Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-10-31
The Senate Passes the Voorhees,
Substitute Bill.
A MAJORITY OF ELEVEN.
The Silver Men Died Hard and In the
Last Ditch.

20 80, Decided In Favor of Unconditional
Repeal OF the Sherman Silver Law-The
Closing Debate Marked by Sharp and
Cutting Sarcasm - The English Press
Gives the Praise to President Cleveland.
How the News Was Received In Denver.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-By vote Of 43 TO
80 the senate, after one of the most remark
able and memorable parliamentary battles
of generation, has passed the bill uncon-
ditionally repeating the purchasing clause
of the Sherman silver law. The end was
reached at the conclusion Of a continuous
session Of IA days, after 81 days of debate,
during which five volumes of The Congress
sional Record had been filled with speeches
amounting in the aggregate to about 2O,-
| 100000 wOrds-a stream of talk that would
stretch in cold type from the seaboard l,600
miles into the interior; from Liberty En-
| tightening the World in New York harbor
to the foothills of the Rocky mountains.
The closing day Of the great struggle for
the repeal OF the purchase of silver was one
of intense excitement. The galleries were
| packed to the DOORS every seat in the SEN
ate was occupied, and the walls were lined
with representatives from the lower branch
of congress. The egis of senatorial cour-
| tesy was no protection in the last moments.
| Gray haired men, inhamed by the fiery pas
sions that always characterize the close Of
bitter contest, did not spare each other.
Senator Morgan, with words that fairly
burned, heaped his denunciation on Sena-
tor Voorhees,, the leader of the administra-
tion forces, and Senator Woloott, the Colo
rado hotspur, concluded fierce philippe
against Senator Carey with the Spanish
| proverb of Sancho Panza that it was "a
waste of lather to shave an ass"
All Had Last Word.
The silver Republicans-Teller, Stewart,
Dubois, Wolcott and Jones-Peffer, the
Populist, and Morgan and the old war gov
ernor Of Tennessee, Harris, each made his
valedictOry. The Democrats were hot and
angry at the desertion of some of their col
leagues that made theirdefeatpossible; the
Populists admonished the senate that the
doom of silver was the doom Of the old par
ties, but there was something tragically
pathetic in the despairing cry of the silver
senators. 1t meant they said, ruin and de-
struction and desolation to the silver pro-
ducing 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 beginning OF the
battle that would be waged before the peo-
pie. In tones deep and tragic he repeated
Dundee's famous defiance Of Gordon:
There be hills beyond Pentland
And Friths beyond Forth
If there be lords in the lowlands.
There be chiefs in the north.
Senator Stewart had the last word.
When the white bearded Nevadian look
ing like an ancient patriarch, sank back
in his seat, Vice President Stevenson fol
the last time announced that the bill was
before the senate for amendment. he
paused, and Senator VOORHEES,, the Tall
Sycamore of the Wabash, arose.
The decisive moment had come.
The vice president flashed his eye abSui
, the chamber. The galleries leaned over
The food Of light from the glass panelec
ceiling poured down upon the senate. The
! chamber was still as death. Not SOU
4 stirred. Every one seemed to hold his
, breath.
IF there are no further amendments,
3 said the vice president slowly and solemn
5 ly, "the clerk will call the roll"
3 "Mr. Allen" began the clerk. The sus
Q pense was over. The Rubicon had beer
passed. The roll was at last being called
h on the final passage of the bill. From al
: over the chamber came sigh Of relief
= When the Vote Was Taken.
Mr.. Bland, the silver champion Of thu
n house, stood like a statue behind the sen
ate desks while the roll was called. Mr.
>, Sherman and Mr.. Voorhees,, facing eacl
= other bolt upright, did not move a muscle
= Mr.. PETER stroked his beard. Mr.. Mill
and Mr.. Cockrell paced impatently up ans
down the area In front OF the vice presi
{, dents chair Mr.. Hill sat in the front rov
y talking to his late antagonist, Mr. Butler
e 1t took almost 10 minutes to call the rol
"a and arrange the pairs. When the vic
le president announced the vote, Mr.. YooI
Is hees Strengthened upto his full length. /
T. was a personal victory for him.
" Il now move" said he, with note O
% triumph in his voice. that the senate ad
ID iourn till tomorrow At II O'clock Befor
p. the question could be put the occupant
le of the galleries were jostling each other i
1T their attempts to crowd out OF the door,
os The senators fed from the chamber. In
10 seconds none bnt a few employees r,
ly mained upon the scene. The long baftl
5. was over; the field deserted
ih Last Words Of the Debate.
'y The closing Of the great debate brough
T, out some Of the most brilliant speeches
n the season. Mr. Hunton and Mr.. Camera
Il, were the first speakers Then came Nj
lt Morgan, who spoke until 2.40
! Mr.. Vest followed Mr. Morgan. lie e.
pressed his sympathy with the people of Il
silver. states, and said no car or kais'
would desolate an insurrectionary provii
:. as congress was about to desolate the y
~ yer states Of the west.
!. You have struck down in these stat
~ everything that makes life dear, she sal
90 you have impoverished men who vests
se. day were millionaires; you havt darken
the homes and hearthstones Of the huj
p. blest citizens, as the junior senator fro
Colorado (Mr. Wolcort) said and j Ac
ii1 never forget it. This is the first instau
- in the history of the human race when IN
Isl of the Ango-Saxon line have been pu
Nh ished because they discovered too much
at the precious metals This is but the sk
mish line The shock Of battle is yet
al come.
DC Mr.. COckrell argued that at the last Ell,
,vs tion the tariff question and not the tina
icy cial question had pressed to the front. a
on it the Democratic party secured a N