The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-11-09
THE FINAL VOTE
BY WHICH THE SENATE REPEALED
THE SHERMAN ACT.

les were crowded today when the Senate
met, A. roll call showed the presence
of bftY-two Senators. AS soon as the
Vice president entered the chamber at
! l a. M. he announced that the Senate
resumed Its session and that House bill
No. (the silver purchase repeal bilN
was now before the Senate. Hunton Of
Virginia explained briefly the situation
which he occupied on the repeal bill
He subscribed in good faith to the Chi.
cago platform, which demanded the re.
peal of the Sherman law. He should
vote for its repeal. But he stood ready
to JON his silver friends in a fight for
silver and should strive earnestly and
manfully for victory.
Cameron read statement as to his
position and gave his views on the bill.
Morgan then took the floor. While he
was speaking, and as the hour G. o'clock
suggested for taking the final vote ap
preached many of the member, of the
other house, including Spriu ger, Bland.
Fellows aud Geissenheimcr, entered th e
chamber and either to>k seats winch
happened to be vacant, or stood ar0unl
at the rear OF tho Democratic side. The
galleries were 80 crowded that the outer
doors were besegcl by men and women
watching their chance of ad nsslon. Aud
80 the dlpomatc'gallery had to WELD mp
its ordinary eXclusivenc9s and to admit
favored persODages, including Mrs Car.
Isle. The two rows in the lady's GAL
Iery which are set apart for the use of
tho Presidents family were also tu!I.
at $3.50 Morgan was still speaking
with no Indications of his bringing his
speech to close. The uncertainty of
the tune at which the final voting would
come was such that all the members of
the other house withdrew from the Sem
ate chamber. Voorhees, showed signs
o impotence and hld interviews with
Jones of Nevada and other anti rereal
Senators. But Morgan needed not and
went on with his speech as if there was
Il" need of burryin9. AT 2:4O Morgan
said That he had now finished what he
had desired TO read the Senate. He had
prepared it because he had not wished
Cn his state of health) to make efforts
in an eNtcmporaneous address. He left
the subject with the knowledge that the
die was cast.
Vest then spoke briefly, closing with
a declaration that the issue in the next
political Canpaigu would be equality
among the people, justice to all men;
no monopoly in mining and centrallza-
ton in finances. COckrell and Carey
occupied the time until 4:l5. Then fol-
lowed WolcOtt ard Dubois. Atp.e close
OF Dubois rcma ks, f. . was a brief
lull IN the Sa"" : and the Vice Presi-
dent en-.unced that the VOORHEES, bill
was before the Senate aud open to
amendment. Pasco Immediately moved
TO take up the amendment Of which he
gave notice last Saturday TO appoint a
commission of three TO establish q ratio
between gold and silver by the first day
OF January next. after which silver dol.
lars are Of a weight fixed by the Sccre.
tary Of the Treasury, and to be legal
tender. This amendment, Pasco said,
was in order, unless there was any 9th
er amendment to precede it.
At !his point Stewart hurriedly enter
ing the Senate from the lobby, in the
rear Of the presiding officer, said amidst
laughter: 81 have another amendment
Stewart proposed an amendment reduc-
ing the amount Of gold in the coinage
twenty five per cent, 80 that the amount
OF gold in the standard dollars should be
nineteen and thirty-6ve one-hundreths
grains. The amendment was negatived
without q division.
Then Pasco's amendent for a com =
mission to establish new silver rail- O
was rejected by a vote of twenty to
torty-seVen. In brief interlude GRAY,
from the Committee on Foreign Rela
tions, reported the House bill amending
the GearY Chinese restriction law. Per.
klns (Rep.) OF California asked that the
bill be made the special order for mex
Wednesday, but on objection by Hoar,
that the subject was too important to be
disposed Of thus hastily, it was sent tc
calendar, where il can bo reached by g
majority vote.
The Vice President again said the
Voorhees, bill was before the Senate and
open to amendment, but the expectation
OF speedy vote was again dashed.
Jones, Of Nevada, expressing his ex-
treme hesitation and reluCtau"e to again
ask the indulgence of the Senate, said he
would proceed as rapidly as possible to
conclude the argument he commenced
| two weeks ago and interrupted on FRI
day last. At 8:25 Harris interrupted
Jones to make motion to adjourn un
til Ii O'Clock tomorrow. Harris started
to aigue his motion and was called to
order by Voorhees,, Who insisted that
his motion to adjourn was not debat-
able. Harris was persistent, however,
and continued talking until Voorhees,,
by unanimous consent, made state.
ment in which he urged Senators to re-
main until the vote was finally taken
Harris was taken from his feet by Jones,
who declined to yield iurthcr, and went
on with his speech.
Al Gas Jones finished lis speech and
Petler began speaking, saving he would
occupy only lilL ael minutes of the time
ot the Sanate. He was exact as the time,
finishing At O'Clock. Harris spoke ten
minutes, and was followed by Stewart,
who began with the PREDATORY remark
hat "the die is C ISL" Stewart closed at
TAO, and then tho e.President stated
that if no further amendment was offered
The vote wOul4 now be taken on the
engrossment q nd third reading OF the bill.
That was az ;eed to without q division
and then the Y Hte was taken by yeas and
nays On the passage of the bill as