The record-union., 1893-11-02
speciaI to the RECORD. UNION.

Congress in extraordinary session was
accomplished at 4:25 o'clock this after
noon, when he affixed his signature TO
the bill to repeal Internationally the pur-
chasing clause OF the Sherman law. Only
twenty-seven men could be rallied for
the last stand by the silver leaders. Their
small following might have succeeded
had they been led by experienced and
skillful parliamentary tacticians. Neither
Bryan nor Snodgrass, his lieutenant, are
we'll versed in parliamentary procedure,
aud when thrown off their guard by d
momentary distraction they exposed
their flank by falling to follow one fill
clustering motion with another. Speaker
Crisp overwhelmed them by putting the
pending motion to order the previous
question It carried with a roar. The
nlibusters had been caught mapping, and
nothing remained for them except TO SUBJ
init.
For thirty minutes under the rule fol-
lowed a rattle of oratory amid great con-
fusion and excitement. At its conclusion
a vote was taken on Bland's free coinage
substitute. The majority against it was
73. Then came the final vote on concur
ring in the Senate amendments. The
vote stood 1S3 for concurrence and %
against.
When the original bill passed the
House on August 2Sth the vote stood POI
TO LOG, so, although the total vote to-day
was smaller, the proportion was practi-
cally the same.
The final vote was taken at $50 P. NJ.
The bill was engrossed Immediately, and
twenty minutes later, at $40, formal an
nOuncement was made to the Senate that
its amendments had been agreed to by
the House. The bill was hurriedly en-
rolled, and at $3.50 presented to Speaker
Crisp for his signature. A messenger
carried it to the Senate, where it was
signed two minutes later by Presi-
dent Stevenson. Chairman PierSOn OF
the Committee on Enrolled Bills, with
the measure under his arm, entered a
carriage awaiting him and drove rapldly Y
10 the White House.
The President had been kept duly ad-
vised Of the progress of events. Indeed,
lie manifested so much interest in the
vote of the House that at his request a
duplicate of the names of those who
voted for and against concurrence was
made soon after the roll was completed,
and this list was lying on his desk when
Pearson arrived with the bill. Secretary
Carlisle, Attorney-General Olney and
Private Secretary Thurber were present.
After felicitating with each other for a
few minutes over the victory that had
been achieved. the President took up the
engrOssed copy OF the bill and, read it
aloud. Then, taking up quill pen, he
affixed his autograph, at 4:25, and thus,
50 days, hours and % minutes after the
extraordinary session convened, the rem
edy for the financial distress which
Cleveland recommended was applied.
An analysis of the vote shows that
twentyfour Democrats, sixty-eight Re-
publiranS and one PopuliSt Cannon of
California; voted for concurrence, and
seventy Democrats, fifteen Republicans
and nine Populists against the motion.
The following mem bers voted for the
Bland free coinage substitute, and also
concurrence: Anderson, Black of Georgia,
Brookshire. Donovan, Edmunds of Vir-
ginia, Geary, Holman, Richardson of
Michigan, Swanson. Marshall, Turpin,
Post and Taylor. while Neall, Weaver
and X yle, who voted for the free coinage
substitute, did not vote on the final vote.
Following is the text of the Voorhees,
bill.
''Be 1t enacted, etc., That so much of the
Act. approved July IA, 1890, entitled AN
Act directing the purchase of silver bull
ion and the issue of Treasury notes
thereon, and for other purposes as di-
rects the Secretary of the Treasury to
purchase, from time to time, silver bull
ion to the aggregate amount of 4,500,000
fered in each month, at the market price
thereof, not exceeding 81 for 37l.25 grains
OF pure silver, and to issue in payment for
such purchases Treasury notes of the
United States, be, and Is hereby repealed.
And it is hereby declared to be the policy
of the United States TO continue the use
of both gold and silver as standard money,
and to coin both gold and silver into
money OF equal intrinsic and unchange-
BILE value. such equality to be secured
through international agreement, or by
such safeguards of legislation as will in
sure the maintenance of the parity IN
value OF the coins of the two metals, ana
the equal power OF every dollar at all
times in the markets and in the payment
of debts. And it is hereby further de-
clared that the efforts of the Government
should be steadily directed to the estab-
lishment of sucn a safe system of blmet-
allism as will maintain at all times the
equal power of every dollar coined or is
sued by the United States in the markets
and in the payment OF debts"
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON ID. c., Nov. LIN the
Senate Hill offered resolution TO amend
the rules and prevent endless tilibuster-
ing. Referred to the Committee on Rules.
Also one by Hill to authorize the presld-
ing officer to count a quorum present, but
not voting.
.Hoar had read bill providing for the
appropriation of $50 900 for the relief OF
sufferers IN the recent storm in the Sea
Islands on the coast of South Carolina.
With it a memorial prepared by Clara
Barton, of the Red Cross Society.
The House resolution for printing, in
stead of writing, engrossed and enrolled
bills was agreed TO.
The Hill resoluDon amending the Act
for the exclusion of Chinese was taken
UP, and Gray explained its provisions.
Hoar offered an amendment in the na-
ture of a su ubstitute, striking out all but
the enacting clause. The amendment
EuspendS Chinese immigration pending a
settlement of the whole question by
treaty with the Chinese Government. and
amends the provisions of the existing law
REGARDING registrations and trials of Chi
nese aliens.
Davis also offered substitute provid-
ino for the repeal of all existing laws ex-
cI5dinO Chinese Immigration.
Palmer took exception 10 the provis-
ions OF the bill rejecting evidence in
colrt of Chinese witnesses and the clause
refusing bail to Chinese arrested under
the provisions OF the bill before guilt was
established.
Perkins of California said the California
neople were satisfied with the present
law. It was the Administration ana the
attorneys of Chinese who were making a
raauest for change. Perkins said the
fhinese now see their mistake, and II the
time for registration is extended accord
mo To the provisions OF the bill they