The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-06-30
THE SESArE's NEED OF CEOruRE.

Quay's voice could not have been
heard four feet away. lie made NO
enort to have it heard. He did not
care If nobody heard him He WAS
silling time, and made no pretense of
oisguislng his purpose. Amer reading
ior an hour or so, Quay leaned over
and whispered to his son. The duti.
iul boy immediately sprang to his feet
ane, rushing into the Republican
cioakroom, in q minute or SO returned
with Hansbrough of North Dakota
'ne latter bringing with him large
pie OF typewriter papers. When he
reached his desk, Hansbrough adj
dressed the presiding officer, and in
the polltest tones possible, asked If ,be
fennsylyania Senator would not aiu-
duige him for moment. "CertaInly .
SAID Quay, ana that gentleman dropped
tho sheet Of paper he was reading from
IKE hot coal, started out of the
chamber and hurried down 10 the
Senate restaurant TO get drink
Hansbrough thereupon read for half
an hour, giving Quay rest, when the
latter returned to the Senate and re-
sumed his "debate.' Then when he
mad Kept this up au hour longer, he got
Tired out, and then desultofv "debate -
was engaged iu aud few votes we're
taken.
This is the kind of "debaten that
senator Cockrcll and a few other
ancient fogies and Tories of the Senate
are trying to perpetuate. As stated
heretofore IN this correspondence, If IL
mad not been for Senator Cockrell.
senator Morgan, Senator German and
Senator Gibson, a rule would have
been adopted by the Senate long ago
to provide for bringing debate to a
close and for reaching a vote. But it
seems that the "dignity of the Senate
the traditions of the Senate etc, are
OF more consequence to the Tories and
fogies OF that body than any impor-
tant legislation can be. The "debate"
that these gentlemen are trying to
prolract has no resemblance whatso-
ever to a genuine discussion. The
Democrats know very well that the
Republicans are merely killing time.
For that reason the Democrats will
not assist in killing time; except on
very rare occasions they do not par
ticipate In the discussion, aud then
very briefly.
i The Republicans predicated more
than 80 speeches on the speech made
by Senator German. Whenever n
Democratic Senator says anything 1t
Is made the occasion for dozen
speeches In reply from the Republican
side. If there were rule providing
for bringing debate to close and fol
forcing q vote, Legitimate debate
would ensue, because both sides woult
then participate but as long as there
Is no rule for shutting of useless talk.
ing and dilatory reading of old re-
ports, the opponents of bill can de-
feat II by killing time indefinitely.
So, in pretending to defend the
right of unlimited discussion In the
Senate, Senator Cockrell and the other
fogies and Tories arc merely killing
discussion and legitimate debate, be-
cause those who are in favor Of The
measure dare not participate in the
discussion and contribute to the de
struction of time.-St. Louis Republic
In the above the Republic forcibl,
: presents the condition of almost i'm
potence to which the Senatc-tha
y body of which every American citizel
was once proud-has been brought
If there we're a rule limiting debat
the time of discussion on tho taril
bill would have been fairly divi
ded. As II is, desiring TO reach vot
before Summer, aud now befor'
Autumn, the Democrats have main
J. tanned silence; presenting aspoctacl
of apparent subnlssiveness both hnmi
, iating ard exasperating. Nineteenth
of the past three mouths of debate ha
been consumed by the Republicans.
II Another evil OF tho rule OF unlimite
debate, and at this juncturo the grea
er, has been that it gave the half doze
Democratic protectionlsts opportunll
aud power TO displacc, or e'lscc, III
! house bill. Their reprchonsiblo practic
was possible In this way. While tn
: contest was impending the Republica
Z Senate managers gave out that the
would restrict themselves to legitimai
debate. if they could have such bl
70 presented by the committee, as 43 Sci
: stors would pledge Themselves to SUI
= port. This proposition being accep'e
:, By the Democratic managers, the sal
half dozen protectionists of that part
held The bill in committee for ski
da,s: and refused to aid IN lnakilI
mn this required number, un'll the
y demands had been complied wiz
Thus tbe bill has been produced whic
No Democrat has defended more INA