Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-14
THE DU POINT CASE
Mi. Chandler Supports His Claim to
a Legal Election.
A; POINTED ANALOGY PRESENTED
The House Talks About the Clerks
to Senators.
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FORTIFICATIONs BILL UP

FOHI1flCA I1ON0 . BILL u
That venerable figure of the Senate, Mr..
Morrill, of Vermont, reached the ripe age of
eighty-six years today. and the event was
referred 10 in the opening prayer of the
chaplain, Rev. DR.. Milbprn, who spoke Of
the white-haired Senator as hale in body,
clear. sound and vigorous in intellect, es-
teemed by his bl other Senators, by his
state and by the whole country, and en-
joying the fruits of long and honorable
service in both houses of Congress At the
conclusion Of the prayer Mr.. Morrill, re-
ceived congratulations from many of his
associates.
AS a mark of respect to Mr.. Morrill, the
Senate directed that the chaplain's prayer
be inserted in the Record. Shortly after
the session opened Mr.. Morrill, gave an
added evidence of his vigor by announcing
that on Thursday next he would speak on
the necessity CT additional quarters for the
National Museum.
Mr.. Squire (Wash.) was then recognized
for speech on the need of coast defenses.
MIR. Chandler Supports DUPONT.
At the close of Mr.. Squire's speech, Mr..
Chandler (N. HI took the floor in support
Of the DUPONT claim. He said this was the
first case in the history of the government
tnaI q governor Claimed CQe TlSHt u
vote for q Senator.
Mr.. Chandler arraigned Gov. WATSON of
Delaware as Pooh Bah Watson. night
mare. an incubus a usurper. terror, an
CID man of the sea, VINO thrust himself
into the legislature ard clung to it.
Mr.. Hill (N.Y) interrupted frequently 10
Point out that while Gov. Watson cnntin-
ued to vote no republican state senator
had made the point that the governor had
no right TO vote.
Mr.. Chandler presented 4 novel analogy
to the DUPONT case, as follows:
Novel Analogy.
Can the Vice President Of the United
States become President upon the happen
Ing of vacancy; take the oath of Office
as President and perform his duties at,the
Executive Mansion: keep watch Cf the pro-
ceedings of the Senate, Gnd, finding an i'm
portant House bill about to De defeated by
tie vote, come frcm the Executive Man
sion 10 the SeEate chamoer, crowd from
his seat the President pro temnore, and
preside himself, declare the vote a tie,
give his casting vote in the affirmative,
securing the passage of the bill. and then
return to the Executive Mansion and sign
the bill and make it a law?'
Mr.. Chandler passed to Senators slips
containing this question, and invited a re-
ply to it.
Mr.. Gray Del) responded: IF the Vice
President becomes President. then ne ceases
to be Vice President and ceases to be pre-
siding officer of the Senate He cannot be
Vice Pre- sident to himself"
Mr.. Chandler asked If President Arthur
could have continued to act as President.
At this point lively colloquy occurred
OH taking up the resolution for a Senate
inquiry into recent bond issues.
The Bond Resolution.
Mr.. PETER called attention to unani-
nous agreement that his bond resolution
should be taken up at 2:15 today.
Mr.. Chandler desired to go on, and Mr.
Gray said he wished to follow. Mr.. Cullom
also pointed out that appropriation bills
were pressing
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada protested against
sidctracking the bond investigation. ut is
more important to know whether 1t is to be
the policy to go on issuing bonds without
limit than It is to pass appropriation bills"
declared Mr.. Stewart.
IF all this money is to be raised by bonds,
then you must get rid of 1t some way by
appropriations" Mr.. Stewart said he would
ask before long how much money was on
hand to meet these appropriations He
added that If there was any disposition to
crowd out this bond investigations then he
would object now, even to the discourtesy
of the Senator on the floor, Mr.. Chandler.
Mr.. PETER said he was willing to wait un-
til Mr.. Chandler finished his speech but Mr..
Gray objected to an arrangement on this
basis unless he was included.
Mr.. Morrill's Point Of Order.
Mr.. Morrill, thereupon made a point of
order that the Du Pont case was a question
of the highest privilege. and that a Sena-
tor speaking on it could not be taken off
the floor.
The Vice President promptly sustained
the point of order.
Mr.. Wolcott (Col.) intervened with the
suggestion that Senators had given unani-
nous consent to take up the bond resolu-
ton at 2:15, and a unanimous agreement
was not open to q point Of order.
/. Compromise Effected.
Mr.. Mitchell proposed AS a compromise
that the bond resolution come up i'm
mediately after Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. GRAY
closed their speeches. Mr.. PETER assented
and unanimous consent to this effect was
given.
THE HOUSE.