Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-22

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wAsuissrns. Sept. eL-The proposition
fox such chaags Of fhe rules Of the senate
. would establish the prineipls Of closure
Was not INSIDE yesterday
Senator Piat* Of Connecticut. Who
had given notice on Tuesday that he
wouId propose that change, declined to do
%, because be did not wish TO stand In tha
way Of Mr. George Of Mississippi, who
wished 70 address the senate. but said that
he would 0fser il ~ some future time
Mr.. George argued agaiHss he repeal
bill, believing that it would ne . leap in
the dark and as likely to Increase a to
diminish the Aggregate Of the financial
troubles His speech was broken iato by
three roiieatis Of the seaats, III the last Of
which Mr.. Teller made protest against
his name being called after be bad come
into the chamber, be having been absent
when IL was first called The vice presi-
dent informed hirs that bis nams had
been recorded Is present., and that :iosed
the incident
Mr. George, although be had his speech
prepared In advance, delivered il with ali
the impres-iveoess which he generally
gives to his cff-hand speeches. He did
not seem to trouble himself As to whether
senators did or did not derive any instrue-
ton from his efforts, for once. When Mr..
Call Of Florida indicated an intention Of
calling the notice OF the presiding officer
10 the fact that there were but few sea-
ators in the chamber. be was prevented
by Mr. George himself, who told him he
was indifferent whether senators listened
TO bin or not.
Nevertheless, As he went along, the ab-
senee Of senators became too evident and
IL required two rollealls 10 get sufficient
number Of them into the chamber 70 COD
stitute 8 quorum. The quorum soon
melted away again, but Mr. George took
no heed II the fact, and he was allowed
To go on with the reading Of his speech
without farther interruption. Much Of IL
Was given to attacks rpon the national
banks and dennucistioa Of the circular
sent out from New York To states whose
senators were opposed 10 the bill, recon
mending that pressure be applied TO
them"
An interruption, however, finally did
come IL Was from Mr.. Quay He said
that he noticed that while one Of the
strongest speeches was being male in the
interest Of the silver states there was net
a single senator from one Of those statesl
present.
That makes no difference To me-" Mr..
George interposed reslgnedly
1t seems to me-" Mr.. Quay insisted
shat a suggestion should be made that
there il no quorum present"
The vice president directed that the 70 II
be called. But Al senators responded-two
less than a quorum. just then, however
Mr. Dubois of Idaho entered the chamber,
making the number e. Mr.. Teller also
came in and his name was called, but he
did not respond. Mr.. Voorhees, then rose
and said
''There are but two laws under the con
stitution by which compuIsion can be used
in the senate Of the United States. The
one is to compel the Attendance of absent
senator's the other to keep order on the
floor of the senate. | ask that the ser
geant-at-arms be directed to enforce the
attendance vi absent senators"
Mr.. Dolph suggested that the rule was
to direct the sergeant-at-arns in the first
INSTANCE to II quest attendance OF senators,
and that there seemed TO be a very great
diversity Of opinion whether. II the re-
quest were not complied with, there was
power to compel attendance.
The vice president directed that the
rule be read. In the meantime other SEN
ators came into the chamber, and asked that
their names be called, and they responded
The number present was then announced
as AZ Mr. Voorhees, withdrew bis motion
as to the sergeant-at-arms requiring the
attendance of senators. After further de-
bats h. admitted that the senate had done
"A good days work and said that he would
not ask it to sit later. that he might
ask it to sit later on Thursday. The sen
ate then adjourned.
Battle In the House.
The federal elections repeal bill has
sbeen reported aud has been placed
upon the calendar, but this action
vlwas taken only after severe strug-
,-gle, the Repu bicans seeking every par
aliamentary device to betray enmity.
r But the Democrats were ready at every
nBut the Democrats were ready at every
lfpoint to throw the obstruction off the
track, ard the way was finally cleared
tlMr. Reed, in commenting on the vote.
ysaid that the Republican party in the Fifty
, first congress had made certain rules First
were the most powerful The
&c Republcaus today occupied an unusual
IMPOSITION. They stood 20 win in any event.
,eThe Democratic party had either to re-
fkort to everything they had or he beaten.
lsThe Democrats had their choice between
and defeat, and they had
,rchosen humiintion.
,e They had deliberately settled themselves
biuto the traces that they had affected to
e,despise. Now these gentlemen could look
forward to the haven of rest. Not only had
they violated all the precedents of 100
years, but had added a new zest to the occa-
sion by violating all principles Of parlia-
mentary law. They had announced that
committees could originate legislation,
They had destroyed the sacred right of ap-
peal. for which the present occupant Of the
chair had argued vigorously four years
ago
The Republicans had offered the ma
FORTY, in good faith, an honest system, by
which it could control the business of the
house without acts OF violence Instead
of that the majority wanted violence in
each particular case. What spectacle,
the house representing the Dem cratic
party was going through the valley OF
humiliation.
Mr.. Catchiugs said that it was hardly
worth while to say anything in vindicd-
ton of the parliamentary rulings made
by the speaker. II was cruel tsarcastically)
for the gentleman from Maine TO advise
the Democrats that they were in "a state of
humiliation. lie (Mr. Cntchings) had not
discovered it himself. He thought the
Democrats were getting along pretty we'll.
The trouble with the gentleman from
Maine was that he had discovered that
there were other methods than those in
vented by him and his assistants in the
Fifty first congress by which the house
could do business.