The herald., 1893-10-29
The Repeal Bill Nearing the
Final Vote.
Nearly All of the Amendments
Disposed of.
One After the Other Knocked Out as
Fast as Proposed.
The voorhees, Bill Will Be Passed Mon
day Afternoon-The Administra-
tion Programme Carried Out
to tho Letter.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-When the SEN
ate convened at IL a. m. today there
were 81 senators present. The urgency
deficiency bill was taken up and passed;
also Cullom's Joint resolution transfer
ing the model battle ship at the worlds
lair to the state OF Illinois for an armory
for the state naval militia.
The repeal bill was then taken up and
Wolcott addressed the senate on oppo-
eition.
He was followed by Sherman, who
spoke of the depleted condition of the
treasury, and the invasion OF the gold
reserve, which he said was reduced to
$50 900, 900. To rectify this the secretary
of the treasury should be authorized to
issue bonds. He considered it unwise
to offer such an amendment to the pres
ent bill, but had read proposition for
the sale of 5000, 900, 900 per cent bonds
as the method he would suggest for re-
lief.
Sherman was followed by German,
who contended that when congress met
the Democratic party was hopelessly d.
vided on the silver question, as were the
Republicans. There was not majority
in favor of unconditional repeal, he as
serted, for many OF those who would
vote that way wanted some other meas
ure passed in place of the Sherman law.
Stewart spoke few minutes.
Shoup of Idaho took the floor and
read short speech, predicting that
disaster would follow repeal.
Stewart offered a substitute for Per-
kins' amendment. which was practically
to the same. effect, but differently
worded.S The substitute was lost-39 to
80.
Perkins amendment was lost-30
to Al.
Berry of Arkansas offered the Bland
Allison law as proviso to the repeal
bill. which was lost-33 to 81, the high
est vote any amendment received.
Berry said-the eBiand-AiIison B act ought
to be measure which the Democrats
could agree upon. He spoke, he said,
for the silver Democrats of the south,
whose people demanded something for
silver. The victory of the northern
Democrats over the southern Democrats
was obtained under the leadership of
the senator from Ohio (Sherman).
Voorhees, said many policies had been
proposed as amendments to this bill,
which would under different circum-
stances meet bis approval. He was
charged with the great responsibility OF
passing this bill unencumbered and
insisted that legislation would not end
with the passage of this bill. He would
He would also oppose Buffers state
hill 10 fnr
it as a separate bill, but not as an
amendment to this bill. When Secre-
tary Carlisle, q great lawyer, told him
he had authority to issue bonds, he he
lievedit. The senator from Ohio was
rsght in some of his positions. Provis-
ions ought to be made for bonds for a
shorter date and lower interest.
Stewart offered an amendment for a
conference of all the American states to
fix upon uniform silver coinage. When
all the countries had agreed upon such
coin and opened the mintH to free coin
age of silver, the United States should
do the same.
Reiected-Y cas- 80, nays AZ.
Allen Of Nebraska offered an amend
ment to coin the bullion in the treasury.
Lost-31 to Al.
The vote on the Blackburn amend
mont, offered some days ago, resulted !:
Yeas, 2S; nays, AZ.
Squire offered his amendment provid-
ing for the repeal Of the purch asing
clause the coinage of $2l ZOO, 0O0 per
month; the treasury to. retain selgnor-
age; issue $500. .O00,0 900. 3-years, 3 per
cent bonds; authorizing national banks
to issue the full amount of circulation
for bonds deposited. He asked sepa-
rate vote on the first two sections, which
did not provide for bonds. The fret
two sections were rejected-yeas, so;
nays, AZ.
Voorhees, gave notice that he would
call for the final vote on the repeal bill
at O'Clock Monday.
SQUIRE asked to withdraw the remain
ing sections of his amendment, and the
request was granted.
Butler said, after consultation with
the senator from Indiana, he would
withdraw his amendment for the repeal
of the tax on state bank issues.
PETER offered an amendment for the
issue of notes to the amount of $3.50. 000,-
600, of the same character as the treas
ury notes under the Sherman law. Lost.
Those voting for the PETER amendment
were: Allen, Call, Irby, Kyle, PETER,
Pettigrew and Stewart.
Allen of Nebraska offered an amApd-
ment for free silver coinage. Rejected
yeas 49, nays Al.
Peffer offered an amendment declar-
ing every dollar equal to every other
dollar. Rejected without roll call.
Harris did not ask vote on his
amendment.
Pascoe offered an amendment which
was ordered printed, with the under
standing that it could be offered Mon
day.
The senate then went into executive
session, at the expiration of which a re-
cess was taken until Monday.