The herald., 1893-10-28
VOTING At LAST BEGUN,
The Repeal Bill Nearing Its
Final Passage.
PETERS Free Silver Amendment
Defeated.
The Voorhees, Bill Substituted for
the Wilson Bill.
A Vote on Perkins Amendment Next In
Order-Senator Teller Makes
fearful Appeal f0r Sill
Money.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-In the senate
today, Cullom offered joint resolution
transferring the naval exhibit OF the
government at the worlds fair, known
as the model battleahip Illinois, to the
etate OF Illinois, as an armory for the
naval militia OF the state, on the termi-
nation of the fair.
The bill to aid the states Of Califor-
mia, Oregon, Washington, Montana.
Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado and
South Dakota to support schools of
mining, allowing 25 per cent OF the pro-
ceeds of the sale of mineral lands with
in the state, but not to exceed $12 600
per year, was, on motion of Dubois of
Idaho, considered.
After speeches in sdvocacvl of the
measure by Teller, Dubois, Pettigrew
and others, on motion of Washburn
Minnesota was included, and the bill,
thus amended, passed.
THE REPEAL BILL.
Consideration of the repeal bill was
resumed, and Stewart resumed his argu-
ment against it. At 1:30 p. m. he
yielded to his colleague, Jones.
At $3.50 p. m. Jones asked that he
might conclude tomorrow. Voorhees,
said he did not wish to deny anyone the
right to speak, and hoped the senator
from Nevada would conclude tomorrow,
but as no one was prepared to 90 on just
at this time he would ask for vote on
the pending amendment, in order that
some Of the amendments might be got
ten out of the way.
NOT SURRENDER.
In the meantime PETER asked that he
might occupy the floor short time in
explanation of his amendment, and was
recognized.
PETER said he was not ready to vote
on the amendment. Referring to the
reports that he had surrendered, PETER
said: I'VE have not surrendered. n,r
do wa intend to. We do not intend to
iuterbose factious opposition, but at
every stage we shall interpose de.
termined resistance and opposition"
PEFFER's AMENDMENT LOST.
The question was then put on the
amendment, and it was rejected: Yeas,
IS; nays, 39. The detailed vote was as
follows:
Yeas-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Butler,
Call, Coke, Daniel, Du bois, George, Har-
ris, Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Jones of
Nevada, Kyle, Martin, Pasco. PETER,
Power, Pugh, Roach. Shoup, Stewart,
Teller, Vance, Vest, Walthall and VOL
eott-2S.
Nays - Aldrich, Cafferey, Camden,
Carev. Cullom. Davis, Dixon, Dolph,
Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson. Cor
man, Gray, Hale, Higgins, Hill, Hoar,
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcmillan, Mcpherson,
Manderson, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Nor
rill, Murphy, Palmer, Perkins, Proctor,
Quay, Ransom, Sherman, Smith, Stock
bridge, Turpie, Villas, voorhees,. WASH
burn and White of Louisiana-39.
The following pairs were announced,
the first named being affirmative Cock
rell and Allison, Cameron and Brire,
White of California and Chandler, Col
quit and Wilson. Pettigrew and Cor
don, Hansbrough and Mills, Morgan
and Hawley. Hunton and Platt, Mitch
ell of Oregon and Squire.
The amendment thus voted down re-
vived with some slight exceptions the
coinage act of 1887 and provided for the
free coinage OF silver.
THE VOORHEES, BILL SUBSTITUTED.
Voorhees, then moved that the substi-
tute reported by the finance committee
for the house bill be adopted. On kis
motion the yeas and nays were taken,
and by vote OF yeas 5S and nays g.,
the substitute reported by the finance
tO Hh0Sa xuh hn
voted against the su bstitute were: Allen,
Bate. Call, Coke, Irby, Kyle, PETER,
Roach and Vance.
PERKINS AMENDMENT.
Perkins (Rep.) OF California then
offered on amendment providing for the
coinage of American silver at the exist
ing ratio with eeignorage of 20 per
cent no gold issue OF less denomination
than $40 to be coined, and no legal ten
der, national currency or treasury notes
OF iess denomination than So, to be is-
sued. The holder of any standard silver
dollar may deposit the same at the
treasury or at any sub-treasury OF the
United States and receive therefor notes
OF q denomination less than $40, which
notes shall have the same legal tender
quality aa the coin for which they were
exchanged. There is to be appointed a
committee OF five monetary experts, the
mem bers of which shall not be other
wise connected with the government,
whose duty it shall be to keep the
treasury and executive advised on all
necessary matters relating to currency.
Stewart (Rep.) of Nevada called at
tention to the changeover on the part Of
Voorhees,, German, Ransum, Hill, Mills,
Turpie and Squire on the silver ques-
ton, who last spring voted for free coin.
age and now on PETERS amendment
voted against it.
Teller said he would vote for Perkins'
amendment as it was better than tho
proposed act,
TELLER MOVED no TEARS.
Teller went on to speak with great
bitterness OF the deseition Of the cause
OF silver by Republican senators. ITO
me this is the most terrible moment Of
my legislative life.' said Teller with
much feeling "To me it bring more
fear than any other since ! entered pub