The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-31

Mr.. Frve of Maine said that the highest
exhibition of patriotism on the part OF the
Senate would be to remain in session on
Monday ,and he believed that every Union
soldier would approve this course.
Mr.. Pettus Of Alabama said he rose to
protest AGAINST a desecration of Decora-
tion day
Mr.. Hale urged that the country was
painfully intent upon the tariff procedure
and that no adjournment should be taken
over Monday.
Mr.. Morgan began to speak of the de-
sirability of encouraging the patriotic
spirit of the people, for, he said, we were
not through with our wars and we have
need of all the patriotic impulses of our
people, Mr. Morgan then divergedto q
severe criticism of the inaction of the
House of Representatives. 1t had so va
Gated its functions, abandoned its duty,
that there was grave question, Mr.. Nor
gan said, whether Congress was now in
session. 1t was shocking outrage on the
government and the President of the
United States and it brought Congress
into deser yed contempt. Here were
hundreds of representatives
|"CHEWING THE CUD OF REFLEC-
TION"
and standing around till one man said
they were to act. The Congress of the
United States was dishonoring itself by
substituting to such fragrant wrong.
This course, he said, was all in the inter-
est of the tariff bill and one man COM
manded "Pass this bill, "stand and
deliver" Popular representation in the
House of Representatives was dead, Mr.
Morgan exclaimed, and when popular re.
presentation was dead, the rights of the
people were dead.
j At this point an exciting incident oc-
CURED. Mr.. Hale interposed point of
order against Mr.. Morgan's language say
ing the Alabama senator was violating
fundamental rules as to refraining from
criticisms of a cooperate legislative body.
The chair was temporarily occupied by
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire, who
promptly requested Mr.. Morgan to take
his seat pending determination of the
question of order.
Mr.. Morgan resumed his seat His as
sociates showed intense interest in the
turn of affairs, as the Alabama senator
is a veteran among them.
Mr.. Gallinger, from the chair, said
there was no Senate rule on the subject,
but Jefferson's manual, adopted by the
Senate, declared the rule to be that it
was a breach of order to criticize in the
House the votes or actions of a co-ofdi-
nate house.
The present occupant of the chair is
loath to impress any views of his own on
the Senate, proceeded Mr.. Gallinger,
"but in view Of the rule referred to the
chairi is compelled to rule that the point
of order is well taken and the Senator
from Alabama must proceed in order"
Mr.. Morgan had risen to his feet, show
ing suppressed agitation and, with a
slight CULVER in his voice, appealed from
promptly relieved the strain by with
drawing the point of order he had made
against Mr.. Morgan, and as a result
there was no decision "a from which Mr..
Morgan could appeal.
Mr.. Quay objected to further debate on
his motion that the Senate adjourn over
Decoration day The vote was taken and
the motion prevailed, "a to T. party lines
being maintained.
and now that the Decoration day motion
was out of the way he secured recognition
on the tariff bill. Although he continued
his attention to the House of Representa-
tives he still showed evidence of the feel
ing resulting from the ruling of the chair
He proposed, he said, to initiate an in
quiry as to whether the Congress of the
United States was now in session and
whether under these circumstances the
| Senate had right to proceed with the
consideration of the tariff bill. If the
HOUSE WAS NOT IN SESSION
constitutionally then the Senate could
not be in session, as they were legislative
partners. The senator insisted that the
House was not In session and had not
been in session for weeks. He paused to
ask the presiding officer (Mr. Gallinger),
if the line Of debate was in order, but the
former replied that he would not rule on
a Hypothetical question, but would de-
eide If point of order was raised.
Mr.. Morgan said that he thought the