The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-13
RANSOM'S SPEECH DEFEATS
CHA GE OF SENATE
RULES.
In Honor of Zeb Vance.

Nesar. Henderson and Grady were
tho only members Of our House delega-
ton who responded to the first roll call-
Messrs... Ransom and jarvis were both
present when the Senate convened-
Senator Ransom walks with a cane
lirnps little, bat he shows no other
SIGN of his recent runaway accident. |
Senator Jarvis tells me the result III |
North Carolina would have been differ
ent il the "primaries" idea had been
brought to the front earlier IN the cam
paign.
The Senate caucused all the week on
= resolution to change the rules OF that
BODY in favor of cIoture. The motives
underlying this was to give Mills, Dan
iels Villas and scuckoo" Senators a
.chance to take up the "pop gun" bliis
and pass them. The caucus remained
in session until late hour Friday
night. The main speech was made
by Senator Ransom, whose masterful
effort was in the nature. of a revelation.
For years he has not made lengthy
speech in the".Senate and his abilities
as an orator we're as a sealed book to
his Younger colleagues. He held their
undivided attention for nearly an hour
| as with his eloquence, his logic, and
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against the Senate being swept OFT It's
feet. 80 to speak, by the current OF the
passing hour. lie rehearsed the long
wears during which the Senate had
been true to the traditions and the pur-
poses of the founders of the govern
ment he pictured that body as the
ONLY barrier between absOlutlsm and
the people; and with impassloned
tones appealed to his colleagues OF the
South to remember that if 1t had not
been for the power intrusted to NIL
norlty, the people of that section might
have been without the representation
which they now enjoyed. He Infused
into his words depth of feeling that
carried conviction, and when he con-
cluded his brilliant peroratiOn, even
the friends of cloture were moved to
commentator. The effect of Senator
RansOn's effort was Immediately seen
in the announcement by Senator Pugh
of Alabama, that while he had been
disposed to regard with favor the prop
Ositjon to change the rules he could nc
longer hold such opinions In the face
| of the arguments which had just beer
, uttered. Other Senators, including MIR
Palmer. of Illinois, ana Mr.. Pasco, O
Florida. added their strength to the
anti-cloture side, and against the tide
of opposition Mr. Villas, Mr.. Vest, Mr.
George and Mr.. Perry were poWeress
, In other words, the sentiment IN favor
, Of clOture which seemed to be upper
most last Tuesday was completely re
versed. In the meantime the resolu
ton of Senator Daniel which proposed
cloturc in It's first section and referred
to the most important bills IN It's sec
ond clause, had been divided so tina
; each paragraph could be considered
separately. Mr. Daniel seeing the sen
s leave to withdraw the first part of hi
f resolution.
Ransom, German, Brice, Harris ant
the anti" cuckoo" Senators carried tn
J day. This victory makes any tarlf
n legislation absolutely impossible. Sen
,. ator Ransom went home Friday nigh
8 to rest until Monday morning. Thi
-. caucus action brings the financial
problem to the front in both Houses
% This, and the passage OF the needle
u appropriation bills, will constitute til
e main work of the Fiity-third Congress:
a There is general disposition to endors
n Carlisle's financial policy as outlined /
the Message.
d Judge Bynum came back to Congres
y from the "happy hunting grounds
W near Statesville, North Carolina. II
~ says he killed ten dozen cartridges. II
h is charmed with his visit.
s. Francis n Cooke of Louisburg, Mort
or Carolina, has been appointed cadet
g West point.
~ Zeb Vance Walser, Esq, candidat
e for Speaker of our next Legislature h;
~ been here this week. He thinks tn;
re Pritchard will be the republican SEN
-. tor.
n Hon. VIM. NJ. Robbins, ]. w. WilsC
IN and Paul Faison are among the mo
H. prominent North Carolina visitors.
~, Miss Alice Sharp, of Taylorsyill
Is, Solicitor Webb OF Shelby, Mr.. and Nh
is Eccles of Charlotte and others we
interested spectators in the galleries
Congress this week.
'r- The Deputy Commissioner of Inter
ad al Revenue, a rampant republican h
30 not been dismissed yet. This is stran'
''o to say the least of it.
lis Memorial services in honor of Senat
Vance will be held in the Senate Char
Der Jan. 18th. No day in the Calend
at could be fraught with more interest