Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-10-28
FINAL VOTE ON MONDAY
Everybody Expects This in
Washington.
THE AYE AND NAY" FIGHT BEGUN


verites Yet to BE Heard.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.-The Senate has
at last arrived at that point toward
which the citizens of the United States
have long looked with anxiety. II has
begun TO vote
Although It did not go far, it demon
sirated yesterday that the time had
finally come when the Senate was to sub
stitute action for talk.
There were two features TO the two
votes taken. One was the adoption of
the Voorhees, bill as the substitute for
the Wilson or House bill The other was
the rejection Of the PefIer free coinage
amendment.
The first was an informal parliament
tary affair, and it is interesting only be
cause the question Of whether the Voor-
hees substitute would give way to the
Wilson bill was thus decided in favor of
Senator Voorhees,. There was very little
attention paid to this vote.
Lines were squarely drawn on the Pef
fer amendment, however, which was a
bold proposition for free coinage. While
there was no doubt as to the outcome
there was much anxiety felt as to the
probable action Of one or two Senators
The feeling was also that this vote prac
tically decided the fate of all the other
amendments and the numerical strength
in favor of the bill
Voting began unexpectedly, although
there was full attendance of Senators
not paired in anticipation of possible
focus on the first amendment The senior
Senator from Colorado had delivered his
farewell address, explaining his position
and referring in a pathetic way to his
| losing fight. Then, when nobody SCENE d
ready to resume the floor, the presiding
officer stated that the question recurred
on the amendment Of the Senator from
Kansas.
The Beginning of the End.
At 3 As p N. yesterday Mr.. Jones pleaded
that he was tired, and said that he would
prefer to finish to-day what little
more he had to say. He hardly knew
whether to call his remarks an argument
or an obituary, for he took it for granted
that the cause which he had defence
was practically lost.
Mr.. Voorhees, then said that as there
seemed TO be no other Senator ready to
90 on now ne would ask for a vote on the
pending question.
The Vice President-The question !.
on the amendment offered by the Senator
from Kansas (Mr. Petfer)
Mr.. Allen pop Neb called for the
reading of the amendment and it was
read 1t provides for the coinage Of sill.
yer bullion deposited by any owuei
thereof, AS under the act of January is
1887, and revives and re enacts that &C
aud repeals all acts inconsistent there
with.
lIr voorhees, Demands Limited Debate
Mr. Voorhees, inquired how much tim
the Senator from Kansas desired, an'
added that if the various amendment
were to lead to long debate he would asl
to have them considered under rule
Oimiting debate to five minute speeches)
Otherwise he would resort to another
mode of disposing Of them.
Mr.. PETER suggested that this was not
a very good time to resort TO the OLE
/ tactics that had been tried two week
/ ago. He only wanted to occupy a shor
time. He did not propose to surrender
neither did his political friends.
Mr.. Voorhees, said that he had ever,
d disposition TO yield; butt there was s
q much Misunderstanding as to what
short time was in this body that b
should like to be treasured on that point
: I'VE Have Not Surrendered, Sir"
e Mr.. PETER said that he did not desir
q to occupy very much time The amend
g ment which he had first offered Csome
what similar to the pending one) ha
Z. been unceremoniously disposed of, an
now he discovered by the public paper
4 that he had surrendered and had recon
IL mended his political associates to SUI
render. Owe have not surrendered, Nj
A. President, be said, with some warmth
''nor do we intend to surrender We
= not Intend TO interpose any factiou
N opposition; but we intend at every stag
d OF the bill to interpose determined rC
e. sistaDce and oppositicn."
m There was no further objection
taking the vote on Mr.. PETERS amen,
10 ment. 1t was taken amid much excit
ment, and the vote was finally a
D. nounced, after much shifting of pair:
le as: Yeas, 2S; nays, 80 The followir
n. is the vote in detail
" Yeas-Messrs. Alien, Bate, Berr
Blackburn, Butler, Call, Coke, DAME
" Dubois, George, Harris, Irby, Jone
d (Ark.) Jones New Kyle, Martin, Pasc
reffer, Power, Pugh, Roach, Shoul
Stewart, Teller, Vance, Vest, Wal
hall and Wolcott-2S
Nays-Messrs Aldrich, Cafery, Car
es den. Carey, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolp
n Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, Go
man, Gray, Hale Higgins, Hill, Hoa
Lindsay, Lodge, McMillin, McPherso
iss Manderson, Mitchell wis }, Morr
he Murphy, Palmer, Perkins. Proctor Qua
in Ransom, Sherman, Smith Stockbridg
10 Turpie, Villas, Voorhees,, Washburn al
- White
no Pairs-Messrs. Pettigrew and Gordo
he SQUIRE and Mitchell (Ore J. BTice 81
eh Cameron, Mills and Hansbrough, Chan
Of ler and White (Cal Colquitt and w
he son, Cockrell aud Allison, Hawley al
Morgan, Hunton and Platt.
The voorhees, Substitute Adopted.
led Mr.. voorhees, asked unanimous ca
a.f- d. a. AN