The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-28

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Promptly at
II this morning the Vice. President an.
nounced that the Senate resumed its
session (referring to that which began
on Tuesday, the 10Th, and has continued
ever since). He then, without an in.
stant's pause, announced that he laid
before the Senate the unfinished bust
ness, being House bill No. (the silver
purchase repeal billy.
At this time there were but few Dem.
ooratic Senators present although manv
OF the members disting aished on the
Republican side we're in their seats, in
Guiding Sherman, who was one of the
first to enter the hall this morning. and
Morril, who made his appearance for the
frst time since he left the city on leave
OF absence about two months ago.
Inc absence of quorum was noted
ana me roll was called producing forty
four Senators. Stewart took the floor
again and held 1t with brief interruption
until 1870 when he yielded to his col
league, Jones, promising to go on with
his speech afterwards.
Before Jones took the floor there was
call OF the Senate when fifty Senators
responded. Jones, who had not as was
supposed at the time, closed his long
speech when he addressed the Senate
last tuesday, went on in continuation
OF that speech, this being the seventh
instalment of it. At 2:45 Jones pleaded
that he was somewhat tired and said
that he would prefer to finish TO-
morrow what little more he had to saw.
He hardly knew whether to call the re-
marks an argument or an obituary, fer
hs took it for granted that the cause
which be had defended was practically
lost.
Voorhees, asked for vote ON the
pending question. The Vice-President
stated the question to BIO upon PETERS
amendment to the Voorhees, bill. Allan
called for tho residing of the amend ment
and 1t was read.
it provides for the coinage of silver
bullion deposited by any owner thereof
as under the act of January 1s, 1897, and
revives and re- enacts that act and re-
peals all acts in conflict Herewith.
The vote was then taken amid much
excitement and was finally announced
after much shifting of pairs as follows:
Yeas, 20; nays, 80.
The following is vote in detail:
Yeas-Allen, Bate, Berry. Blackburn,
Butler, Call. Coke. Daniel, Dubois,
George, Harris, IrbY, Jones ARK.
Jones (Nev.), Kyle. Martin. Pasco,
PETER, Power, Pugh, Roach, Shoup,
Stewart, Teller. Vance, Vest, Walthall
and Wolcott-28.
Nays-Aldrich, Gallery, Camden,
Garry, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph,
Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson,
German, Gray, Hale. Higgins, Hill,
Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, McMillin. Nc
Pherson, Henderson. Mitchell (Wiscon-
SIM, Morrill,, Murphy, Palmer, Perkins,
Proctor, Quay, Ransom, Sherman,
Smith, Stockbridge, Turpie, Villas,
Voorhees,, Washburn and White Louis.
iana), 80.
The following pairs were announced:
Pettigrew and Gordon, Squires and
Mitchell (Ore.), Brice and Cameron
Mills and Hansbrough, Chandler and
White (Cal.), Colquitt and Wilson,
Cockrell and Allison, Hawiey and Nor.
gan, Hunton and Platt.
voorhees, then asked unanimous con-
sent to have the vote taken on his sub
stitute to the House bill with the under
standing that it would then be treated
as the original measure open to amend
ment. After some discussion of his re-
quest it was conceded and the vote was
accordingly taken on the substitute.
1t was agreed to-yeas SO, nays 0-the
negative vote being given by Allen,
Bate, Call. Coke, Irby, Kyle, PETER,
Roach and Vance.