The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-19
Daniel Asks Mills n He Will Go
Into a Democratic
Caucus.
And Abide by the Decision OF
the Msjority on the Silver
Question.
but the Goldbug From the Lone Star
State VIII Not says He Win
Not Con pro mise.

VAbHIN0TON, OOVs Ao,-Ou peSVuVou"S
this morning the ssnats listened 10 No :
gan. Of Alabama. on ths motion Of Dolph.
Of Oregon, 70 ansnd Mondays journal 90
a. 10 show The presence Of Allen At $50 p.
=. of that day. Allen having failed 10
answsr whom his nsms Was called. Morgan
devoted most of his remarks to reply to
Hilps speech Of yesterday. taking occasion
70 chHsactsrize the latter ~ an astste poll
sioian rather than fair minded lawyer In
twisting the decision Of the Supreme couft
10 serve his purpose, adding that II took An
Easy conscience TO follow the supreme
court in al its decisions. Morgan con-
tinusd at great length. touching on bis part
IN the rebellion, of which he said hs WAS
not ashamed. and said the clock had struck
al the White house and ths euckoos in the
senate put their heads ont Of the box and
responded and informed usof the day.
Az tho conclusion Of Morsan's speech,
voorhees, moved 70 lay on the table the
motion Of Dolph TO amend the journal.
Agreed 70. yeas forty. Ave. nays three.
Teller. republican. Of Colorado. then
moved 10 amend the journal so that it
would show his presence on q certain roll
call when be did not respond to his name.
and hs addressed the senate. He quoted
from the statement of Carlisle in regard to
insisting upon the passage Of the repeal
bill and said:
what right has ahs secretary Of the
treasury to interfere with us In this mattet2
resent IL myself a. breach Of privilege.
when ws surrender our convictions.
whether II be on the advice OF the president
or on account OF public olanor, tho deQra-
dation Of the senate will begin and the use
fuinsss Of the senate be at an end" He
| said whom the senate declined to be STAN.
pedsd BY boards Of trade. etc.. it would
command the respect of the American
| Ieople.
voting, Teller referred TO the fact that
| ConkIina, Carpenter and Blaine. when
| msmb bers Of the senate. had frequently
taken advantage Of The privilege, and de-
| clared that no ono would question their
knowledge OF the constitution and parlia-
mentary law,
Daniel, democrat, OF Virginia. wished to
say to Mills. Of Texas, that he (DanieD
for one was ready instantly to submit tho
question to A. majority of democrats who
| had bsep sens to the senate charged with
| the responsibility Was the senator Il ON
Texas ready to 20 into eonolave with his
democ ATTIC brethren and abide by the re-
suit? Mills sat in. y seat immedtately in
front of Daniel, and although the latter
paused he made 20 response.
II can ask the question of Others. but
cannot answer them." said Daniel. ami
wave of applause swept over the galleries.
Frye said it WAS the duty of the presiding
offiser under his oath. to refuse to enter
tain q dilatorv motion. II the majority
had adopted . proceeding OF that kind long
AGO there would have been vote on this
bill.
would stay here and show their faith BY
their works perhaps We might havs'had a
vote ON this BILL"
Rising to a question Of privilege. Voor-
bees obs, acterized a. 6ament of imaRina-
tion the statement published this morning
that there had been . meeting Of the
finance committee. At which Voorhees, was
suppossd TO have stated. by authority. that
no compromise would take place on the 70
peal bill in which he Or the admipistr alton
eoald be considered as factor.
Mills scored Daniel. II do not blame
the minority; I blame tho majority for
sitting st,ll like children and pc mittina
tho government TO bs paralyzed. Yon can
not pass an appropriation bill or bill re-
duoing taxation. nor help commerce. be-
cause the senate has left its rules and ab-
dioatsd lis power. The issue has entirely
changed and it il useless to discuss the
wisdom Or unwisiom of tho repeal OF the
Sherman law. The whole question which
the American people have deepest interest
| In to day 10, Shall the majority or minority
Of the legislative branch ruler Am asked.
tauntingiy. will GO into caucus. and will
sign paper that will agree to abide by
and carry into execution whatever tho ma
iority In che caucus shall write down. 1
say without any hesitation, No. l have
not reached that point Of self. abasement
that will come here and register the will
of somebody else."
There Was a time whom he talked Of COM
promise, but since the chief of The demo-
cratic administration was charged with in.
fidelity to his party. and there was the be-
the senate, he cut his bridges and burned
them behind him on the subject of oompro-
mise. He was democrat who stood by
the organized administration of his party.
Al 5:l5 Voorhees, moved that the senate
take a rccess until 10 o'clock Tomorrow
mo ming, which WAS agreed to.