The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-20
COULD NOT
HOLD A QUORUM.
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ment.''
There was laugh at Mr. Aldrich's ex-
pense, in which ne joined.
Mr.. Villas proceeded: so imminent was
the danger to the treasury that from the
black thunder cloud the lightning was
almost ready to- descend. Was the score.
tary to delay for a fraction Of a cent?
There are times in the history Of ma
tionS-in peace as well as in war-when
great consequences depend on quick &C
ti4n, and he whose arm is palsied. or
whose foot falters, Is hot worthy OF the
trust"
Those Personal Charges,
Mr.. Villas took up personal charges that
mad been made against the adminiStra-
ton. One of these was that Mr.. Stetson,
formerly law partner of Mr.. Cleveiand,
was witness to the bond contract. Mr.
Was said Mr.. Stetson was the legal adj
wiser of the Morgan banking house, and,
as such, passed on the contract and
signed 1t as witness. The senator said
should be brought into debate with
great mems names.
MI Villas also repealed the statement
the blacklist page in our financial his
| tory. AT most it was but a matter Of
unWlsdom and III no sense was 1t BLACK
MI Squire pointed out that in 1878 .,
resolution had been adopted in Congress,
reciting that the coin obligations of the
government you'd be redeemed in either
, silver or gold at the option OF the gov
j
| that it would be no breach OF honor or
( faith to pay obligations in silver.
Mr.. Villas closed at SIS p. m. with a
brilliant peroration for sustaining nation
al honor and credit. He had spoken
nearly four hours.
Mr. Platt of Connecticut. said the pend
! ing silver bill was the most indefensiEIe
bill Of the kind ever presented here. It
sought to double the value of silver by
delivering it to the treasury department.
Struggle to Hold Them.
! At O'clock, Mr.. Plat was still speak
1 ing, and there was no indication of an
adjournment or a break in the silver
ranks. The galleries were nearly empty.
The moor OF the Senate was strewn with
papers and presented a most disorderly
appearance. Senators lounsed about, al
though number had gone home, leaving
word as to how they could De hastily
full force present fell on the silver men,
as the opposition would have broken a
quorum or secured an adjournment If the
silver majority was allowed to fall off.
The opposition was about to divide its
forces, retaining only those few necessary
to carry forward the opposition of con-
tinuous debate. Shortly after 6 o'clock,
Mr.. Aldrich moved to adjourn, but did
sence of Mr.. Jones, in charge of the
bill.
AT $50. Mr.. Aldrich renewed his motion
I for adjournment. Mr.. Jones called for
dence of having the votes to defeat the
Adjournment, There was hurrying OF
senators from committee rooms and the
restaurant. The motion was defeated
yeas, Is; nays, 81 two more than the
necessary quorum.
Frye Gets Hungry.
"In view of that vote" said Mr. Frye,
! 81 will ask the senator if he intends keep
ing US here all night?"
Mr.. Jones responded that he expected
| to secure vote tonight. He asked that
| 10 o'clock be fixed as a time for the
vote,
Mr. Chandler objected.
Mr.. Jones suggested 10 o'clock tomor-
MIR. Chandler again objected, and
caused much amusement by arraiSning
the finance committee for its summer
saults" on silver.
Mr.. Jones offered to make it o'clock
tomorrow afternoon as the time for the
vote,
Mr.. Aldrich objected.
Mr.. Jones then suggested 4 o'clock to-
morrow, and Mr.; Piatt objected.
warmly that the opposition does not
intend to allow a vote TO be taken Oh the
BILL
against the coercion being practiced by
those in charge Of the bill.
Mr.. Jones said he was willing to fix
the hour for voting at any time tonor-
time
MIR. Allen declared that no consent could
be had tonight for any fixed time.
Mr; Fl att said the senator in charge
trying to sit it out the first night
Mr.. Allison urged that the vote be
postponed until tomorrow in order to
permit proper debate. He said he would
time could be set tonight, with his con-
| sent, for taking the vote.
At 7:45, Mr.. Quay suggested the absence
of quorum and the roll was called.
a quorum.
Mr.. Alrich moved to go into executive
session. Lost-seyen short of a quorum.
Present, But Not Voting.
The Senate was thus brought to a
standstill. for although a quorum was
present, a quorum could not be obtained
for a vote. Then began the tedious see
saw or calls for quorum, and then a
roll call on the Aidrich motion, and then
again on quorum. Each call showed the
Isame-quorum present-but not voting.
AT $50, on motion Of Mr.. Jones, the
sergeant-at-arrns was directed to request
the presence of absent senators. in the
meantime business was entirely sus-
pended.
ling and the spectators were evidently
much interested in the proceedings going
on below.
+ AT $3.50, business was resumed, a quorum
being secured. Mr.. AldFich thereupon
session. 1t was evident that an under
standing could not be reached.
Mr., Wolcott, one of the most active of
the silver men, followed With a resolu-
ton. X was as follows.
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Senate that the welfare of the United
States requires the enactment of law
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of Is to l.
Resolved. That in view Of the fact
that this Congress will expire by law
March 4, and that there are important
appropriation bills requiring the attention
of the Senate, it is the sense of the Sen
late that the consideration Of such law
be not entered upon at this session of
Congress-
over. Then he added, somewhat YEARLY:
Il move that the Senate now adjourn.
This was the signal for the close of the
contest. There was a hurrying of sena-
tors to the cloak rooms and a skurrying
from the galleries. Then at 9:02 p. m.
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow at
Ill o'clock.
ENDS The SILVER FIGHT.