The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-10-17

WISDOM, fairness, patience and man
hood on both sides and we will proceed.
l have not a doubt of the result"
Senator Harris, Democrat, of Tenn.
essee, after referring to the courteous
treatment all Senators had received at
the hands of Senator Voorhees,, re-
marked that IL he had been the veriest
OF martinets he would have been pow
erless TO secure action, "For myself, 4"
said Senator Harris, "and I know that
voice the sentiment of several Sen
ators on this side of the chamber, who,
like, myself, will never vote for uncon-
ditional repeal, will never ask the
Senate to adjourn nor will / vote for
adjournment. The Senator from Indi-
ana shall have the session, so far as I
can control 1t, as long as he may desire
$50 say we ALL" interrupted Sem
ator Jones, Democrat, of Arkansas,
| II know 1 vice the sentiment of
several Senators on this side, who,
like myself" said Senator Harris,
will never vote for unconditional re-
peal, and who, with myself, would
gladly meet upon any reasonable COM
promise ground. But If we cannot do
that you Ito Senator Voorhees) will not
by annoyed by any motion for adjourn
ment. We will stay with you.
lLaughter.l [ am not quite as young
as | was forty years ago, but 1 will
stay here and answer the roll-call. !"
| Laughter.
Senator Butler, Democrat, of South
Carolina, said that Senator Voorhees,
| had gone one step beyond the issue
when he said the questio. now con-
fronting the Senate was whether the
Government should stop; whether the
Senate was capable of self-government.
Is this country to be impressed with
tho conviction that because the repeal
bill cannot pass the Senate" asked
Senator Butler, there is a revolution
in the country and that the Senate
| cannot govern itself :? / submit, in
common fairness to those who are op-
posing it, that such conclusion is neither
legitimate, logical nor fair. This bill
Is not the pivot upon which the gov
ernment hangs. This is not the crucial
test of republican institutions. But
the edict has gone forth the ukase
has gone forth the imperial edict has
been given to the world that this
measure must pass and the cQuntry's
government must stop ~...ii 1T uUes
pass, and we must perhaps obey. For
one will not obey for one will not
obey as long as have the power un-
der the constitution to express my dis
obedience" He then referred to the
bill to repeal the Federal election laws
and asked why action was not taken on
that. He closed his speech with an ap-
peal for compromise.
Senator Dolph, of Oregon, read from
the Congressional Record extracts
from the debate on the Federal elec-
tion bill some years ago to show that
those on the Democratic side had not
always been willing for the majority
to rule. The majority did not prevail
on that occasion. But in that debate
certain Democratic Senators were in
committee room eating lunch and in
had been directed to request the at
tendance Of the Senators, stated that
they would come when they had con-
cluded their meal.
Did the Senator read that to help
the Senator fro u Indiana ?" asked SEN
atOr Gray, Dem ocrat, of Delaware.
~ will stay as long as the Senator
from Indiana DESIRES" replied Senator
Dolph, but If it is demonstrated that
there is no way to compel the atten-
dance of Senators and their fails to be
a quorum, | am going home. am not
going to take part in a farce, as every
since l came into the Senate ten years
ago has proven farce"
From I o'clock until II o'clock the
debate continued without any unusual
features, Senator Allen still retaining
the floor.
AT 12.45 A. Nj. Senator Dubois again
called the attention of the Vice Presi-
dert to the fact that no quorum was
present, and in obedience to the cleo
trio signal the occupants of the cloak
rooms again filed hastily into the
chamber.
AS the Vice President announced
that hfty-three Senators were present,
quorum, Senator Palmer, looking
rather jaded and tagged out, called at
tention to the fact that Mr.. Dubois,
who had asked for q call of the Senate,
had himself not answered to his name
He wanted to know If that was proper
in a parliamentary sense.
Senator Henderson wantel to sup
plement what Senator Palmer had
said by suggesting that an absent SEN
ator could not suggest the lack of
quorum. This caused smile, and
Senator Palmer went on to say that he
understood that Senator Dubois was
doing what had been delegated to him,
and asked IL that was consistent.
Senator White, OF Louisiana, re-
marked sarcastically that it was as
consistent as the general statement
made by Senator Dubois that the
silver men had not resorted to obstruc-
tion.
Senator Allen Indignantly repudiat-
ed the intimation that he was taking
part in farce. Senator Dubois was
playing part and he did not know it.
The subject of all this colloquy sat smil-
ing in his seat, and Senator Allen re-
sumed his speech.
At A. M. Senator Hoar wearily
interrupted Senator Allen to ask If he
was not reading to show that there
was not an over-production of agri-
cultural products. He wanted to know
candidly whether the Nebraskan did
not think his speech was an over
production.
Senator Allen hotly asked Senator
| HOar If he wanted to insult him,
| whereupOn the Senator from Mas
sachusetts pucged himself, apologized
humbly. and equilibrium was restored.
At LAS the galleries were almost
| empty.
WASHINGTON, d. c., October 12.-
| The night session of the Senate was q
peculiar one. Senator Allen, of Me-
| braska, took the floor at 5:15 o'clock in
the afternoon, and without any inter-
| ruptiOns, except such as were purely
incidental, had the floor all the night.
He proved himself an able and indefa-
tigable talker. At no time did his
voice fail him, and even when the
clerk was calling the roll to secure q
quorum, he stood erect and ready to
| proceed with his remarks He CON