Connecticut western news., 1893-10-19
The Deadlock Broken.

The Deadlock Broken.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-The deadlock has been broken. The wearied senators on the repeal side of the silver issue gave up the fight and allowed an adjournment at 1885 this morning. The motion was made by Senator Voorhees, himself when he found that his carefully guarded quorum had slipped away beyond recall.
 From parliamentary point of view there was no Thursdays session of the senate. The proceedings will appear as contin- uance of Wednesdays session. Practically and from a business point of view, how ever, it was one of the most important and pregnant sessions that have been held since the 7th of August last.
 The curtain fell about 10 a. m. on the first act of the main drama One of the two pending amendments to the repeal bill was laid on the table by vote of 33 to IT, and thus Mr. Peffer's free coinage amend ment was eliminated from the question, at least temporarily. This left only one amendment pending to the house bill, be- ing the substitute reported from the finance committee, and which, in addition to the repeal section, makes declaration that it Is the policy of the United States to con- tinue the use of both gold and silver as standard money, and to coin both gold and silver into money of equal intrinsic and ex- changeable value, such equality to be se- cured through international agreement or by legislation.
 The debate on the bill was continued by the Democratic senator from Kansas, MT. Martin. He began his speech against the bill at $40, and about ? o'clock he apollo gized for having allowed himself to be di- verted from the main current of his argu- ment and promised to devote himself to the subject in an orderly manner for the next 10 hours. The threat contained in the promise turned out, however. to be an empty one, for at 4 o'clock MT. Martin pleaded fatigue and yielded the floor, say ing that he would seek another oppor- tunity of addressing the senate.
 Teller Jumps Into the Gap.
 After MT. Martin the floor was taken by MT. Teller, who continued speech against the bill which he began last week. About 8 o'clock the situation in the gen. ate took new aspect, and at that hour 1t appeared that the silver men, or some of them, had assumed the aggressive even to the eStest of compelling the presence of their enemies. The visible signs of weari- hess on the countenances of the senators were increasing with the passage of each hour, and every time the sharp double ring of the electric bells called for quorum they rose from their lounges and snug easy chairs and came into the chamber with greater reluctance. The symptoms of discontent multiplied. MT. Sherman went home after dark, de- claring that he would not do more than 10 hours of such work continuously. That sentiment found an echo in the breasts of other Republicans, but still they preserved their alignment beside Mr. Voorhees,, in, hot cited the apprehension of the Democratic repeal managers.
 A hasty consultation followed, and with great difficulty the leaders were induced to sanction proposition for a recess from 10 o'clock until 10 o'clock Friday morning. Probably they were brought to this pass by the fear of the final disappearance of a quorum for the night, thus revealing 8 fatal weakness. .... But when it came to the execution of this plan there was an unexpected hitch, | md the managers foand that they had calculated without their host in emitting MT. Stewart from their councils. That sen ator had gotten the floor, and, Intoxicated | with the exuberance of his own verbosity" | and stimulated by the sight of the tre- mendous audience in the galleries, he calm | ly replied, when appealed to to yield for 8 | talk until Sunday morning without inter | mission statement that gathered | strength from the noted prowess of the | senator in the line of discussion and his | exceptional fresh and vigorous appearance. 1 At l1:50 there was another demand for 6 quorum, but the sergeant-at-arms was not | able to comply.
 Long Wait For a Quorum When nearly an hour had elapsed with ! put one add ,tional senator reporting, Mr. | Wolcott, approaching MT. Faulkner, who was in the clair, made the informal propo- Rition to hi that the silver men would | give him ( orum if he would consent to
 an adjourn ent with a quorum present This proposition MT. Faulkner promptly | declined.
 ] MT. Stewart had continued but 15 min
 utes when MT. Wolcott, fearing perhaps
 that senators who disappeared as soon as
 they answered the previous call would get | to sleep again, once more suggested the | absence of a quorum.
 Thirty-six senators only answered to their names, and on motion of MT. Voorhees, the | list of absenLees was compiled.
 At 1:4O the sergeant-at-arms submitted
 his report in writing, which showed that | there were senators absent from the city, | l2 excused by the senate, unable to attend | on account of illness, in the capitol who made. no answer to the summons, and 16 | reported at their residences as absent from home and could not be found.
 Immediately following this report MT.
 Voorhees said that in view of the report of
 the sergeant-at-arms 1t was evident that nc | further business could be transacted, and
 he therefore moved that the senate ad journ. There was no opposition, and the
 senate at 1.45 a m. adjourned until Il
 o'clock Friday.
 Proceedings of Congress.