The morning call., 1893-11-02
GROVER IN A BIG HURRY.
More Than Ready to Sign When
the Bill Came to Him.
SILVER MEN CAUGHT MAPPING.
Cleveland Has a Blacklist of All
Who Are Doomed 20 Get
No Pie.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Silver purchases
by the Government ceased to-day and the
purpose for whi ch Cleveland called Con-
gress in extraordinary session was accom-
plished a 4:25 O'Clock this afternoon, when
he affixed his signature TO the bill to repeal
unconditlOnally the purchasing clause of
the Sherman law. Only twenty-seven men
could be rallied for the last stand by silver
leaders. This small following might have
succeeded had they been led by expe-
riencsd and skillful parliamentary tacti-
clans, but neither Bryan nor Snodgrass,
his lieut. enant, is we'll versed In parlia-
mentary procedure, and they were thrown
off their guard by mOmentary distraction,
they exposed their flank by falling to Iol-
low one tlibustering motion with another.
and Speaker Crisp overwhelmed them by
putting the pending motion to order the
previous question. 1t was carried with a
roar. Tie filibusters had been caught
napp ing, and nothing remained for them
except to submit For thirty minutes,
under the rule, there followed a rattle OF
oratory amid great confusion and excite
ment, and at its conclusion a vote was
taken on Bland's free-coinage substitute.
There was q majority against it of 73
Then came the final vote on coDcurring in
the Senate amendments, and it stood 1873 for
concurrence and 81 against When the
original bill passed the House on August
% the vote slood POI to 100, so that, al
though the total vote to-day was smaller.
th 9 proportion was practically the same.
The final vote was taken at $50 p. NJ.
The bill was engrossed Immediately, and
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nouncement was made totthe Senate that
its amendment had been agreed to by the
House. The bill was hurriedly enrolled,
and at $3.50 was presented to Speaker
Crisp for his signature. A messenger car
ried 1t to the Senate, where it was signed
two minutes later by Vice President Ste
venson. Then Chairman Pearson of the
Committee on Enrolled Bills, with the
measure under his arm, entered the car.
riage awaiting for him and drove rapidly
to the White House. The President had
been kept duly advised of the progress of
events Indeed be had manifested so
much interest in the vote in the House
that at his request duplicate Of all the
names of those who had voted for and
against concurrence was made soon alter
the rollcall was completed. and this list
was lying on his desk when Pearson
arrived with the bill. Secretary Carlisle,
Attorney-General Olney and Private Sec
retary Thurber we're present After feici-
tating with each other for few moments
over the victory that had been achieved
the President took up the engrossed copy
of the bill and read it aloud. Then, pick
ing up quill pen, he affixed his autograph
or .OS oi0h fu fua
hours and twenty-five minutes after the
extraordinary session had convened the
remedy for the financial distress which
Cleveland had demanded was applied.
The bill as it passed both houses aud
was signed by the President is as follows:
Be tt enacted, etc. That so much of the act,
approved July IA, 1890, entitled "An act
directing the purchase OF sver bullion and
Issue of treasury notes thereon, and for other
purposes" as directs the Secretary OF the
Treasury to purchase. from time to time, silver
bullion TO the aggregate amount of 100000
ounces, or so much thereof as may be offered,
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
the same Is hereby repealed. And it is hereby
declared to be the policy OF the United States
10 continue the use OF both gold and silver as
standard money and to coin both gold and
silver into money OF equal intrinsic and un-
chaDgeable value such equality to be secured
through international agreement, or by such
safeguards of legislation as will secure The
maintenance OF the parity in value OF the coins
OF the two metals, and the equal power OF
every dollar at all times In the markets and
in the payment of debts. And il is hereby
further declared that the efforts OF the Govern
ment should be steadily directed to the estab-
lishment of such safe system of bimetallism
as will maintain at all times the equal power OF
every dollar coined or Issued by the United
States iD the mark cts and in the payment of
debts.
An analysis Of the vote shows that 124
Democrats, 6S Republicans and Populist,
Cannon of California. voted for concur
renee, 70 Democrats, Is Republicans and 9
Populists against the motion. The follow
ing members voted for the Bland free
coinage substitute and also for concur
renee: Anderson, Black of Georgia. Brook
shire. Donovan, Edmunds of Virginia,
Geary, Holman, Richardson of Michigan.
Swanson, Marshall. Turpin, Post and
Tyler, while Neall, Weaver and Kyle, who
voted for the free coinage substitute, did
not vote on the final vote.