The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-10-13
TALKED TWELVE HOURS.
The Senate Speech Making
Record Broken
BY SENATOR ALLEN OF NEBRASKA
Beginning of the Continuous Session
The Silver Senators Have the Drop
on the Goldbuggers and Are Prepared
to Talk Until Doomsday if Necessary

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-All night
long Senator Allen of Nebraska held
the floor, interrupted by an occasional
i'll tempered colloquy or roll call,
which dragged the sleeping senators
from the adjoining cloak rooms. Gray
dawn at 6 O'Clock A. NJ. found Allen
still holding in the great struggle
against unconditional repeal as he
had been doing since darkness fell
last night. For twelve hours and a
half he had held the floor continu-
ously. He had broken all previous
records. The longest time any sena-
tor had previously occupied the floor
was on the occasion of the force bill
fight in 1891, when Faulkner re-
mained on guard twelve hours, though
the latter had breathing spell dur
ing the absence of quorum. Allen
seemed almost as fresh as when he
began; his voice was still loud and
strong and the great strain seemed
not to have affected his physical or
mental vigor.
An effort was made by the anti
silver men to reach an agreement
with the silyerites for a recess until
10 O'Clock, but the latter declined the
offer. AS the hours passed Senator
Aliens powers of endurance amazed
his auditors.
Shortly after Shoup made a point
OF no quorum. A roll call developed
the presence of only 40 members
three short of a quorum. These,
however, were soon supplied.
Wolcott made point that forty
three was not quorum, as Montana,
Wyoming and Washington were only
partly represented, and forty three
would not be majority with their
full representation. The rule was
then read to the effect that majority
OF senators chosen and sworn shall
constitute quorum.
Manderson said the present rule
was adopted under a stress of circum-
stances in 1864, when eighteen South
ern states were unrepresented, but
that the necessity for it
had passed.
Vice President Stevenson ruled
that the senate was composed of
eighty five members, and that forty
three constituted quorum.
Wolcott appealed from the decision,
and Hale moved to lay the appeal on
the table. The appeal was tabled by
a vote of SO to 5, Allen, Manderson,
Martin, PETER and Morgan voting in
the negative.
Then Allen, apparently as fresh as
when he began fourteen hours before,
resumed his address. 1t was not far
from argument upon the question at
issue, but it filled up the time. Allen
at Sis.
Martin of Kansas was to follow
him, but Voorhees, suddenly inter-
posed with a motion to lay the PETER
Tree coinage amendment to the repeal
bill bill on the table, and roll call be-
gan thereon. The result showed two
short of quorum, owing to the an
nouncement of several pairs and the
refusal of some of the silver men
present to vote.
Villas made point of order that
when senator was present he must
vote unless excused.
Another roll call was ordered show
ing forty five senators present. The
roll call was then recalled on the mo-
ton to lay Peffer's amendment on
the table. only forty one senators
voted.
Dubois was the first senator on the
roll and present who refused to vote.
The chair called on him for an expla-