New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-24

1 oar,rr,.e Senator E,nworth. IN the chair, ruled
,be noint OF order we'll taken. and Senator Mainy
| appealed from the decision OF the Chair Inc oe-
cison was reversed by vote OF ~ to "
senator Raines then moved call OF the mousse
and nending the call. that the Senate adjourn
HUNTING FOR THE ABsENTEEs
Then began a course Of nbusterng. during which
nearly every Senator was on his feet ana many
vera gathered In front Of the clerks desk Sena-
tor Malby moved 10 lay the motion TO adjourn on
the table and this carried ny vote OF p 10 -
Senators Chahoon. Elsberg and thornton haNi"s
left the cha mber. Then followed a series OF mo-
tons for close cali OF the house. for Adjournment
and for recess until different hours. all Of which
resulted the same way. Meanwhile friends OF inc
bin were hurrying messengers In all directions for
the absent Senator's
During one OF the numerous rolicalls senator
Ranes interrupted 20 explain his vote. lie sslu ne
had no explanation 10 make to his friends of the
minority "bu, do say to the gentlemen VINO are
voting with them" he continued. with much spirit
that YOU arc not only voting against the hepup-
lcan party and the Republican party caucus pu'
YOU are voting TO discredit three OF your kepuo-
ican associates by their absence. say 10 you o,
the minority that know that you cannot Ieel
Won as In the Committee OF the Whole you can hlli
me Senator n sranahan suggested that they should
give every Senator an opportunity 10 ne reco'U'0
Senator Malsy. who assumed the iead leader OF
the fight against the bill. refused TO yieid am lima
"a Elementary squabbe ensued as to the real stoa
lion Of the measure. In the mean while senator
chahoon came IN and took bis seat scnI hsd
Thornton was still absent and Senator ElsDerg naa
taken a train to New-York. message was sem sem
10 Poushkepse in an endeaSog TO TIs' rs possible
While the sparring continued Senator thornton en-
tered the chamber his entrancG, nnur hecame
q 10 4 '''''''' 90 49, ,.,.,u.a ,n during
the struggle which continued with Increasing IN
tensity Senator Ellsworth once asked oil senator
Mso yyond e he in strange state of mind If could
not undersand senator Ma6ys snswfr any
thing in his present alteration OF mind' 'e'a'o'
Fnslly bv unanimous consent the dlatory tactics
and parliamentary sparrng over points o. oa4o
were stopped to admit statement deop y sG been de-
termIned and If all the friend, OF ihS p Why
present and voting they could h h act,cs?
CONTEMPT HEAPED on WILLIS.
e.na,or str,naban said the purpose of their ef-
for, IA SECURE DELAY was that every Senator should
he recorded on measure which. because OF peculiar
circumstances had assumed great importance
When It had been decided to make IL parry
measure some Senators because OF hrm cohNc-
tions had left the caucus.
Another Senator God save the mark had re-
NAMED in that caucus voted on every quesuoh anu
deserted his party in the Senate"
Senator Brown charged openly that senator
Willis had turned traitor to his party and declined
Il understood that II by this action any dishoneSE
reflected It was not because OF the attl'uue u
the trends OF the bill $500 ,o.,,o,,,
This brought forth OF the most eioquenC
speec hes heard in the Senate In many DAY, from
Senator Bracket. With much spirit he denounCt9
the attack on Senator Wills. If the senator nau
no other excuse for his action, y would be just
fed because OF the improper unfair methods eh
plcyed in making It party measure iie ass,r'.
that no thnly yelled threats OF his pol!ucal ueatn
could deter him from performing his duty as MS
conscience dictated. . oooh
Senator Coegeshall in an equally eloquent speech
defended Senator Willis from the attack OF StItl
Brown and said charge OF treason or tnreit Oh
political oblivion would prevent some senator's
| from the performance Of what they honesu! Ut
leved to be their duty. .
lie denounced the methods o. holding cau S ,.s
| now pursued by his party. little coterle OF lWo
or three Senators determined what should be party
| measures He md his associates were then sun,
| moned into the caucus-room. When thcy entereu
they left all hope all independence all set-respec'
an honor behind. He hoped that from this discus
sion il might be understood by these two or three
Senators that all Senators would not be dictated
| 10 by them as 10 what party questions and
| what their action should be.
| Finally disposition 10 compromise was manifest
After conference between Sena tors Malby. Brack-
| EFT Grady and Stranahan. Senator Grady said the
opposition would consent that the matter should be
finally determined next Tuesday. The bill was made
| a special order for next Tuesday
| Then at $40 O'Clock, the Senate adjourned