Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-17
The Debate on The Proposed Emand.
msnt Of tho Rules.
THE POWER OF THE MINORITY.
A Parliamentary Squabble.-Ihe Sem
ate Clogged for Two Hours
Ends In Adjournment

most Important and instructive ever
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0Onuu'''u ia wy pa, ,','' ~ 800, 49,
Nesb ieieIIlhg 'ouo iepiy W my Wv
by Daniel Webster, and Lodges rult
against the readins Of speeches, said
he believed, from the best authority
obtaiunble Nc this time, that Wooster
did not give that sperch 10 the public
as IL now stood In literature for more
than month after it was delivered.
There were no photographers then la
the Senate.
Lodge thought the sp,eoh was taken
down somewhat In shorthand, or what
passed Tor shorthand, by Gale, aud
inter revision by Webster was pub.
lished,
Vest said his experience had taught
him 10 believe that written speech
was much more effective than au oral
one.
In regard 10 the cloture rule Vest
saiu, u the resistance Of tho minority
had no other defense In American
history, the defeat OF the Force bili
would conserr.ts il 10 large extent
with the A american people, MIR. Vest
thanked heaven that the minority,
under the rules Of the Senate, wofu
able 10 defeat that Infamous iegisla.
ton.
la conclusion Vtst saId lie was ant.
isilrd that unconditional repoaI cannot
be had In the senate.
nm asked why.ifA majority favored
the repeal blil, II could moi pass lie
Senate
Vest replled n the senator had read
the rules and witnessed the pIoc,rd.
inge under them lac ought 10 be- able 10
nnswer the question satisfactorily 10
himself
Hin rrplIed N tho rules NJ th, San.
nte prevent the passage of a bill which
tho maIoIitv desir.s 10 ,,ass Ia Lsst
thing 10 do il TO amend the rules An a
prnper manner.
Vest fetortrd that he had heard that
during the discussion of the fore, mi.
hut the rules W.r,. not chsn,sI
nm said he repudi.ted The doctrine
that one.fifth Of the senate could All.
sDlutely prevent legislation. The
power 10 make rules implteti ths npWsT
10 change them.
"Has II come to this, - asked Hin, in
,losiug, "that the Senate IA no,yo,I,ss
first % Iegislats and second 10 change
the rule. 40 a can l,gisInte h,T,nft.,p
4 % IL
The reIeAl bill Wa. laid befot, The
Senate, anu Jones. of Navajo. tnoh lie
floor and proceeded with H. sns..h
Al 3:l5 he asked the indulgencr M m.
senate, a. he was not feeling well
enough 10 finish today. psf,ss tnan
took the door.
Palmer, of Illinois. got Ipto n. pa,Ii..
mentary tquAbble with KyIe ami Al.
10.
speeches made 10 xiii time. and L. I.
asked him 10 specify one speesh.
Palmer replied: az will Ans,y.r hv
saying that believe the senator f,on,
NrbrAska-D
This was as far NJ he yot m ALA,
called him 10 order. Palmer G.cit,,aJ
10 take ANYTHING hack. ami Altar "A.
MED that his Tpe,ch wss an .1a,t a.
consume time.
Afer some eolloopv. Cnlio,, .,,.,
gosted that tho mater he Ita,n,'S
Teller objected, saving he was titsI ~,
the incessAnt crltirisms In ths 49,
mud from other sources that ibe nn,,a'
neuts OF repeal were wasting nm. XII
cbnfactetiEiug thglr fotrss ~ t.,ai''-
tionary, Tho next time Inc s1gg.st,on
was nade TO him he should rali H.,
author To book, CulIomis snggns,,a,
wus then adopted and Pell,T t,s,imo1
his speech.
At0 O'Clock Pugh observed that I'm,
Senate had been m sesslon s.y.n bou,s
and PETER Yielded Tor a motion 10 nd,
journ. Voorhees, expressed A INN,
that the motion would be- voted dawn
saying he would AK tns Senate 10 rs,
main in session until 10.
Byayote Of ag m ia tha S.,.t.
iusei TO adjourn.
Within lho next thirty mInuteA the
ats ntiOu Of tue cnair was called tbT.e
times TO the fact that a quorum va
mot in the chamber, but on each yoli
call a quorum responded. On the iasi
.nd K tuS pS,h ho was as lAi a, mat Dolph
should be recorded for the puy'
posu 81 making quorum. The point
Of order WAS Ovorruied.
On n call ut 6:40 the Senate was
Without n quorum, but moment later
two senators appeared, anu VOORHEES,
moved that further proceedings under
the call be dispensed with,
Dubois called Tor the ayes and uays.
On this roll call, when pairs hat TO be
respected, no quorum voted, boz dur.
ing the call Of the Senate 10 uisclos.
Tho presence OF aquorum, when mir.
did not count, a quorum always nm
peared. Thus for two hours tue senat,
was clogged. When VOORHEES, found
Tho pftdlcament no was placed in he
huemlteh to withdraw his motion,