Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-11-02
ALL ISD0NE.
Grover AffixeS His Name
With GIee.
The Last Silver Offer
Made Yesterday.
An Analysis of the Final Vote
in the House.
The Overwhelming Of the Filibus-
terers and Other Closing
Scenes of the Fight.
By the Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Silver pur-
chases by the government ceased
today. The purpose for which
Cleveland called congress in ex-
traordinary session was accomplished
at 4: :25 this afternoon when he affixed
his signature to the bill to repeal un-
conditionally the purchasing clause of
the Sherman law. Only twenty seven
men could be rallied for the last stand
by the silver leaders. Their small fol-
lowing might have succeeded had they
been led by experienced and skillful
parliamentary tacticians. Neither
Bryan nor Snodgrass, his lieutenant,
was well versed in parliamentary pro-
cedure and when thrown off their guard
by momentary distraction they exposed
their flank by failing to follow one fill
clustering motion with another.
Speaker Crisp overwhelmed them by
putting the pending motion to order the
previous question. 1t carried with a
roar. The flibusters had been caught
mapping, and nothing remained for
them except to submit. For thirty
minutes under the rule there followed a
rattle of oratory amid great confusion
and excitement. At its conclusion q
vote was taken on BANDS free coinage
substitute. There was a majority
against it of 70. Then came the final
vote on concurring in the senate amend
ments. The vote stood 1873 for concur
renee and "a against.
When the original bill passed the
house August % the vote stood 2Ol to
100, so although the total vote today
was smaller in proportion it was prac-
tically the same. The final vote was
taken at 2:50 p. m. The bill was en-
crossed Immediately and twenty min
utes later, at 3:10,. formal announce
ment was made to the senate that its
amendment had been agreed to by the
house. The bill was hurriedly enrolled
and at 8 80 was presented to Speaker
Crisp for his signature. A messenger
carried it to the senate, where it was
signed two minutes later by Vice-Pres-
ident Stevenson.
Chairman Pearson, of the committee
on enrolled bills, with the measure un-
der his arm, entered carriage await
ing him and drove rapidly to the White
House. The president had been kept
duly advised of the progress Of events
and indeed he manifested 30 much in
terest in the house that duplicate of
the names of those who voted for and
against was made soon after the roll
call was completed and this list was
lying on his desk when Pearson arrived
with the BILL.
Secretary Carlisle, Attorney General
Olney, and Private Secretary Thurber
were present. After felicitating each
other for a few moments over the
victory that had been achieved the
President. took up the engrossed copy Of
the bill and read it aloud, then picking
up quill pen he affixed his autograph
at 4 :25, and thus eighty-fve days four
hours and twenty-five minutes after the
extraordinary session was convened the
remedy for the financial distress which
Cleveland demanded was applied.
An analysis of the vote shows that
124 democrats, 6S republicans and one
populist cannon, of California; voted
for concurrence. and 70 democrats, IL
republicans and 9 populists voted
against the motion. The following
voted for the Bland free coinage sub
stitute and also for concurrence
Anderson. Black [Ga.] Brookshire, Don.
ovan, Edmunds, IVA Geary, Holman,
Richardson, [Mich] Swanson, Marshall
Turpin, Post and Tyler. White, Neall
Weaver and Kyle who voted for the
| free coinage substitute did not vote on
the final vote.