The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03

Gratis for and the republicans against tne
ornendment Messrs. Heitfeld, Kyle ana
pettiprew voted with the democrats ana
| Mr. Jones of Nevada with the reprph-
| cans
Mr.. Quay proposed at this point that
an adjournment be reached ana 10 au-
iourn over Monday, when Decoration Day
will no celebrated. Mr.. Quay said the
generosity and fairness of democratic sen
otors in advancing the bill was appre-
GATED. and for this reason he amended MS
proposition making it Il motion that Wheh
the SENATE adjourn it be until next Tues
day at noon. This Unexpectedly led 10
lengthy discussion. uo
Mr.. Chandler added his approval to the
| fair way in which the democratic sac
was allowing the bill to proceed.
Mr.. Aldrich and Mr.. Frye thought the
senate should remain in session on Mon
day.
Mr.. Morgan began to speak on the de-
STABILITY of encouraging the patriotic
spirit of the people, for, he said, we were
not through with our wars and would
have need of all the patriotic impulses OF
our people.
| Mr.. Morgan then diverged to Il severe
criticism of the inaction of the house of
representatives. which speedily brought
protests and threatened Il serious contest.
| He enumerated the important measures
passed by the senate and Enacted upon
| in the house and the failure to appoint
| house committees. 1t had come to the
point, he said, when the representatives
of the people in the other house were
convened and dispersed by an autono-
matte resolution which worked like
door opening and closing to the represen-
| tatives of the people.
Here Mr.. Frye of Maine said the SEN
ator was exceeding to a degree the pro-
| prieties of debate in criticising the pro-
| cedure in the other branch of congress.
| Mr.. Morgan answered that he should
he congratulated that his offense was
| slight as the evil required severe treat
ment
Mr. Morgan went on with his severe
arrangement of the conditions in the
house of representatives. 1t had served
its functions, abandoned its duty and
| there was grave questions, Mr.. Morgan
said, whether congress was now in ses-
sion. 1t was a shocking outrage on the
government and the people of the United
States, and it brought congress into de-
served contempt. Here were hundreds of
representatives Chewing the cud of re-
Election" and standing around until one
man said they were to act. The congress
of the United States was dishOnOring it.
self by submitting to such a fragrant
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 representation in
the house of representatives was dead,
MIR. Morgan exclaimed, and when pOpu-
lar representation was dead the rights
of the people were dead.
AT this point an exciting incident oc-
CURED. Mr.. Hale interposed a point of
order against Mr.. Morgan's language,
saying the Alabama senator was viOlat-
ing fundamental rule as to refraining
from criticising Il coordinate body
The chair was temporarily occupied by
MIR. Gallinger of New Hampshire, who
promptly requested Mr.. Morgan to take
his seat pending a determination of the
question of order.
MIR. Morgan resumed his seat, Mr.. Gal
linger from the chair ruled that the point
of order was well taken, and the senator
from Alabama should proceed in order.
MIR. Morgan had risen to his feet, show
ing suppressed agitation, and with slight
culver in his voice appealed from the
decision of the chair.
NJ" dale 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. Mr..
Quay quickly followed this up by object
ing to further debate on his motion that
the senate adjourn over Decoration day.
The vote was taken and the motion pre-
vailed, 81 to II, party lines not being
maintained.
Mr.. Morgan had continued on his feet.
and now that the Decoration day motion
was out of the way he secured recogni-
ton on the tariff bill and gave his atten-
ton to the house. He still showed evi-
dence of the feeling resulting from the
ruling of the chair.
The house came back to the tariff bill.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas moved a reduc-
ton of the rate on unsilvered plate glass
(24"3OD from 10 to 8 cents per square
foot. In a yea and nay vote the amend
ment was defeated. Is to %. Mr.. Jones
again moved a reduction from II te 6
cents per square foot on cast polished
plate glass silvered Q6x24, but on yea
and nay vote the amendment was defeat
ed. 10 to 26.
The committee amendment on cast pol
ished plate glass, silvered and unsilve1ed.
ard looking glass plates were then agreed
to. When paragraph 105 was reached at
5:1o p. m, Mr.. Aldrich yielded to a mo-
ton for an executive session, after which
the senate adjourned to Tuesday