The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-02
REPEAL BILL SIGNED.
The Measure Quickly Rushed
Through the House
AND HURRIED TO THE PRESIDENT.

Tho Chief Magistrate at Once Anhxes His
signature to tho Historic Document, and
the Nation Returns to q Single Stand
ard.
WASHINGTON, Nov 2-Silver purchases
by the government closed yesterday. The
purpose for which Mr. Cleveland called
congress in extraordinary session was ac-
iomplished at 4:25 in the afternoon, when
he affixed his signature to the bill to re-
peal Internationally thepurchasing clause
Of the Sherman law. The struggle in the
house was short. Only twenty-seven men
could be rallied for the last stand by the
silver leaders, Messrs. Bland and Bryan.
Mr. Bland and his colleagues, knowing
that further opposition was futile, pre-
ferred to sacrifice the opportunity for
few hours debate offered by Mr.. Wilson in
order to force the majority to bring in the
cloture and concur in the senate amend
ment by duress But even in this they
Jailed. They exposed their flank by fail
Ing to follow the filibustering motion with
another
Speaker Crisp overwhelmed them by
putting the pending motion to order the
previous question. It was carried with a
roar. The filibusterers had been caught
mapping, and nothing remained for them
TO do except to submit. For thirty min
utes, under the rule, followed the rattle
Of oratory amidst the greatest confusion
and excitement. At its conclusion the
vote was taken on Mr.. Bland's free COIN
age substitute. The majority against it
was 70. Then came the final vote on con-
curing in the senate amendments. The
vote stood 1893 for concurrence and "a
against. When the original bill passed
the house, Aug. %, the vote stood POI to
100.
The final vote was taken at $50 p. m.
The bill was engrossed Immediately, and
twenty minutes later the formal an
nouncement was made to the senate that
Its amendment had been agreed to by the
house. The bill was hurriedly enrolled
by Chairman Pearson, of the committee
on enrolled bills, and at $3.50 was pre-
sented to Speaker Crisp for his signature
A fleet messenger carried 1t to the senate,
where it was signed two minutes later by
Vice President Stevenson.
Then Chairman Pearson, with the bill
under his arm, entered a carriage waiting
for him on the plaza in front of the Cap
ltol and drove rapidly to the White House.
The president had been kept duly ad-
vised of the progress of events. Indeed he
manifested SO much interest in the vote
In the house that at his request dupli-
cate Of the names Of those who had voted
for and against the concurrence was made
soon after the roll call was completed, and
the list was lying on his desk when Mr..
Pearson arrived with the bill. Secretary
Carlisle, Attorney General Olney and
Private Secretary Thurber were present.
After felicitating with each other for
few moments over the victory that had
been achieved the president took up the
sngrossed copy of the bill and read il
aloud. Then picking up quill pen he
affixed his autograph at 4:e5 and thus,
elghty-f1ve days, four hours and twenty
1--we minutes after the extraordinary ses-
sion convened, the remedy for the flnan-
cial distress which Mr.. Cleveland de-
manded In his message was applied
The analysis of the vote shows that 1924
Democrats, 6s Republicans and Populist
Cannon, of CALI voted for concurrence,
and 10 Democrats, 10 Republicans and
Populists against the motion. The fol-
lowing members voted for the bill and the
free coinage substitute and also concur
renee; Anderson, Black (Ga.), Brookshire,
Donovan, Edmunds (Va,), Geary Holman,
Richardson (Mich.), Swanson, Marshall,
Turpin, Post and Tyler, while Neill,
Weaver and Kyle, who voted for the free
coinage substitute, did not vote on the
hnal ballot