The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-11-02
The Silver Law Repealed
and the Robbers Of the
People are Jubilant.
The Conference Committee on the
Mining Assessment Law Come
to an Agreement.
Doings In Salt Lake City.
The British Troops Victorious in
South Africa.


NEw IoRk, NOV. Z.-Sllver, %;
Copper, 1918; Lead, $3.50.
SALE LAKE, Oct. 3l.-A private dis.
patch from Washington last evening
states that at 7:26 last night, by vote
of forty-three to thirty.two, the Senate,
after one of the most remarkable parlia.
mentary battles of the generation, passed
the bill Internationally repeating the
purchasing clause of the Sherman silver
Jaw. The end was reached at the con.
clusion of a continuous session of four.
teen days, after sixty-one days of debate,
during which five volumes Of the Con.
gressional Record had been filled with
speeches amounting in the aggregate to
about 10000, 900 words.
A private special gives the following
particulars of the passage of the repeal
bill. Before eleven o'clock the galleries
were blocked with people and number
OF foreign representatives looked down
from the diplomatic galleries. The scene
on the floor was impressive. Nearly
every seat was occupied. a hundred
representatives from the lower House
were lounging against the walls. The
Senate and galleries seemed awe stricken,
everyone seemed to feel deeply that the
result of this great parliamentary struggle
was fought with momentous Importance
to the country.
VOORHEES, announced Saturday that he
would call for final vote on the repeal
bill at 2 p. m. yesterday, but as it was
known that the bill was still open to
amendment, there was much speculation
as to what propositions might be launched
at the last moment by the silver men,
who had nothing to lose and everything
to gain by opposing the repeal force.
The opening indications we're not prom.
Using for vote as early as Voorhees, had
anticipated. Several western Senators
had expressed desire ! to speak and as
the time to be consumed by each was
rather indefinite, the final vote seemed
more likely to be delayed till four or five
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
There was manifest determination on
the part of the repeal men to force the
vote as soon as possible without violating
Senatorial courtesy. The closing words
of Senator Jones' great speech, delivered
at quarter to seven Saturday evening,
were; "We may be few in number I
doubt it, however But we propose to
/ go before the American people, men,
women and children, and challenge the
action of the Senate in to.days bust.
ness" Senator Jones closed his mastery
effort with solemnity of utterance and
impressiveness of manner BETTING the
occasion.
Senators Vest and Cockrell spoke for
the Southern silver Democrats.
Senator Dubois made brilliant speech
for the far West.
NEW YORK, Oct. 81. Yesterday after.
noon crazy man.. said to be Thomas
Bradley, shot and probably fatally
wounded Frederick Matthies, Superin.
tendent of Construction OF the new
Postal Telegraph building on Broadway.
Bradley claimed that Matthies was try.
ing to murder him for stealing SIS, 900.
He was locked up in the City Hall Pc.
lice Station.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The Worlds Fair
is still open, but the attendance is greatly
diminished and the exhibitors are prepar.
ing to leave.
WASHINGTON, Nov. la cablegram
from Rio de Janeiro yesterday state,
that the Brazilian rebel war ship Repub
lica rammed a Government transport
loaded with troops and 500 Of them were
drowned.
The conference committee Of the House
and Senate have agreed upon the bill to
suspend for one year assessment worl
upon all mining claims.
Under the House rules, the repeal bill,
which was not received from tho Senate
until yesterday, could not be called ur
until to-day. The repealers may meet
with some difficulty in rushing the meas
ure through. The silver men in the
House will insist that the repeal bill b.