The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-31

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3o.-A 1:o6 tonight,
by a vote of i3 to 32. the senate after ono
of the most remarkable parliamentary
battles OF the generation, passed the bill
Internationally repeating tho purchase
clause of the Sherman silver Law. Tho
end was reached at the conclusion of q
continuous session of IL days, after 81
days OF debate, during which five volumes
of the Congressional Record have boon
filled with speeches. amounting in the
aggregate TO about ao,ooO,ooo words.
Az IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
This has been field day in tho senate.
No more interest has been mani
Tested at any stage Of tho long struggle
than was shown to-day when the
question at issue was practically de-
cidcd, and the viciors are simply awaiting
final vote 10 register their trumphs. Be-
fore IL o'clock tho galleries were black
with people, aud n number of foreign rep
rescntatives looked down from the diplo-
matte gallery. Tho scene on the floor was
impressive. Nearly every seat was occu.
ped, whiic a hundred representatives from
the lower house were ranged against tho
wall. Tho impressive stiffness was broken
only by the riso and fall of the voices of
the spca kers as they delivered final notes
of triumph Or warning. The senatee and
gall cries seemed gravely impressed. Every
ohc seemed TO feel deeply that tho result
oil this great parliamentary struggle was
fraucht with momentous importance to
the country, and that the policy about 10
be inaugurated was FOR the veal or WOO to
sixiy-sevcn millions OF people.
Voorhees, announced on Saturday that
he would call for final vote on the
repeal bill at 2 p. m. to-day; but, as 1t was
known that the bill was still open to
] amendment ihis morning, 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 sudden on
slaughts on the repeal forces. The OPEN
| ing indications were not promising for n
vote as early as Voorhees, anticipated.
| Sevcra! western senators had expressed n
desire to speak, and, as the time con-
suned by each was rather indefinite, the
| final vote seemed moro likely TO bs de-
| lnyed till or o'clock this afternoon.
\ There was n manifest determination on
the part of the repeal men to force vote
| as soon as possible without violating scna-
torial courtesy.
The roll call showed the presence of 81
mcTn.lers. When consideration of tho
repeal bill was resumed. Hunton, demo-
| crat, OF Virginia, said he would vote for
unconditional repeal and then be ready to
| join his friends in tho fight for free
silver.
CAMERON on DECK.
| Cameron. of Pennsylvania, said that
neither side had made a suggestion which,
| In his opinion, was broad enough. There
fore he had studiously avoided voting for
or against the amendments offered. There
could bo but one solution. The froe coin
i age of tho American silver product was
essential to our prosperity. Tho senate
could not, with self.respect, pass such q
measure as this rereal bill. 1t was argued
in support Of this bill that repeal would
force Europe to join in an agreement for
the use Of silver; that cutting OF the
American market for silver would throw
over 50,O0o.0)o ounces per year Oh tho
European market in the hope of breaking
down market prices. With o deficit of
several millions per month in tho treas.
ury we would do we'll IL we could keep
$4,000, 900 in gold in tho treasury. We
were wasting our silver, our gold and our
credit. He would like to have this bill re-
ferred to a select committee with instruc-
1
safely carry into effect the legislation pro-
posed sometime ago by Morgan.
MORGAN HoAsTs GoRMAH.
Morgan. democrat of Alabama, then
addressed the senate. The situation in
the senate seemed 10 him very lament
able. and one OF which he could speai;
only with pain, aud which he could con-
template only with serious apprehension
for the future welfare OF the country.
Morgan said the passage OF the bill would
he an irrevoca5le surrender TO the do
mands of the most insolcnt AMI oyerocar.
ing corporations. Morgan then read
slowly and with great emphasis sentences
from Germans speech OF Saturday: I'VE
were compelled TO take tho terms offered
by the senator from Ohio. He held tn;
key of the situation. Yol have dictated
terms TO u.s.
II thank Almighty Cod" said Morgan
impressiyely. ''that the senator from OaIo
has never had the power to dictate terms
to me as a democrat. He may have die
tatcd them 10 the president. io the com
| u.ittce. and 20 the minority of democrats
on this side. bu; he cannot dictate 10 me.
Again quoting from Germans speech
Morgan read the scntencc as to Sherman
laying down The conditions. He laying
down the conditions 70 the democracy :
said Morgan contemp,uous!y. "Wiat i
the dsmocratic party worth to itself or tC
the country or TO pos,eriiy. when the sena
tor from Oaio has the key 10 the situation
and can lay down conditions TO il? VIVA
is your majority here worth (adircssin:
the democratic senator's, thus trife,