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MIR. VANCE USES THE ROD.
He SPARES NEITHER HIS PARTY NOR THE
ADMINISTRATIONS.
THE NORTH CAROLINA SEN, TORS WIT MORE
POTENT THAN HIS ARGUMENT sTEUC-
GLE TO WELD The WILSON 'ND
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Washington, Sept Little was accom-
plished in the senate to-day with the Silvcr-Pnr'
chase Repeal bill sharp ami witty speech from
Mr. Vance was listened to with zcst by the
few auditors whom the driving storm could not
keep away from the Capitol, and after fruit
less wrangle over the disputed parliamentary
status of the Voorhees, and Wilson halves Of the
composite repeal measure early adjournment
was taken until tomorrow. Mr.. Nancc's speech,
deserved a better audience for it WIS full OF
that spirit OF unctu0us huinor which the Senator
from North Carolina brings to the discussion of
every public question, however arid or TEDIOUS
its treatment may b. IN the hands OF other SEN
ators AZ a member of the minority If the Fl
nance Committee. which opposed favorable re-
port on the Voorhees, Repeal bill, Mr.. Vance
financial views were entitled. of course. to carry
considerable weight with the Senate, cert iinN
among his colleagues on the majority side "t
the chamber. by whose choice he occupies so m
portant a plac, on the committee Of highest RANK
in the "deibcrdtivc branch" Of Congress Inc
North Cnolina Senator i now, as he Arrays ms
hccn an ardent and consistent advocate OF the free
,oirage of silver ard he can see III the changer
attitude toward silver of 50 many ot MS i'll""-
Democrats only feeble surrender of party prih-
ripl" and an indefcn-,hl" Violation OF r"p'a'"'
party pledges His speech to-day WAS mainly "a
criticism # the repeal movement within tie Demo
cratic ranks rs breach of faith with th" voters
who put the Democratic party in power at the
last election and an abandonment of all In" pro-
fc.s'ons Of that campaign Under the pressure o.
alien and undcmocratic influences.
But Mr. Nances humor was perhaps more highly
rc-hcd by h~ listeners than his serious argument.
His fertile wit easily found in"N hau-tinle n'ld
i'm tl. cont rasts offered letwcen the projection
promise, of his own party and it, postcection per
formanccs and neither the President and his adj
ylacrs nor IN. Administration leaders in the Sen
ate were spared in his many clever turns OF IRONY
and sarcasm Mr. Ransom. Mr. Nance's senior
cocagn. from North Carolina, has been recently
suspected of a tendency 10 desert from tn" Al
ministraton ranks but nothing in the JUNIOR SEM
tors .pcrch pointed directly at this rumo"d III
fidelity although Mr. Vance went somcw hat ont
nf hi. way To- pillory General Gorlon. of Georgia.
~ 4 horrible example Of tn" tergiver>a;Ion' u
conversion 10 the Administrations policy.
Mr. VOORHEES, struggled vigorously this az r
noon with ia" aid Of Nr. Allison. 10 "StanliSh
some sort of "glslaflv" ana parilani MARY
MARTY between his own and IN" Wilson half Of
tho composite repeal bill. The suggestion al
v,uc.l wa, that the = nate shonld adopt In1orn-
ully tho Voorhees, substitute. and Use II a. oasis
Of discussion aud amendment. But the ant-i"-
neal side led by Mr. Cockrel. refused 10 sanction
ihi- formality The Missouri Senator MAINTAINED
that fh. House bill was by far the better measure,
With the right 10 b. perfected by means 81
amendments before being put IN competition WIN
Tho senate substitute. The Senate adjourned IN
the mls, Of this unsettled parliamentary wransle