The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-21
NOTHING BUT TALK IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Plat to Introduce His Cioture Resoiu-
ton at some Future Time.

ton at some FUTURE ltmes
WASHINGTON, Sept 2O.-After the Senate hac
spent twcnty minutes in routine mornlnt
business. Mr.. Voorhees, Dem. Ind.l rose ant
moved to proceed to the consideration OF the
bill to repeal the silver purchase act. At the
same moment Mr.. Platt Iiep.. Conn., rose anu
addressed the Chair.
The Senator has not appealed to me-" said
Mr. Voorhees, somewhat petulantly. Il am
on the floor. I do not wish to interfere with
tho Senator from Connecticut. but the Senator
from Mississippi lMr. Georgel Is very anxious
TO go on with his speech"
III the Senator from Indiana" said Mr.
Plat. were a little kinder in his way OF treat
ing other Senator'S"
The sentence was broken in upon by Mr..
| Voorhees,, who repeated that he was on the
floor. and that II the Senator from Connecticut
had asked permission he might have yielded.
| Il yield to him now" said he. without his
asking"
Mr.. platt then said that he had announced
yesterday his intention to introduce this
| morning resolution to amend the
rules tprovding Tor cloture. but as
the Senator from Mississippi tMr George)
| had given notice that he would address
the Senate this morning on the Repeal
| bill. and desired to begin rs early as possible.
he Mr.. Plattl would not stand in the way. and
he would therefore not present his resolution
| to-day. but would at some future time.
Mr.. George dem. Miss then addressed the
! Senate In opposition to the Repeal bill. AS he
happened to difler he said. from the Demo-
cratic Administration on that question. and rs
he believed that large majority of his con-
stituents concurred in the position which no
took he believed It to be his duty to state with
some precision. the views which led him to
senae s T6e Ra bly, he
would be a leap in the dark. as likely to in
crease as to diminish the aggregate OF the
evils from which the country was suffering.
He was convinced that the present disasters
were not attributable in any manner to the
Mr.. George. although he had his speech pre-.
pared in advance delivered it With all the in n
he to s
himself as to whether Senators did or did not
derive any instrnction from A., his efforts, for
intention Of cali the notice of the presiding
officer to. the fact Il hat there were but few
Mr.. George himself. VINO told him that hs was
indifferent whether Senators listened to him
absence Of Senators became ' too evident and md
number Of them into the chamber to con stitute
quorum. The quorum soon melted away
again. but Mr. George took no heed Of the
fact; and he was allowed to 60 on with the
rHntion. Much Of it vas given to attacks
upon the national banks and to . denuncia-
States whose Senators were opposed to the
bill. recommending that pressure be ap-
At 4:l5 however. an interruption did come.
1t was from Mr.; Quay Rep. Pal; He sadthat
he noticed that while one Of the, strongest
tor from one Of those States present.
THAT makes no difference to NO." Mr..
lit seems to me" Mr.. Quay insisted. that
a suggestion should be made that there is no
The Vice President directed that the roll DO
called. Only forty-one Senators responded.
MIR. Dubois Ii,ep.. ldahol entered the chamber.
making the e,. number foriy-twoi; Mr. Teller
called; but he did not respond.
Mr.. Voorhees, Dem. Ind. lthen rose and said
ton By Which compute can be Used Ys in the
senate of the United States The one is to
compel the attendance Of absent senators. the
other to keep order on the floor oi the Senate.
ask that the Sergeant ut Arms he directed
to enforce the attendance OF absent, Senators"
rule was i to direct the S"rr1ant'at As Ann in in
the first instance. to request attendance OF
great diversity Of opinion whether. if tho re-
quest were not complied with. there was power
- The EicePresid"nt directed that the rule be
into the chamber: asked that their names be
Mr.. Teller lIsep, Col called at,cni ion to the
u
tion Of the Chair after he had come into the |
chamber and Without his addressing the |
sent his objection he should be recognizing "a |
rule which had never been recognized in the !
senate.that was that the presiding officer
wsred the roll call without that Senator ad-
dressing the Char, He did not desire to recog-
recognize. in the slightest degree. that right |
on p, the part Of the presiding officer. He MIR.
Teller was in the m nority. His political party
V. O
that he would be in the minority on n great
many questions during the next four years;
in any degree lim!tthe power Of the minority
law, without exception had asserted that the
right Of obstruction was rs sacred to the mi
jority. He did not believe that free Institutions
could be preserved without freedom Of debate,
nority to obstruet to hinder. and to delay, SO
as to secure discussion. consideration. delber-
When the Senator from Connecticut mr. Patt(
To oa1e RE hf ssolTOn to ia
have something to say about it. He only OBJ
|ected now 70 having been called before he had
rection nor by indirection $50 far. as lie could
prevent it, should the power be intrusted to
fssRt hs Sn Hst
when his name was called and no did not re-
hs NOT 6s
'
Sergeant alarms requiring the attendance Of
senator's.
Mr.. George then resumed the floor. but
stated his Willingness to yield now and resume
tomorrow II any other Senator desired to ad-
dress the Senate.
Mr., Stewart iRep.. New intimated his rcadi-
ness and desire to occupy the floor: but Mr.
Butler Dem. 5, CJsuggested that 1t was about
-lmn TO ADJOURN. or to proceed 10 executive
business This did not suit the views Of Mr.
voorhees,. who expressed the hope that the
Nenat" would sit for two or three hours more
ini said that the Senator from Delaware Mr.
ray had some remarks to make.
Mr Gray DEM DELI snid that he had been
provoked to- say something by the very
elaborate and interesting statement Of Mr.
ieorgo as to the enormous ag rregato OF one
lays business transactions i'll the United
states. and as 10 the comparatively small
amount OF gold. silver. and currency With
Which to carry on those transactions; lie MIR
irraalyr! grew RON the ,a"tS conclusion en-
' nc transactlons wero carried on, with
he country was not suffering. as MIR George
lrgued 1t was. from famine Of gold. silver,
md paper currency. II % per cent. OF the |
business was carried on without