Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-04

Substitute for Its Own Bill.
VOTED FOR UNCONDITIONAL REPEAL.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Unconditiona1
repeal has carried the day in the United
States senate. At 7:2O o'clock Monday
night the Voorhees, bill was passed by
the decisive vote of As to- 80. it was the
same repeal majority of II indicated
when the voting began three days ago.
The full vote is as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Brice, Cnffery, Camden,
Carey Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Faulkner
Frye, Galinger, Gibson, German, Gray Hale
Hawley, Higgins Hill, Hoar, Hunton, Lindsay,
Lodge, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Henderson,
Mills, Mitchell tWis), Morrill,, Murphy, Platt,
Proctor, Quay, Ransom, Sherman Smith,
Squire, Stockbrdge. Turpie, Villas Voorhees,,
Washburn, White ,La.)-43
ONays-Allcn, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Butler,
Call Cameron Cockrell- Coke, Daniel Dubois.
George Harris Irby, Jones tArk.), Jones
New, Kyle, Martin, Pasco PETER, Perkins.
Pettigrew, Power, Pugh, Roach, Shoup, Stew
art, Teller, Vance, Vest, Walthallr Wolcott
80
The following pairs were announced
(the first named would vote In the
atfirmativel:
Allison with Mitchell (ore.). Chandler with
White 1Cal), Wilson with Colquitt Gordon
with Morgan, Palmer with Hansbrough
When the vice president announced
the result there was not the slightest
sound of applause nor the slightest
sound of approval Momentous as was
the result, the senators and spectators
were too weary to give any evidence of
their approval.
An analysis of the vote shows that it
was passed by twenty-three republic
ans and twenty democrats, while the
negative vote was cast by ten repub-
leans, nineteen democrats and three
populists From this it is apparent
that both parties were badly divided.
The announcement of the result was
Immediately followed by Senator Voor-
hees' motion to adjourn until noon to-
day, which was carried without dissent
Thus ended one of the most remarkable
aud memorable parliamentary battles
of generation. The end was reached
at the conclusion of continuous ses-
sion of fourteen days after sixty-one
days of debate, during which five vol
umes of the Congressional Record had
been filed with speeches amounting in
the aggregate to about 1000, 900 words.
When the senate met the bill to re-
peal the purchasing clause of the Sher-
man act was taken up and Senator
Hunton (dem., Va defined his position,
| saying he would vote for unconditional
repeal and then stand ready to join
with the friends of silver in fight for
| the metal.
| Senator Morgan (dem., Ala then adj
dressed the senate. He said the passage
of the bill would be an irrevocable sur
render to the demands of The most in
solent and overbearing corporations.
Senator Morgan then read slowly and
with great emphasis these sentences
from Senator Gorman's (dem-, MdAl
speech of Saturday:
| "We were compelled TO take the terms Of
| fered by the senator from Ohio. He held the
key OF the situation You have dictated terms
| to u.s."
Impressively, Senator Morgan con-
! tinued
~ thank Almighty God that the senator from
| Ohio has never had the power to dictate terms
| to me as democrat He may have dictated
them to the president, to the committee, to the
minority OF the democrats on this side, but he
cannot dictate TO me"
Again quoting from Senator Gorman's
speech Senator Morgan read sentence
as to Senator Sherman laying down the
COnululODS, lie Sdll, COuIeLpluOuSly.
HE laying down a condition to democracy!
What is the democratic party worth TO itseii
or to the country or to posterity when the sena-
tor from Ohio has the key to the situation and
can lay down conditions to its What is your
majority here worth Undressing the demo
cratic sena;orsl. thus trihed with, thus de-
ceived, thus overrun and finally handed over
to the tender mercies of the senator from
| Ohio?
After considerable further discussion
Senator Pasco (dem., Fla.) called for
the reading of his substitute, of which
he gave notice on Saturday. 1t pro
vides for the coinage of silver with a
seigniorage charge to be determined
by the market price of silver.
Senator Stewart (rep., New pre-
sented an amendment which took
precedence. This was for the reduc
ton of the size of gold coins. The
basis was the dollar, which was to con
tain Is. 90 grains, or other coins in like
proportion. He said he offered it OIL
his own responsibility. 1t was votet
down.
, Senator Pasco (dem., Cal.) yielde,
. while Senator Gray presented repor
on the Chinese extension bill. Senate
White asked that it be made specia
order for Wednesday. Objection bein
, made, the bill went to the calendar.
The vote on Senator Pasco's amend
ment resulted in its defeat-yeas, 2G
nays Al.
Senators PETER (pop., Kan.), Harri
t dem, Tenn.), and Stewart (rep.
Y New, then made speeches in denuncia
: tion of the action which they said the
e knew the senate was about to take
and at 7:2O the vice president put tn
question on the engrossment of tn
amendment and third reading of tn
bill, which was agreed to without div
sion. The vote was then taken b
=, yeas and nays on the passage of tn
a bill as amended. The vote resulted, A
a yeas, 39 nays, so tic bill as amende
a was passed.
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