New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-18
Jarvis Dem. n. c. to the Craftsmanship OF the
committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment


adjourn The latter motion was put and Voteu
down, yeas Is, nays 3D. .,,.,
Mr. Henderson demonstrated against Mr. Harriss
motion the object Of which was he SAID 10 Keep
the Tariff bill continuously before lae "'.i"'
cutting off the morning business and all other pus'
ness II seemed TO him that the time had ha'"'S
come for that sort of oppressive action ne io''N
70 amend Mr. Harris's motion and to take re-
cess until 10 tomorrow Then Mr.. Mahue'So"
moved that when the Senate ADJOURNED 'o-u"' d"
he 10 meet on Saturday at il a. m . &C.,
THAT looks very much like hliDuS'e''"s ''
Butler Dem. S. CO remarked 1870
On this motion the vote was: Yeas. none '."' -.
2a-no quorum There was call Of 'ne Ss"'vv' w
which only thirty-seven Senators Responded mn
on motion of MI Harris. the sergean'-a'-a'hs "''
ordered TO request the attendance Oh apsei' "0
tors ,atross Mr.
After half an hour OF suspension of business NiI'
Nanderson again moved that the senate "D'0"'''
Voted down, yeas Z. nays 81. -. l.,
Then Mr. Butler dem. 5. @ tr'eu ~ 81 ="
os parliamentary inquiry, the fact that Sena .o''
AIdr,cb chandler. Hale Hawley. Higgins Lonse,
henderson Patton and Shoup had been presen'
and had not voted Objection was mace anu
,a,,ed bv the Vice President that TINS was "o'
parliamentary inquiry.
WILLING AWAY THE TIME"
For over an hour returns were receNeu - 90
the sergeant-at-arms or his deputies "no , 80
s,oed N he engaged In the task OF huhtins UP
t.Ho =, ,boir hotels or homes, and politely re-
Sostirg Thorn 70 return to the Senate champer @'i
mis- time the two Of Senators VIII .
IN the chamber whled away The time as De'' -,
could Four of them on the Repuohcah saue' az ~
a row and all agitating large painiea lan7' -
scented an amusing spectacle. Ihese 9e"a'C -
,,assrs Manderson Hale. Aldrich and Peher' y"
the Democratic side. the chairman OF the man
Commtte kept up. with tired "eal'u - ~,
~ countenance a conversation with senator w
anr,n of Mississippi while Senator Harris Vi
,rennessee the leader of the attack gave au
from time time. TO one or ahol"si "a - 20
.,,arte and even occasionally chatted WIN one Vi
his friends the enemy. The Denocraue '''",0
from Illinois Mr.. Palmer, moved ABOUT rom o.
group 10 another with joke or oro'' ~
While Mr. Walsh Dem, Ga) was one OF. tne ie"
ea-a.ors ,,ho seemed 10 busy himself or take an
,ntnrest In ANYTHING lie sat at his desk apparently
attending to his correspondence while all 'ne o'e''
were trying listessly to kill time ,
AT half-past Senator Aldrch inquired languidly
whether any report had been received from ''e
sergeant-at-arms and when he was informed 'na'
there had not BEEN he remarked that IL was Ger
tainly time to adjourn; and he mace fi'oVio" "
that effect The motion was voted do|nVysass ling
NAYS 29-and another INDEFINITE perlou Ol
in Likeness and in sitting atmosphere was entered
ne might now address the senate and was informSd
by the presiding officer 'Mr Fa% %nenf motion to
adjourn. 49,. o.,oo.,o, nerhans" said Mr.
Whit Dem Cali III the Senator would confine
himself to ochre and castor oil Q1aughter:l
arms was presented and read stating that ten of
the absent Senator'S we're nSt in iof G ep vt
would not permit him attend night session ana
that nineteen of the Senators whom ne hau cai'eu
Mr. Harris moved that the sergeant "a farms be
DIRECTED to S S Pexcd tpf of M NORTH and Mr.
Sherman: and that motion was agreed TO-
ouoRUMs APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR.
A quorum was secured at s:,5 That fact. how
ever did not relieve the situation for on motion
10 dispense with further proceedings under the call
there were only thrty-sx Senators voting-fve Re
publicans and thirty-one Democrats. AS this
showed the continued absence Of quorum, the roll
of Senators was again called and forty l three
responded The question REQUIRED on Mr, Adrcn
motion 10 dispense with further proceedings. anu
this time there were no Republicans voting ~ ,ae
Ib nssa PMa e Ths ro had to be- again called
and the same tactics were resorted to on lns par
At Il" last Mr Henderson d2ep. Neb) rose and saii
hen M made bv the Senator from Tennessee at a
time when there was small attendance on s az
journment If had been made whep there was q
fair Republican represeniaton IN me mSh oppos
ton The opposition to it would certainly not ha ', :,
gone as far as e me- ssat Ip from Ttnnes
see as unfair but it was unusual He had no ques
lOh nu . s1S Of the chamber was fairly repre-
sented the Senator from Tennessee had ASK !;
a. M. and 10 allow al hour then for the morning
businessmen involving debate-it wouid nave oee'
Mr. Harris replied to Mr. Manderson, He though
that that Senator was unduly magnilyihg
TO the course proposed. Nearly four hours tT-uas
had been consumed in general DEBATE on aIe al -
Amendment He had made the motion without any
extended conference with his own side OF me cnan
her and had had dream OF taxing aoVaitas
Of anybody He desired come to some agreemen
that would speed progress on Inc a Nm Manderso
that he acted with the majority N iord h, coa
innrnments~on the Silver bill and that the mi
nority on that occasion had not resorted 10 Ill
Mr.. Henderson suggested that that took place
a specially called session WIN 10 appropriate
Mr.. voorhees, SDem. Ihd) remarked that he Ia "a
NC ar three weeks when there was no regula
daily adjournment Of the Senate the right OF pet
been liberal spaces of time allowed for the tram
action OF morning business Cer,alnyy no iSs rs sro
have been resorted but for the fact tns
o ou PASSING HT the Tariff BIZ had been resorte
to only as a measure Of extreme necessity cou a.
teniIon TO the born zeal Of the Senator fro
Nebraska IN the interest OF the rlght Ui 70
respected dd not TscCeG ,,o that Rsc Ii
sds Of the CHAMBER had entered protest again
that unusual and cruel proceeding ~ s ser !,
ms s'ortg hepe had Complained then Of what son
Senators from the silver States thought to MAS ra'n
Mr. Teller gave liz ye%s on the he s soti.
OF hbusterng as e Gsbas and he had NJ
CHANGED his views on the subject since the
He Believed It was a power belonging TO y
minority which they should use on proper o
casions The senate had been debating the ae,, b
about ten DAYS and II il to pass at all Det~e'
now and the 4th OF March. 1895. everybody kne
n that greater progress would have to be mace " n
~ he was opposed TO the bill, he expected II 10 D
come a law. He expected II to be passed, becau
the question had been submitted to the people az
they had demanded tariff revision Whether 9
pending bill gave the kind OF revision was quest
he was not qualified TO speak on lie did not thii
the action Of OF the minority In depati
amendments 10 insignificant Items was prontat
proceeding for the people did not care whether I
duty was % per cent % per cent or wheth
II was specific ad vaorem. He thought the D
should be allowed TO pass because II was demandt
although ne did not believe Il was going 70 brl
the millennium. He d.d not believe the people We