The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-09

The uncondit .onal repeal bill is now
the law of the land. Since Aug. Con-
grcss has been in extra session. and in
all that time ii had lecn trying to pass
a bill repeating the purchasing clause
of the Sherman silver law. Wcdnes-
day it succeed, d. and the Voorhees,
bill. which WAS substituted 10y the Sem
ate for the House measure. i now Il law.
The measure which has rnyroSscd the
attention of COnSrr - and the entire
country for the last three months
reached its last Legislative stage early
in the afternoon when the House OF
Representatives concurrcd in the SEN
ate amendment 10y the decisive vote of
1913 30 ~. When the original bill passed
the House Aug. - the vote TODD .Ol
to- loo. SO that. although the total vote
on Wednesday was smaller. the proper
ton was practically the same.
The final vote was taken at 10 y.
m. The bill was engroseed imme-
dlately. and twenty minutes later. ut
$40, the formal announcement was
made to the Senate that its amendment
had been agreed to by the House. The
bill was hurriedly enrolled by Chair
man Pears II of the Committee on En-
rolled Bills. and at BRO was presented
tIect-fOotcd messenger carried it to tho
Senate. where it wa, signed two min
utcS later by We. President Steven
son. Chairman Pearson, with the bill
under his arm. entrlcd Il carriage
waiting for him on the plaza in front
Of the Capt. and drove rapidly to the
White House.
Signed by the President.
The President had been kept duly
advised of the progress of events. In
deed. he manifested SO much interest
in the vote in the House that at his re-
quest !: duplicate of the names of those
who mad voted for and against tho con-
currence was made soon after the roll
call was completed and this list was
lying on his desk when Mr.. Pearson
arrived with the bill. SecrctaryC arlislc,
Attorney General Olncy and Private
Secretary Thurber were present.
After felicitating with each other for
few moments the President took up
the cn"roSscd copy of the bill and re I'd
it aloud. Then picking up quill pen
he affixed his autogr: ph at 4:25. And
thus cighty-five day, four hours and
Twenty-Five minutes after the eXtraOr-
binary session convened the remedy
for the financial distress which Mr..
cleveland demanded IN his message
was applied. and the greatest parlia-
mentary struggle ever known was
ended. The bill as Ia ssed Is as fol-
lows:
That so much Of the act approved July IA.
1S.A'. entitled An act directing the purchase Of
silver bullion ami issue of Treasury notes
thereon AMI for other purposes" and directing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to purchase
from time tn ii ne silver bullion to the aggre-
gate amount OF i.a'ttt 500 ounces much
thereof as NAV be offered in each month at the
m2rket price thereof not exceeding 81 for 81
:5-l'u grains of pure silver and to issue in
payment for such purchases treasury nOtes OF
the United States. lie and the same Is hereby
repealed. And ii is hereby declared to he :he
policy of the Unite States to continue the use
of bO-h gold and silver standard money
and TO coin both gold and silver into money G.:
equal intrinsic and exchange able value. such
equality to be secured through interna-
tiOnal agreement. or by such safeguards Of
legislation as will insure the maintenance
of parity in value OF coins of the two
metals, and the eqr.a! power of every
dollar at all times in the markets and in the
payment of debts And it Is hereby further
declared that the efforts OF the Government
should re steadily III, e"ted TO the establish
ment OF suCh a safe system Of bimet allism
will maintain at all times the equal power OF
every dollar csinef issued by the United
States in the markets and in the payment OF
debts