The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-31
voorhees, and Sherman Denounced by
Morgan, the Fiery TOngued Alabam-
ian, and Carey by WOlcott.
THE ''TALL SYCAMORE PROUD
He Evidently Regarded the Re-
suit as a Personal Victory.
J0nes's Long Speech Finished with the
Quotation of Famous Defiance
Features of the Debate.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-At 7:26, by a
vote OF 4S to 81, The Senate, after one OF
the most remarkable and memorable par
liamentary battles Of a generation passed
the bill Internationally repeating the pur-
chase clause OF the Sherman silver law
The end was reached at the conclusion OF
a continuous session of fourteen days.
after sixty-one days debate, during which
five volumes of the Congressional Record
had been filed win speeches amounting,
in the aggregate, TO about twenty million
words, a stream of talk that would stretch
in cold type from the seaboard 1000 miles
into the interior; from Liberty enlighten-
ing the world in New York harbor TO the
foothills of the Rocky mountains
The closing day of the great struggle
was one Of intense excitement The gall
leries were packed to the doors. every
seat in the Senate was occupied, and the
walls were lined with Representatives from
the lower branch Of Congress. The Aegis
of senatorial courtesy was no protection in
the last moments Gray-haired men, in
famed by the fiery passions that always
characterize the close of bitter contest,
did not spare each other. Senator Nor
gan, with words that fairly burned, heaped
his denUaciation on Senator Voorhees, the
leader of the administration forces, and
Senator Wolcott, the Colorado hotspur,
concluded fierce philippe against Senator
Carey with the Spanish proverb of Sancho
Panza, that lit is a waste of lather to
shave an ass"
The silver Republicans-Teller Stewart
Dubois. Wolcott and Jones-Peffer, the
Populist, and Morgan, and the old war
Governor of Tennessee, Harris, each made
his valedictory. The Democrats were hot
and angry at the desertion of some of their
colleagues that made their defeat possi
BILE, the Populists admonished the Senate
that the doom of silver was the doom OF
old parties but there was something trag-
ically pathetic in the despairing cry of the
silver Senators. 1t meant, they said, ruin
and destruction and desolation to the sill
ver-producing States. Senator Jones, with
an emphasis that will never be forgotten
by those who heard him, warned those
about that the end Of the fight marked but
the beginning of the battle that would be
waged before the people. In tones deep
and tragic he repeated Dundee's famous
defiance of Gordon:
There be hills beyond Pentland,
And frithS beyond Forth;
If there be lords in the lowlands,
There be chiefs in the North
Senator Stewart had the last word. When
the WHllt-DcdIueQ NSfduidL, iOOhluS ike
an ancient patriarch, sank back in his seat,
Vice President Stevenson, for the last time.
announced that the bill was before the Sem
ate for amendment He paused. Senator
Voorhees,, the ''TaIl Sycamore of the Wa
bash," arose. The decisive moment had
come. The Vice President flashed his eye
about the chamber. The galleries leaned
over The fooG of light from the glass
paneled ceiling poured down upon the Sem
ate The chamber was still as death Not
soul stirred. Every one seemed TO hold his
breath.
'If there are no further amendments"
said the Vice President, slowly and SOL
emnly 'the Clerk will call the roll"
"Mr. Allen" began the clerk The sus-
pense was over. The Rubicon had been
passed. The roll was at last being called
on the final passage of the bill. From all
over the chamber came a sigh of relief.
Mr.. Bland, the silver champion OF the
House, stood like a statue behind the Sem
ate desks while the roll was called. Mr..
Sherman and Mr.. Voorhees,, facing each
other, bolt upright did not move muscle.
Mr.. PETER stroked his beard. Mr.. Mills
and Mr.. Cockrell paced impauently up and
down the area in front of the Vice Presi-
dents chair. Mr.. Hill sat in the front row
talking to his late antagonist, Mr.. Butler.
1t took almost ten minutes to call the roll
and arrange the pairs.
When the Vice President announced the
vote, Mr. Voorhees, Strengthened up in his
full length. 1t was a personal victory for
him. al now move" said he, with note
of triumph in his voice, that the Senate
adjourn until tomorrow at u o'clock"
Before the question could be put the occu-
pants of the galleries were jostling each
other in their attempts TO crowd out of the
doors The Senators filed from the cham
ber In sixty seconds none but few en-
ployes remained upon the scene The long
battle was over, the field deserted.
vaST naV,S nERATE