The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-12
IN CONTINUOUS SESSION
The Test of Endurance Begun in
the National Senate.
MR. ALLEN TALKS TWELVE HOURS.

80" "PHitsb co"htOE To CFOWuou
Galleries, and Is Followed by Messrs.
Martin. Morgan aud TeIler-RepsaIors
on Hand to Prevent an AdJournmsnt.
WASHINGTON, Oct 12-The debate in
the senate yesterday on the silver purchase
repeal bill had many interesting features.
Among other things it showed the staying
quality Of Mr. Cockrell (Mo) as a speech
maker. Having argued against the bill
for four hours on Monday and five hours
on Tuesday, he held the -four yesterday an
other four hours Within that time he
took short rest, while brief speeches were
made by Mr.. Smith On J) and Mr. Irby
Is. C.). As a senatorial debutant Mr.
Smith was decided success. His speech
in support Of the bill was able, sarcastic,
sententious, and delivered in clear, strong
tones, and with a remarkable absence OF
the nervousness natural to first stage ap-
pearances. He was favored with consid-
cradle applause rs he took his seat, and so
was Mr.. Irby, who argued against the bill
and declared that he and his people would
part company with the Democratic party
If it persisted in its anti-silver policy.
Mr.. Allen, the Populst member from
Nevada, had tho floor when, at sos p. m..
MIR. Dubois suggested that it was past the
hour when Senator Voorhees, usually made
motion to adjourn
II feel it my highest duty" said Mr..
VOORHEES,, mot to make that motion this
evening, but, on the contrary, to ask the
senate to sit in continuous session until
the pending measure is disposed of"
During this proceeding the seats of sena
tors were being filled by accessions from
committee rooms and cloak rooms-eyen
Mr.. Colquitt (Ga.) being wheeled to his
seat on his invalid chair
The galleries were crowded and the dip
lomatic gallery had half adozen occupants
"a rather unusual occurrence.
After Mr.. Voorhees, response to the
challenge of the senator from Idaho, Mr..
Dubois rose and said: 'This announce
ment means that the senate is to be held
in continuous session until a vote is
reached on the pending bill or until it is
demonstrated that vote cannot be
reached.
There are twenty-nine senators who
favor unconditional repeal, thirty-eight
senators who are opposed to unconditional
repeal and would so vote. Eight senators
are against free coinage and against un.
conditional repeal, and desire comprom-
ise between the two.
The country has been steadily drifting
to the silver side. While the daily papt rs
in the large cities and the bankers are
abusive and insolent and camoriug for
repeal the people are making their wishes
known to senators through public meet
ings, private communications and country
papers in such a manner as to make their
influence felt. am very glad that the
party to which l belong is coming SO
quickly and unmistakahly to the support
of silver and the people"
Mr voorhees, then attempted to make
an arrangement for definite time to take
the vote, but Mr. Dubois said this was an
impossibility. Then Mr. voorhees, deliv-
cred lengthy speech against the right Of
majority to govern. He was followed by
Mr.. Harris (renn), Mr.. Butler Is. CT and
Mr.. Dolph tOre) Then Mr. Allen pro-
ceeded with his argument At s:15 the
chamber was depicting rapidly, and Mr..
Dubois, calling attention to the absence OF
quorum, asked for a rol! call
At first the silver Republican senators
failed to answer, but seeing that senators
came flocking into the chamber in mum.
bers that assured quorum they stood up
and responded to their names. The result
was the attendance of sixty-two senator's
Then Mr. Allen again took up the thread
of his argument. He received very little
attention from his colleagues, but their
omission was supplied by the interest with
which he was heard by people In the gal
leries which at this time were packed to
overlooking. Even the diplomatic gal
lery was well filed, the Mexican minister
Senior Romero with his wife and party
of friends, occupying two pews, and the
remaining places being filled by the fnmi-
lies and friends Of senators, who could not
find accommodations in the reserved gal.
leries.
AT midnight Mr. Allen still held the
floor and his voice was as resonant as when
he started his speech at $50 He relieved
himself from time to time by having the
clerk read extracts from various economic
writers. There were few senators on the
floor, but the gallelies remained crowded.
While he was still speaking Mr.. Dubois
made the point of no quorum, and call
of the senate was ordered, and this caused
another rush from the cloak rooms Mr..
Allen finished at O'Clock
Mr.. Martin, of Kansas, the next speaker,
spoke for four hours. He was followed by
Mr.. Morgan The latter is still speaking
The repealers are yet on hand to prevent
an adjournment, though they are DOING
in their chairs and in the cloak rooms.
Beyond referring to the committee on
rules joint resolution providing for u re-
cess of congress from Oct. II to Nov. 1
the house did nothing yesterday except
discuss the bill reported by the committee
on judiciary amendatory OF the Geary
Chinese exclusion bill But two speeches
were made, one by Mr.. McCreary, the au-
thor of the measure, in advocacy oft as an
act of justice and fairness, and one by Mr.
Geary, the author of the original act, in
opposition to it's amendment, as proposed
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