Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-29

All Amendments 10 the Repeal Bill
Voted Down.
FINAL VOTE TO- MORROW.
Go Announces Mr.. voorhees,. and There's
None To Say Him Nay-inierest-
Ing Debate.
nr ,.l..r.nh TO tho pispatcs.l

uBy telegraph TO tho DispatcS.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., october Zine
Senate moved quickly and enecu'ey "
day in the direction Of mai olsp's's'o"
OF the silver-purchase repeal DILL ni'e'
,o,r ,rnnortant and interesting speeches.
do,,v.red bv Messrs. Wolcott snernhih
car,,o, and voorhees,. the Senate pro-
90 % vote on the various amenu-
ments as they were offered ineS -
all voted down by an average maJoii'' %
ton The only amendment wh,ch -,
near being adopted was one on1i.'
nfr Rerry DemocraO, Arkansas, 10 ~,
vive and re-enact the Bland-Aiiisoh a.
with its coinage OF two million si'sei
lars a month. The vote on IL was % " ~;
After all the amendments were 49, ~,
down, the bill was taken OUT OF I hnen
Toi,,ee Of the Whole (where 1t mao -
Indeed ALI this time) and reported 70
a. senate. The bill Is stu open W
a,oendment in the Senate but MT. Noot
bcee ave notice that he expected 10 reaS 81
,bo anal vote on the passage OF the Dni
Up. VI. Monday. ,o,,a
THE frat vote was taken on an aiie, ,
-, offered by Mr. Stewart modll!lhs
the Perkins amendment. whlch ihouiiic %
tton was rejected-Yeas. ~ nays 80
rrhe question then required on the amer
mont offered by Mr.. PERKINS LOT lne
coinage Of the silver or American M ~.
with a seigniorage OF ~ PER cens. ~
Shoup spoke in favor OF the aIleiuii'e"''
and the vote was then taken.
PERKINS, AMENDMENT DEtEAIh'D'
The amendment was defeated-feas, Sl'
nays. Al. as follows: Yeas-Messrs' Aliem'
Rate. Berry, Blackburn. Butter, I'll
Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, Dubois, fSuiNnei,
George, Harris, Irby Jones, OF AIhansas'
tones. of Nevada: Kyle. Martin. PERKINS
Pettierew. Power, Pugh, Roach. shoup'
Stewart. Teller, Vance, Vest, WaltnaH'
and Walcott-30.
Navs-Messrs. Aldr.ch, Brice, Cahery'
Camden, Carey, Cullom. Davis, Dixon
Dolph. Frye. Gallinger. Gibson, German,
GRAY. Hale. Higgins, Hin. Hoar. Lindsay
Lodge. Mcmillan, Mcpherson. Henderson,
Mills. Mitchell, OF Wisconsin,; Morrill,
Murphy. Pasco, PETER, Proctor, quay
Ransom. Sherman, Smith, Squire, Stock
bridge. Turpie, Villas, voorhees,. WASH
burn, and White. of Louisiana-h
BLAND-ALLISON ACT.
Mr. Rerrv offered an amendment re-
vising and re-enacting the Bland-Aliison
act of February %, 1873. He said that ne
offered 1t in the nature of compromise
II was not what he preferred, but In the
absence Of something better it would pre-
vent the entire decentralization of silver.
He urged the Democratic party to stand
bv its pledges and at last unite upon COM
mon ground. He referred 10 his willing
ness 10 enter a Democratic caucus OF
senator's in the interest OF party harmony
I'm the hone that his side OF the chamber
could have been united. But every offer
of compromise and consolidation had been
rejected. He and his associates would BE-
forced 10 tell their constituents and the
country that Democratic President
would make no concession. They were
forced to submit. But he believed that
the Democratic party OF the South woull
rally together and continue the fight until
they could accomplish that which the peo-
pie demanded
VOORHEES, SPEAKS.
Mr.. Voorhees, replied. He said: my
great respect for tho Senator from Ar
kansas Gir Berry, and something which
l think due to the situation impels me 10
say a few words at this time. There are
many things which have been proposed,
and which will be proposed again on this
floor In connection with this bill, which
would, under different circumstances,
meet my approval. At this time 1 feel
charged with the duty OF Passing this
bill. II possible, without any encumbrance
at all. For ten weeks and more we have
fought on that line. At this late hour,
however much / might approve any propo-
sition, | would not feel at liberty ~ sup
port IL in connection with this bill
Senators seem TO forget that there is
a day yet; that there Is tomorrow and
next week-that there Is time besides
the present TO transact business and 10
lay down a public policy. i do not ex-
pect financial legislation to expire with the
present measure. / do not expect the
policy OF the government or of the pr s.
ent administration TO be circumscribed by
one act We undertook to repeal a bad
law-one which seemed to faint the con-
fidence OF the country. Whether II has
done all It has been charged with doing
will not stop 10 inquire. II is beyond
question, however. that II was a pretext
for breaking down public confidence"
PREDICTIONS.
Mr.. Harris: The Senator from Indiana
will allow me to suggest that he is strong
to-day because of the allies which went
over to him. 0aughter) He desires TO
pass this bill to-day, and without change
or amendment. But IL he should hereafter
report any one Of those propositions
which he can approve to-day his allies
over there to-day are gone. They are in
the camp of the enemy. And he will find
himself powerless then, potent as he may
be to-day.
Mr.. Voorhees,: There are some men, Mr.
President, sufficiently wise to be able TO
forecast the future, and the Senator from
Tennessee seems to know everything, not
only now, but for all time to come. lie
n fnaQ xrbof xpfil ha
next week. or next month, or next Decem-
Der. So far as allies over there are con-
cerned, think he would be about as weak
without allies as anybody l know OF.
Uaughter)
'The strongest man In the whole camp
q salute him) is the senior Senator from
Colorado (Mr. Teller.) 1 see that a spIen-
did officer of this government admiral
Stanton) has been degraded because he
saluted The flag Of an insurgent. / salute
the flag OF the Senator from Colorado.
who has surrendered to the inevitable. I
salute him with all the honors OF war.
But as to the predictions of the Senator
from Tennessee. they do not amount to
anything.
II desire 20 say that in the discharge
Of my duty shall ask this body to cum
Der the bill with nothing. My good
friend from Kentucky CMr. Blackburn.
Tor whom / would 90 as far as any living
man, has an amendment to offer that
told him a little while ago I would be
bound to vote against. We have made our
battle. 1 desire to pass this bill so as 10
wipe OF OF the statute-books OF tina
country pernicious law. Even its dis
tinguished author, with a manliness that
does him honor. admits that the expert
ment failed which he hoped might have
succeeded. All that have undertaken is
TO clear the deck for action. l do not in
tend to be bound by the votes which 7
shall give against amendments as decId-
Ing against the merits OF the amendments
/ will vote against them all because thev
are amendments to bill which ought TO
be passed"
But the opportunity viii be given for
ireer, fairer, more deliberate action on
such propositions than we have I'm con-
nectlon with this bill. / have been in
duced to say this. because OF the very
great respect and affection which I have
for the Senator from Arkansas and for
the people whom he represents in the
South"
SHERMAN'S VIEWS.
II listened to the Senator from Ohio
to-day with great interest, as / always
do. Not that / approve OF his views very
frequently. but inasmuch as his views
expressed to-day relate somewhat 10 the
position which have taken in regard to
this bill. I may be pardoned a word. He
announced here to-day that I had SUM-
pressed an amendment which Ia had con