The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-31

directed 10 the establishment OF sucn n -
system OF bimetallism as Will maintain at all
times the equal power OF every dollar coined
or issued by the United States In the ma rkets
or In the payment OF debts.
The measure will now be sent to the
house for concurrence where distinct af-
firmative action Is required, as the Voor-
bees bill Is O substitute for the Wilson
bill which passed the house Monday. Aug.
2s by vote Of 239 to I0s Representative
Tracey Of New York, the congressional
whip" Of the repealers, is confident he
can have quorum on hand when the
question is called up, and that the move
ment said TO have been discussed Of post
tons will not prevail
The Debate and Vote.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-When the senate
sntered upon the 18th week Of the present
xtraordin airy session rollcall showed
the presence of SO senator's When tho
consideration of the bill to repeal the
purchasing clause OF the Sherman oct
was resumed. Mr.. Hunton Dem., Val n
few words defined his position, saying
he would vote for unconditional repeal
and then stand ready TO join with the
friends of silver in fight for that metal
Mr.. Cameron (Rep.. Pa.) then read state
ment as to his position and views on the
repeal bill.
Mr.. Morgan Dem.. Ala.) then addressed
the senate. He made bitter speech
against the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Vest Dem, Mo-, following Mr..
Morgan, expressed his sympathy with the
people OF the silver states, and said no
car or kaiser would desolate an insur-
rectionary proviso as congress was about
to desolate the silver states of the west.
Mr.. Cockrell Dem., Mo- argued that at
the last election the tariff ques tion, and
not the financial question, had been
pressed to the front, and on IL the Demo-
cratic party secured n majority. Demo-
Gratis had expected that III there was to be
an extra session it would be called to re-
form the tariff. But now that the election
was over. tariff was lost sight OF, aud the
senior senator from New York (Mr. Hill
was beheld pitching to the front headlong
ON the financial question. The lion at one
end of the avenue aud the tiger at the
other (meaning HilD were coming together
in fond embrace. The bill was to pass.
1t had been taken out of the hands OF the
Democrats, and Republican senator's had
to be consulted before anything could be
done, and tie Republican party was in
finitely more responsible for unconditional
repeal than the Democratic party.
Mr.. Cockrell closed with the statement
that IL the repeal Of the Sherman law
failed to restore prosperity, the Republi-
can party must bear the responsibility.
Mr.. Carey (Rep., Wy.) defended his posi-
ton on the repeal bill. He said he should
g. 3. n all
favored compromise. Mr. Wolcott had
said to him that he desired 70 0om-
promise, and IL the senators from the
silver states went home empty handed, it
was their own fault.
Mr.. Wolcott spoke briefly in reply TO
Mr.. Carey. He was followed by Senator
Jones, who at $3.50 was interrupted by Sem
ator Harris to move an adjournment.
Senator Faulkner resisted and the debate
went on. Senator Peffer followed Senator
Jones, and concluded at o'clock, when
Senator Harris began to speak and occu-
pied the floor for 10 minutes.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada spoke until 7:2o,
and then the vote was taken on the pas
sage of the bill
The vote on the unconditional repeal of
the Sherman law was: Yeas, 43; nays, 32.
YEAs-Aldrich, Brice. Caffery, Camden,
Carey. Cullom, Davis, Dixon. Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German, Gray, Hale,
Hawley. Higgins, Hill, Hoar, Hunton, Lind
say, Lodge, McMillin. Mcpherson. Mander-
son, Mills, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morrill,,
Murphy. Platt, Proctor, Quay. Ransom, sher-
man, Smith, Squire. Stockbridge, Turpie,
Villas, Voorhees,, Washburn, White Of Louisi-
ana-43.
NAYs-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, But
Ter. Call, Cameron, Cockrell. Coke, Daniel,
Dubois, George, Harris, Irby, Jones Of Ar
kansas, Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Martin, Pasco,
PETER, Perkins. Pettigrew, Power, Pugh,
Roach, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Vance, Vest,
Walthall, Wolcott-S2.
Before the closing speeches were de-
lvered Mr.. Stewart offered an amend
ment to the bill reducing the gold in gold
coins 25 per cent, but accepted negative
verdict without calling for the yeas and
nays. Mr.. Pasco also offered his amend
ment for the free coinage of silver with a
seign forage charge TO he based upon the
market price OF silver, and it was defeated
on rollcall by a vote of 20 years TO AZ nays.
At 1880 the senate, on motion Of Mr..
Voorhees,, adjourned