St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-20
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The Vice President-Does the senator
| move to have the galleries cleared?
Mr.. Stewart would.
Mr.. Harris will if the offense is
repeated.
The vice president admonished the
galleries to observe the rule, annOunc-
ing that upon repetition of the offense
he would order the galleries cleared.
When order was restored Mr.. Butler
said: Il am perfectly we'll aware that
under the rules Of this body, which the
senators from New York and Texas are
ready to trample upon, cast aside and
discard and convert the senate into
A TOWN MEETING,
| no applause shall be allowed in the
galleries, and if l have been the means
nobody applauds me-but if the
friends of the senator from New York
are gathered here for the purpose of
expressing their appreciation of his
methods, should be very glad, Mr..
President. to invite that senator gu:
upon some street corner, where he and
L can have it out for the benefit of the
masses"
Mr.. Manderson-l rise to point of
order. l ask the enforcement Of the
rules that a senator when called to
OrQer snail take MS seat.
Mr.. Butler-Does the senator call me
to order?
Mr.. Manderson-l do
The vice president directed Mr. But
Ter to take his seat. The language for
which Mr.. Butler was called to order
was read by the official reporter, Mr..
Shuey.
Mr.. Henderson realized that the de-
bate for the last few days had been
characterized by degree of personality
unbecoming the senators who have in
dulged in it and not BETTING the cham
Der. Ae thought all that was necessary
was that in cool moments the senator
from South Carolina should hear the
repetition of the words he had used.
On motion of Mr.. Harris, Mr.. Butler
was allowed to proceed in order. and
said he had used the language in play
full sense.
I'm Pickwickian sense" said Mr..
Hill.
Yes, that is better expression"
Mr.. Butler said nothing was further
from his intention than to say anything
unkind. He had not invited the senator
TO meet him on a street corner to fight,
but for the purpose of a little legitimate
stump speaking.
MI. Butler then asked Mr.. Hill
whether he would be bound by the
rules in the proposition to amend the
rules.
After Mr.. Hill had said in most
significant way that 1.-THE senator from
South Carolina need not be impatient'
about the method to he pursued to bring
about a
CHANGE OF THE RULES,
he continued: II insist upon it that
any restriction in the rules whereby the
majority are deprived of the power
OF making an amendment to the rules
is not binding upon the senate"
1.-The position is this, then" said Mr.
BDtler, that the rules are binding upon
the minority, and do not bind the ma
jority."
That is not the position" replied MIR.
Hill. I'VE cannot tie ourselves up so
that the majority has not the right to
amend the ruies.'
Mr.. Butler - If the senator will
pardon ME, we have tied ourselves up
by code of rules to which the senator
subscribed when he took the oath, Now
L understand that senator to say that he
is not bound by code of rules except
so far as it meets his approval.
MIR. Hill-1f we haYe, as the senator
says. tied up ourselves so that we CAN
not change the rules, then | propose to
unite the rules so that we can be per-
mitted TO change them.
Mr.. Butler-How?
Mr.. Hlll-By simply presenting at the
proper time and hour and place and oc-
casion, to be determined upon by the
majority, an amendment to our rules
and then proceed.
without notice?" asked Mr.. Vest.
"As regulated by the majority" re-
piled Mr.. Hill, land then vote upon it.
If the majority desire to change the rule
there is no practical difficulty
Mr.. Butler-Then I understand the