The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-11-11

FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS,
PRoCEnDIHGs or THE SPECIAL
sEsslON OF CONGRESS-.
Condensed Record % h Business
Deing Tra1Aacted ~ our NatiOaal
Observation-Disclosures Report Day
by Day.
Washington, Oct. 3O.-The silver fght
In the senate is rapidly drawing to .
close, and by the middle of the present
week the repeal bill will have passed thu
senate and have been sent to the house
where it will be passed after a short de
bate. Mr.. Perkins amendment was re
.jected by q vote Of 30 to Al. Mr.. Berry
offered an amendment providing for the
revival of the Rland-Allison act, ant
spoke in its SUPPORT. Mr.. Voorhees, said
"At this late hour, however much ]
might approve any proposition, I would
rot feel at liberty to support it in connce.
ton with this BILL"
Mr.. Berry's amendment was rejected
by a vote Of 80 to 37-the highest vote
cry amendment received. Mr.. Aliens
amendment for the free coinage Of silve,
at q ratio OF 16 to 1 was rejected-31 to
Al. MI. Blackburn's amendment was re-
~jected-28 to AZ. Mr.. Stewards amend.
G inviting the republics of Central
South America to join the United States
in a convention was rejected--32 to Az.
The first section of Mt. Squires' amend.
ment was rejected-2O to ~. The sec.
ond section was withdraw n. Mr.. Butler
did not offer as he had proposed to do his
amendment for the repeal Of the state
bank tax. MI. PETER offered an amend
ment which Was voted down without re.
sorting to a roll call. Mr.. Harris did
not offer to ask a vote on his amend
ment. Mr.. Pasco offered an amendment,
which was not read, but was ordered
printed, with the understanding that it
could be offered later.
The senate then went into executive
recess was taken.
The bankruptcy bill still occupies the
attention of the house and there will be
a bitter fight against it's passage.
Washington, Oct. 31.-By a vote Of
43 to32 the senate, after one of the most
remarkable and memorable parliamentary
battles Of a generation, passed the bill
Internationally repeating the purchase
clause Of the Sherman silver law. The
end was reached at the conclusion of a
continuous session Of fourteen days, af-
ter sixty-one days of debate, during which
five volumes of the Congressional Rec.
ord had been filled with speeches amount
ing to in the aggregate about twenty
million words, a stream of talk that
would stretch ii cold type from the sea.
board 1900 miles into the interior, from
Liberty enlightening the world in New
York to the foothills of the Rocky noun
tains. The closing day Of the great
struggle for the repeal Of the purchase of
silver was one Of inteI.se excitement. The
galleries were packed to the doors, every
seat in the senate was occupied ard the
walls were lined With representatives
from the lower branch of congress.
Those voting III, the affirmative were:
Aldrich, Brice, Caffery, Camden, Carey,
Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallingef, Gibson, German, Gray,
Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Hoar,
Hinton, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcmillan, Nc
Pherson, Maldcrson, Mills, Mitchell
(Wis.), Morrill,, Murphy, Plat, Proctor,
Quay, Ransom, Sherman, Smith, Squire,
Stockbridge, Ttrpie, Villas, Voorhees,,
fao%q voting In the negative We're:
Ala; Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Butler,
t&'i. ]" lmeron,y Cockrell, Coke, Daniel,
UneotM Georgf, Harris, Irby, Jones
tAr&.1s ,fones yffsev.I Kyle, artin, Pasco,
E'S&2r. PERKINS, Pettigrew, Power, Pugh,
Roach, s'houp, Stewart, Teller. Vance.
ffest, Wt.lthall, Wolcott-32.
The foslowing pairs were announced,
the first named would vote in the af-
Ill NATIVE: Allison with Mitchell Orr,
Chandler with White (Cal.l, Wilson with
Colquitt, Gordon with Morgan, Palmer
with Hansbrough. "
1t took almost ten minutes to call the
roll and arrange the pairs. When the
vice president announced the vote Mr..
Voorhees, Strengthened up to his full
length. II now move" said he, with a
note of triumph: In his voice, that the
senate adjourn until tomorrow at Il
o'clock" Before the question could be
put the occupants of the galleries were
jostling each other in their attempts to
crowd out of the doors. The senator's
filed from the chamber. In sixty seconds
none but a few employees remained upon
the scene. The long battle was over,
the field deserted. The bill now goes to
the house, where it will no doubt be
passed in 4 day or two.
Washington, Nov. Public interest
was transferred t. the hous end of the
cspitol, where the lost act in the great
financial drama that has been riveting
the attention Of the country 90 Washing
ton for the past three months will be en-
acted. After the reading of the Journal
Mr.. Cummings secured unanimous con-
sent for consideration of the senate joint
resolution transferring the model battle
ship Illinois, al the worlds fair, to the
city of Chicago. Without opposition it
agreed to. %
At. 1880. while Mr.. Oates was speak
ing, Mr.. Cox of North Carolina, the Sec
rotary of the senate, came into the house
bearing the silver repeal bill. George B.
Smith, the assistant d~oorkeeper, escorted
Mr.. Cox down the center aisle. The
speaker raped for order.
THE gentleman from Alabama will sus-
pend q moment while the house receives
q message from the senate"
All eyes were turned toward the two
figures in the main aisle:
II am directed by the senate" said
Mr.. Cox, his words racing and tumbling
after each other, ito inform the house
that the senate has passed an act to re-
peal a part Of an act approved July IA,
1890, entitled An act directing the pur-
chase Of silver bullion and for other
purposes with an amendment, to which
! nm directed to ask the concurrence of
the house"
Clerk Cox bowed solemnly. Mr.. Fitch
Of New York, standing in the area In
front Of the snea ker,a chair anrlauded