The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-15

galleries. Senator IngaIls was never so elo-
quent and never was more heartily ap-
plauded.
ExoUIsTTELY DRESSED.
He was exquisitely dressed, as hs always
Is when he makes a formal speech, but wore
a white neoktie instead of his oratorical red
one. His gestures and his whole manner
were impressive, and his exhibition Of the
Roman deaarius was dramatic in the ex-
treme. He was speaking to the Kansas
legislature, everybody understood, and he
drew forth unwonted sympathy as his
friends and opponents realized that this
might prove to be his swan song. The
general impression, however, was that it
would prove bis salvation and might give
him Senator Stanford's place in the presi-
dental thoughts OF the farmers alliance.
THE DEMOCRATS DELIGHTED.
Needless to say the democrats were de-
lighted with the speech of Senator Ingalls,
as indicating once more the disintegratIon
of the republican party. The anti-silver
republicans were generally disturbed by it.
Two minutes elapsed before the president
could stay the applause which followed
Senator ingalls, as he sat down after speaks
ing two hours. Later ON Senator Plumb
emulated his colleague in twenty-mlnutes'
speech, which made the anti-silver republi-
cans nervous and the democrats happy.
Senator Allison, whom he charged with
misrepresenting the laborer, farmer and
pensicner, squirmed and blushed, as did
Senator Aldrich when Senator Plumb &C
cused him OF sacrificing the elections bill at
the last session TO the tariR bill, and char
acterized the latter severely.
SWEPT ALL BEFORE THEM
The free coinage men swept all before
them in the Senate. After Senator Ingalls,
made his speech they felt their strength aud
determined to drop all proposed COM
promises, and press through the full meas
ure of their desires. Not only did they pro-
pose to adopt a free coinage amehdment
unlimited. but they proposed to knock out
of the bill all that Senator Sherman and the
other anti-free coinage man had put in and
make it q free coinage bill pure and simple,
so as to keep the issue free from complica-
tion.
THE VOTE.
They had fifteen republican votes present,
aud 80 Offset the votes of Senators Gray,
Mcpherson and Wilson of Maryland, as
last year, against free coinage on the demo-
cratic side, and gave free coinage twelve
majority. With the votes of Senators
Moody and Pettigrew, who were paired
with Senators Ransom and Hurst, all four
being free coinage men, they would have
had sixteen majority, being the same ma
jority they had last year. Senator Cameron
was the oaly republican senator east Of the
Alleghanies who voted for free coinage
The free coinage men expect to see the bill
go through the House, and they say Presi-
dent Harrison will not dare veto it. IL is
still prohlematical whether their expecta-
tions will be realized.
ABSENTEEISM's PART.
The majority Of the free coinage senator's
on the adoption of Mr.. Stewards
kha Nack
vote last year--a loss of Z in strength, as
it would appear. But an analysis of the
vote shows that the silver men have really
gained one man Senator Allen of Wash
ipgton) and that the reduced majority is TO
be accounted for by absenteeism.