Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-30

serious contest. He enumerated the impor-
tant measures passed by the senate and un-
acted upon in the house, owing to the fail
ure to appoint house committees. II had
come TO point. he said, wnen the repre-
sentatives OF the people In the other house
were convened and dispersed by an auto
matte resolution, which worked like a door
opening and closing to the representatives
Of tho people.
FRYE CR1TICISEs.
Here MIR. Frye OF Maine said the senator
was exceeding to n slight degree the pro-
preties of the debate in criticising the pro-
cedure in the other branch OF congress.
Mr.. Morgan announced that he should be
congratulated that his offense was slight.
as the evil required severe treatment. Mr.
Morgan went on with his severe arraignment
OF the house. 1t had so far abandoned its
duty that there was a grave question whether
congress was now in session. 1t was a shock
ing outrage on the people and the govern
ment. Here were hundreds OF representa-
tives Chewing the cud Of reflection" and
standing around until one man said they
were to act The congress of the United
States was dishonoring itself by submitting
to such fiagrant wrong. This course, he
said, was all in the interest of the tariff
bill, and one man commanded, pass this
bill Stand and deliver" Popular repre-
sentation in the house OF representatives
was dead, and when popular representation
was dead the rights of the people were dead.
At this point an exciting incident oc-
Cured. Mr. Hale interposed point Of order
against Mr. Morgans language, saying that
the Alabama senator was violating funda-
mental rule Us to refraining from criticism
OF coordinate legislative body. The chair
was temporarily occupied by Mr.. Gallinger
of New Hampshire, who promptly required
Mr.. Morgan to take his seat pending de-
Morgan resumed his seat
Mr. Gallinger from the chair, ruled that
the point of order was well taken, and said
the senator from Alabama should proceed
in order.
Mr.. Morgan had risen to his feet, show
ing suppressed agitation, ana with a slight
quaver in his voice appealed from the de-
cision of the chair.
Mr.. Hale promptly relieved the strain by
withdrawing the point of order he had made
against Mr.. Morgan, and as result there
was no decision from which Mr. Morgan
could appeal.
QUAY OBJECTS.
Mr. Quay followed this up by objecting to
further debate on his amendment, that the
senate adjourn over Decoration day. The
vote was taken-24 to 17-and the motion
prevailed party lines not being main ntained.
Mr.. Morgan continued on his feet, and now
that the decoration day motion was out of
the way he secured recognition on the tariff
bill, although he continued to pay attention
to the house. He showed evidence of
leelinR over tne ruling ol tHe Cndir' lnhs
closed the incident, and the senate came
back to the tariff bill.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas moved a reduction
of the rate on unsilvered plate glass 24x30
from 10 to cents per square foot On
yea and nay vote the amendment was de-
feated-18 to 2S. Mr.. Jones agin moved
reduction from II to cents per square foot
on cast polished plate glass, silvered, d632D.
but on a yea and nay vote the amendment
was defeated-19 to 26. The committee
amendments on cast polished plate glass,
silvered and unsilvered and looking glass
plates, were then agreed to.
When paragraph los was reached at 5:15
p. m. Mr.. Aldrch yielded to a motion for
an executive session, after which the senate
adjourned until Tuesday.