The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-13
WHILE THE COUNTRY WATTS
Silver Senators Still Dragging at their
Weary Farce.
THIS IS A NATIONS DISGRACE
Members Compelled to Stay on Guard
through tho Night Ready for
the Roll Call.
THIS IS A NATIONS DISGRACE
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Oct 12.-All night long
last night Senator Allen, of Nebraska
held the floor. He was interrupted by
an occasional iH-tempered colloquy fol
a roll call which dragged the sleeping
senators from the adjoining cloak
rooms, For twelve hours and half
/ he had held the floor continuously,
| breaking all previous records. Shortly
after seven this morning, Wolcott
made the point that forty-three was
not quorum as Montana, Wyoming
and Washington were only partly rep
resented in the senate. Vice-President
Stevenson ruled that the senate as con-
stituted was composed of So members
and that forty-three made a quorum
Wolcott appealed from the decision,
Allen, Henderson, Martin, PETER and
Morgan voting in the negative. Then
Allen, apparently as fresh as when he
began fourteen hours ago, resumed his
eluQl CoS. kAllcA COllCluQGQ at ~ QudIlCI
past eight. Martin, of Texas, was to
follow him, but Voorhees, suddenly in
terposed with a motion to lay the Pef-
fer free coinage amendment to the re-
peal bill on the table, and the roll
was called. Only Al senator's voted.
Dubois, being the first senator on the
roll and present who refused to vote,
the chair called on him for an expla-
nation. Dubois said he considered the
amendment too important to be passed
upon without debate. A vote on the
motion to excuse Dubois resulted as
follows-21 ayes, 20 nays. Dubois
name was again called. He still failed
to respond. Then followed a discus
sion whether Dubois could be compell-
ed to vote, but the point was soon
dropped. At 9:15 a ballot was an
nounced showing so senators voting,
with result of yeas SO, nays 10. So
the Peffer amendment was laid on the
table. Voorhees, said that the Peffer
amendment to the Voorhees, bill was
the only one pending except that of
Ford, bp the committee on finance, |
which is the Wilson, or house bill, and
that Martin, of Kansas, be recognized |
TO discuss the question. Martin then
rose.
At 1:3O Martin was still speaking. |
The program of the silver men is to
have Teller or Jones follow Martin, |
and have Stewart follow them. Stew
art, Jones, Pugh, and Morgan and
other silver men who wer enot pres
ent last night, after taking a regular
rest, came in this morning, while Tel
Ter, Wolcott, Dubois and others who
had been in the chamber all night,
went home to sleep and rest. They
have the best of the situation as they
only need enough men to keep going
while the opponents of silver must at
all times be ready to muster a quor-
um The silver men decline to re-
spond on calls Of the roll, to establish
the presence of a quorum
1t is definitely stated that at 10
o'clock tonight Voorhees, will move a
recess until 10 tomorrow. 1t is gen.
orally supposed that the recess will be
used for the purpose of leffecting a
compromise, though the repeal men
say that they will go on indefinitely
from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily, until
the silver men get through speech
making.
A canvass Of the senate at p. m.
indicates that the continuous session
will last at least through tonight.
Voorhees, declares that the admins
tration is not seeking a compromise.
Martin kept on with frequent inter-
ruptions for roll call, until o'clock
this afternoon. when he said he would
close for the present, with the hope
that he might continue his discussion
at some future time, as there were sew
eral important phases Of the question
that he had not touched on. Morgan
gave notice of an amendment to the
repeal bill prepared by Representative
TUrpin, of this state, providing for the
coinage of silver dollars OF 4l21s grains
of silver, which. together with all sill
yer dollars Of like weight and fineness
are made legal tender. except where
otherwise expressly stipulated. The
secretary Of the treasury is directed to
purchase silver bullion at the market
price, to be paid for in silver dollars,
and to have it coined into silver dol
lars to equal the amount with gold
dollars coined. Teller then resumed
his speech of last week, continuing
until $40. when he excused himself on
the plea of an important engagement
and with the understanding that he
could resume tomorrow Stewart, Of
Nevada, then resumed the floor and
began another speech.
The hours dragged YEARLY along un-'