The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-09-30
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDING
Tho Senate,

on the table for the present. 1t is with
some notifications the same bill Us he in
troduced in May, 1872
Mr., Piatt, zap, Connecticut, offered q
resolution for a c~loture, Of which lie gave
notice last Tuesday The discussion on
Mr.. i'latt's cloture rule was brief and
closed by letting the matter go over till
tomorrow, when Mr.. Teller is to speak
against it.
The repeal bill was Their taken up and
Nh. White, of California, addressed the
senate, claiming that there were ether
causes for the financial panic besides the
Sherman act.
WASHINGTON, Sept, - After short rou-
tine morning business the cloturc tesolu-
ton was laid before the senate and Mr..
Wolcott, rep Colorado, took the floor
and made IL statement. Although lie said
that he woGld vote against il, he declared
that no faetious opposition would b. made
to 1t, and that IL vote upon it ronld be
reached much sooner than Il vote upon the
repeal bill could be. In closing Mr.. Wol
colt said that for himself lie would just
| as soon have the vote taken on the bill at
once and ret it all over with, Bat his AS
>%ociates knew 70 change or shadow OF
turning and should they deem it best To
contest the measure incl, by inch, he
would checrfully and cordially join
with them in meeting any test
of endurance which the majority might
SttHl 1T 10 lii pose. Slbllil ftlstllttbit
aud proper hours the bill could be dis
cusscd until the time for Il vote camel
Any attempt to impose cruel and uansua
conditions woula he met by every obSta-
cic that the rules permitted until those
who controlled tile senate should adopt
the cloture rule, He reminded them that
"fcstina lente" was u good motto to fol-
low.
Mr.. Teller. rep, Colorado, followed. Mr..
Teller closed his speech with the earnest
declaration that hc would resist, by every
method. obstructive and otherwise, tho
adoption ola rule in the senate which
woutd limit or restrict debate.
Tn resolution then went over till to-
morrow when NJ. Topper, dem., Indiana,
is to speak upon it.
The repeal bill was then taken up and
Mn. George, dom continued the speech,
against it which he began on Wednesday,.
WASHINGTON. Sept. %. -Aftcr the intro
dnction OF II resolution by Mr.. Stewart,
rep, Nevada, as 10 the independence of
the three coordinate branches of the SEN
ate, on which he said lie wouid address the
senate next Monday, thu cloture resolu-
tion was taken mp and Mr. Turpie. dem
Indiana, mtde an argument against 1t on
constitutional and Legal grounds
AT the end OF Il long discussion the
~cloture resolution was. on motion of its
author, NJ 1T, rep, Connecticut. re
fcrred to committee on rules, Mr..
Plat stain that h. intended going be
fore that comnittGe and state at greater
length than he had stated them to the
senate the arguments in favu' of clotnrc.
The senate then proceeded to executive
business.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 25.--In the senate to-
day the resolution offered Saturday by
MI. stewart. rep Ncvada, as to the CO.
ordinnte departments of the government
was laid before the senate. Here is the
text:
Resolved, That the Independence Of
the coordinate departments Of the gov
e~rnment-tha Legislative, the executive
aud the judicial mast be maintained,
and hat the nse of the poScr and iniiu-
encc Of one department to control the
action of another is in violation of the
constitution and destructive of our form
of government
Mr.. Stewart began with a citation from
President Clcvcland's speech last Mon
day on the OCCASION of commemorative
the Tooth anniversary of the laying of
the corner stone OF the capitol, which Mr..
Stewart said had been cheercd and en-
couragcd by u ~thoughtless multitude and
construed by II renal press as II re-
buke from the president of the
United States to the senate. The
struggle for constitutional liberty, he
continued, of the Augl0-Saxon race,
which hal baen long, ardu0us and at
1 49, - 49, Se-E A'H'' ''h'a ''t'N'
now for nearly 1000 wears He went on
to quote nj great length from Macuulcy's
history OF England "a to the parliament
airy struggle with the Stuart kings.
Coming back to the present
the president, in disregard of his
oath of Office to execute the laws.
had permitted the secrettiy of the treas
ury to violate the law of January IA, 1893,
which made the purchase 4,5jo,JO0 ounces
OF silver bullion per month mandatory.
Was il not time he asked to sound tao
alarm. II constitutional liberty was of
any value it seemed to him Nlat all,
friends and foes, should stand mp
and say to the president of the
United States: Non have over
stepped the marc. We cannot afford to
have the laws of congress disregarded.'
might violate another. Was the president.
he asked. to have tile option to obey or to
refuse to obey euartrnauts.
Mr.. Stewart spoke for two and Il half
hours The resolution on which he spoke
would have gone to the calendar at |
o'clock, but MIR, Voorhees, consented to
let it 20 over till tomorrow and let Mr..
Stewart continue his speech as if it were
on the resolution. y great deal of
the speech was devoted to II bitter alta. *
upon President Cleveland as Il man who
had no collegiatc or other training that
lN'NNtNA 'a't u hAA'A " Jiih t''iEa'is INV
who had spent his early life in such pur-
suits as teaching the blind and acting as
clerk. sheriff aud mayor,
WASHINGTON, sept. u. - \ resolution
was offered in the senate this morning by
Mr.. Dubois, rep, Idaho, and went over
till tomorrow-whcn he is to speak upon
it-for the postponcn,ent till the 18th of
January. 1871, of all legislation in the sen
ate relating to the federal election law,
tariff and finance. SO that the par
tally unrepresented states OF Washing
ton, Montana ANA Wyomtng may have
the votes, influence and protection gnar-
antced to every state by the constitution.
The resolution offered Yesterday by MIR.
PETER. pop, Kansas, was laid before the
senate, and was spoken against by MIR.
Sherman, rep. Ohio, as relniring a great
deal OF labo and as entirely unnecessary
the anticipation Of interest beng IL
matter of public notorict-
Mr.. PefI u replied tn Mr.. Sherman, and
spoke OF there being a studied attempt on
the part of the tire isury department to
keep back Information.
Mi. Peffer's resolution wsyi, afser dis
~cussion laid on the tabie-yeas II, nays
10.
The repeal bill was then taken up and
Nh Stewart, rep, Nevada, was recog-
nized. His own resolution rs to the inde
prndence OF the several departments oil
the government was ruled to have gont
10 tac caleEulr. but he minated mat he
would enc 1t and go on with his speech
An indication OF opposition to permitting
him to renew mis- attack on the presid.Ni
was shown by Mr.. Quay, rep, Pennsy!
vania. Mr.. stewart, however, did no
care to address the senate Immediately
and having yielded the floor. Mr.. Per
kins, rep, California, took IL and ud
dressed the senate.
Thu iiouss.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 90. - Immediately
after the approval of the journal the tigh'
over the federal election bill was resumed
Mr.. Burrows moved to dispense witt
the call of committees for reports. Pend
ing this Mr. Catchings. DEM, Mississippi
presented a petition from the committed
on rules, but before ii was read Mr.
Burrows raised the point that til,
resolution WAS not in order
The speaker overrulcd the point o
order and then the llcuse was thrown in
to great confusion. Mr.. Reed made on
of his characteristic witty speeches il
which he denounced the speakers de
cision. MIR. Reed and the speaker hat
some very bitter passages and then Mr.
Burrows appealed from the decision, an
Mr.. Fitch, lem, North Carolina, movcs
to lay the appeal on the table. Pending
vote on Mr.. tfitch,s untinn Mr. EnrrnW.