Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-03
REPEAL BILL PASSED.
THE PURCHASING CLAUSE OF
THE SHERMAN LAW
Killed by the Passage OF the voorhees,
Bin of Repeal-An Interesting Ac-
count OF Closing Scenes.

SENATE -Seventy-second day.--The pur-
chasing clause Of the sherman silver Law Is
Internationally repealed. The history OF
the closing scenes of the long tight in the
senate may prove of interest The closing
day OF the great struggle was one of intense
excitement The galleries were packed TO
the doors. every seat in the senate wa, oc-
cuDied, and the walls were lined with Rep
resentatives from the lover branch of on
gress The aegis OF senatorial courtesy
was no protection in the last moments.
Cray haired men, inliamed by the nery
passions that al avs characterize the close
OF bitter cOnte [, ala not spare eacn other.
The cmOcrats were hot and angry AT the
deaertlOn OF some OF their colleagues that
made their detcut 20 81 le, the iopulists
admonishcd the senate that the doom OF
the old parties, but there was something
tragically pathetic in the de pairing cry of
Ihe SILVER senators IL meant. they saiu'
ruin ana destruction and desOlatiOn 10 the
SIlVer-produclng states. Senator ones,
with an emphasis tnat will never lie for
goJten " those who heard him, warned
those about him that the end OF Z e hght
ked out the beginning OF the battle that
would nc waged before the people. SenaIor
stewart had the last word.
There were - senators present when the
roll was called The debate was taken up
WITHOUT deiay. r. Hunton, OF Nirginin,
and Mr.. Cameron, of ennsyIyania, defined
their POSITIONS Nj. organ. D en-, la
then addressed the senate. The situation
seemed 10 him To DO IA very l0mentahle one.
one OF which he could speak only With pain,
ana which Ee could contemplate only with
serious upprehensiOns for the future vel
fare OF the country r. Morgan said the
passage OF the pill would be an ire VocaDle
surrender tu the demands OF the most cor
fuDt, lnaOtcnt ana OYCrbCaring corporations.
,,r r. est EN-. no followed 9 eX-
silver states, and said no car or kaiser
would desOlate an n-urrectionary province
states of the est. lie argued that the
seigniorage in the treasury should be
coined, and rldiculei the business method
winch would ALLOW this vast sum Of J4 o.
" To lie In the treasury and Then sell bonds
TO secure gold Mr.. OcNrell reviewed the
history OF the repeal bill in the House and
the senate, Mr.. arey, Rep, NyO., de-
Tended MS position on the repeal bill and
preci plated a rather acrimonious personal
discussion teUWeen himself and senator,
OlcOtt, wash burn, harrt, ana ctlcr. at
5:lJ p N. Mr.. stewart O cred an amendment
TO the repeal bill reducing the GOld in gold
coins - per cent, &c ected. r. Ia 60 of
Tered Ills amendment for the free coinage Of
silver with "A SpigniOFagU churse, 90 be
based upon the murNet price OF silver; re-
.ected General debate as then resumed
ana Air, one, or ,scEada. TOOK the DOR 10
conclude has speech in opposition TO the Uill
Mr. Harris, of rennes- &c, made an un NC
Cessful attempt 70 force an al ournmeut.
r. peuer OF ansas, followed Mr.. oues
ana concluded AZ o., and senator Harris
spoke ten minutes, ana wa, followed by r.
stewart or .NeNa a. Who concluded at ':-A
Ills last words ere Let the vote Dc taken.
ne wi!l abiue by the result. inc , ice
president thCn put tne question IN the en-
gro ,smcut Of tie \ oOThees amendment 10
which WAS agreed to without division. he
vote was en- Laten by yeas ana nays on
the passa-e of the bin as au.eudeu The
vote resulted, - yeas - nays. IT.: . y. IN.
the senate az burned aud in i've minutes the
senate cHauber AS &c ertcd. he Cud was
reached at the conclusion OF "A cOutin Gus
ses Ion or - days, after 4 days OF deOute,
during which ave Volumes of the Ongrcs-
sional .ecOrd had been nlled with SPEECHES
amounting In the aggregate 70 aOUut $780,
90 words,
hoo E p. Hunter. Of Illinois, cred
the lollOAing resolution which was PASSED
iesolNc mat the iiOu . has heard with
aslo ishment and profound sorrow Of tie
\loient death OF arteF IA Harrison, mayor
or the city Of hlcagO, aud former menu
Der OF this body: that this resOiu-
ton be publis. ed I'm the accord, and
that an engro,sed copy be transmit
tea to tue iauhly OF the dereased.
y bill To consolidate bidding and contract
ing for supplies for the vernment depart
ments In Washington was passed. This viii
save the 90. crnmCut :.,un per annum. Mr.
Meadock, OF hichiLan, then presented the
resolution ana memorial OF which he spo te
previously relating 10 tine alleged frauds Of
the A l.. \. ia the sixth district OF Mich
igan, inyol ling the right OF Mr.. Linton to
his seat TIE resolution and memorial
were referred TO TIE committee on cleo ions.
r. inton, the member against whom the
memorial o a. directed rising 10 n question
of privilege challenged full fair and free
investigation. ana gave notice that lie
would in the near future ask 10 be heard in
his own defense.