The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-28
THE END NOW IN SIGHT.
The Senate Substitutes the Voorhees,
Bill for The Wilson Bill.
ONLY NINE VOTE AGAINST IT.
PETERS Free Coinage Amendment De-
feated. 80 to 28-Congress VIII Soon
Turn It's Attention to the Tariff Issue.
The south Favors an Income Tax.

WASHINGTON, Oct cs.-The senate re.
sumed its session at II o'clock yesterday,
and the vice president laid before the
senate the unfinished business, the bill to
repeal the purchase clause of the Sherman
act.
The senate bill to aid the states of Cali
fornia, Oregon, Washington, Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado and
South Dakota to support schools Of mines,
allowing to each state IS per cent Of the
proceeds of the sale of mineral lands
within the state, but not to exceed 81, 900
. year. On motion of Mr.. Washburn (Rep.,
Mimi the state of Minnesota was in.
cluded and the bill passed.
The considera tion of the repeal bill was
then resumed and Mr.. Stewart Rep.,
Nevada) took up the thread of his argu-
meut against the bill where he stopped
Thursday evening. He soon got into a
discussion with Mr.. Carey Rep., Wyo.),
Mr.. Mcpherson Oem., N. j. and Mr.
DoIph Rep., Ore }, and shortly afterward
drifted into denunciation Of the "gold
rihg" and criticisms of the administra
non.
At I,so O'Clock Mr.. Stewart yielded TO
his colleague, Mr.. Jones. AT $40 Mr.. Jones
asked that he might conclude on Satur-
day. Mr.. Voorhees, then said that he did
not wish to deny any one the right tc
speak. and hoped the gentleman from
Nevada could conclude Saturday, but as
no one was prepared to go on just at that
time, he would ask for vote on the pend
ing amendments In order that some of
these might be gotten out OF the way in
the meantime.
Mr.. Peffer asked that he might occupy
the floor a short time in explanation of his
amendment and he was recognized. He
spoke only for moment and then voting
began. The PETER amendment to revive
the act OF 1887 was defeated by nays, 81;
yeas, %. After rearrangement of pairs
the vote as announced was: Yeas, 2S;
nays. 80.
The Test Vote.
The senate then proceeded to vote on the
Voorhees, amendment (the voorhees, bilD
with the understanding that 1t should be
regarded as an original measure and sub
tect to further amendment. The bill was
adopted as substitute for the house bill,
Oub Wdb kelb sbiii pouuiuS Wy NOtc VI "
toe. Those who voted against 1t were:
Allen Pop. Neb), Bate Dem., N. J.),
Call (Dem., Fla), Coke Dem. Tex.), Irby
Pop., 8. o.. Kyle Pop, S. d., PETER
Pop, Kan.), Roach pem., Neb.). Vance
Dem., N. O.
Mr.. Perkins (Cal) offered an amend
ment which provides for the coinage of the
American product, charging 20 per cent
all ~ of lac
than $40 and no treasury certificates less
than IS. He spoke about five minutes.
Mr. Stewart of Nevada then took the
floor to explain why he had voted to sub
etitute the voorhees, for the Wilson bill,
which, among other things, he said. was to
give the president another chance to
promise Mr.. Stewart at 8 o'clock con-
cluded and then Mr. Allen of Nebraska
took the floor. At $40 the senate took
recess.
How They Voted.
The detailed vote upon the PETER amend
ment was as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blac ckburn, But-
ter. Call, Coke, Daniel, Dubois. George, Harris,
Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada,
Kyle, Martin, Pasco, PETER, Power, Pugh.
Roach, Swope. Stewart, Teller. Vance, Vest
Walthall and Wolcott-2S.
Nays-Aldrich, Cafferty Camden, Carey, Gull
lom, Davis, Dixon. Dolph, Faulkner. Frye, Gal
hnger, Gibson, German. Gray. Hale, Higgins,
Hill, Hoar. Lindsay, Lodge, McMillin, Me-
Pherson, Manderson, Mitchell of Wisconsin,
Morrill,, Murphy. Palmer, Perkins. Proctor,
Quay, Ransom, Sherman, Smith, Stock
bridge, Turpie Villas, Voorhees,, Washburn
and White OF Loulsiana39
rs-Pettigrew-Gordon. Squire-MitchelL.
Brice-Cameron. Mills Hansbrough, Chandler
fnln \. faaE roll l-Al
Hawley Morgan, Hunton-Platt.
Another wait.
The beginning of voting upon the amend
ments TO the repeal bill does not neces-
sarily bring the end any nearer, because
the voting was begun upon an understand
Ing that speechmaking should be allowed
20 continue within due limits
No senator was prepared to take the
floor when Mr. Jones expressed desii- g.
discontinue his speech until today, and
Mr. Voorhees,. by previous arrangement.
moved to take up the peuding amend
ments. Mr. Faulkner, the repeal whip,
had previously seen the senator's who
h d exprS ssed desire to speak and as
sured them that the order would shut
them of. He thinks all future speeches,
except Mr. Jones', will be brief, and is
hopeful OF reaching the final vote very
sOon. Mt. Jones will require about two
hours in which to conclude.
Now For Tariff Reform.
The further details i'm the closing up of
the silver controversy in the senate, 80 far
rs now indicated by the general tone of
the conversations of the senator's mostly
10 be feared for obstructive tactics, being
si,aply n matter OF parliamentary routine,