The Globe-republican., 1893-11-03
REPEAL WINS.
The Long Contest in the Senate
Ended.
The Voorhees, Bill Passed by Vote of 4S
Yeas to :,2 Nays Exciting scenes At
tending the Final
struggle.
The Agony Over.

senate, after one of the most remark
able and memorable parliamentary
battles of generation, passed the bill
Internationally repeating the purchas-
ing clause of the Sherman silver law.
The end was reached at the conclusion
of "A continuous session of fourteen
DAYS. after sixty-one days of debate.
during which five volumes OF the
Congressional Record had been filled
with speeches amounting to in the ag-
gre,ate e bout 30. 900, 600 words, a stream
of talk that would stretch in cold type
from the seaboard 1900 miles into the
interior from Liberty Enlightening
the World in New York harbor to the
foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
The closing day of the great struggle
was one of intense excitement. The
galleries We're packed to the doors,
every seat in the senate was occupied
and the walls were lined with repre-
sentatives from the lower branch of
congress. The aegis of senatorial
courtesy was no protection in the last
moment. Grayhaired men die
not spare each other. Senator
Morgan fairly heaped his denuncia-
ton on Senator Voorhees,. the leader
of the administration forces, and Sena.
tor Wolcott, the Colorado Hotspur. con
cluded fierce philippe against Sena-
tor Carey, with the Spanish proverb of
Sancho Panza that it was "a waste OF
lather to shave an ass
The silver epublicans-Teller, Stew.
art, Dubois, Wolcott and Jones. PETER.
the populist, and Morgan and the old
war governor of Tennessee, and Harris,
each made his valedictory.
The democrats were hot and angry
at the dcsertion of some of their col
leagues that made their defeat possible;
the populists warned the senate that
the doom of silver was the doom of the
old parties, but there was something
tragically pathetic in the despairing
cry of the silver senator's 1t meant,
they say, ruin and destruction and
desolation to the silver-producing
states. Senator Jones, with an en-
phasis that will never be forgotten by
those who heard him. warned those
about him that the end of the fight
marked but the beginning of the bat
tie that would be waged before the peo-
peated Dundee's famous defiance Of
Gordon
There be hills beyond Pentland.
AMI friths beyond Forth
II there be lords on the lOwlands
There be chiefs in the North
Senator Stewart had the last word
When the e-bearded Nevadap.
looking like an ancient patriarch. sank
back in his seat Vice President Steven
son for the las: time announced the
bill was before the senate Tor an amend
ment. He parsed.
Senator Voorhees,, the Tall Sycamore
of the Wabash, arose. The decisive
had come. The vice president
flashed his eye about the chamber
The galleries leaned over. The flood
of light from the ceiling poured down
upon the senate. The chamber was
still as death. Not soul stirred.
Everyone seemed to hold his breath.
IF there are no further amend
ments." said the vice president. slowly
and solemnly. che clerk will call the
roll"
Mr.. Allen" began the clerk The
suspense was over, the Rubicon had
been passed. The roll was at last be-
ing called on the final passage of the
bill From all over the chamber came
a sigh of relief. Mr.. Bland, the silver
champion of the house, stood like
a statue behind the row of
desks while the roll was called.
Mr.. Sherman and Mr. Voorhees,
facing each other. bolt upright. did not
move a muscle. MIR. PETER stroked his
beard. Mr.. Mills and Mr. Cockrell
paced impatiently up aud down in
front of the vice presidents chair Mr.
Hill sat in the front row talking to Mr.
Butler. 1t took almost ten minutes to
call the roll and arrange the pairs
When the vice president announced
the vote Mr.. Voorhees, Strengthened up
to his full length. 1t was personal
victory for him.
Il now move" said he. with a note
of triumph in his voice. that the sen.
ate adjourn until tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock"
Before the question could be put. the
occupants of the galleries were joStling
each other in their attempts to crowd
ont OF the doors. The senators fed
from the chamber. In sixty seconds
none but a few employees remained
upon the scene. The long battle was
over. The vote in detail was:
Seas-Aldricb, Bcice, Cafery. Camden
Carey, Culiom. Davis. Dixon. Dolph Faulkner.
FRYE. Gallinger, Gibson, German Gray Hale, !
Hawley. Higgins. Hi. Hoar HuntoD. Lindsay,
Lodge, Mcmillan MCPHERSON Henderson.
Mills. Mitchell OF Wisconsin. NORTH Murphy.
Platt Proctor, Quay, RansomL Sherman,
Smith Squire. Stockor;dse. Turpie vilas
Voorhees,. Washourn, White OF Louisiana
Total AZ
Nays-Allen- Bate, Berry Blackburn But
Ter, Call Cameron, Cockre!i. Coke. Daniel, Du
bois. George, Harris Irby. Jones Of Arkarsas
Jones Of Nevada. Kyle Martin, Pasco. PETER
Perkins, Peti:grew.> Powers. Puyh, Shoup
Stewart. Teller, Vance. Vest. Wal,haii Woicof,
Total r.
The following pairs were announced. the hr,i
named would vote in the Affirmative: Allison.
with Mitchell Of Oregon, Chandler with Whit
of California, Wilson with ColQuit., Corridor
with Morgan. Palmer with HansbrouSh
Rumored Treaty Denied.
WASHINGTON, Oct Sl.-The state de-