St. Paul daily globe., 1893-10-28
First Test Vote Finally Taken
in the Senate.
HAJ0RiTY OF ELEVEN VOTES
Recorded Against the PETER
Free-Coinage Amendment.
VOORHEES, BILL SUBSTITUTED
For the Wilson Bill, Subject
to Further Changes.
TELLEf'S LAST Wall OF WOE.


WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator Nor
rill, of Vermont. the oldest member OF
the senate, appeared in his seat this
morning after all absence of two months
and was warmly welcomed by his col
leagues on both sides of the chamber.
The consideration of the repeal dill was
resumed. and Mr.. Stewart (Rep., Nev)
took up the thread OF his argument
where he stopped last evening. When
questioning Mr.. Stewart as to his po-
sltion. MIR. Carey (Rep., Wyo.) said: II
say you are a silver monOmetallist."
Il say you are mistaken" replied Mr..
Stewart hotly. "You don't know what
bimetaIIism is" Laughter.
Losing his patience, Mr.. Stewart
added: "How many times must l tell
you thing before you understand it?"
[Laughter.l
~ think | understand it." Mr.. Carey
sair, land if you understood it more
and talked less we could get along bet
ter" Laughter.
IL think you have talked to the full
eXten. of your information" replied
MIR. Stewart, and then ne drifted into
denunciation of the 'gold ring" and
criticisms of the administration.
AtI:3O Mr.. Stewart yielded to his
colleague, Mr.. Jones. Mr.. Jones said
lawyer arguing case would not pro-
ceed with much enthusiasm il he be-
lieved q decision had been rendered and
the seal put upon ii 10y the clerk.
Mr.. Teller contended that no cotton
goods were exported from India until
the cheapened price of silver stimulated
expectation. The same was true as to
wheat.
Mr. Mcpherson Dem, n. j. ascribed
the production i'll and the expectation
from India of cotton and wheat to nat
ure, there being nothing else that could
be grown there.
MIR. JONES TRACED
the competition of India in these two
commodities to the demonstration of
silver in 1878, which was done, not by
nature, but by legislation. In the fur
ther course of his speech Mr.. Jones
said:
"In this country it was not possible
for the farmer and cotton planter to be
benefited directly by protection. By
legislation bringing the price of silver
to 81 20 an ounce, where the fathers of
the republic placed it, and not by mar
ket price, there would be absolutely
certain method without any cost what
ever to the country of giving protection
to the farmers and cotton planters both
North and South.
After reading the letter of the presi-
dent to Mai. Northen, Mr.. Jones said if
he bad been as explicit before the elec-
ton as he was now he would not have
been elected.
Mr. Mcpherson Dem., \. J.) asked
Mr.. Jones long question, and when he
sat down the latter said II don't be-
lieve there is a single senator on the
floor who can understand the queS-
ton"
Nh Mcpherson started to reState his
question, but, being appealed to by Mr..
VOORHEES,, yielded TO that senator.
Il understand the senator from Ne
vada,'; said Mr.. Voorhees,, desired to
complete his remarks tomorrow. l re-
gret he is not able to complete them
now, but l shall not press him. l sug-
geSt in the economy of time that he and
the senator from New jersey might be-
tween now and when the former re-
sumes the floor come to an understands
ing as TO the question the senator from
New Jersey has asked" [Laughter.]
lit will take about that time" said
Mr.. Jones.
"In the meantime" said Mr.. VooI-
hees, las there seems to be nobody who
Is ready to go on now, and not with
view of denying anybody the
PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING,
/ ask for vote on the pending amend
ment, and let us get along in this way"
"As fast as we can," Mr.. Hill sug-
gestcd.
Mr. McPherson-I prefer to have the
senator from Nevada answer my ques-
ton.
Mr. Voorhees--He can do it tomorrow
if he can do it at all. Laughter.]
The vice president stated the question
to he on the amendment of the senator
from Kansas Qetfer). Mr.. PETER said
he was not ready to vote on the amend
marks in advocacy of it. After a little
parliamentary sparring as 10 which OF
the senators, whether PETER or Mr.
VOORHEES,, was entitled to the floor, Mr.
PETER proceeded. He had discovered
in the public prints that he had sur
rendered, aud had recommended to hi.
political associates to surrender.
"NIr President we have not surren
dered, nor do we intend to. We do no
intend to interpose Tactious opposition
but at every stage we shall Interpose
determined resistance and determined
opposition"
The question was then put on the
amendment and it was rejected-yea:
Is. nays 80.
The detailed vote on the Peffej
amendment was as follows: