The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-13
SILVER WINS,
After a Session Of Thirty y-eight
Hours the Repealers Give
Up the Fight.
Unsuccessful In Their Attempt
to Force Vote on Their
Measures
Harris Introduces a Compromise
Amendment That Meets With
Much Favor
Il Will Probably Be Taken as
the Basis of Further
Negotiations.
Unable to Keep . Quorum the Rspealsrs
Move to Adjourn at $40 Friday
Morning,
Unable to Keep Quorum the Rspealsrs
Move to Adjourn at 4 $40 Friday
Morning.

WASHINGTON, Got. 13.-1:45 q. NIT was
6:20 p. m. Thursday when Stewart took the
floor. He continued being inter upted from
time to time By call for = quorum. Sow
eral senators were excused on the plea of
illness and fatigue and The quorum dimin-
ishsd to the danger line and then dissp-
pea1ed. II was broken BY the refusal Of
certain silver democrats 10 vote. Finally
at LAO. whom IL was found impossible to
get together quorum. voorhees, rose and
said hs fslt hs had done his duty In the
matter and moved fer adjournment. The
motion Was unanimously agreed TO. and in
IN instant the senate chamber WAS deserted,
after continuous session Of shirty-siQht
hours and forty minutes.
The sesns st night was . Brilliant one.
The setting for the heEss struggle In pro-
QTsss ON the fioor in tho dazzling glare OF
artidsisl lisass was one TO impress the
mind and fasoinats the eys. The aallerier
were banked to the DOORS Below. ON the
floor. was the wreck of the great psrIia-
Hagesrd fsoss around bstokensd the long
strain 10 which the attsm p 10 force the sill
ver men 10 yield BY test Of brute strength
mad 0UD1ocSed the senate.
The hosrs dragged wearily along until
$3.50, whom an Incident occurred which
demonst: sted the heiplessness Of the sen
ate under the present rules Voorhees,
arose, chahna under the continued roll
calls of silver men. forcing him TO hold
their tired sdvsrsariss on the rack. and
petulsaMy demanded Of Frys. of Maine.
who was in the chair, to what extent the
privilege Of calling for q quorum could be
abused.
"In The terms of the rules" said Frye,
''there 10 no limitation and the chair knows
of no power in the presiding officer to place
limitation" voorhees, sank back In his
seat and the roll call brought forty -four
the announcement was made Quay. Of
Pennsylvania suggested the absence of q
quorum. He did It, he said. because the
decision Of tho ohair put 1t absolutely in
the power Of ono senator to block leRisla-
tion.
'"Ths senate Of the United states," said
Frye. with gravity that caused the gal
le los TO litter, ''is the most dignifsd legis-
lativs body In she world. And" he pro-
oeeded. "the trainers Of its rules did not
suppose any senator would violate the
proprietiss o. decenciss of the senate.''
said disGustedly. may be - stated by the
chair. but our recent expsrisncs has shown
that tho senate is very differently oonsti-
tuted."
He then withdrew the suggestion, but
Carey. of Wyoming. who evidently desired
to show the country exactly how poweslesa
tho senate was, repeated 1t.
Harris amendment. introduced in the
senate during the evening. which il 10 fur
nish the ground work Of compromise, il
compromise it 10 10 be. 10 regarded as salts
factory By the silver mon. First. It does
not provide for bonds. This. indeed. 10 its
greatest weakness from the standpoint Of
sisted all along on . gold bond issue; but
by providing for the redemption Of notes.
and the reooinsge of gold the bill would
force tbe absolute hand-to-hand use OF
silver in all ordinary transastions
involving inv. ;Ss. sums Of Of iss: than $40
for the purchase of silver enough to
coin %. O00 900 per month. In one way the
| administration 10 satisfied with tho silver
provisions of the amendment. It provides.
| Grss, for the coinage Of bullion now in she
| treasury. amounting 10 about $50. OO0. 600
| treasury would be relieved for year and a
| half Of any silver pu, chase at all.
Second, When tho seignioFaae 10 coined
| the secretary Of the treasury shall purchase
each month bullion sufiioient to coin
| (blankl dollars. and coin the bullion into
l0Q8I t0Uoox collars.
Third, All paper notes or certificates OF
! ! less denomination than $40 shall be ie
deemed and not Isiksusd. and national
bank notes of less denomination than SIC
shall be redeemed and national banks re.
qui'ed to substitute notss of that dsnoni-
| nation.
Fourth, Two and half and Ave dollar
gold pieces shall be NO longer coined. and
when received at the treasury department
shall be rsooined - eagles and double
eagles.
| Fifth. Holders OF standard silver dollaI 6
shall be able 10 exchange such dollars on
presentation for noSes Of the same legal
| tender quality a. such silver dollars. which
shall be held for their redemption.
Ii seems that Harris. for tho democratic
free silver senators. and Teller, for tho re-
publican silver men. had been circulating
this amsndmsnt - basic for a compro-
mise. Harris talked with Secretary Gar
Isle. who came In = short time before. lie
WAS willing that the amendment be intro
duosd In case . compromise became the
only alternative except dsfea. In this In
direct way II would seem tAs administrH-
sion. - fas % Carlisle epeaks for 10, showed
the arst siRn Of Weakening.
TALKED FOURTEEN HOURS