The herald., 1896-02-02

the ma ture OF tho Unanimous consent
agreement for o vote at O'Clock.
Mr.. Harris contended that any amend
| ment offered af,er 2 o'clock was a violation
of the agreement. His entire purpose was
to get fiflat vote at Oc ock.
Messrs. Chandler aud Lo igs rred that
all DEBATE was to b F., close at o'clock, but
/ that il had not been understood that all
| amendments should he cut oil at o'clock.
! Mr. Harris sad that he would not ask
| the presiding officer to pass on the ques-
| ton. Unanimous cousen was binding on
senators only a. they desired to recog-
nize it.
| The presiding officer addressed the sem
ate briefly. He said "Gnanimous consent,
was in the hands of the senators. AMI II
was not for hi'n to ,termi "a. H , would
recognize amendments as Offered.
Mr.. Cockrell urged the senators to abide
by the agreement. He declared that never
in the history of the senate had such an
agreement been broken. This will be n
dangerous precedent. said Corkreil. land
senators may find it rising up hereafter TO
give them serious iouble .
Mr.. Chandler said the senators from Mis-
souri (Cockreil) and from Tennessee (llar-
ris) were indnlg NJ in threats because their
Interpretation of any agreement was not
accepted.
.When have threatened" asked Har-
ris, with characteristic: sharpness. rising
publican side, II have made no threats"
at was the senator's threatening man
ner," said Mr.. Chandler, as the Tennessee
senator paced across the chamber. The
galleries enjoyed a laugh at the episo e.
Mr.. Chandler read from the record that
it was expressly understood that amend
ments should not be cut off
Mr.. German added All appeal on this
same line, saying there should be liberality
in hearing amendments.
II ask unanimous consent said NIr.
German. "ihat amendments he received" :"
"A1d ! object,' said Harris. with ex-
plcsive effect, which again amused the gal
leries.
Mr. Sherman arose with the congress
sional record IN hand. He said he had
never known of q violation of unanimous
consent. He felt from reading the record
that the final vote was TO be taken at 2
o'clock. But sherman asked in the cause
of harmonizng misunders audinRs that a
| half hour be allowed for amendments.
mo more extensions so long as have
charge of this subject" said Mr.. Harris,
each word coming like u firecracker.
Z, Mr.. Baker rep, Kas.) said that as the
| senate had gone into Justice court pett!-
foaRipg." and was relying on technicalities,
| he for one would Withdraw the amendment
he had offered in order TO allow the strict
! enforcement of this unanimous consent.
There was great confusion in the cham
her. The presiding officer raped repeat
| edly and called on the sergeant-at-arIns TO
, enforce order. There was momentary
F, pause and then, no amendments being Of
fered, the presiding officer ordered IA vote
, on the main question, the silver substitute.
| As the vote proceeded it excited keen in.
| terest, many tallies being kept. Tue vice.
| president announced the result in the COM
! mi,tee of the whole: Yeas 43. nays "a.
| The detailed vote was the same, except
that two who voted yea before voted nay on
| this proposition, as on Gormap's motion to
lay on the table.
The bill was then reported from The COM
mittee Of the whole to the senate and was
passed, AZ TO 81, as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry, Blanch-
ard. Brown, BitIer, Gall, Cameron. Can
| non. Carter, Chiffon, Clark. ockrell,
Daniel, George, Harris. Irby, Jones of Ar
Mitchell of Oregon, Pascoe, PETER, Per-
kins. Pet'igrew. P.i'chard, Pugh, Roach.
Shoup, Squire, Stewart. Teller, Tillman,
rurpie, Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall, Warren,
White, Wison-42.
Nays-AlIisou. Baker, Burrows, Caffary,
Chandler, Davis, EllSins, Faulkner, Frye,
Gallinger, Gear, Gibson, German, Gray,
Hale. hawley. Hill. Hoar, Lindsay, L,age,
Mcbride. Mcmillan, Martin. Mills. Mitch
| ell of Wisconsin. Morrill,. Murphy. Nelson,
(! Palmer, Platt, Proctor, Sherman, Thurs
ton. Villas and Wetmore--35.
Mr.. Mills changed from yea to nay, and
this was the only difference from the de-
tailed vote on Gorman's early motion to
lay on the table. There was an immediate
! empty ing of the galleries, las when the
cur ain fails for the act"
| A brief executive session was held and al
5:l5 the senate adjourned until Tuesday.