The herald., 1893-10-31
THE GOLDBUG'S TRIUMPH
The Repeal Bill Passed by
the Senate.
A Majority of Eleven Recorded
for the Measure.
Intense interest Taken in the Vote
and Closing Speeches.
Morgan, Vest, Cookrell and Otherl
Sound a Solemn Warming to the
Democratic Party-The Vote
In Detail.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WAsuINGToN, Oct. 30.-At 1928 to
night. by vote OF 43 to 32, the senate,
after one of the most remarkable parlia-
mentary battles OF the generation,
passed the bill Internationally repeal
ing the purchase clause of the Sherman
silver law. The end WAC reached at the
end of continuous session of fourteen
days. after sixty-ons Gays of debate,
during which five volumes of the Con-
gressonal Record were filed with
speeches amounting in the aggregate to
about O,OO0 Geo words.
REGULAR FIELD DAY.
This has been field day in the
senate. No more interest has been
manifested at any stage of the long
struggle than was shown today, when
the question at issue was practically de-
cided and the victors were simply
awaiting the final vote to register their
triumph. Before IL O'Clock the galleries
were black with people, and number
of foreign representatives looked down
from the diplomatic gallery. The scene
on the floor was impressive. Nearly
every seat was occupied. while a hum
dred representatives from the lower
house were ranged against the wall.
The impressive etillness was broken
only by the rise and fall of the voices of
the speakers "a they delivered the final
notes of triumph or warning. The
senate and galleries seemed awe stricken.
Everyone seemed to feel deeply that the
result of this great parliamentary
struggle was fraught with momentons
importance to the connSfy and that the
policy about to be inaugurated was for
veal or woe to 81 ,J00.0 900 people.
OPENING INDICATIONS.
Voorhees, announced Saturday that
he would call for the final vote on the
repeal bill at pm today, but as it was
known the bill was still open to amend
ment this morning, there WAS much
speculation as to what propositions
might be launched at the last moment
by the silver men, who had nothing to
lose and everything to gain by sudden
onslaught on the repeal forces. The
opening Indications were not promising
for vote as early as Voorhees, antici-
pated. Several western senators had
expressed desire to speak, and as the
time to be consumed by each was rather
indefinite, the final vote seemed more
likely to be delayed till or o'clock
this afternoon. There was a manifest
determination on the part of the repeal
men to force vote as soon as possible,
without violating senatorial courtesy.
sPEEcH-MAKING BEGUN.
Roll call showed the presence of 81
members when consideration of the re-
peal bill was resumed.
Hunton (Dem.) of Virginia said he
would vote for unconditional repeal, and
would then be ready to join his friends
in fight for silver.
CAMERoN's SOLUTION.
Cameron (Rep.) OF Pennsylvania said
neither eide had made suggestion
which. in his opinion, was broad
enough. Therefore he had studiously
avoided voting for or against the amend.
ments offered. There could be but one
solution. Free coinage OF the Ameri-
Ill nj 70
prosperity. The senate could not with
self-respect pass such measure as this.
1t was argued in support of the bill
that repeal would force Europe to
ioin US in an agreement for
the use OF silver. That was cutting
off the American market, for silver
would throw SO, 900, 600 ounces per year
on the European market in the hope of
breaking down the market price. With
a deficit OF @7 900 900 per month in tina
treasury, we would do we'll il we could
keep $50, 100000 gold i'll the treasury.
We were wasting our silver. our gold and
our credit. EIe would like to have this
bill referred TO select committee, with
instructions to report on further mess-
ures TO safely carry into effect the legis-
laton proposed some time ago hv ~
gan Of Alabama.
MoRGAN's INvgcgIyG.
Morgan then addressed the nasa.
The eitustion iii the seuate se 81
him a very lamentable one, " e'c1 Ha
could speak Of only with pa, and
which he could contemplate only with
serious approximations tor the iutErs
welfare of the county.
Morgan said the passage oi the bi.l
would be An irrevocsble surrender to
the demands OF the most insolent, over
bearing corporations.
Morgan then read slowly anG witn
great emphasis these sentences troui
Gorman's speech OF Saturday:
I'VE we're compelled to take she ;Aims
offered by the eenstor from Oh,o.
He held shs key oi the situasion. Sos
hsve dictated serrns 20 u.s."
II rhank Almighty God" said Nor
ga impressiyely, shat tho senator