Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-15
TRYING TO STOP DEBATE
MT. Bland Wants Some Limit
 Put to the Discussion.
A QUORUM IS LACKING TO DO IT
The Absentoes Wll Probably Be Called Eack-The Senate spends Another Day on the BiIl to Coerce RaiIroad-More Presidential Nominations.

The Absentoss Wnl Probably Be Called Eack-The Senate spends Another Day on the Hill to Coerce a RaiIroad-More Presidential Nominations.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-AN efforts to agree upon a time for closing the debate upon the Bland bill have so far failed, and debate is still proceeding without limit. NLr. Bland will probably permit this to go on until tonight, as there are quite num- Der of gentlemen who insist upon their right to be heard.
 The opponents of the measure have de cided that they will insist upon quorum of the advocates of the measure being pres ent at every stage of the parliamentary procedure hereafter, so that a motion to close debate will require quorum of those who are in favor of it. There are many members of the house who are absent at this time, and it will probably require two days at least to secure the attendance nee essary to bring the bill to vote It is Mir. Blaud's intention to make a motion today to close debate, and this motion will probably develop the lack of a quo rum, the opponents of the bill refusing to vote, he will then offer resolution to bring in absentees, probably Friday and part of Saturday, and possibly still another I uisite quorum. A quorum favoring the bill being here, a special order will be brought in, if necessary, to bring the meas ure to a final vote
 Mir. Raynor and some of the other Demo- crats who are leading the opposition still 1 insist that the bill can be beaten, but Mir Tracey who is floor leader of the Opposi- tiOn on the Democratic side, frankly con fesses that he believes the bill will pass if it reaches a vote. As to whether it will be vetoed, however, he gives no opinion.
 Dull Debating In Both Houses.
 The debate was without startling incl dent of any kind, the only interesting fea ture of the day being question of veraci- ty raised between Mir. Fithian and Mir. Hunter as to how the latter voted on the proposition to increase the duty on dia- monds during the tariff debate.
 Mir. Brosius of Pennsylvania argued against the bill By this bill" he said, ''the financial honor of the country is be ing put up at auction to enable it to pay its debts"
 In concluding Mr. Brosius held up sl- yer dollar.
 That" said he, lis the only dollar ever issued by the United States afflicted with the double curse of being appreciated and irredeemable. It is worth 10 cents and re- decmable in nothing except itself. It is a cheat, a fraud and disgrace O the United States, and for thSt reason l am opposed to continuing its coinage" [Applause.l
 During the course of Mir. Walkers speech Mr. Reed and Mir. Bland got into an angry altercation over the limitations of the de bate. It was carried on while Mir. Hatch, who was in the chair, was vigorously pounding for order, and the sergeant tat arms was at last called upon to see that the gentlemen were seated
 The entire time of the senate was con stunned in the discussion of the house bill compelling the Rock Island Railroad com pany to stop its trains at the new towns of Enid and Round Pond, i'll the Indian Ter ritory. The measure is especially cham pioned by senator Berry of Arkansas and is proving subject of great attention, as some Democratic senators see in the pro- posed exercise of congressional power d usurpation of rights No action vas reach ed on the bill, but vote will probably be taken today