The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-24
DULL DAY IN BOTH HOUSES.
Sherman Act Repeal as far From a
Vote as at the BEGINNING.

busters Against the Voorhees, Bill
May Pause Long Enough to Dis
cover that their Precedent is Likely
to Render Nugatory Every Effort
for Reform in Accordance With the
Much Mentioned Chicago Platform
The Republicans May Filibuster the
Big Democratic Majority Into Insig-
nifoance and Impotence.
Washington, Sept 23.-Democratic
anti-repeal men may desist from filibust-
ering before they reach an extreme, by
consideration that defeat of the repeal
bill by filibustering may furnish a pre-
cedent for the defeat of the federal cleo
tions and tariff bills Republicans may
conclude to adopt the same tactics on
these measures that have proven
Successful on the repeal bill
If they do prove successful, this
present congress will do substantially
nothing. Evidently some supporters of
the Voorhees, bill are not very heartily in
favor of it. On the other hand, the fear
of losing both the tariff bill and federal
elections repeal bill may render more con
servative some democrats now flibuster-
ing. The uncertainty that surrounds the
situation is inexprsssibly dense.
FOX WILL BE THE MAN.
The Atlanta postofice matter is practi-
cally settled Major Couper has with
drawn in favor of DIR. Fox. Senator Cor
don, who has been pushing Couper, will
now support Fox. Livingston also sup
ports Fox. This insures Fox's appoint
ment. This is quite a victory for Senator
Colquitt He has fought steadily for
Fox and refuses all prof
fers of compromise Livingston
asked the Postmaster General
if Atlanta would get a new postmaster
before Dec. q. Mr.. Bissell replied no
that such officials held Office for four
years from the date of their confrma-
tion and not from the date of appoint
ment.
Congressman Black is pushing Martin
V. Calvin for assistant secretary of agri-
culture.
MIR. STEWART RESOLVES TO RESOLVE.
Washington, Sept. 23-In the Senate
to-day, Mr.. Stewart offered the follow
ing resolution, and said he would address
Resolved, That the independence OF the
government the legislative, the executive
and the judicial, must be maintained and the
use Of power and influence of one depart
meut to control the action OF another is a vi
olatiOn Of the constitution ana destruction OF
the form Of government
The resolution proposing the establish
ment of a closure rule in the Senate was
discussed for nearly two hours, and was
then, on motion of its author, Mr.. Platt,
referred to the committee on rules.
THE MIDDLE GROUND.
A constitutional argument was made
against it by Mr.. Turpie. Mr.. Turpie
expressed the opinion that there was no
necessity for either eXtremc-clOsure or
obstruction-and that a middle ground
could be discovered, in which the Senate
might proceed safely and without any
shock to its traditions. He argued that,
in order to establish closure, it would be
necessary to reconstruct the whole body
of rules and also to amend the constitu-
tiOn, because the constitution fixed the
right of one-ffth of the senators present
to order the yeas and nays on any ques-
tiOn; and so long as a minority counted
One-ffth no bill or resolution could be
forced to a vote. He declared the Senate
to be the refuge and asylum of minorities,
and argued that that asylum should be
kept inviolable.
OPPOSED TO CLOSURE.
Mr.. Call also opposed the closure rule,
and argued that free deliberation in the
Senate was necessary to the preservation
of public liberty, because the Senate and
the Congressional Record were the only
means by which the people could see that
their rights were guarded.
There was an effort on the part of Mr..
Voorhees, to take up the repeal bill but
Mr., Jones (Ark.,) reminded the senators
that there was a matter pending in exc
cutive session which would occupy the
remainder Of the day. II was suggested
by Mr.. Voorhees, that it would be time
enough to go into executive session at
o'clock
A PERTINENT QUESTION.
Mr.. Mcpherson wanted TO know
whether any question of appointment to
Office was of sufficient Importance to
justify neglect or delay as TO the repeal
bill.
The discussion, in the opinion of Mr..
Chandler, was drifting too dangerously
near to revelation of executive secrets,
and finally Mr.. Voorhees, himself sub
mitted the motion, and the Senate pro-
ceeded to executive business, in which it
remained until O'Clock, when it ad-
jonrned until Monday at IL o'clock.