Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-13

D.
ptherWfAa expressly stipulated. 'Ihe sec
rotary Of thu treasury \ dressed 10 puI-
chase nilrer buliiT at de utrfei prce
ito be paid for 10 silver doilarsl and bave
II coined into silver standard collars %
an equal amount monthly aud yearly
with tAe gold dollsrss consd hr. MSrsan
said The only provision OF The ainendmeut
w'hbA did not have his approval was Che
ctccptkon clause.
Mr. Teller Of Colorado then took the
noor and resumed his speech against the
bin. began last week.
AT 6!2O he yielded the foor aud Mr..
StswAr; Of Nevada WAS recognized His
speech met with tie usual Interruptions
Of roll calls.
Al T.05 tbe repesl forces were about
TO carry ouE the progrAIn Of having thr
names Of the nbsenfees read preparatory
to compelling Aptendsrer, bnt concluded
for the time not TO press the matter.
Roll call followed roll cal until 9;45
VI about incident except thar already note
w which MIR. VOORHEES, sought ~ prevent
such frequent cases.
At 9.45 Mr.. Harris OF Tennessee pre-
scented an amendment watch, be said. be
would offer 10 due time. The amend
fneut provided, nrsi. for the coinage Of al
silver bullion N the treasury. representing
the government seigniorage, into full
legal tender dollars at the rate 0g
3.ODOODD ounces per mouth. second,
coined the secretary u the treasury shall
purchase each month bullion enough 70
coin blank dollars aud coin tbs bullion
Into LEGAL tender dollars.
Third. all paper notes or certificates ~
les Determination t1aa $40 shall Is r.
deemed and not rsissuet and national
bank notes " less denomination dian
$40 hhall b. redeemed and national
banks required 10 substitute ns1ss Of
that denomination.
Fourth, . IL and dollar gold pieces
shall 10 longer BE- coined. but wheu re-
celyed al the treasury shall be coiued as
eagle- ard doHhle eag-
Fitth, holders Of standard silver dol
lars snail be able 10 exchange such dol
lars on presentation Tor notes Of same
legal tender qualities as such silver dol
lara. which shall be held for tbs rrdemp
sion.
Tie amendment created much interest
it beng naturally ASSUMED that u fur
utshed perhaps the hrsH concise auu
SPECIFIC cotnprOlnise proposition growing
out % the continuous session. II seen-
llat Alr. Harris for the Democratic free
silver senators aud Mr.. Teller for Ur
Republican silver men had bsen circulat.
ing this amendment ~ basis for a com
PROMISE. VIII What success cannot be
learned Just before the Amendment
was introduced Mr.. Harris talked with
Secretary Carlisle wh3 came 70 tur
capitol an hOur before. and conferred
win the Democrats repeal leaders 10 the
appropriated committee room. u d.
understood that Ar. Carlisle WAS not yet
satisfied the repeal men would Lftve -
capiiuinbs aud urged Them 20 continue
The hgAL lie WIS willing, however, the
Amendment should be introduced ~ case
q compromise should become the only
alternative, except defeat In this in-
dlfecF way II would seem TIE admiuiatra-
tiou. 50 far as Mr.. Carlisle speaks for Il.
shows the 6rst sign Of weakening
Al lO.l6 Sir. NOlcOtt called for
quorum. After some delay for,y-three
replied. Mr. Noc0,t allowed bis OPP
p0nents just half an hour reBpte be-
fore he asked Tor another roll call
Thirty eight senator's replied, and UPON
the request 1f Mr.. VOORHEES, Che uaues
OF Ihe Hbsentees were rad.
Upon motion Of various senators,
CNqlitf, DOipb aud Vance were 81
enscd on account Of Illness aad fatigue.
Ih9se WHO diu not answer 10 the call
were AleSsrs. AldiSch, Allen, Berry.
; B9aek51JEitl, Baas, Can, Cameron,
lareyi Slhaalndi9ggE Cockril, Coke, Dan-
q Nevada, Jgne. " ArllAnAas Kyle.
Martin, Mills. Mitchell Of Oregon. Nor.
III Palmer, PETER Perkins. PVltg-pg,
Power. Pugh, kaus9m. Roach Sher-
wv, Shoup, iNLeT' Vest, Was, Waite.
hhspn, aad WolcOit.
The lon. Of quorum was generally
beheved ~ be tho beginning Of Inc epd
Inc quorum was broken Nv the refusal
Of certain silver Democrats 10 vote.
IA hour passed and still the senate
was without Quorum. Another clll
brought ia four senator's. One less thau
needed
AT 1913 MIR. blackburn came In and
completed 4 quorum and the venerable
senator from Nevada resumed his speech
Al l.25 Mr. W'oloott made lie poiat
OF no quorum
AT l'a0 tho senate laoked Eve of a
quorum
Al 40 the Eergeant-at-arms REPORTED
Two senators absent from tn. CITY.
twelve had been excused By die ecii.
eie, four answered tho summons by thp
statemsnt they wcNs too N 10 aflsDd
Nine IN die capitol made Nv answer and
sixteen were reported as abseht frofn
u'sir rsEdsnces aad could not lie found
Alr voorhees, Immediately arose 7-l,nd
fRid' Mr.. President. / feel hays
done my duty IN this matter aud With.
O9i comiAunt now move the senats
ihe motion was unanimously agreed 10
and IN an instant the senate CHAMBER
was deseried after conunuous : aos.
500 OF uirty-elght hours aud forty