The morning call., 1893-10-19
to 90 into conclave with his Democratic

to 90 into cOnclave with his Democratic
brethren and abide by the result?
Mills sat in his seat Immediately in front
of Daniel, and although the latter paused
he made no response.
II can ask questions Of others but l can
not answer them." said Daniel, and q
wave of applause swept over the galleries.
Aldrich asked Daniel whether he be-
lleved there was any method under the
rules by which the majority could reach q
determinatio on the question in spite Of
the tactics of the minority.
Daniel did not think the rules provided
for such a contingency. 1t had not been
three days since the Senator from Rhode
Island had declared that the Senate had
never wished to carry out the wish of the
majority. That Daniel regarded as full
and complete answer, and he proceeded
to read the opinion of James G. Blaine,
then Speaker of the House, regarding
dilatory motions.
Frye said it was the duty of a presiding
officer. under his OATH. to refuse to enter
tain dilatory mo.ions. If the majority had
adopted a proceeding of that Kind long
ago there would have been vote on the
bill.
"Yes," replied Daniel, "if the repeal
ers would stay here and show their faith
BY their work perhaps we might have had
vote on this BILL"
Rising to question Of privilege Voor-
hees characterized as figment of the i'm
agination the statement published this
morning that there had been m Getting OF
the Finance Committee at which VOORHEES,
was suppo sed to have stated, by authority,
that no compromise would take place on
the repeal bill in which he or the admin
istratiou could be considered as a factor.
Mills scored Daniels for charging him
with being guilty of revolution. "Who
had been guilty of revolution" the gentle
man from Texas asked, ''when the Senate
for more than two months had been
doing nothing while indignation was
sweeping over whole land? / do
not blame the minority. i blame
the majority for sitting still like
children and permitting the Government
to be paralyzed. You cannot pass an ap-
preparation bill, or bill reducing taxa
tion nor help commerce, because the Sem
ate has left its rules and abdicated its pow
er. The issue has been entirely changed
and it is useless to discuss the wisdom or
unwisdom of the repeal Of the Sherman
law The whole question in which the
American people have the deepest interest
to-day is shall the majority or the minority
of the legislative branch rule? / am
asked taun tingly, VIII go into caucus.
and will sign paper that will agree to
abide by and carry into execution what
ever the majority in the caucus shall write
down?s l say without any hesitation,
MOI l have not reached that point of
establishment that / will come here and
register the will Of somebody else."
There was a time, he went oD, when he
talked Of compromise, but since the chief
of the Democratic administration was
charged with infdelity to his party. and
there was the beginning Of an anti-admin-
istration party in the Senate, he had cut
his bridges and burned them behind him
on the subject OF compromise. He was a
Democrat who stood by the organized
admin ration of his party.
At 5 Ii, o'clock Voorhees, moved that the
Senate take q recess until 10 o'clock TO-
morrow morning. which was agreed to.