The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-09-20
CALLING FOR A VOTE
VOORHEES, Insists That tho Silver Sena.
tors Nam, q Voting Day.
SILVER MEN STAND FIRM
Dubois Lsads the Opposition and
VIII Insist on Further Debate
Mantle. Beokwith and Allen
Allowed Expenses.

WAsHiNGiON, SSpt. t.-Iho eituation
In the senate on the repeal bill reached
the erucial stage this nognins. voorhees,,
loader OF the repeal forces, after q sensa-
tional denunciation Of the New York
bankers and defiance to the prsss that had
been criticising his actions and question.
Ing his motives, demanded that the minor
ity senators name the date for final
vote. Dubois Of Idaho met this demand
by positive declaration that the anti-ee-
Isal men would oppose the passage Of tho
repeal bill by availing themselves OF every
afforded them under the rules
and usages OF the senate.
Voorhees, rctaliated by giving notice that
no would, tomorrow, move for longer and
more nearly continuous sessions. so the
situation in the senate appears to resolve
itself into mere question Of endurance.
Immediately after tho senate met tho
repeal bill was taken up. Voorhees, once
moro sought to obtain an agreement as to
when tho vote should be taken. Time, he
said, should not be nisspent in instruct.
ing the public mind in regard to the or
Ranisation OF the senate. In doing this
he addressed himself to the great body Of
the intelligent public rs well as in some
to dense Opaque degree of ig-
iotouCCs LUG h&u0tauc0 Ill some rSSpect8
was innocent, in Others malicious.
He then reviewed the history of the
rules OF the senate from its creation,
showing that for II years from 1853 the
senate had amongst its rules provision
for the previous question. II was tried
fully, and in 1So6, when Thomas jefferson
was president, 1t was deliberately aban.
doned and never claimed or admitted
from that hour to the present.
II arm not arraiRned," said Voorhees,,
"before public opinion for not terminating
this debate. Al well might be arraigned
for not terminating tho tide of the ocean
or the northwest winds. In abandoning
the cloture rule the government of this
great body was placed upon sense of the
propriety, patriotism, Difference to public
sentiment, public interests of each sena.
tor and of the body itself, with assurance
In the minds OF those then In the senate
that no senator could be found to abuse
the patience Of this body or outrage public
business or public interest. For eighty.
seven years this body has been law suffi-
eient unto itself IL has never
been found wanting in peace or war,
20 that the criticism Of q certain
class will fall as harmless upon this body
as they fell upon me. As far 40 concerns
the personal criticism OF of myself, I may
rs well embrace this moment rs another
to say that they are met with absolute
stern defiance. ! have served the people
OF Indiana many years and have had no
explanation required when have gone
home to them; and treat with scorn and
immeasurable contempt the suggestions
coming from New York bankers or any.
where else as to the motives which govern
me. respond to that kind of criticism
by saying It comes from class whom the
Saviour Of the world never spoke of with
respect, nor do l."
The vote had to como on the repeal
bill, voorhees, continued, and he appealed
once moro to the senator's iu charge of the
opposition to the repeal bill, which action
he said 10 supported BY public opinion and
by the majority OF the senate, to know
whether there 10 not time in their minds
when vote would be agreeable to them.
Dubois, Idaho, said that many senators
are yet to he heard. MY own impres.
sion," he continued. "is that the senator
In charge Of this measure had better pro-
coed in orderly manner and in the Gus
tomary way. He will reach O result
sooner by that course. The opponents of
repeal are ready 10 join issue with Its
friends, whether IL be for longer sessions,
continuous sessions or cloture. Tho
passage Of the repeal bill would sound the
death knell of silver as q money metal.
No jligglery with words could obscure the
issue. Senators would talk swectly abou.
international agreement; forcing Eng
land to bimetallism; but when tho pend.
ing bill is passed the doom of silver is
sealed and tho senators all know IL. You
shall not commit the deed if We can pre.
vent II by any honorable means known to
the usage OF the senate. Our duty is plain
to us. We believe We are the last hope
and bulwark of the people in this last
struggle.
Voorhees, said that TO establish tho
cloture rule In the senate ut this time
would occupy not merely tho balance of
this session but the entire next session. 1t
is futile to speak of that but he gave notice
that beginning tomorrow morning ho
would ask that the session be extended.
Teller gave notice that when the daily
sessions are extended into tho night the
advocates Of the bill as well as the OPP
ponents would have to be present.
Hill asked whether Teller was not salts.
fed that there 10 . majority in the senate
favorable to repeal. Teller replied that
when the sense of the senate on the ques-
tion was las: taken there was n majority
of almost two-thirtis against the measure
and he would not insult the intelligence
of the body by presuming that il had
changed % completely in % short time.
At 10 minutes Of o'clock Mills took
the floor. He discussed ut length the ne.
ccssi,y Of maintaining q stable standard,
reviewing tho history Of the country in its
efforts to attain that end and declared
that continued fluctuations had moro
depressing effect upon farmers and other
laborers than upon capitalists and mer-
chants. In conclusion Mills said he
would vote to repeal the Sherman law
and against every amendment which the
ingenuity Of the human mind could con.
ceivc. No amendment could be offered to
the bill except one which impeached the
good faith Of the president and that he
did not intend 10 do.
just before adjourning. Squire of Wash.
inRton submitted an amendment in the
nature Of a substitute for the repeal bill.