Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-01
ANTI-OPTIONS BILL PASSED.
The Senate, by 40 to so, Passes the Bill
That Has Been Before 1t for so Long.


WASHINGTON, D. c.. January 81
The Senate got rid to-day Of the legis-
lative incubus under which it has la
bored since the first DAY OF the session.
The Anti-Option bill reached the point
at which voting began at 1915 p. N.
The bill was passed by vote OF 40 to
80. There were many members OF the
House, at times almost as many OF them
as there were Senators, present during
the votes and preliminary discussions,
and the deepest interest was manifested
in the proceedings.
Mr.. Wolcott, Republican, Colorado
opposed the AntiOption bill as not sane
toned by the Constitution, as vicious In
principle and not calculated TO work
benefit, but Injury TO the people IN
whose interest It protested to hefIend.
He believed that if the bill became
law the effect would be to lower prices
of agricultural products; and the clam
ors for its repeal would be far louder
than were now the demands for its pas
sage. The real demand for the bill,
however, came from the association OF
millers and from the owners OF eleva-
tors, who, if they could exclude other
bidders, would buy it at their own
terms and In the months when they
needai the grain. And IL this ineQuit-
able and oppressive measure should be-
come a law they would be the masters
OF the situation. The bill was a lie
upon its face. 1t was far more immoral
than the practice aimed at.
At 3:l5 the discussion on the bill was
closed and the voting began. The first
vote was on the amendment offered by
Mr.. Villas to strike out Of the George
substitute the words, "options and fu-
lures reinbefore defined, are hereby
declared to be distractions TO and re-
straints upon commerce among the
States and with foreign countries, and
to be illegal and void" The vote was:
Yeas, 81; nays, so. So the amendment
was defeated.
The next vote was on the George
substitute, which proposed TO declare
the business of options and futures,
an obstacle to, and restraint upon
commerce, and to be Illegal and void.
1t was rejected; yeas IS, nays 81. The
question was then on the passage of
the bill.
Mr.. Harris Democrat, Tennessee
made a statement of the reasons which
controlled his vote. He regarded the
measure as a palpable and admitted
fraud on the constitution. ltwould de-
stroy home rule, local self-government
and the last vestage Of the reserved
rights of the States.
Mr.. Vest spoke OF the action OF the
House of Representatives of the Mis-
seuri Legislature instructing the United
States Senators from that State to vote
for the bill, and said he preferred his
own self-respect to personal or political
applause. There was sunshine in other
places besides Washington City, and the
air of the prairles was purer than that
of the Senate chamber. He should,
therefore, with the greatest pleasure
vote against the bill,
Various amendments were offered and
rejected and the bill was then passed;
yeas 30, nays %. The following is the
vote in detail.
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Blackburn,
Call, Carey, Chandler, Cockrell, Cullom,
Davis, Dubois, Faulkner, FELTON,, Frye,
Galiinger, Gordon, Hale, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Higgins, Hunton, Irby, Kyle,
Mcmillan, Henderson, Mitchell, Nor
gan, Morrill,, PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew,
Proctor, Sherman, ShOup, Squire,
Stockbridge, Teller, Turpie, Voorhees,,
Walthall, Washburn and WilSon-40.
Nays-Messrs. Berry, Blodgett, But
Ter. Gallery, Cameron, Coke, Daniel,
Dawes, Dixon, Gibson, German, Gray,
Harris, Hill. Hiscock, Hoar, Jones CAR
! Kansas, Mcpherson, Mills, Palmer,
Platt, Pugh, Ransom, Sawyer, Stewart
Vest, Villas, White and Wolcott-29.
Pairs were announced between
Messrs. Carlisle and Paddock, Aldrich
and Quay, Bate and Allen, Jones (Ne'
vada) and Saunders, Pasco and Casey,
Vance and Warren.
Mr.. Harris reported back from the
! Committee on Epidemic Diseases tbs
House quarantine bill with a substitute
At the request of Mr.. Hill the substi
tute went over until tomorrow.
The Fertilization appropriation bill
was taken up. Mr.. Sherman moved Il
have the Nicaragua bill taken up, so as
TO make it tbemntinished business after
the appropriation. After some discus
sion the motion was rejected.
No progress being made on the torti
fcation bill, the Senate adjourned.
Nothing Of Importance was done II
the House.
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