The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-11-02
THE REPEAL BILL is A LAW
Cleveland Affixed 8iS Signature to The
Document Last Night
A BIG VICTORY In TIE HOUSE
After Eighty-five Days of Talk the Great
Financial Question Is Laid on
the Shelf for While.
Associated Press.

Washington, Nov 1.-The great Anan-
cial fight in the extra session ofcon-
gress is oyer. At $50 the house by a
vote of 191 to "a, concurred in the
senate amendments to the repeal bill
which now goes to the president for
his signiture.
The senate received communication
at 1866 p. m. from the house announc.
ing that that body had concurred in
the senate amendments to the repeal
bill. Vice-President Stevenson at once
affixed his signature together with that
of speaker Crisp and announced 1t to
the senate, bill at =. m was delivered
to the chairman of the house COM
mittee on enrolled bills and was at
once sent to the president for his sig
nature 1t is expected that the bill
will be officially approved by the presi-
dent before p. m.
Bland having declined the offer of
Wilson to allow a one, two, or three
hours debate after the previous mo-
tion, and having refused to enter into
any agreement whatever that did not
leave the repeal bill open for a. gem
eral debate and amendment, Wilson
demanded the previous question. The
silver men then began their filibuster-
ing tactics. Speaker Crisp took adj
vantage of a momentary lull to put the |
motion for the previous question
which was declared carried 1t was
all done so quickly that the silver men
did not seem to know what had hap
pened. The result was greeted with
loud applause Wilson asked Bland to
the 10 minutes to which his
side was entitled and Bland began his
address.
The analysis of the vote on the re-
peal bill shows that 1874 democrats, 6S
republicans and popullst Cannon, of
California; voted for concurrence, and
20 democrats, 10 republicans. and pop
nlists against the motion. The final
vote was taken at 2:5O p. m. The bill
was engrossed Immediately and twenty !
later, at $40, the formal an
was made to the senate
that its amendments lad been agreed
20 by the house. The bill was hur-
'iedly enrolled, and at 3;10 was pre-
'ented to Speaker Crisp for his sigma
-ure. A messenger carried It to the
senate, where ii was signed two min
ties later by Vice-President Stevenson.
Chairman Pearson. of The committee on
enrolled bills, with the measure under
lis arm, entered carriage awaiting
lim, and drove rapidly to the White
House. The president I'D been kept
luly advised of the progress of events.
indeed he manifested so much interest
n the vote in the house, that at his
'equest duplicate % the names of
hose who voted for and against con-
iurrence was made soon after the roll
all was completed, and this list was
wing on hfs desk when Pearson ar
lived with the bill. Secretary Carlisle,
Attorney General Olney, and Private
Thurber We're present. After
lfter felioitating with zach other for
few moments, over the victory that
lad been achieved, the president took
Up the engrossed copy of the bill and
cad it aloud. Then picking up quill
zen, he affixed his autograph at 4:25,
md thus So days. 4 hours and 25 min
ties after the extraordinary session
the remedy for the financial
distress which Cleveland had demanded
lad been applied.
A published interview with Moreton
Trewen, the English bl-metalllst, cred
Is him as Saying: IF the price OF
liver bullion falls. as expect will be
he case, that will drag down exchange
ates from the far east which are al
eady at a swapping point and we shall
rave a panic in London before the
Iew Year, a panic you win feel on
very corner OF this continent"
"Then you don't favor the view that
he repeal of the act will bring buying
riders from London to Wall street?"
mo London will be seller for a
ong time to come. We are in great