The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-10-20
THE LONG PARLIAMENT.
After a Continuous Session of Forty Hours
the senate Failed to Reach Vote on the
Repeal Bill.

the Senate Failed to Reach Vote on the
Repeal Bill.
WASHINGTON, Oct 13.-At $50 p. m.
Mr.. Stewart, republican, of Nevada,
was recognized. Before he proceeded,
however, Mr.. Dubois republican, of
| Idaho. suggested the absence of a
quorum. The roll was called aud forty
six senators responded Mr. Stewart
then proceeded with his speech. He
said in his own experience he could re-
call several important questions which
have been read in the senate. which, if
they had been decided hastily under
the previous question would have
brought untold misery upon the coun-
try.
At 7:05 Mr.. Power interrupted Mr.
Stewart to call attention to the lack of
quorum, there being but two senators
on the democratic side, and not more
than six on the republican side: When
the roll was called forty-two senators
answered. The repeal forces were
about to carry out the programme an
nounced by Mr.. Voorhees, earlier in the
day of having the names of the alb
sentees read preparatory to compelling
their attendance. but several senators
appeared immediately after the vice
president announced the result of the
call and Mr.. Faulkner did not press a
request he had made that the names of
! the absentees be reported.
Mr.. Stewart had but expressed his
regret at the lack of conception on the
part of the administration and admin
istration senators as to what bimetal-
lism was and how to maintain parity
| of the two metals, when Mr. Shoup
| (rep), of Idaho, interposed with the
usual suggestion of the lack of
! quorum. The presence of forty-three
senators was temporarily secured
/ through the instrumentality of the
| lately much invoked roll call, and Mr..
! Stewart resumed his speech. He asked
! to have read a newspaper article be-
cause it had something of the Anieri-
| can spirit about it. ut may not be
/ from the higher Glass; said Mr.. Stew
| art. because it is net fashionable to
! be American"
| At 9:45 Mr. Dubois blandly suggest
! ed that only seventeen senators were
present, but forty-siX senators APP
/ peared. Before Mr.. Stewart proceeded
! Mr.. Harris, of Tennessee, presented an
amendment which he said he would
offer in due time. The amendment
provided:
First-For the coinage of all the silver bull
lion in the treasury representing the govern
men: seigniorage into full legal tender dollars
! at the rate of "a, 10000 per month
| Second-When this seigniorage shall have
! been coined the secretary shall purchase each
month bullion sufficient to coin - dollars and
to coin the bullion into legal tender dollars.
Thirl-That all paper notes or certificates OF
. less denomination than $40 shall be redeemed
and not re-issued. and that national bank notes
of less denomination than $40 shall be redeemed
and the national banks required to substitute
notes OF that determination
/ Fourth -1hat ~ 30 and - gold pieces shall
4 no longer be coined, but when received at the
treasury shall be re.coined into eagles and
! double eagles
! Fifth-That the holders of standard silver
dollars snail be able to exchange such dollars
I on presentation for notes OF same legal tender
qualities as such silver dollars which shall be
held for their redemption
This amendment created much inter-
est, it being naturally assumed that it
furnished perhaps the first concrete
and specific compromise proposition
growing out of continuous session.
Mr.. Allison remarked that the amend
ment, coming from such distinguished
member of the finance committee. was
extremely significant. He wanted to
know whether or not the omission in
the second section of the amendment
as to the number of dollars to be coined
was not unintentional.
Mr. Harris replied emphatically that
it was not. The amount had been left
blank in order that he (Mr. Allison) or
any other senator might have an oppor-
tunity to test the sense of the senate.
At 1915 p. IN. Mr.. Wolcott called for
quorum. Only thirty-nine senators
replied to their names, and on motion
of Mr. Voorhees, the sergeant-at-arms
was directed to compel the attendance
! of absent members, but before it be-
! came necessary to act on the order,
four others came into the hall, thus
making the quorum, and Mr.. Stewart
continued.
Mr.. Wolcott allowed his opponents
just half an hour respite before he an
nounced: There was conspicuous
absence of quorum" and asked for a
roll call. Thirty-nine senators reported.
The loss of a quorum for this length
of time was generally believed to be
the beginning of the end. The quorum
was broken by the refusal of certain
silver democrats to vote. At this hour
it WAS thought that before morning
the quorum would again disappear, and
that it could not be revived. An adj
tournament was anticipated before day
break. This would be regarded as a
complete victory for silver. Another
call at 11:15 p. m. brought only
four senators to the chamber. An
hour passed and still the senate
was without quorum.
At 1:45 a. IN. the sergeant-at-arms re-
ported that two We're absent from tie
city, twelve had been excused, four
answered the summons by statement
that they were ill, nine in the capitol
made no answer and sixteen were re-
ported as absent from their residences
and could not be found.
Mr.. Voorhees, Immediately arose and
said: Mr.. President, l feel that have
done my duty in this matter, and with
out comment | now move that we adj
iourn" The motion was unanimously
agreed to, and in an instant the senate
chamber was deserted after a continu-
Gus session OF thirty-eight hours and
forty minutes.
Five Negroes Drowned.
CHARIEsToN. :. c., Oct. 1.-TWO
boats of the fishing feet were capsized
by the heavy sea off the bar yesterday,
and FIVE of the crew drowned. all ne