good faith of the President,
and he did not intend TO do il. He was o
free-coinage man. O bimetsllist, but he
would not follow n blmetallic flag into a