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q vote. Dubois said that there hat
been no attempt at filibustering on tn.
part OF the opponents of repeal. Or
the many roll calls that had been hat
In the last few weeks more Senator,
friendly to silver had responded Il
their names than anti-silver Senators
There had not been time when the
opponents of repeal could not have
stopped the business of the Senate b,
simply refraiping from voting. There
were, he said, thirty-nine Senators
who favored unconditional repeal and
thirty-eight Senators who were op
posed to unconditional repeal and would
so vote. In addition to this the coun.
try had becn drifting to the silver side
OF the controversy. In conclusion
Dubois said:
! You know as well when you start
In as you will know when you emerge
from the struggle that you must fail.
| With conditions as they exist in the
Senate, there is no hope of radical
legislation. You are as likely to pass
a bill for the free coinage Of silver
as to absolutely destroy silver. Itlooks
as though you were trying to convince
some one outside Of this chamber OF
Even If you succeed in convincing these
outside parties the result will not
Justly the ordeal which you will compel
Senator'S to undergo.
If you conclude to abandon appeals
| to reason and sense and to risk settle
ment of this great question to test as
TO which side can stand the most pun
ishment, we desire to give notice now
that we shall protect our side by every
means in our power. We will insist
that you furnish the quorum and that
you keep it constantly in this chamber;
IL 1t takes innumerable roll calls, the
responsibility for what is to follow
must rest on you as we'll as its physical
effects on individual Senator's"
STRONG TALK FROM VOORHEES,.
Senator Voorhees, replied at great
length. He suggested to Senator Du-
bois the wisdom of the saying, "Let
not him that girdeth on his armor
boast himself as he that putteth it off,"
I'VE will see who fails in this transac-
tion before we are done," said Senator
Voorhees,. Il feel that my feet are on
o rock and there I shall stand and
vindicate a great and mighty princi-
pie. But before say word upon that
subject will ask the Senator from Ida
no whether he will fix date to take q
vote"
Senator Dubois said that there were
distinguished Senators who had not
talked OH the subject, and he could
not norrcould anyone say when the de-
bate, would probably close.
Senator Voorhees, started to press
the questson further, but apparently
changed his mind and said "With-
out pressing the Senator from Idaho
understand the situation perfectly
we'll. There will be no day named. If
there could be day named by the
m IF fIio Kill
to an understanding directly. It is be-
cause obstruction is resorted to, pure
and simple, against Legislation that we
are in the attitude we,are now. We re-
gret exceedingly to have to resort to
the methods now before u.s."
Senator Hoar observed that continu-
GUS sessions were not an innovation, re-
calling the fact that the Bland Allison
bill was passed about o'clock in the
morning.
Senator Voorhees, said that this cpl
sode in the history of the Senate would
result in reforming the rules of the
body. AT the proper time, not in con-
nectlon with heated discussion, he
would vote for some measure by which
determination of question could be
reached. Otherwise this body will lose
its proper influence and standing
before the American people and
before the world 81 believe this
body should have rules by which
to conclude discussion and reach
vote, higher, more reasonable,
more sensible and more decent than
the rule on which we are entering,
now, which is the only one. The oppO-
nents of the hill will not name any day
for vote. They will resort to diiatory
measures to prevent action being taken
nt all "hn 10 fn nntf > Cir T
rather be carried from this desk feet
foremost and put to sleep at my home
in Terre Haute forever than to yield
the principle that the majority has a
right to govern. I stand here for the
highest principle of free government
known to history. We started in here
some weeks ago to discuss the repea:
of bad measure of financial legisla-
tiOn, We have reached the question
of free government. We have reached
the question of constitutional Govern
ment. We have reached the question
whether or not we have q government
that can administer itself. Idle, rabid
talk takes place in the papers in re-
gard to abolishing the Senate of the
United States. The Senate OF the
United States can no more be abolished
than can the Constitution, for it Is q
great part thereof. But it is governed
by rules of its own making, so as to
make it a self-acting and proper and
reasonable body of legislation
Voorhees, further said that when it
fell to his fortune to manage the pend
ing bill, and he found how powerless
he was, it almost paralyzed the
energies of his mind. He never desir-
ed to be placed in that attitude again,
nor did he desire to see any other man
in that position, nor should he IL he
could prevent it..
Il am tender Of minorities." said
Senator Voorhees,. 81 would not in
iure the minority, but shall the minor
ity govern? Answer me, shall the
minority govern? Somebody has to
rule; somebody has to control this
Government, shall 1t be the minority
or the majority? The Senator from
Idaho signified that possibly they had
majority. Then let us ascertain it
by vote and we will submit to it
gladly, II we are the minority. Will
you?
No, then the question comes
whether we have O government at all.
The question comes whether the Sem
ate can be governed at all. I stand
here tonight, not talking compromise,
| stand for the rule OF the majority. A
great deal has been said about COM
promise in the last week. have not
shared in it. There is mighty prin-
ciple involved in this, and am going
to sustain 1t so far as l am personally
concerned. II go down will go down
with my flag nailed to the masthead.
LII compromise Is to take place on the