Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-01
THE ANTI-OPTION BILL.
1t is Finally Passed by the senate-The
Vote in Detail.

Vote in Detail.
The Senate got rid yesterday of the legis-
ative incubus under which it has labored since
the first day Of the session. The anti-option
bill reached the point at which voting began at
315 pm. The first vote was on an amendment
offered by Mr.. Villas to the George substitute,
and the amendment was rejected-yeas 81. nays
so. Then the George substitute itself was re-
jected-yeas 10, nays 81. And finally the bill
was passed by q vote of 40 to 20. There were
many members Of the House of Representatives
at times almost as many of them there were
Senators, present in the Senate chamber during
the votes and the preliminary discussions of the
bill, and the deepest interest was manifested IN
the proceedings as well on the floor as in the
crowded galleries.
The first vote was on Mr.. Villas amendment
to strike out of the George substitute words
declaring options and futures to be distractions
to commerce and to be illegal and void. The
amendment was rejected-Ieas. 81; nays. 80.
The next vote was on the George substitute.
which proposed to declare the business of
options and futures an obstacle to and restraint
upon commerce and to be illegal and void. 1t
was rejected-Yeas. 10; nays. 81.
The question was then on the passage of the
bill
Mr. Harris made statement of the reasons
which controlled his vote. He regarded the
measure as palpable and admitted fraud on the
Constitution. 1t would destroy home rule. To-
cal self-government aud the last vestige of the
reserved rights of the states
Explanations of the reasons why they felt
compelled to vote against the bill were also
given by Messrs. Berry, Bate, Vance. Butler
and Vest.
Mr. Vest spoke of the action of the house of
representatives of the Missouri legislature in
sIruct ting the Senators from that state to vote
IN he nd sai6 hat no
self-respsct to personal or political advantages
(Applause] There was sunshine in other places
besides Washington city, and the air of the
prairies was purer than that of the Senate
chamber. He should therefore. with the great
est pleasure vote against the bill.
MR.. MILLS AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Mills offered an amendment, adding a
new section requiring railroad companies to
afford at all stations sidetrack facilities for
the erection. maintenance and control of grain
elevators or warehouses. and to charge no
higher freights to them than to other owners
OF elevators. The amendment was rejected
yeas. 81. nays, As.
Mr.. Mills moved as an additional amendment
the insertion of a provision that all silver
bullion purchased for the government shall be
delivered. and payment therefor made on the day
OF the purchase or the next day thereafter The
amendment was rejected without the yeas and
nays. Mr.. Mills moved another amendment
to insert a section declaring that any person,
corporation or company who shall enter
into any combination agreement to Fix the
price at which grain shall be bought or sold in
any market in the United States or to prevent
competition in the sale purchase OF graiu
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and be sub
jected to a fine of $4,000. He modified it so as
to make it apply also to cotton and other agri-
cultural products.
This amendment was rejected-yeas, 25;
nays, Al.
Mr. Power CMont.) moved to include
silver bullion among the articles to which the
bill shall apply. Rejected-yeas. 81; nays, Al.
THE BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Wolcott (Col.) moved to include
petroleum and its products, certificates repre-
senting the same. high wines. spirits and whis-
kies. Rejected without division. The bill
was then passed-yeas. 40: nays. 30.
The following is the vote in detail
Yeas-Messrs. Allison. Blackburn, Call,
Carey, Chandler, Cockrell. Cullom, Davis, Du-
bois, Faulkner. FELTON,, Frye, Gallinger, Cor
don, Hale. Hansbrough. Hawley, Higgins Hun
ton, Kirby. Kyle, Mcmillan, Henderson,
Mitchell, Morgan. Morrill,. PETER, Perkins,
Pettigrew. Proctor. Sherman. Shoup, Squire,
Stockbridge, Teller, Turpie, VOORHEES,, Walthall.
Wsshburn and Wilson-i0.
Nays-Messrs. Berry. Blodgett, Butler. CAT
ferry. Cameron. Coke, Daniel, Dawes. Dixon,
Gibson. German. Gray Harris. Hill. Hiscock,
Hoar, Jones ark, Mcpherson, Mills, Palmer,
Platt, PUgh, Ransom, sawyer, Stewart, Vest,
Vlias White and Wolcott-29.
Pairs were announced between Messrs. Car
Isle and Paddock, Aldrich and Quay, Bate and
Allen. Jones New and Saunders, Pasco and
Casey, Vance and Warren.