Connecticut western news., 1893-11-02
VOTED FOR REPEAL.
THE SENATE PASSES THE VOORHEES,
 BILL AT LAST.

THE SENATE PASSES THE VOORHEES,
 BILL AT LAST.
 By . Majority of Eleven the Senate De-
 oided In Favor of the Unconditional Re- peal of the Sherman Silver Law-The
 Long Struggle Ended.
 WAsHNGToN, Oct. 8i.-By vote of 48 to b2 the senate, after one of the most remark able and memorable parliamentary battles of a generation, has passed the bill uncon- ditionally repeating the purchasing clause of the Sherman silver law. The end was reached at the conclusion of a continuous session of IA days, after 01 days of debate, during which five volumes of The Congress sional Record had been filled with speeches amounting in the aggregate to about 20,- 0O0, 900 words-a stream of talk that would stretch In cold type from the seaboard 1 800 miles into the interior; from Liberty En- Tightening the World in New York harbor to the foothills of the Rocky mountains. The closing day of the great struggle for the repeal of the purchase of silver was one of intense excitement. The galleries were packed to the doors, every seat in the sem ate was occupied, aud the walls were lined | with representative from the lower branch | of congress. The @gis of senatorial cour- | tesy was no protection in the last moments. | Gray haired mon. infamed by the fiery pas | sions that always characterize the close of | bitter contest. did not spare each other. Senator Morgan, with words that fairly burned, heaped his denunciation on Sena- | tor Voorhees,, the leader of the administra- | tion forces, and Senator Wolcott, the Colo rado hotspur. concluded fierce phf1ippic | against Senator Carey with the Spanish provarb of Sancho PanEa that 1t was "a waste of father to shave an ass" All Had Last Word. The silver Republicans--Teller. Stewart. Dubois, Wolcott and Jones-Pefer, the Populis.s ard Morgan and the old war gov | ernor of Tennessee, Harris, each made his valedictory. The Democrats were hot and angry at the assertion of some of their col leagues that made their defeat possible; the | Populists admonished the senate that the | doom of silver was the doom of the old par ties, but there was something tragically pathetic in the despairing cry of the silver senatorA It meant, they said, ruin and de- struction and desolation to the silver pro | ducing states. | Senator Jones, with an emphasis that will never be forgotten by those who heard 1t, warned those about him that the end of the fight marked but the beginning of the l battle that would bo waged before the peo- pie. 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 white bearded Nevadian look ing like an ancient patriarch, sank back | in his seat, Vice President Stevenson for | the last time announced that the bill was | before the senate for amendment. He paused, and Senator Voorhees,, the Tall | Sycamore of the Wabash, arose. | The decisive moment had come The vice president flashed his eye about the chamber The galleries leaned over. The flood of light from the glass paneled ceiling poured down upon the senate. The chamber was still as dcath. Not a soul stirred Every one seemed to hold his | breath.
 "If there are no further amendments" said the vice president slowly and solemn | ly, "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 sigh of relief
 When the Vote Was Taken.
 MT. Bland, the silver champion of the | house, stood like O statue behind the sen- ate desks while the roll was called. Mr Sherman and MT. Voorhees,, facing each other bolt upright, did not move muscle. Mir Peffer stroked his beard. Mir. Mills and Mir. Cockrell paced impatiently up and down the area in front of the vice presi- dents chair. Mir. Hill sat in the front row talking to his late antagonist, Mir. Butler. It took almost 10 minutes to call the roll and arrange the pairs. When the vice president announced the vote, MT. Voor- hees strengthened up to his full length. It was personal victory for him.
 'T now move, said he, with a note of triumph in his voice, that the senate ad- journ till tomorrow at 12 o'clock" Before the question could be put the occupants of the galleries were jostling each other in their attempts to crowd out of the doors The senators fed from the chamber. In 60 seconds none but a few employees re- ,nnined upon the scene The long battle was over; the field deserted.
 Last Words of the Debate
 The closing of the great debate brought out some of the most brilliant speeches of the season. Mir. Hunton and MT. Cameron were the first speakers Then came Mir Morgan, who spoke until 2,4o.
 Mir. Vest followed Mr. Morgan. He ex- pressed his sympathy with the people of the silver states, and said no cxar or kaiser | would desolate an insurrectionary proviso | as congress was about to dssolate tho sil- | yer states of the west.
 After several other senators had been heard MT Stewart had an amendment | which took precedence. This was for the | reduction of the size of the gold coin. The basis was the dollar, which was to contain o.85 grains and other coins in like propor- tion He said he offered 1t on his own re- | sponsibility. It was voted down.
 MT. Pasco yielded while Mr. Gray read report on the Chinese extension bill. N White asked that it be made special or der for Wednesday. Objections being | made, the bill went to the calendar. The vote on MT. Pasco's amendment resulted In its defeat-years, 20; nays, A.
 Mr. Jones of Nevada resumed his speech begun some days ago. After he had | spoken for an hour Mir. Harris asked Nj. Jones if 1t would suit him to have the sen ate adjourn. MT. Jones said 1t would, and Mir. Harris moved that the senate adjourn. He remarked that he did not think sen ators were required to sit unreasonable hours In order to complete the decree al- ready understood by the people.
 MT. Morrill, suggested whether an agree ment could not De made that the final vote on the bill bs taken at 1 o'clock today.
 Mir Harris said he had no authority to answer for anybody but himself and he had been ready for days and was ready now to vote
 Motion to Adjourn.
 Mr. Faulkner was satisfied that no agree ment could be made and said that MT. voorhees was anxious to dispose of the bill that night.
 Mir Voorhees, said he hoped the bill would be disposed of then, and as Mir. Jones indicated desire to proceed with his argument Mir. Harris withdrew his mo- ton. In conclusion Mir. Jones said; 'This may be regarded by some of my conferees