The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-17

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made. perfect in proportion and appearance.
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and continued the speech which he began last
| Friday. lie had not made much nrogress be-
fore haying yielded temporarily to Mr. Palmer
Dem; iliss thu Latter gentleman get into
fopgiist Senators Sr Kyle Of South Dakota
and Mr. Allen Of NsbTsska The origin of Of il
kept in the chamber night after night Listen
| ing. not to debate but to speeches which las
On ber ASKED by mr. k
press A his belief that tho Nebraska
Before no could finish the sentence he was
| interrupted BY Mr., Allen himself. who
! insisted that Mr.. Palmer had 20 right to ma g
| such an imputation, and he called him to order
| fol, violating the rules.
thing tnck. and then Mr. Allen retort.l by
saying that he was not in the senate with a
Srnss collar around ms neck as osherSSnator;
some man who had put chains upon Ms neck
and told him what to do.
from his notes. Slr. Cullom expressed the idea
mer and Allen there was little choice between
them az to being parlinmentary. and at his
vent tss on With liz cropped
AT q +. NJ the Senate got into a curious par
liamcniary tangle which recalled that OK
tho chair. tive Senate found itself unable to
adjourn. although every member wished to do
Iugh Dem. Ala and was voted down. Is to
3'. Twenty minutes afterward the plan OF
foTiy.ive Senators resp ,ndei. and Mr. Peiisr
delivered another short section OF his speech.
Five minutes minute had net elapsed TN Mr.. Petit;
a quorum, and Senators hndiagain to come in
from the committee rooms and cloak rooms.
cienn. Ore that senators K%is and Allen were
eer Io 1 led the the poIn NJ
Allen said that IL he could abstain from an
swering to his name under the rules Of the
Senate and thereby break the quorum he pro-
'Y It go +; N. Mr. Power rep Mont sug-
disclosed the presence OF ~ Senator'S one lass
Mr. VOORHEES, moved that the serCeant-at:
the absentees. soon afterward 4 few, stray
glers came into the chamber and made UP i,
Mr Voorhees, wished to withdraw his motion on
but Mr.. Dubois probably recalling an occur
opportunity and refused his assent There
was nothing to DO but call the yeas and nays
Quorum could not he Obtained. As soon as
the vote was announced on the yeas and nays.
under the rules another call Al Was in order
quorum. No quorum answering to the call
again the motion REQUIRED on Mr. Voorhees's
10 quorum having voted. Mr.. Voorhees,
again moved that the Sergeant alarms be
Senators. and to withdraw his motion that
proceedings under the roll call he dispensed
with. He then went on with suppressed in
procedure he should dislike to interfere with
tors found it Comfortable to stay for the NEXT
three. four. Ave. or six hours, in attempting to
further announced that il t was s Necessary
stay until the Fourth of July next In order to
demonstrats the rEht q the majority OF the
= No quorum having voted the Clerk again. at
went on. changing from the yeas and nays to
the, call of the Senate The silver mon had
talking against time. and the proceeding
seemed very much as spectator described It,
advent OF q voting quorum. when the presid-
ing officer announced that Mr.. Noorhees's mo-
Mr.: PETER was then recognized. and said
that it Vas such long time since he had ad.
it necessary to recall to the Senators the sub
lect apd discussion when he was interrupted.
hs was G t IT. the history OF the senate and
adopted. These were ninetee in number. and
Mr.. PETER then went on to read these rules in
Mr. Hoar (lien.. Mass interrupted to ask
facetiously whether the gentleman addressing
roll call showed Mr. Pefrer to have been absent.
Mr. ietler ret1rted thai he may have been
The Populist senator was then about to con.
rupted By M Kyle e at $50 ooek With the
suggestion that there was no quorum.
forty;four Senators one, more than quorum
-afd Mr. n PGes resn ,Ip his sEeSch
QUESTION Order The QUESTION p aGse 90
o the eP sasSto Of ra% s
was talking about an entirely foreign matter.
q matter In no way connected With the passage
the absurdity. the righteousness Of allowing
under the guise Of a discussion OF the Repeal
bill. and he asked tho Chair If these remarks
i he presiding oiiicer ruled that the Chair
the dis S1ssk q the Senator c from Kansas
on the adjoining desk tof which there rev was sn a
The prosidins oce r. said that that was not
Q question OF order and he again recognized
Mr.. Pefier in tho course OF his speech. said
question. The, laborers In the field knew. as
tnks j, g,Sat deal Of time to discuss this aues.
i have enough matter laid out" said Mr..
e. b to s% one N
bate" fLaughter,l As to the time when the |
Senators will be ready to vote on this bill. that
must be determine cd by each individual Sena-
tor for himself He had the greatest respect |
for the doctrine that the majority should rule |
thence and would hear what the Senators had !
to say on this question when Senator's would |
vote. but not until then. But II the Senate In |
sists on forcing this bill on us, said he! re-
fustng all offers OF compromise. Just so long |
Will we insist that We are the majority: that |
Mr. Palmer Dem. III. ask sd IL the Sepa- |
tor meant that the jorty should not be al |