Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
A LIVELY fILIBUSTER
Senators Hill and Chandler Oppose the But
Ter Bond Issue Bill
Many Conference Reports InterpOsed
Some Sharp TalI1-Adjournment
Mt Length Secured.

Grafton of such matters. determined fiji
buster was successfully carried at the end
of the day against the effort of MIR. Butler
and the other silver mon to secure the
consideration of his bill to prohibit the
further issuance of bonds without the au-
thority OF Congress. Mr.. Hill led the OPP
position, which was numerically much
weaker than the party friendly to the
bill, ard after repeated efforts d motion
to adjourn was agreed to about $50 the
Senate being then without a quorum.
When The Stars report of the proceed
ings closed debate was on progress over
the conference report on the legislative ap
preparation bill, which was being assaiied
by Mr.. Plat and others fer various pro-
visions contained in it, especially that re-
lating 10 the appointment of a registrar Of
copyrights AT about o cl DIRK vote was
taken on the motion to approve the con-
ference report. which resulted in 70 yeas
and 50 nays, the report being thus dis
agreed to, and the bill sent back to con-
ference.
The Bond Issue Bill Clicked or.
Mr.. Butler then moved to proceed to the
consideration of his bond issue bill. but Mr.
Pettigrew secured the floor with the con-
ference report on the Indian appropriation
bill, in which partial agreement between
the houses was announcer The report
Mr.. Gailinser brought in the conference
report on the bill to regulate the practice
of medicine and surgery in the District.
This being a complete agreement, and
having been concurred in the day before
by the House, the bill now goes to the Pres
ident for his approval Mr.. Mcmillan pre-
Sented the conference report On the bill
defining the shape and size of dry meas
ures in the District, and the Senate con-
Cured
MIR. Allison next brought up the sundry
civil bill, on which the conferees had
reached partial agreement, and after a
debate of twenty or thirty minutes the re-
port was agreed to and the bill sent back
for further conference.
The District bill. which has passed both
houses. was then laid before the Senate,
and the chair appointed Senators Teller
Allison and Cockrell as the conferees.
The FiIibustering begun.
1t was at this point that the effort to
bring up the bond issue bill was made
in earnest. and the filibustering began
MIR. Butler made the motion TO take up
the bill. which is very brief, being in the
following language: BE 1t enacted. etc,
That the issuance of interest bearing bonds
of the United States for any purpose what
ever without further authority Of Congress
is hereby prohibited
MIR. Hill was anxious that debate
should be inaugurated, but Mr. Stewart
objected to any remarks being made, and
this started Mr.. Hill to fiIbustering with
a motion to adjourn. in which the yeas and
nays were ordered. resulting Yeas, II.
nays. 80. Those voting to adjourn were
Senators Allison. Baker. Davis, Gray, Hale,
Hawley. Hill. Lodge, Mcmillan, Plat,
Proctor. Villas and Wetmore. The vote
was about to be taken on Mr.. Buffers mo-
ton when Mr.. Chandler moved an execu-
tive session. resulting in 10 yeas and 81
nays.
No quorum voting the roll was called.
and fifty-five Senators responded. Several
of those who had voted on the first mo-
tion refrained from voting the second.
When quorum had been secured the
question required on Mr.. Chambers mo-
ton for executive session, but before it
could be taken Mr.. Pettigrew submitted a
second report of conference on the Indian
bill, and there was quite debate as to
whether it could be received not, pending
a vote on the question. There was unani-
nous consent agreement given that the
report should ,be printed to be considered
today. and Immediately a wralSle resulted
to the meaning and extent OF this agree
ment. Senators Hill and Allen becoming
involved in. personal dispute, at the
climax of which Mr.. Hill alphabetically de-
clared that a certain statement of MIR.
Aliens was false. Matters we're becoming
sensational, when, on demand the conference
report was read at length This done. the
question again required on Mr.. Chambers
before it could be put Mr.. Chandler him
self rose to q privilege question: and asked
the chair, Senator Faulkner, to lay be-
fore the Senate the message that had just
before been received from the House. an
noUncing the passage over the Presidents
veto OF the bill granting a pension to
Francis F. Hoover. This was held to be
not in order at that time, after the rules
had been read and the vote was then
taken on the motion to close the doors,
which was lost, yeas. Il; nays, 81, just
one more than quorum
River and Harbor Conference.
Mr.. Frye then brought In the conference
report on the river and harbor bill, which
had been amended to overcome Senator
Baccn's objections to Brunswick harbor.
The request to have this report read in full
gave rise to another brief but exciting de-
bate. which was followed by the reading of
the report at all of it's great length. The
Senate agreed to the partial report and sent
the bill again to conference, after which
the question required on Mr.. Buffers mo-
ton to take up the bond bill, whereupon
Mr. Hill suggested the absence of a quorum
and fOrty-nine Senators answering 10 their
names, he promptly moved to adjourn. His
call for the yeas and nays, however, was
not honored. and on a division the ayes
were 10 and the noes sc, again one more
than a quorum.
Mr.. Chandler thereupon demanded that
the Hoover veto case be laid before the
Senate. and this was done. Mr.. Hill tried
10 have the entire proceedings read at
length. including the bill and message. but
in this ne did not succeed. and the bill was
finally referred to the committee on pen
sIOns
Mr.. Chambers next move was a demand
that the bill which had just come over
from the House. relating to immigration
be laid before the Senate and read at length
This was held to be in order and more time
was thus consumed
An Adjournment.
AT four minutes past Mr.. Gray moved; an
adjournment. The yeas and nays not being
ordered. although MIR. Hill demanded them,
the vote was taken by show of hands.
resulting. ayes S. noes 50. The quorum lad
finally been broken. On the roll call ONLY
AZ Senators responded to their names. Mr..
Chandler and Mr.. Burrows remaining
silent There was q long wait, and at GOA
O'Clock, when 1t became apparent that a
quorum could not be obtained Mr. Butler
moved to adjourn. after giving notice that
ne would move to take up his bill the first
thlng this morning, and the Senators went
to dinner
The BuftODhoIa Ro,c-ox