Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-09
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Repeal Bill Finally Passed by 10th
Houses and Signed by the Pros-
ident.-Congress Adjourns.
sovcnty-second Day.

Seventy Second Day.
SENATE.-The public had ample warning Of
the great speeches to be delivered and before
II O'Clock the galleries were black were peo-
| pie and the press gallery thronged with the
newspaper correspondents, who have vigil
lantly watched this Gercely-contested battle
| from the outset
Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania then read
statement as TO his position and views on the
repeal bill. II was, in part, as follows:
"Ncither side of the Senate has made sug.
gestlon, which In my opinion, has been broad
enough and, therefore, 1 have studiously
avoided voting against the amendments pro-
posed. There can be but one solution: Free
coinage of the American product of silver is
essential to our prosperity. The Senate cam
not with se!f-respect pass such measure as
this. Look for moment at the arguments
| put forward in support OF repeal. One Of the
most forcible Is that 1t would oblige Europe
to enter into an agreement with us to return
to the use of silver as money. That is to say,
we intend to cut of our American market for
silver in order TO throw fifty million ounces
year on the European market In addition to
what we already send, In the hope OF break.
down Its market price. We have a deficit Of
several millions month. II we manage to
keep fifty millions of gold In the treasury. we
shall do well. We are wasting our silver and
our gold and our credit, and we call rcmon-
STRANGE factious.
Mr.. Morgan then addressed the Senate.
| The situation in the Senate seemed to him to
be very lamentable; one which he could
speak Of only with pain, and which he could
contemplate only with serious apprehension
| for the future welfare of the country.
| Mr.. Morgan said the passage of the bill
would be an lIrcvocablc surrender to the de-
mands Of the most insolent and ovcrbearing
eorporatlons. Referring to a statement OF
dictated the course of the majority, he said
| impressively:
II thank Almighty God the senator from
Ohio has never had the power to dictate
terms to me as a Democrat. He may have
dictated them to the President to the COM
mittee, to the minority Of the Democrats on
this side, but he cannot dictate to me-"
Mr.. Carey of Wyoming said he should vote
for unconditional repeal, although he favored
compromise. Mr.. Wolcott had said to him
he desired no compromise, and II the senators
| from the silver states went home empty-hand-
| ed 1t was their own fault.
Mr.. Wolcott, in replying, said: 'If the
senator from Wyoming is content with his
position l have no objection to make. 1
leave him to his constituents. He may be
content with his vote. l leave him to deal
with the people who sent him hero. Mr..
President, the senator has seen fit to refer to
my wearing apparel. There arc men to whom
clean linen Is nn ofrcnse. 1 regret that the
senator from Wyoming is one Of them. l owe
the Senate an apology for interrupting this
debate; for seeming to stoop SO low as to even
notice an allusion- Of the personal character
as that made by the senator from Wyoming.
There has been enough said on that subject.
There Is a Spanish proverb that fits the case,
| 1T is a waste of lather to shave an ass.'"
Mr.. Carey responded and after ridiouling
Mr.. Wolcott read an extract from magazine
article to the effect 1t was believed that there
had been a trade of votes by which the sena-
tors from the silver states had voted against
the force bill In return for votes to be cast in
favor of free coinage. This imputatlon was
hotly contradicted by Mr.. Harris Of Tennes-
| see and Mr.. Teller.
Mr.. Pasco called for the reading Of his sub
| stitute, of which he gave notice on Saturday.
1t.provides for thcs coinage Of silver, with
seigniorage charge to be determined by the
market price Of silver. Mr.. Stewart presented
an amendment, which took precedence. This
was for the reduction Of the size of gold coin.
The basis was the dollar, which was to con-
tain 80 grains, or other coins In like pro-
sponsihility. Both were voted down.
Mr.. Jones Of Nevada resumed his speech
and in closing said: "This may be regarded
by some Of my confreres as the doom Of sill
the fight. We who favor this policy, and we
who are against constantly increasing value
OF money, propose to go to the American
people and sec to 1t that every man, woman
and child in the country understands fully
the meaning Of what we intend to do next.
We may be fewer in number, though doubt
1t, but we will show them that
Though there are lords on the lowlands,
| There arc chiefs In the North.'
Mr.. PETER then spoke briefly and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Harris who declared the pas
sage Of the repeal bill meant unmistakably
the utter demonstration Of silver as money
metal. He characterized as supremely nb-
surd that the American Senate, representing
| 10000, 900 people, in legislating should con-
suit the ideas or policies OF foreign countries.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada closed the debate
and his significant closing words were:
"Let the vote be taken; let the object les
| son be given. We will abide by the result"
AT 7:2O the vice president put the question
| on the engrossment OF the amendment and
third reading of the BILL which was agreed to
without division. The vote resulted, 43 yeas,
80 nays, so the bill Us amended was passed.
Those voting In the affirmative were: Aldrich,
Brice, Gaffrcy; Camden, Carey, cullo%'
linger, Gibson, German, Gray, Hale, Hawley,
| Higgins, Hill, Hoar, Hunton, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcmillan. McPherson, Manderson, Mills,
Mitchell (Wisconsln), Morrill,, Murphy, Platt,
Proctor, Quay. RANSOM, Sherman, Smith,
Squire, stockbridge, Turpie, Villas, Voorhees,,
Wnshburn and White Qouisisna)A3.
NEGATIVES Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
kansas, Jones (Nevada), Kyle, Martin, Pas
CO, PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew, Powers, Pugh,
Roach, shoup, Stewart, Teller, Vance, Vest,
Walthall and Wolcott-32.
The following pairs were announced, the
frst-named would vote in the affirmative: Al
lison with Mitchell (Oregon), Chandler with
White (CalIfornia), Wilson with Colquitt,
Uofdon Win Morgan, failner Win huns
brough.
HousE.-sevcral unimportant measures
| were passed and then tho bankruptcy bill
was taken up.
sevcnty-Third Day.
SENArE.-The bill extending tho time of
payment on desert land entries was passed.
Mr.. Blackburn offered the following reso-
luton, which was agreed to: "Resoiced,
That the committee on rules bo instructed to
inquire and report to the Senate what re-
vision of, or amendments to, the rules, II any,
should be adopted to secure q moro efficient
and satisfactory disposition OF tho business
of the Senate"
The New York and New Jersey bridge was
then taken up, on motion of Mr.. Hill. The
remainder of the session was almost wholly
consumed with debate on the measure and 1t
was passed.
HoUsE.-The Oates bill to revise the
naturalization laws occupied large part OF
the days session.
An attempt was made TO take up the repeal
bill at once, but Mr.. Bland insisted that it go
over under the rules.
Debate on the bankruptcy bill was re-
sumcd.
Seventy Fourth Day.
SENArE.-Senate bill donating to Laramie
county, Wyoming, certain bridges on the
abandoned military reservation Mt Fort Saun-
dcrs for the Laramie military reservation was
renorted from the committee on public lands