The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-01
VOTING on THE AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. PETERS Lost 30 to Ex-senator
TelIer's Plea.

refers R1Su.
The consideration of the repeal bill
was resumed in the senate today and
Mr.. Stewart took up the thread of his
argument where he stopped last evening
when the senate took recess.
Questioning Mr.. Stewart as to his
position Mr.. Carey of Wyoming said:
II say you are a silver monOmetalIist."
II say you're mistaken" replied Mr..
Stewart hotly; you do not know what
bimetallism is" Oaughter)
Losing his patience Mr.. Stewart asked:
How many times must I tell you a
thing before you understand it?"
Oaughter)
Il think I understand it." Mr.. Carey
said. "and if you understood it more
and talked less we would get along bet
ter" Oaughter)
Il think you have talked to the full
extent of your informa ton" replied Mr.
Stewart, and then ne drifted into de-
nunciation of the gold ring" and criti-
cised the. administration. At 100 Mr..
Stewart yielded to his colleague Mr..
Jones'
Mr.. Jones said a lawyer arguing case
would not proceed with much enthusiasm
if he believed a decision had been rem
dered and the seal put upon it by the
clerk
Mr.. Teller contended that no cotton
goods were exported from India until
the cheapened price of silver stimulated
expectation. The same was true as to
wheat Mr.. Mcpherson ascribed the
production in and the expectation from
India of cotton and wheat to nature.
there being nothing else that could be
grown there.
After reading the letter of the presi-
dent TO Maj. Northern Mr.. Jones said if
he had been as explicit before the cleo
ton as he was now he would not have
been elected.
Mr. Mcpherson asked Mr. Jones a
long question and when he sat down the
latter said: II don't believe there is a
single senator on the floor who can I'M
derstand the question"
Mr. Mcpherson started to restate his
question, but being appealed to by Mr..
voorhees, yielded to that senator.
'I understand the senator from Ne
vada," said Mr.. Voorhees,, desires to
complete his remarks tomorrow. I regret
he is not able to complete them now,
but I shall not press him. I suggest in
the economy Of time that he and the
senator from New Jersey might, between
now and when the former resumes the
floor, come 10 an understanding as to
the question the senator from New Jer-
sey has askedS' Q4aughter)
TT will take about that time said
AIR. Jones.
"In the meantime" said Mr. Voorhees,,
cas- there seems 10 be nobody who is
ready to go on now. and not with view
of denying anybody the privilege of
speaking. 1 ask for a vote on the pending
amendment and let US get along in this
way"
'.As fast as we can" Mr. Hill sug-
gested.
Mr.. McPherson-'I prefer to have the
senator from Nevada answer my ques-
ton
Mr.. Voorhees-'He can do It tomorrow
II he can do 1t at ALL" 0aughter)
The vice-president stated the question
TO be on the amendment of the senator
from Kansas (Mr. Peffer) He desired
to submit some remarks in advocacy OF
IT. After little parliamentary sparring
as to which Of the senators, whether
Mr.. PETER or Voorhees,, was entitled to
the floor Mr.. PETER proceeded. He had
discovered In the public prints that he
had recommended to his political asso-
ciates to surrender.
Mr.. President, we have not sur
rendered, nor do we intend to. We do
not intend to interpose factious opposi-
ton, but at every stage we shall inter-
pose determined resistance and deter
mined opposition"
PETERS Amendment Rejected.
The question was then put and the
amendment was rejected-yeas. 2S:
nays, 80.
The detailed vote on the PETER amend
ment was as follows:
Yeas--Allen, Bate, Berry, blackburn,
Butler. Call, Coke, Daniel. Dubois.
George, Harris, Irby, Jones of Arkansas,
Jones Of Nevada. Kyle, Martin, Pasco,
PETER. Power. Pugh. Roach. Shoup.
Stewart. Teller, Vance. Vest, Walthall.
and Wolcott-2s.
Nays -Aldrich, Caffery, Camden, Gull
lom. Davis, Dixon. Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Galiinger, Gibson. German, Gray,
Hale, Higgins, Hill, Hoar, Lindsay,
Lodge. Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Mander-
son, Mitchell Of Wisconsin. Morrill,, Muir
ply. Parner, Perkins. Proctor, Quay,
Ransom, Sherman, Smith, Stockbridge,
Turpie Villas, Voorhees,, Washburn and
White of Louisiana--39.
The following pairs were announced
first named being Affirmative: CockrelI
and Allison, Cameron and Price, White
Of California with Chandler, Colouitt
with Wilson, Pettigrew with Cordan.
Hansbrough with Mills Morgan with
Hawley, Hunton with Platt, Mitchell of
Oregon with Squire. The amendment
thus voted down. revived with some