The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-28
VOTING BEGUN At LAST.
PETERS Amendment the First One
Showed Under.

Ghe vote on 1t stood 80 Nays to 2S
Ayes-Mr. Perkins Offers an Amend
ment Which Provides for the Coin
age of American Silver at the
Existing Ratio-The Senate FL
nance Committees Substitute for
the House Bill Adopted.
Washington, Oct. 81 Senator Morrill,,
of Vermont, the Oldest member of the
Senate, appeared in his seat this morning,
after an absence of two months, and was
warmly welcomed by his colleagues on
both sides of the chamber.
Mr. Cullom, of Illinois, offered a Joint
resolution transferring the exhibit Of the
navy department, known as the model cf
the battle ship Illinois, to the state Of
Illinois, as an armory for the use of the
naval militia of the state on the termi-
nation of the worlds fair
The Senate bill to aid the states of Cal
ifornia, Oregon, Washington, Montana,
Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado and
South Dakota, to support school Of
mines (allowing to each state 25 per
cent, of the proceeds of the sales of min
eral lands within the state, but not to ex-
coed Sl2 600 Il year,, reported yesterday
from the committee on public lands, was
on motion of Mr. Dubois, rep. of Idaho,
considered.
The bin was advocated by Messrs.
Teller Dubois and PettiRrew rep, and
Mr. Mcpherson, dem, and Mr. Higgins.
On motion Of Mr.. Washburn tho state
of Minnesota was included, and as thus
amended the bill was passed.
The consideration OF the repeal bill was
resumed and Mr.. Stewart, OF Nevada,
took up the thread Of his argument where
he stopped last evening when the Senate
took recess.
QUITE AMUSING.
Questioning Mr. Stewart as to his posi-
tion, Mr. Carr, rep, Of Wyoming, said:
~ say you are vermono-metallist.n
Il say you are mistaken" replied Mr..
Stewart hotly.
''You do not know what bi-metallism
is.' Laughter
Losing his patience, Mr.. Stewart asked
"how many times must | tell you a thing
before you understand it?" Laughter.
Il think | understand" Mr.. Carr said,
"and if you understood it more and
talked less, we would get along better"
Laughter
II think you have talked to the full ex-
tent of your information" replied MIR.
Stewart and then he drifted into a de-
nunciation of the gold ring, and criticism
of the administration.
At 1890 o'clock Mr.. Stewart yielded TO
his colleague, Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. Jones said lawyer arguing case
would not proceed with much enthusiasm
if he believed decision had been rem
dered and the seal put upon it by the
clerk.
Mr.. Teller contended that no cotton
goods were exported from India until the
cheapened price OF silver stimulated ex-
pOrtation. The same was true as to
wheat.
Mr.. Mcpherson ascribed the production
In and the expectation from India Of cot
ton and wheat to nature, there being
nothing else that could be grown there.
INDIA's COMPETITION.
Mr.. Jones traced the competition os
India in these two commodities to the de-
monetization Of silver in 1873, which was
DONE not by nature but by the legisla-
ture. In the further course Of his speech,
Mr. Jones said that in this country 1t was
not possible for the farmer and cotton
planter TO be benefited directly by pro-
lection. BY legislation bringing the price
of silver to Sl.29 an ounce, where the
fathers Of the republic placed it, and not
by market price, there would be
an absolutely certain method, with
out any cost whatever to the
country, Of giving protection to the
farmers and cotton planters both north
and south After reading the letter from
the President to Gov. Northen, Mr.. Jones
said II he had been as explicit before the
election as he was now he would not have
been elected.
Mr. Mcpherson, of New Jersey, asked
Mr.. Jones long question, and when he
sat down the latter said; 81 don't be-
lieye there is a single senator on the floor
who can understand the question"
M'PHERsoN YIELDS TO VOORHEES,.
Mr.. Mcpherson started to restate his
question, but being appealed to by Mr.,
Voorhees,, yielded 10 that senator.
II understand that the senator from
Nevada" said Mr.. Voorhees,, desires to
complete his remarks tomorrow. 1 re-
gret that he is not able to complete them
now but shall not press him. | suggest
in the economy of time that he and the
senator from New Jersey might between
now and when the former resumes the
floor, come to an understanding as to the
question the senator from New Jersey has
asked" Laughter.
1T will take about that time, said Mr..
Jones.
gain the meantime" said Mr.. Voorhees,,
"as there seems to be nobody who is ready
to 90 on now, and not with view of de-
nyiug anybody the privilege of speaking,
/ ask for vote on the pending amend
ment and let US get along in this way"
"As fast as we cam Mr.. Hill sug-
gested.
Mr.. McPherson-I prefer to have the
senator from Nevada answer my question.
Mr.. Voorhees-He can do it tomorrow
if he can do it at all. Laughter.
PETERS AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
The Vice President stated the question
to be on the amendment of the senator
from Kansas Mr.. PETER
MIR PETER said he was not ready to vote
on the amendment He desired to sub
nit some remarks in advocacy of it. Af-
ter little parliamentary sparring as to
which senator, Mr. PETER or Mr.. VOor-
hees, was entitled to the floor, Mr. PETER
proceeded. He had discovered in the
public prints that he had surrendered,
and had recommended to his political as
sociate 10 surrender "Mr. President,
we have not surrendered nor do we in
tend to. We do not intend to interpose
factious opposition, but al every stage we
shall interpose determined resistance and
determined opposition
The question was then put and the
amentment was rejected by a vote Of y
ages 20 80 nays. The detailed vote on
Pe1er amendment was:
Yeas -Messrs. Allen. Bate Berry, Black
burn. Butler Call. Coke, Daniel, Dubois,
George. Harris. lr1y. Jones, % Arkansas,
..f go.