The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-18

Senators Debate Everything Except the
Silver Question.
HILL AND MORGAN SPAR
a Long Discussion on What Con-
stitutes . Quorum. but Moth
Ing Was Done to Indicate
That the End 10 Nearer.

WAsHrNor0N, Oct. 17.--At the opening
of the senate this morning. Dolph asked
that the Journal b corrected to show the
presence OF Allen and Kyle on sundry
roll calls yesterday they having been pres
ent In the senate but failed to vote. Dolph
said Il had become apparent that II the
senators could talk indefinitely and read
from books and papers without limit, the
senate without an amsudment to tho rules
or Of different construction on those it
had, must drift along without accomplish
ing anything. Twenty-six republican
senators not only favored the repeal Of the
Sherman act, but would vote to amend
the rules so that . majority could limit
debate. He regarded II ~ farcical for q
senator to suggest the absence OF
quorum and then on roll call refuse to
vote. Tho senate was being brought into
disrepute by such course.
Faulkner Of West Virginia, who was in
the chair last evening and ruled on the res
olution then offered by Dolph, that the
names of Allen and Kyle be recorded, said
there was no power to record senator as
present under the rules.
Hill of New York said there was no rea-
son why, in the absence OF rules, the pre-
siding officer should not tell the truth and
make the journal refuse TO tell lies. The
presiding officer had right to exercise
his senses, and when member sat right
in front Of OF him aud did not vote, to
have the Journal show tho fact of his pres
ence. The senate was clinsing to past
traditions and there was no sense in IL.
The duty OF q senator IL moro than
merely remaining in his seat; 1t was his
duty to take part in business. To hold
that the only way to ascertain the pres
ence Of senator was by his response to
the roll cell, involved an absurdity. Tho
vice president ruled that nothing was in
order except matters pertaining to the ap-
prevail Of the Journal. Dolph moved that
the name Of Allen be entered In connec-
ton with the roll call at 6 80 last evening.
He chose this, ~ Aliens name appeared
at that time - having taken part in the
colloquy.
Morgan. democrat, Of Alabama, said he
was not surprised that the senator from
New York, Hill, championed the rulings of
the speaker Of the house, because he was
the unfortunate instrument when he pre-
sided over the senate of New York in the
introduction OF that heresy, not only Into
the democratic party and its traditions,
but also into the constitutional rights of
AoxlotatlN0 UO0t0ks NAOxHou W0ut ou W
speak of "tho alliance and coalition be-
tween certain democratic senators and
certain republican senators as certain to
disrupt tho democratic party, and he
asked whether his democratic colleagues
were willing to strike that fatal blow. The
coalition In the senate was created in de-
fenss Of tho national banks and for the
purpose Of destroying silver money. "Afor-
gan, in the course Of his speech, said he
proposed TO offer an amendment to the
bill to strike out all after the enacting
clause, and to insert q section rcpealing
the whole and not part Of the Sherman
law.
washburn asked Morgan what he
meant.
~ meant the agreement" said Morgan,
'between democrats and republicans who
favor the pending bill, that 1t shall not be
amended in any particular whatever"
~ desire to state that there is no
coalition Of any description" said Wash
burn.
Morgan proceeded to argue against the
position taken by Hill, which brought that
senator to bis feet.
81 claim first" said Hill. sthat it is
within the power Of the presiding officer
20 determine the presence Of . quorum.
My second proposition IL that there is no
rule of the senate which expressly, or even
impliedly forbids that action" On the
question Of cloture, Morgan defied the
senators to establish such rules. "If I
must die here" said Morgan, in closing,
81 will die like an honorable man, at my
post"
Gray took issue with Hill. He read o
portion of tho rules to show that the pre-
siding officer could not act In accordance
with Hills suggestion. Msssrs. Allen aud
Kyle took occasion to deny that they were
present when the roll in question was
called. Hill said he had not expected TO
convince senators who had no respect for
the supreme court and were not willing to
bow to its decision. Hill then paid his re-
spects to Morgan. II 10 true, he said, that
there are politicians In New York. He
supposed there are no politicians in Ala
bama. they are all statesmen from that
country. tLaughter.l Morgan had spoken
of his life long devotion to the
constitution. ~ supposed" said Hill.
"that for . brief period my
friend was supporting another constitu-
ton, but may be mistaken" Applause. !
A. to Morgan's talk of dying at his post,
Hill had heard the same statements by
men who were ''Roina to die In the last
ditch" but. said Hill, ''ihero are many, of
them left" IRenewed laughter.l Re.
ferring 10 the remark Of Morgan. compli.
mentsry to Allen G. Thurman, Hill said
hs supposed Morgan, in making the trib-
ute, had In view all the record made by
Thurman In the senate. lie then read
from tho Journal of the senate when, on
one occasion, Thurman, being tempor.
arily called to the chair and certain sena.
tors refusing to vote. had counted Q quo.
rum. The galleries vigorously applauded
the recital Of this action on the part OF
Thurman, and Hill said: "There is pre-.
cedent which ask this body to initiate
There 10 one distinguished man whom !
propose to follow rather than the lead ol
the distinguished senator from Alabama "
Sherman Of Ohio then addressed the
senate. He said the rules of the senate
were made to expedite public business in
an orderly. proper manner, and their OBJ.
ject was TO enable the senate to legislate