The record-union., 1896-05-22

odlu Hill, COnI61lplu0uSly-
THE Chair recognizes the Senator
from Nebraska" the presiding officer
said.
when did he request unanimous con-
sent to speak?' Hill asked.
THE Senator from Nebraska" the
Chair responded, has not formally
| made the request. The Chair failed to
call him to order, and therefore the
Chair assumed that the Senator from
Nebraska was speaking by the unan-
imous consent of the Senate, and the
Chair will SO hold until the Senator
from Nebraska surrenders the floor"
Then the point of ORDER" Hill ad-
| mitted, will not lie''
Allen then went on to say that the
violation of the unanimous consent
would not have taken place if the bin
had been introduced by a Republican or
a Democrat. 1t was because the Sem
ator from North Carolina happened to
be member of the Popuiist party, and
because the bill was supposed to be a
Populist measure, that unanimous con-
sent was violated.
Il am glad" Hill interposed, "to hear
| it announced distinctly as a Populist
measure
Yes, SIR said Allen, defiantly.
Butler rose to make a remark, but
was interrupted by Hill, who said he
had no objection to the Senator from
Nebraska continuing, but that he did
not believe that both Senators should
have the floor at the same time.
Allen said that he yielded to the Sem
ator from North Carolina for a ques-
ton.
Butler alluded to Aliens remark that
the filibustering was due to the fact
that he (Butler) was a Populist, and
said that the same filibustering would
take place if the bin had been intro
duced by a Democrat or a Republican.
The filibustering took place because the
bill was right.
Il think so, too,'' Allen chimed in.
THE filibustering is against a just
measure" Butler added.
Allen was making some additional re-
marks, when Hill broke in with Let
them have all the rope they want, Mr..
President"
Z understand very well,'' said Allen,
severely, that my talking would assist
the Senator from New York to kill time,
but / do not understand how a distin-
guished Senator who occupies a chair
in this chamber can feel himself at lib
erty in a public manner to violate open
ly a unanimous consent agreement be-
cause bill does not originate with a
member of his party"
7 desire to know" Hill asked, angri-
| ly, whether the Senator intends to re-
fer to me when he speaks of violating
unanimous consent agreement
what does the Senator want to
know for?" Allen queried.
For simple curiosity" was the an
swer.
Mr.. President, . said Allen, in answer
to Hills question, Il meant the Senator
from New York
Then I desire to say right here .
Hill responded, wrathfully that the
statement is wholly false. 1 have vio-
lated no unanimous consent of the Sem
ate; none whatever. ] have simply in
sisted on my rights, and 1 have been
sustained by the Chair"
7 DO not propose Allen coolly re-
marked, ito say that the Senator's s
statement is false or anything of thar
kind; but the Senator from New York
never will live long enough to convince
the objection.
That may be-" Hill replied, land I
dc not care to live long enough to con-
vince you. l stand upon my personal
rights, and have violated no unanimous
consent agreement"
What is the question before the Sen
ate?' Gray Dem.) of Delaware asked.
The reading Of the conference re-
port" 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 Sena tors Hill
and Chandler, and a half-dozen roll
calls We're had, the average result being
II to "a on various dilatory motions.
This course was interrupted, however,
in order to have the conference report
on the river and harbor bill again pre-
sented and agreed to. 1t embraced an
agreement ON the Brunswick, Ga, uues-
tion, but it left still open the question
of the deep-sea harbor in Southern Cali
fornia, on which a further conference
was ordered
! 1t was also interrupted by messages
( from the House with the immigration
/ billl, which was referred to the Commit
tee on immigration, and with the vetoed
/ pension bill, which was referred to the
| Committe on Pensions.
/ Finally, when the Senate had grown
rather weary of the filibustering pro-
! ceedings, and when the Sergeant at
Arms had been ordered to request the
attendance Of absent members, Butler
moved an adjournment, stating that
/ he would move to take up the prohib-
/ itory bond bill early tomorrow, and
the Senate, at 6:25, adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, May 21-By a vote
/ OF 1876 to Al, the House to-day passed
over the Presidents veto the bill grant
| ing a pension of $50 q month to Francis
| +. Hoover. late of the Twenty-tnird In
diana Regiment of Volunteers. A de-
| bate of two hours preceded the vote.
| fitzpatrick Rep) of Kansas, Wood
! CRep) of Illinois and Willis Rep) of
| Delaware advocated the passage of the
! bill, and Erdman Dem) Of Pennsylva-
! MIA. Loud (Rep) of California and
| Bartlett Dem) of New York were in
| favor of sustaining the veto. All the
Populists and Republicans generally
voted for the bill. and the Democrats
| against it. The following Republicans
voted to sustain the veto: Loud of Cal
! ifornia, Raney Of Missouri. Quigg and
! Wadsworth of New York. and the fol-
! lowing Democrats to pass the bill:
! Cockrell of Texas, Cummings of New
! York, Layton and Sorg of Ohio and
! Stokes Strait and Talbert of South
/ Carolina
This was preceded by a half hours
! statement by Grosvenor (Rep) of Ohio