Evening journal., 1894-02-15
TRYING TO STOP DEBATE
Mr.. Bland Wants Some Limit
Put to the Discussion.
A QUORUM IS LACKING TO DO IT.
The Absences win Probably BE Called
hack--The Senate Spends Another Day
on the Bnl to Coerce Raiiroad-hTors
Presidential Nominations.


WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-All efforts to
agree upon time for closing the debnte
upon the Bland bill have so far failed. and
debate is still proceeding without limit.
Mr.. Bland will probably permit this to 20
on until tonight, as there are quite a num-
Der Of gentlemen who insist upon their
right to he heard.
The opponents Of the measure have de
cded 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 motion 10
close debate will require a quorum of those
who are in favor Of it, There are many
mem hers Of the house who are absent 10
this time and IL will probably require two
days at least % secure the Attendance nee.
essary to bring the bill TO vote. II is
Mr.. Bland's intention to make motion
today TO close debate, and as this motion
will probably develop the lack of "a quo
rum, the opponents Of tho bill refusing TO
vote, he win then offer resolution 20
bring IN absentets, probably Friday aud
part of saturday, and possibly still another
day may be required to produce the req.
uisite quorum. A quorum favoring the
bill being here, special order will be
~
ure to final vote
Mr.. Raynor and some Of the other Demo
Gratis who are leading the opposition still
Insist that the bill can be beaten, but Mr..
Tracey, who Is floor leader Of the oppusi-
tion on the Democratic side, frankly con-
fesses that he believes the bill will pass II
# reaches 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 ouly interesting fea-
ture of the day being question Of veraci-
ty raised between Mr.. Fithian and Mr..
Hunter as to how the latter voted ON the
proposition to increase the duty ON dia-
monds during the tariff debate.
Mr.. Brosius OF Pennsylvania argued
against the bill. "By this bill, " he said,
"the financial honor Of the country Is he
ing put up at auction to enable it to pay
its debts.n
In concluding Mr.. Brosius held up a sill
yer dollar
THAT" said he, sis the only dollar ever
issued by the United States afflicted with
the double curse of being deprecated and
/ irredeemRble II Is worth 40 cents and re-
deemable in nothing except itself. IL is a
Nuetllf lAtlllA huA thlSttdNt ~ Aut 1liNtu
States aud for that reason / am opposed
TO continuing its coinage" tApplause.l
During the course Of Mr.. Walkers speech
Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Bland got into an angry
alteration over the limitations Of the de
bate. lt was carried on while AIR. Hatch,
who was in the chair, was vigorously
pounding for order, and the sergeant-at-
arms was at last called upon to see that
the gentlemen were seated.
The entire time of the senate was con.
sumed 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, in the Indian Ter.
ritory. The measure is especially cham
pioned by Senator Berry Of Arkansas and
is proving a subject Of great attention, a.
some Democratic senator's see in the pro
posed exercise of congressional power d
usurpation of rights. No action was reach
ed on the bill, but vote will probably b,
taken today.