The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22

| that both Senators should have the floor
at the same time.
Allen said that he yielded to the Senator
from North Carolina for question.
| Butler alluded TO Aliens remark that
| the filibustering was que to the fact that
| he (Butler) was q Populist, and said that
| the same fiIibustering would take place if
| the bill had been introduced by Demo
crat or by q epublican. The flibustering
took place because the bill was right.
81 think so. too" Allen chimed in.
"The filibustering is against just meas
ure," Butler added.
Allen was making some additional re-
marks when Hill broke in with, LET them
have all the rope they want, Mr.. Presi-
dent
81 understand very WE'LL" said Allen,
severely. that my talking would assist
the Senator from New York to kill time,
but | don't understand, and / never ex-
pect to live to be old enough to under
stand, how distinguished Senator who
| occupies chair IN this chamber can feel
himself at liberty in public manner to
violate openly a reimbursement agree
ment because bill does not originate
| with a member of his party"
"whethe- the Senator intends to refer to
me when he speaks of violating unani-
| mous-consent agreement"
What does the Senator want to know
for?" Allen inquired.
Simply curiosity" was the ironical re-
ply.
"Mr. President" said Allen, in answer
/ to Hills question, "I meant the Senator
from New York"
Then l desire to say right here" Hill
responded wrathfully, "that the statement
is false. / have violated no unanimous
consent of the Senate; none whatever.
have simply insisted on my rights, and 1
have been sustained by the chair"
81 don't PROPOSE" Allen coolly re-
marked, "to say that the Senator's state
ment is false, or anything of that kind !;
but the Senator from New York never will
live long enough to convice me that his
conduct is honest in making the obiec-
ton"
THAT may be-" replied Hill, land l
don't care to live long enough to convince
you. l stand upon my personal rights
| and have violated no unanimous-consent
agreement"
! What is the question before the Senator"
Gray 3D. OF Delaware asked.
The reading of the conference report
was the answer of the presiding officer,
and he directed the clerk to proceed with
| the reading.
After the conference report was read and
ordered printed the obstruction tactics
were continued by Hill and Chandler and
a half dozen roll calls were had, the aver
age result being II to "a on various dila-
tory motions.
This course was interrupted, however,
in order to have the conference report on
the river and harbor bill again presented
and agreed to. 1t EN- braced an agreement
on the Brunswick (Ga.) appropriation, but
it left still open the question of the deep
sea harbor in Southern California, on
which further conference was ordered.
1t was also interrupted by messages from
the House with the immigration bill,
which was referred to the committee on
immigration and with the vetoed pension
bill, which was referred to the committee
on pensions.
Finally, when the Senate had grown
rather weary of the flibustering proceed
ings and when the Sergeant-at-Arms had
been ordered to report the attendance of
absent members Butler moved an adjourn
ment, stating that he would move to take
up the prohibitory bond bill early to-mor.
row, and the Senate at 6:25 adjourned
until tomorrow