The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-31


eumber of tho foreign ministers looked
down and listened.
An Impressive Scene.
The scene on the floor was impressive.
Almost every seat was occupied, While
hundred representatives from the lower
house were ranged against the wall A
deathlike stiffness prevailed, broken only
by the rise and fall OF the voices of the
speakers The SENATE and the galleries
scanned awe stricken. Every one seemed
deeply affected with the idea that the re-
suit Of this great parliamentary struggle
about to be terminated was fraught with
gigantic importance to the country, and
that the policy about to be inaugtlrated
was for wenl or for woe to 67, 900, 900 people.
As the hour Of o'clock approached, at
which time Mr. voorhees, had on Satur-
day expressed the hope that the vote on
the passage of the bill would be had,
many representatives entered the cham
bar and found seats on the sofas in the
resr Of the senatorial chairs
AT BAY p. IN. Mr.. Morgan concluded his
L remarks and Mr., Vest was recognized
Mr.. Vest concluded his remarks at 3:l5,
Mr SossrS. bis oSilastEsff T tEesfrsi fi'', spoke %
slor thirty-fonf minutes, and then Mr.
Carey, Of Wyoming was accorded the
Moor to explain his position.
Senator WOlcott replied to Senator
Chrey's references to himself, saying they
were petty and mean, and dismissing the
question with tho quotation that at Is n
waste OF lather to shave an ass" carey
responded by saying that Woleott left
Colorado last fall to avoid taking part in
ths campaign, and read a magazine arti-
Sas charging that the senator's from Colo
RADIO and Nevada had traded their votes on
She force bill for votes for free coinage
Senators Harris and Teller both asserted
that the statement was false, and Mr.. Tel
les declared that Mr.. Carey knew 1t to be
false. Mr.. Washburn explained how he
had ohancsd to. undertake, a few week.
since, to speak for Mr.. Carey, and was fol.
lowed by Mr.. Dubois, who spoke upon the
pending bill.
Amendments Voted Down.
Then Mr.. Stewart offered an amend
nent TO the repeal bill reducing the gold
in gold coins 20 per cent, but accepted q
negative verdict without calling for the
Dyes and nays. Immediately afterward
Mr Pasco offered his amendment for the
ffee coinage Of silver, with O seigniorage
shargo to be based upon the market price
OF silver. II was defeated by vote Of 20
to AZ.
General dobate was then resumed, and
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, took the ioor to
conclude his speech in opposition to the
bill.
Senator Harris interrupted Senator
Jones TO move to adjourn, which motion
Senator Faulkner resisted. Senator Nor
Fill asked IL there could be an agreement
TO take a vote at l O'Clock today. Senator
Harris said he could answsr for no one ex-
sept himself Al this junoture Senator
voorhees,, who was out Of the chamber
whom tina motion was made, came In. A
spirited discussion followed. Voorhees,
insisted that there should be no adjourn
nent and said that II the senate would
remain an hour the question could be dis
posed Of.
After tsn minutes lost time Harris
yielded TO Jones to conclude his speech,
which he concluded at 8;45, and Mr..
PETER, Of Kansas, took the floor, speaking
only fifteen minutes. He In turn was fol-
: speech, and then Mr.. Stewart spoke for
sen minutes against the proposed repeal
measure. concluding his remarks at f;20.
Ihere wss something magicolly pa
snstie In he despairing CRY Of the silver
senators 1t meant, they said, ruin and
ksetruction and desoiation 60 the oliver
producing states. Senator JONES. with an
Snphasis that will never be foraotten by
Sposs whs heard him, warned those about
him that the end Of the fight marked but
shs beginning Of tho battle that would b,
wagsd before the people.
Senator Stewart had the lasa words,
Ehev wara "IAt she vnta ha taken IAaA