Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-31
The Voorhees, Bill Has Passed the
Senate.
TEE END REACHED LAST EVENING.
Closing Hours of the Long and
Bitter Fight.
SOME LIVELY INCIDENTS.

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the final vote was taken and the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman act was repealed so
far as the Senate is concerned. by major
ity Of eleven. The vote stood: yeas, 4S;
nays, 80.
The close of the struggle was character
istic Of the whole fight Bitter opposition
to the passage Of the bill was shown up to
the last moment, though no attempt was
made to flibuster. unless the curiously
weak effort of Senator Harris to secure an
adjournment can be so classed.
There was no excitement, no deronstra-
ton, no scene" When no one offered to
take the floor to speak TO- or against the
bill the Vice President announced that the
question was upon the passage Of the bill.
the roll was called. and votes were recorded
Just as they have been expected for weeks
past, and there were no surprises.
After The Star went to press yesterday
there was an interesting debate in which
personalities figured to ar unusual extent
At BIS Mr.. Cockrell took the floor on the
conclusion Of Mr.. Vests speech and pro-
ceeded to talk against repeal.
The Lion and the Tiger.
Mr.. Cockrell infused the first element of
humor into the days proceedings and ex-
cited much laughter on the floor and in
the galleries by elluding to the strange and
harmony which had been brought about by
the demand for the striking down Of silver.
when ''the lion at the other end Of the
avenue and the tiger from New York. lay
down together.
As to a Coalition.
Mr. CockrelI spoke of the late compromise
IN a manner that stirred up general interest
and amusement He said that the friends
Of bimetallism felt than in agreeing to that
proposition, they had given away everything
for the sake of democratic harmony. But
Just as We thought the end had been reach
ed. We found the distinguished Senator
from Ohio (dr. Sherman) with his admin
istration republicans ertrenched in our
front. The incandescent light of non-parti-
san-of a acknowledgements
wump coalition-was cast athwart our path
way, and the democratic administration
was disclosed In all its non-partisan perfec-
ton, with its unconditional repeal banner
still in the hands of a coalition Of republi-
cans. democrats and mugwumps."
THE bill will pass. continued Mr.. Cock
rell. but the responsibility will rest on re-
publicans.
Undoubtedy." added Mr. Hale CMe.). Mr..
Cockrell at 3:4o and Mr.. Carey WyoJ ad-
dressed the Senate.
Why He VIII Vote for Repeal.
Mr.. Carey referred to the controversy
which had arisen In his absence as to the
way in which he intended to vote. He did
not complain Of what had been said on that
occasion, but he did complain of the state
ment by the Seator from Colorado (Mr.
WolcotO that he had "proHered' his vote.
A Senator who carefully committed his
speeches to memory and repeated them
with a change Of costume for each occa-
sion CIr Carey said). should be more care
full In his language. He CMr. Carey) had
never "profered' his vote to anybody and
the statement came with a bad grace from
the Senator from Colorado after all that
had been said about the manner in which
the force bill was defeated.
Mr.. Carey proceeded TO explain why he
should vote for unconditional repeal. though
he had never regarded that as the best
way of settling the controversy. He would
have preferred a compromise.
Mr.. wslcott Creates Some Excitement.
Mr.. Carey closed at AIS, and Mr.. VOL
colt Immediately rose to reply, amid a gen.
eral buzz of excitement In the Senate He
congratulated the people Of Wyoming that
their Senator had at last been heard from
in person. instead of by proxy through the
Senator from Minnesota CSfr. washburne)
II the Senator from Wyoming was satisfied
with his position. he Mr. WolcotO had no
cause to complain. He left him to his con-
stituents. The Senator from Wyoming had
chosen to make an allusion to his apparel.
There were some people to whom clean
linen was an offence. He regretted that the
Senator from Wyoming CNIr Carey) was
one He CMr- WolcotD owed an apology
to the Senate for referring to any remark
90 Intentionally petty and mean and con-
temptible. There was Spanish proverb
which fitted the case: 1T is a waste of
lather to shave an ass"
This remark was greeted with so much
laughter in the galleries that the Gus
tomary threat was made to clear them, and
Mr.. Wolcott resumed his seat.
A Force Bill Reminisence.
Mr. Carey again added to the personalities
of the occasion by saying that he never
spoke to the galleries or asked the door
keepers not to send In any cards while he
was speaking. He was proceeding to refer
again to the alleged bargain by which the
votes of silver Senators were said to have
been cast for the defeat of the force bill,
when Mr. Harris (Tenn.) indignantly denied
that there had been any bargain entered
into by democratic Senators on that ques-
ton. Mr.. Carey closed by saying that the
remark of the Senator from Colorado (Nr
wolcott that he had proffered his vote was
uniustifiable and dishonoraole to a fellow
Senator.
After some further coiloquIty of an ex-
planatory nature. in which Mr.. washburne
(Ninn.) and Mr.. Teller (Col) took part the
Incident closed.
Mr.. Dubois Warming.
At 40 Mr.. Dubois began speaking, warn
ing the Senate that IL distress came over
the country they would not charge it to the
tariff. He denied that there could be pros
perity. with a contracted currency, and I'M
less speedy prosperity came of the repeal,
the people would hold those who voted for
IL to account
Mr. Stewards Amendment Lost.
At $50 Mr.. Pasco (Fla.) arose to offer his
substitute. Of which he gave notice on Sat-
urday. provided there were no further
amendments. Mr.. Stewart CNev.) amid gen.
sral laughter. said:
II have one" and sent to the desk an
amendment to reduce the gold in the gold
coin by Is per cent. and proceeded to ad-
dress the Senate.
Mr.. Stewards amendment was lost by a
viva voce vote.
Mr.. Pasco's substitute was lost by q vote
Of Al to 20.
After the spat between Senators Carey
and Wolcott there was a period of calm for
q couple of hours or more, and Senator
Jones talked like lightning. He ratified off
the words from his manuscript as though
he were In hurry to get through, and the
Senate lapsed into a comatose state that
included supper to many VINO anticipated a
long evenings work. Senator Voorhees, was
not sure when a vote would be taken, and
said he hoped that it would come by Z
o'clock.
BIT of Comedy.