The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-12
IN CONTINUOUS SESSION
The Test of Endurance Begun in
the National Senate.
MR. ALLEN TALKS TWELVE HOURS,

Galleries, and Is Followed by Messrs.
Martin, Morgan aud Teiler-Repealers
on Hand to Prevent an Adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l2-rhe debate in
the senate yesterday on the silver purchase
repeal bill had many interesting features.
Among other things It showed the staying
quality Of Mr. Cockrell (Mo.) as a speech
maker. Having argued against the bill
for four hours on Monday and five hours
on Tuesday, he held the -four yesterday an
other four hours. Within that time he
took short rest, while brief speeches were
made by Mr.. Smith IN. j. and Mr. Irhy
Is. O.. As senatorial debutant Mr.
Smith was decided success. His speech
in support of the bill was able, sarcastic,
sententious and delivered in clear, strong
tones, and with a remarkable absence of
the nervousness natural to first stage APP
pearances He was favored with consid-
erable applause as he took his seat, and so
was Mr. Irby, who argued against the bill
and declared that he and his people would
part company with the Democratic party
if it persisted in its anti-silver policy.
Mr.. Allen, the Populist member from
Nevada, had the floor when, at sos p. m,
Mr.. Dubois suggested that it was past the
hour when Senator Voorhees, usually made
a motion to adjourn
81 feel it my highest duty said Mr..
Voorhees,, mot to make that motion this
evening, but on the contrary, to ask the
senate to sit in continuous session until
the pending measure is disposed Of "
During this proceeding the seats of sena
tors were being filled by accessions from
committee rooms and cloak rooms-even
Mr.. Colquitt (Ga.l being wheeled to his
seat on his invalid chair.
The galleries were crowded and the dip
lomatic gallery had half adozen occupants
"a rather unusual occurrence
After Mr. Voorhees, response to the
challenge of the senator from Idaho, Mr..
Dubois rose and said: This announce
menU means that the senate is to be held
In continuous session until a vote is
reached on the pending bill or until it is
demonstrated that a vote cannot be
| reached
There are twenty-nine senators who
| favor unconditional repeal, thirty-eight
senators who are opposed to unconditional
repeal and would so vote. Eight senators
are against free coinage and against un-
conditional repeal, and desire comprom-
Use between the two
'"Hhe country has been steadily drifting
to the silver side. While the daily papers
| in the large cities and the bankers are
| abusive and insolent and clamoring for
repeal the people are making their wishes
| known to senators through public meet
| ings, private communications and country
! papers in such a manner rs to make their
| influence felt / am very glad that the
! party to which | belong is coming SO
| quickly and unmistakably to the support
Of silver and the people"
! Mr.. Voorhees, then attempted to make
an arrangement for definite time to take
the vote, but Mr.. Dubois said this was an
impossibility. Then Mr.. Voorhees, deliv-
cred a lengthy speech against the right Of
| a majority to govern. He was followed by
! Mr.. Harris (Tenn), Mr.. Butler Is. O. and
/ Mr.. Dolph (Ore). Then Mr.. Allen pro.
eeeded with his argument, At s:15 the
chamber was depicting rapidly, and Mr.
Dubois, calling attention to the absence OF
a quorum, asked for a roll call
At first the silver Republican senators
failed to answer but seeing that senators
came flocking into the chamber in mum
bers that assured quorum they stood up
and responded to their names The result
was the attendance of siXty-two senator's
Then Mr. Allen again took up the thread
I of his argument. He received very little
attention from his colleagues, but their
omission was Supplied by the interest with
which he was heard by people in the gal
leries, which at this time were packed &c
overlooking. Even the diplomatic gal
lery was well filed the Mexican minister
Senior Romero with his wife and a party
of friends, occupying two pews, and the
remaining places being filled by the fami
lies and friends of senators, who could not
find accommodations in the reserved gal
| leries
AT midnight Mr. Allen still held the
floor and his voice was as resonant as wher
he started his speech at 500 He relieved
himself from time TO time by having the
clerk read extracts from various economic
writers, There were few senator's on the
floor, but the galleries remained crowded
While he was still speaking Mr. Dubois
made the point Of no quorum, and a cal
. of the senate was ordered, and this caused
/ anoJher rush from the cloak rooms. MIR
Allen finished at O'Clock
Mr. Martin, of Kansas, the next speaker
spoke for four hours He was followed by
Mr. Morgan. The latter is still speaking
The repealers are yet ON hand to prevent
( an adjournment, though they are doing
in their chairs and i'm the cloak rooms.
Beyond referring TO the committee OF
rules joint resolution providing for re
cess of congress from Oct IA to Nov
the house did nothing yesterday except
! discuss the bill reported by the committe,
on judiciary aWeudatory OF the Geary
Chinese exclusion bill But two speeche,
were made, one by Mr. McCreary, the au
thor Of the measure i'm advocacy Oft as aI
act OF Justice and fairness and one by Mr.
Geary, the author of the original act il
opposition to its amendment, as proposed
The Rrids,roor, Game Too Iot.