Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-31
ELEVEN MAJORITY
Senate Passes Unconditional
Repeal Bill.
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AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE
as the Vote on the Measure
Was Being Taken.
Details Of an Interesting Days Struggle In
the Senate.

w AsHlNGIoN, Oct. OLA vOJo was
finally reached on the repeal of the pur-
chasing clauses of the Sherman law last
nigh, aud the stand Of President Cleve-
land for uuconditiona repeal was sup
ported by n majority OF IL senators.
The end WAS reached at the conclusion
ola tinunus sessioL OF IA days. after 81
days "t deha e, during which five volumes
OF the Congressional Record had been
I'll ei with speeches, amounting In the ag-
grg1 TO about 20, ,OO0, 900 words.
The vote on the unconditional repeal Of
the sherman law was: Yeas, 43; nays, 80
YEAs-Aldrch, Brice, Csffery, Camden,
Carey. Cullom, Davis, Dixon. Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German. Gray, Hale.
Hawley. Higgins, Hill, Hoar. Hunton. Lind
say, Lodge, McMillin, Mcpherson, Mander-
son, Mills, Mitchell Of Wisconsin, Morrill,,
Murphy. Plat, Proctor, Quay, Ransom, Sher-
man, Smith, Squire, Stockbridge, Turpie
Villas, Voorhees,, Washburn, White Of Louisi-
ana-43.
NAYs-Allen, Bate, Berry. Blackburn, But
Ter, Call, Cameron. Cockrell. Coke. Daniel,
Dubois, George, Harris, Irby, Jones Of Ar
Kansas, Jones OF Nevada, Kyle. Martin, Pasco,
PETER, Perkins, Pettigrew, Power, Pugh,
Roach, Shoup, stewart, Teller, Vance, Vest,
Walthall, Wolcott- a2.
An Exciting Day.
The closing day Of the great struggle OF
the repeal Of the purchase Of silver was
was one. OF inteusp excitement. The gal
leries weye pack d to the doors, every seat
IN the senate was occupied. a ID the walls
were lined wi repres natives from the
lower branch OF congress- The Bxis Of
senatorial courtesy was no protection In
the last moments.
Gray-haired ZEN infamed BY the fiery
pass Gus that - ays characterize the close
Of a bit r contest did not spare each
other Senator Morgan, with words that
fairly burned, heaped his dpnuncation on
Senator Voorhees,. the leader OF the ad-
ministraiion forces, and Senator Wolcott
concluded a fierce philippe against Sena-
tor Carey with the Spanish proverb Of
Sancho Pauzs that 1t was e waste Of
lather to shave an ASS
The silver Republicans, Teller, Stewart,
Dubois, Wolcott and Jones, PETER the
Popuist and Morgan and the old war gov
ernor of Tennessee, Harris. each made HIS
valedictory.
"OId Parties Doom"
The Democrats were hot and angry at
the desertion of some Of their colleagues
that made their defeat possible, the Popu-
lists admoni shiDg the senate that the
doom OF silver was the doom Of the old
parties, hut there was something trag cally
apathetic in the despairing cry OF the sill
yer senators.
1t would bring ruin and destruction
aud desolation to the silver producing
states. Senator Jones, with an emphasis
that will never be forgotten By those who
heard it, warned those about him that
the end OF the fight marked but the be-
ginning of the battle that would be waged
before the people. In tones deep aud
tragic he repeated Dundee's famous de-
fance of Gordon:
There be hills beyond Pentland,
And friths beyond Forth:
II there be lords in the lowlands,
There be chiefs In the north.
Senator Stewart had the last word.
When the white-bearded Nevsdiau, look
Ing like an ancient patriarch, sank back In
his seat, Vice President Stevenson for the
last time announced that thu bill was be-
fore the senate for amendment He paused.
Senator voorhees,, the tall Sycamore of
the Wabash" arose. The decisive mo-
ment had come.
The End.
The vice president flashed his eye about
the chamber. The galleries leaned over.
The food Of light from the glass paneled
ceiling poured down upon the senate. The
chamber was still as death. Not q soul
stirred. Every one seemed to hold his
breath.
''If there are no further amendments"
said the vice president, slowly and SOL
emnly, "the clerk will call the roll"
"Mr. Allen" began the clerk. The sus-
pense was over. The rubicon had been
passed. The roll was At last being called
on the final passage Of the bill. From all
over the senate came . q 'gh Of relief. Mr..
Bland. the silver champion Of the house,
stood like statue behind the senate
desks while the roll was called. Mr..
Sherman AMI Mr.. VOORHEES,, facing each
other bolt upright, did not move m muscle.
Mr.. P.ffer stroked his beard Mr.. Hill
and Mr.. Cockrrll paced impatiently up
and down the area In front of the vice
presidents chair.
Mr.. Hill sat in the front row talking 10
his late anita gonist, Mr.. Butler. It took
almost 10 minutes TO oil the roll and ar-
range the pairs. When the vice president
announced the vote Mr. voorhees, straight
<ned up to his full length. 1t was per
sonal victory for him. II now move"
said he, with note OF triumph iu his
voice, that the senate adjourn until to-
morrow at l2 u'clock.
Before the quetion could be put the
occupants q tue galleries were jostling
sach other In their attempts to crowd out
OF the doors The senators hed from The
chamber. in 80 seconds none but Q few
empl yes remained upon the scene. The
long battle was over; the field deserted.
voophses' Recommend alton.
The bill which the senate disposed Of
was the VOORHEES, bill, un amended and un-
CHANGED. The text Of this bill IL q. follows:
That so much Of the act approved July IA,
1880, EMIT ed, AN act directing the purchass
Of silver bullio md issue Of treasury notes
thereon, and for other purpossc," ~ directs
the secretary q. .as treasury to purchase from
time TO time silver bullion 70 the aggregate
amount Of IS O,Uuo ounces, or 20 much thereof
a. may be offered In each month at the mar
ket Price thereof. not exceeding O for
e7l o2-lvU grains Of pure Slver. and 70 Issue In
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