Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-19

effort was made between d n z O'Clock
TO reach an agreement to take a recess
from that hour until 10 o'clock. The
proposition was made TO the silver men,
who took ii under advisement and fully
decided to reject it. They said that the
repeal senators had forced the continu-
Gus session. and would be obliged to
suffer the consequences, and the sill
yer men would not aid in any EFFORT to
take a recess or adjourn until some set
Element of the question had been
reached. Senator Aliens powers Of en-
durance were absolutely amazing. His
wonderful staying qualities made every
one who had watched him go on for
hour after hour tireless and undaunted,
admire his abilities and his indomita-
BILE energies. About 7 o'clock Mr..
Palmer interrupted him while speak
ing of the poverty and distress OF the
people, to remark rather s~neeringiy
that the Nebrasilan seemed able TO give
only words: he wanted to give them
actual relief. MI. Allen turned savage
ly upon Mr.. Palmer and declared that
he had given to the poor Of his means,
given until he had kept himself poor.
and he did not want to be chided on
that score
Fifteen minutes later Mr.. Shoup made
the point of me quorum" only forty
senators appeared. three short of a quo
rum. The quorum had broken down
for the first time. On motion of Mr..
Faulkner Sergeant alarms Bright was
directed to bring in absentees. With
in two minutes three more senators
came in, completing the quorum.
AT S:l5 Mr.. Allen concluded his long
speech by saying that he yielded the
floor 10 Mr.. Martin Of Kansas. To
this proceeding Mr.. Voorhees, took ex-
ception. and asked Mr.. Allen II he
proposed to farm out the floor. Mr.
Allen declared he had no such intention.
Instead Of permitting Mr.. Martin to 60
on, Mr.. Voorhees, moved to lay the PEI
fer free coinage amendment to the re-
peal bill on the table, and thus sud
denly precipitate his era of business.
Senator Aldrich called for the ayes
and nays. Mr.. PETER asked to be per-
mitted to explain the amendment, but
this privilege was denied and the roll
call proceeded with or the vote to lay
on the table.
The vote I'm detail was as follows:
Yeas-Mcssrs. Caffrey. Camden, Carey,
Cullom, Davis, Dixon Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallinger, Gordon, Gray, Hale,
Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Lindsay, Mcmillan,
Mcpherson, Mills, Mitchell (Wis.), Muir
ply, Platt, Proctor, Quay, Ransom,
Sherman, Smith, Squire, Voorhees,,
Washburn. White Ua.)-33,
Nays-Messrs. Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Butler, Call, Cameron, Coke, Dan
lei, George, Hunton, Irby, Martin, Nor
gan, Pasco, PETER. Vest, Walthal-17.
When the chair had announced the
vote and stated that the PETER amend
ment had been laid upon the table, Mr.
voorhees, was recognized. He stated
that the PETER amendment to the yoor-
hees bill was the only one pending. ex-
cept that offered by the committee on
finance, which is the Wilson bill. or
House Bill No. 1. lie said, however,
there were other amendments which
had been proposed by senator's, but had
not as yet been offered, but these
would be In order when offered by their
authors. He said the finance commit
tees amendment was now before the
senate, and asked that Mr.. Martin OF
Kansas be recognized to discuss the
question.
At noon there was no perceptible
change In the senate. As the stea a
whistles and huge bells scattered over
the city announced the hour of midday,
| Senator Martin still had the floor, and
of the forty-seyen senators who re-
| sponded to the call at 11:3O but eight
were present. In the galleries the night
audience had disappeared, and fresh
faces greeted the senator's. The cham
Der bore evidence of the struggle in its
/ If1ntIarn1 state nnd instead nf tho
spick and spar condition which con-
fronts senators ordinarily at this hour
of the day the floor was literally COW
cred with paper and senatorial desks
presented an untidy appearance.
There was an other call of the senate
mt ten minutes to / o'clock, and, forty
four senators responding, Mr.. Martin
resumed his speech. After the lapse of
exactly thirty minutes Mr.. Power Rep.,
MONTY rose, and, apparently firing of
suggesting the absence of a quorum,
simply said, Cali the roll"
The result was ann unced, forty three
senators having answered to their
names.
Mr.. Martin then resumed his speech.
Another call Of the senate was had at
800 p. m, forty-eight senator's answer
ing, and Mr.. Martin said he would close
his speech for the present, with the
hope that he might continue the dis
cussion at some future time, as there
were many important phases Of the
question to which he had not alluded.
Morgan Would Amend.
Dir. Morgan Dem., Ala.) gave notice
of an amendment to the repeal bill, pre-
pared, he said, by Representative Tur-
hin of his state. The amendment pro-
vides for the coinage or silver dollars
of Az II grains, which, together with
all silver dollars Of like weight and fine
ness, are made legal tender, except
where otherwise expressly stipulated.
The secretary of the treasury is di-
rected to purchase silver bullion at the
market price Ito be paid for In silver
dollars) and to have 1t coined into
standard dollars to an equal amount
monthly and yearly with the gold dol
lars coined.
Mr.. Teller Rep., Col) then took the
floor and resumed his speech against
the bill begun last week. At $40 Mr..
Teller said he had an important appoint
ment which he vas DESTROYS of keeping,
and IL agreeable to the senate he would
now yield the floor with the under
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