Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-07
TO FORCE A VOTE.
Mr.. Voorhees, Asks the Senate to
Sit Continuously
UNTIL TIE REPEAL BILL Is PASSED.
Mr.. Grosvenor Stirs Things Up
in the House.
THE FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.
THE FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.
THE SENATE.

When the repeal bill was taken up In the
Senate this morning lat u:15) Mr.. VOORHEES,
gave notice that on Wednesday next at the
meeting of the Senate he should ask 1t to
continue in session until a vote is taken On
the pending measure and should ask Sena-
tors to maintain a quorum until the end
Of the protracted struggle was reached.
Mr.. Wolcott Col) offered a resolution.
which went over till Monday, providing
that the Senate committee on finance be
directed to report bill for the coinage of
gold and silver In accordance with the pol
Icy set forth in the bill reported by the
committee August 2S, 1888. being House OF
Representatives bill No. /. Crhis refers to
the dec'aratory section Of the VOORHEES,
bill)
Mr.. f arris CTenn.) offered a resolution
for the appointment of a select committee
OF hve senators to investigate the Ford s
Theater disaster. Referred.
Inc silver purchase repeal bill was then.
at nI5, taken up and Mr.. Voorhees,. chair
man of the finance committee, said:
Il desire this morning to state. In the
hearing Of the Senate and Of the country.
that on Wednesday next. after the meet
ing Of the Senate. I shall ask 1t to con-
tinue In session until a vote is taken on
the pending measure. and / shall ask and
expect Senators to maintain a quorum for
the transaction of business until the end is
reached of this protracted struggle. might
say more, but more Is not necessary. / give
this notice in order that Senators may gov
ern themselves accordingly in the perform
ance Of the duty which they owe to the
public"
Mr.. Roach On. d. addressed the Senate
in favor Of the repeal Of the Sherman act,
but expressed a desire that there should
be some legislation in connection with 1t
that would recognize silver as legal tender
money. The people whom he represented
were. he said. deeply interested in the Ques-
ton and 1t was his duty to give voice to
their sentiments. No one objected to the
repeal Of the Sherman act. but the real
contention in the Senate was between i'm
mediate repeal. with subsequent possible
and actual legislation previous to and in
connection with repeal on the other side.
With the latter class he had the honor to
coincide. He asked for some legislation
nize the use of silver as legal tender
money He asked for some legislation in
connection with repeal that would recog-
nize the use Of silver as legal tender money
and its continued coinage.
Senators VIII Learn.
Mr.. Roach occupied two hours and a half
in the delivery Of his speech. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Allen CNeb). suggestion
to procure a senatorial audience for him
was made by Mr.. Stewart, but Mr.. Allen
said that he did not want Senators to hear
him. "An right" said Mr.. Stewart, "but
II they were here they would learn some
thing"
They will learn something whether they
are here or not" Mr.. Allen remarked. and
then he went on with his speech against
the repeal bill.
Mr.. Roach argued that 1t was folly to
talk Of an international agreement, which
was to include England England would
never agree to bimetallsm in any form
unless she were forced to do so. Mr.. Roach
said he was not ready to vote for the re-
peal Of the act Of 1880 Internationally. even
II II was a makeshift.
Mr.. Allen (Neb.) then took the floor and
began a speech against the repeal bill.
A Call of the Senate.
At 2:30 Senator Pettigrew interrupted
Mr.. Allen, who was making an anti-repeal
speech. to suggest that there was no quo
rum. Mr.. Allen protested that he didn't
care for one. but Mr. Pettigrew insisted
and call Of the Senate was ordered 1t
was fifteen minutes before forty-three Sen
ators had answered to their names the
longest time SO far occupied in a call Of
the Senate. The quorum was mainly made
up OF silver men. who were not particularly
rapid about answering to their names.
TyJEH HnTSE