The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-08
THROUGH WITH A RUSH.
THE FRIENDS o. SILVER GIVEN NO
SHOW IN THE HOUSE..


Amendments allowed to be Introduced
Livingston Hints that Reconciliation Of
the Democratic Party May be Hard.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The fna.
touches were put on the silver pur'
chase bill in the House today. 1t was
taken up soon after the reading of the
journal, and was, after series OF abor'
tive attempts at obstruction and after
q half hours discussion, the time being
parcelled out to some half dozen speak
ers. steered to final vote by Wilson
of West Virginia, who had charge OF
it. Amotion by Bland to refer 1t to
the committee on coinage with lnstruc-
tlons. was voted down-yeas lO9; nays
175,and then the Senate substitute was
concurred in-yeas 1913; nays 81. The
following Is the vote in detail:
Yeas Adams, Anderson, Aldrich.
Apsley, Avery, Babcock, Baker OF New
Hampshire, Baldwin, Barnes, Bartlett,
Barwig, Beldin, Beltzhoover, Berry,
Bingham, Black Of Georgia, Black OF
Illinois. BLAIR, Brawlev, Breckenridge
of Arkansas, Bre,z, Bricker, Brook
shire, Brosius, Brown, Bum. Bynum,
Cabaniss. Cadlnus, Caldwell, Campbell,
Cannon of California, Caruth, Catch
ings, Causey, Chickering, Clancy, COBB,
Of Missouri, Cochran, togsweil, comp
ton, Coombs, Cooper of Florida, Cooper
of Indiana, Cooper of Wisconsin, Corn:
ish. Covert, Grain, Cummings, Curtis of
New York, Daniels, Davey, Deforest,
Dlnpley, DonovaL, Draper, Dunn, Dun
phy, Durburrow, Edmunds, English,
Erdman, Everett, Fellows, Fielder,
Fitch, Fle, cher, Forman, Gardner. .Gra-
ry. Geiss-nhalner,G ,Glil-tt Of New York.
Goldzler, German, Gresham, Group,
Haines, Hall or Minnesota, Hammond,
Hsrter. Harmer, Haughen, Henderson
of Iowa, Hendrix, Hines, Hltt.> Hol-
man, Hopkins of Illinois, Houk. of
Ohio. Huater, Johnson of IndiaDs,
Johnson of North Dakota. johnson OF
Ohio. JOY, Keiter, KriDbs. Lapham,
Lsytoo. Lafever, Lilly. Luton, Lisle,
Lockwood, Loudenslager, Lynch, Mag
ner. Mahon, Marshall, Martin of Indi-
ana, Marvin OF New York, McAleer,
Mccall. McCleary, McCreary, McDon-
mold. Mcdowell, McEttrick, McGann,
McKaig; McNagny, Mercer, Meredith.
Meyer, Mllliken. MONTGOMERY, Moon,
Morse, Mutchler, Oates, ,ONeill,o of Mas
sachusetts, Cultivate, Paschall, Fat
terson, Payne, Paynter, Parson, Pendle-
ton of West Virginia, Phillips, Pigott,
Post, Powers, Price. Rondall, Ray, RAY
ner, Reed, Reiley, Reyburn, Richards.
Richardson of Michigan, Ritchie, Rusk,
Russell of Connecticut, Ryan, Scher-
merhorn, Scranton, Settle, Shaw, Shor-
man, Sickles, Sipe, Summers. Sperry,
Springer. Stevens of West Virginia,
and G. W. Stone of Pennsylvania. Stone
of Kentucky, Storer. Swanson, Talbot,
Taylor of Indiana, Thomas, Tracey,
Tucker, Turner, Turpin, Tyler, Van
Voorhis of New York, Wagner, War
ner. Washington, Wead OK, Waugh,
Wells, Wheeler OF Illinois, White,
Whiting, Wilson of West Virginia,
WolvertoD, Woomer aud wright OF
Pennsylvania-193.
Nays-AitkeA, Alexander, Allen, Ar
mold, Bailey, Baker of Kansas, Bank
head. Bell Of Colorado. Bell of Texas,
Blanchard, Bland, Boatney, Boen Bow
or of North Carolina, Branch, Broder-
lex. BRYAN, Burnes, Cannon of Illinois,
Capehart, Clark of Missouri, Cobb of
Alabama, Cockrell, Cooper of Texas,
Cox, Crawford, Culberson, Curtis OF
Kansas, Davis of Kansas, Dealmond,
benson, Dinsmore, Dockery, Doolittle,
Ellis of Oregon, Epes, Fithian, Funston
Evan. Grady, Haines of Nebraska, Hall
of Missouri, Harris, Hartman, Heard,
Henderson of North Carolina, Her
mann, Hilborn, Hopkins of Pennslyva'
MIA. Hudson, Hutcheson, Ikirt, Jones,
KEN, Kigore, Kyle, Lane, Latimer.
Livingston, Lucas. Maddox, Magulre,
Mallorg, Marsh. McCulloch, McDear-
mon, McKeighan, McLaurln, McRae,
Meiklejohn. Money, Morgan, Moses,
Pence, Richardson of Tennessee, Rob-
bins. Robertson of Louisiana, Sayers,
She'll, Sibley, Smith, Snodgrass, Stall
ines, Stockdale, Strait, ,Talbert of South
Carolina. Tarsney, Tate, Wheeler Of
Alabama, Williams Of Illinois, Will
liams of Mississippi, Wilson of Wash
ington-94.
The bill was signed by the Speaker
shortly after its passage in the House.
The announcement that the House had
concurred in the Senate amendment
was made to the Senate at BIO, but 1t
was 4 o'clock when the enrolled bill
was laid on the Vice-Presldent's desk
for his signature. Immediately after
it was returned to the House commit
tee on enrolled bills, which committee
is charged with the duty OF delivering
it to the President fer his sig atdre.
The President signed TIE repeal bill
at exactly 4.30 o'clock this afternoon.
and one hour and Thirty minutes after
its passage. 1t was brought to tho
White House by Representative AL
bert J. PEARSON OF Ohio. Chairman of
the House COMMITTEE on enrolled Ollls,
who had made the trip from the Capl-
tol or cable Car. Pearson reached
the White House at about 40 ind
was Immediately admitted lnto the
Presllent's Office, while the PRESIDENT
was examining the figures on the re.
ylsed vote on the final passage of the
measure. Secretary Carlisle and AT
torney General Olney were present
when the President attached bis slgua-
ture. Carlisle had come over 10 the
White HOUSE to see the final act ln the
repeal legislation, while Oluey had
dropped III 10 cuDsrlt the President on
a matter atfecli!g his department.
When Pearson presented the enroll
ed copy Ut the bill to th. President, ex-
planning what 1t was. MIR. Cleveland lm-
mediately took Up his pen aud wrote
these words in the lower left hand cor
ner. Approved November l, 1888.
Grover Cleveland" and the bill became
alaw.
Tomorrow tie Act will be entered
upon the official record at the White
House and the engrossed copy OF the
measure will be sent 70 the State De.