Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-31
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
SILVERLAW BRBPRALED.
The Senate at Last Takes a
Deciding Vote.
ANOTHER CRANK uses A PISTOL.
Fatal Shooting Affair in
New York City.
With IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
The Worlds Fair is For
mally Closed.
With IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
REPEAL BILL HAS PASSED.

| REPEAL BILL HAS PASSED.
| The Vote In the Senate Was Forty
three in Favor of Repeal ana
Thirty.two A gafnst It-1n the Morn
ing when the Senate Resumed Busi
ness the Galleries Were Crowded.
Senator Morgan of Alabama Spok.
Against the Bill.
WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-The repeal bill
has passed the senate. After months Of
ttresome debate the question which has
absorbed the attention of the country has
at last been decided. A vots was taken
about O'Clock to night and it resulted al
follows: yea 43, nay 49, Immediately after
the announcement of the vote the senate
adjourned until tomorrow
The senate resumed Its session at II
o'clock this morning, with crowded gal
leries, and with fifty-two senators
present The silver purchase repeal bill
was laid before the senate and Mr.
HuntoD, dem, Virginia, explained briefly
his position. He said that he subscribed,
in good faith, to the Chicago platform
that he should vote for the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman act, and that he
stood ready to join his silver friends in q
vote for silver and should earnestly and
manfully etrive for victory.
He was followed by Mr.. Cameron, rep,
Pennsylvania, who expressed himself some
what to the same effect
Mr.. Cameron was followed by Mr.. Nor
gan, dem, Alabama. He spoke of the
situation by which the senate Yves con-
fronted as a lamentable one-ons of which
he could not speak except with pain nor
contemplate without serious spprehensicns
for the future of the country.
After speaking for nearly three hours,
Mr.. Morgan st $40 confessed that his
strength began to give out. The depleted
senate chamber quickly filed and tagging
more in few closing remarks, Mr.. Morgan
at s:45 resumed his seat and Mr. Vest
DEM, Missouri, took the floor. He ad-
dressed himself with vigor to the main
question, contending that the passage of
the bill meant the establishment of gold as
the permanent and only standard of value
In the United States.
Mr.. Vest was followed by his colleague,
Mr.. Cockrell, who infused the first element
of lustsr into the days proceedings and
excited much laughter on the floor and in
the galleries by abiding to the strained
harmony which had been brought about
by the demand for the striking down of
silver, when "the lion at the other end of
the avenue and the tiger from New York"
lay down together.
Mr.. Cookrell spoke of the late oompro-
mise with force of sarcasm that stirred
up general interest. He said that the
friends of bimetsllism felt, in agreeing to
that proposition, they had given away
everything for the sake of democratic har-
mony. "But just as we thought the end
had been reached, we found the distin-
guished senator from Ohio, Mr.. Sherman,
with his administration republicans en-
trenched in our front. Tho inosnd eecent
light of -psrtisanism-of a republican
democratic Mugwump coslition-was cast
athwart our pathway, and the democratic
administration was disclosed In all Its nom
partisan perfe ctiop, with it's unconditional
repeal banner still In the hands of a coali-
ton of republicans, democrats and Mug
wumps."
The bill will pass, continued Mr.. Cock
rell, but the responsibility will rest on re-
''Undoubtedly," added Mr.. Hale, rep,
Maine.
Mr.. Cockrell closed at 3:45 and Mr..
Carey, rep, Wyoming, addressed the
senate.
Mr.. Carey referred to the controversy
which had arisen in his absence as to the
way In which he intended to vote. He did
not complain of what had been said on
that occasion, but he did complain of the
statement by the senator from Colorado
(Mr. Velocity that he had 'proffered" his
vote A senator who carefully committed
his speeches to memory and repeated them
with change of costume for each occa-
sion, Mr.. Carey said, should be more care
full in his language. He (Mr. Carey had
never "proffered" his vote to anybody, and
the statement came with q bad grace from
the senator from Colorado after all that
had been said about the manner in which
the force bill was defeated.
Mr.. Carey proceeded to explain why he
should vote for unconditional repeal,
though he had never regarded that as the
best way of settling the controversy. He
would have preferred compromise.
Mr. Dubois warned the senate that If
distress came over the country they could
not charge it to the tariff He denied that
there could be prosperity with contracted
currency, and unless speedy prosperity
came of the repeal the people would hold
those who voted for 1t to account.
At the close of Mr.. Dubois remarks there
was brief lull in the senate and the vice
president announced that the voorhees, bill
was before the senate and open to amend
ment.
Mr.. Pasco moved to take up the amend
ment of which he gave notice last Sstur
day, to appoint committee of thfee to es'
tablish a ratio between gold and silver by
the first of January next, after which silver
dollars are to be coined of q weight fixed
by the secretary of the treasury and to be
legal tender. This amendment Mr.. Pasco
said was in order, unless there was any
other amendment to precede 1t.
Thereupon Mr.. Stewart proposed anoth-
er amendment reducing the amount of
gold in the coinage IS per cent, SO that
| the amount of gold in the standard dollar
should be 10 35-100ths grains.
This amendment WAS negatived without
| q division.
Then Mr. Paseo's amendment for ON.
| mittee to establish q new silver ratio was
rejected by vote of 20 to AZ.
| After brief interlude Mr.. Gray, from
the committee on foreign relations, report
ed the house bill amending the Geary
Chinese restriction law.
| Mr. Perkins asked that the bill be made
the special order for Wednesday next, bu
on objection by Mr.. Hosr, rep, Mass. tina
the subject was too important to be dis
/ posed of thus hastily 1t Was sent to ths
calendar where 1t can be reached by ma
jority vote.
The vice president said the Voorhees, bill
was before the senate.
Mr.. Jones, Nevada, expressing extreme
re luctance to again a SIX the indulgence O
the senate said he would proceed as rapid
ly as possible to conclude his arg ument
commenced two weeks ago and interruptet
on Friday last.
At $40 Mr.. Harris asked Mr.. Jonel
whether it would suit him to have the sen
ate adjourn now, and finish his speech to
morrow. The suggestion was agreeable
Mr.. Jones, and Mr.. Harris moved that tn
senate adjourn till tomorrow at II q. m
He spoke of the sbsurdity Of keeping q
the false pretence Of letting all the proceed
ings of the last fortnight appear as of th
legislative day of Tuesday, the 18th.
The suggestion was made by Mr.. Morril
that an hour tomorrow be fixed for th
final vote, but Mr.. Harris, while asserting
his readiness to end the matter at an
moment, would not sgree to a unanimou
consent.
A plea was made by Mr.. Voorhees, /
favor of taking the final vote before ad
journment. Finally Mr.. Harris withdre
his motion, and Mr.. Jones proceeded wit
his speech.
Mr.. PETER saying that he desired to o,
cupy but fifteen minutes proceeded ,
show up what he called "ths crowning II
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