The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-10-13
Dubois said he considered

the amendment too important to be
passed upon without debate.
A motion to excuse Dubois was lost
by vote of 90 to 81.
Dubois name was again called. He
still failed to respond. Then followed
a discussion as to whether Dubois
could be compelled to vote, but the
point was soon dropped.
In the meantime other senators
came in, and at 9:15 ballot was an
nounced, showing fifty senators vot-
ing. The result Of the ballot was as
follows:
Ayes-Cafery, Camden, Carey Cul-
lom, Davis, Dickson, ,Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye. Gallinger, Gordon, Gray. Hale,
Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Lindsey, McMil-
Ian, Mcpherson, Mills, Mitchell Of
Wisconsin, Murphy, Platt, Proctor,
Quay, Ransom, Sherman, Smith,
Squire, Voorhees,, Washburn, White
-33.
Noes-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, But
Ter, Call, Cameron, Coke, Daniel,
George, Hunton. Irby, Martin, Nor
gan, Pasco, PETER, Vest, Waltham-
IL.
The Peffer amendment was accord
ipoly 10 IA ~, Tho tol,la
Voorhees, said the PETER amend
ment to the Voorhees, bill was the
only one pending, except that offered
by the committee on finance, which
IS the Wilson house bill. There were,
however, other amendments pro-
posed by senators, but not yet offered.
He said the committees amendment
was now before the senate, and
asked that Martin of Kansas be rec
ognized to discuss the question.
1t was nine o'clock when Martin
began his plea for the free coinage of
silver. At frequent intervals he was
interrupted with the demand for roll
calls, when it became evident that
there was not quorum present in
the chamber. During one of the in
tervals Stewart read letter warning
him to assist in "obstructing legisla-
ton" or he might be blown up
with dynamite. The reading merely
provoked laugh. At 80 Martin
was still speaking.
The program of the silver men is
to have Teller or Jones follow Martin
and Stewart follow them. They assert
that they are in the position to go on
indefinitely and that the physical
endurance question having been
forced upon them they are deter
mined to carry it to a legitimate con-
clusion. Stewart. Jones, Pugh, Nor
gan and other silver men, who were
not present last night, having been
taking regular rest, came in this
morning, while Teller, Wolcott, Du-
bois and others, who were in the
chamber all night, went home to
sleep and rest. They have the best of
the situation, as they require only
enough men to keep the talk going,
while the opponents of silver must at 1
all times be ready to muster a quo
rum; in this the silver men do not
aid them as they decline to respond |
on the calls of the roll to establish |
the presence OF quorum.
An incomplete canvass of the sem
ate at 2 P. NJ. indicates the general
opinion to be the continuous session
will last at least through tonight.
Voorhees, denounces unqualifiedly the |
statement published in some quarters
TO the effect that Carlisle and German
had agreed on compromise to be !
put through the senate by Voorhees,
and declares that the administration |
IS not seeking compromise.
Harris has proposed an amendment (
to suspend the silver purchase bill 1
until the silver now in the treasury is
coined, then to coin blank amount I
doing away with all the
small notes. The silver Democrats \