Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-31
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The VOORHEES, Repeal Bill Finally
Passed-What the Bill Pro-
yides For.
Silver Goes Down-Teller and Wolcott
Talk-Desert Land Pay
ments-Notes.
REPEAL BILL PASSED.

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Washington, Oct. 31.-Yesterday was a
field day in the U. s. senate. The after
noon found the galleries ahmed and the
house was practically deserted, the re-
presentatives crowding the floor of the
senate in anticipation of final vote on
the silver repeal bill. The victorious
forces sat smiling and politely attentive
to the eloquent, but helpless appeals of
Teller, Vest, Wolcott, Morgan, Dubois,
Cockrell, Daniel, Hunton and others who
to the last we're true:to the dethroned white
queen. They sat simPls waiting for the
final vote which was to crown their ipsolent
triumph. The leaders of both factions
delivered their vafedictories to the coun-
try; the one with the pathetic dignity ard
solemn Language befitting the downfall
of cherished hopes, the other with tho i'll
concealed arrogance of victory. The
vote on the repeal bill was taken at the
night session and the bill passed, 43 ayes,
80 nays.
To-DAY's SENATE.
The senate met this morning with a
light attendance and in a lstless manner
took up for consideration the New York
and New Jersey bridge bill.
IN THE HOUSE.
The silver repeal bill can not come up
in the house to-day.
Speaker Crisp says that under the rules
the bill can not be laid before the house
until tomorrow. 1t will be promptly
passed.
THE VOORHEES, BILL.
The bill which passed the senate last
night is the Voorhees, substitute for the
Wilson bill which passed the house ten
weeks ago and differs from the Wilson
bill in that it provides, instead of bare
repeal, as follows:
at is hereby declared to be the policy
of the United States to continue the use
of both gold and silver as standard
money, and to coin both gold and silver
money of equal intrinsic exchange
able value, such equality to be Sc
cured through international agree
ment, or by such safeguards of leg
islation as will insure the maintenance of
the parity in value of the coins of the two
metals and the equal power Of every dol
lar at all times in the market and in the
payment of debts.
ut Is hereby further declared that the
efforts of the government should be stead
lily directed in the establishment of such
a safe system of bi-metallism as will main
tain, at all times; the equal power of every
dollar coined, or issued by the United
States in tho market and in the payment
of debts"
SMALL FAvoRs.
The senate passed the bill this after
noon extending the tin for payments
on desert lands. n
Authority was also given. the commit
tee to investigate during recess the agri-
cultural depression and report at the
regular session.
THE UNION PACIFIC.
Senator Brice had three hours con-
ference with the attorney general yester
day, discussing the affairs Of the U. p.
road and to devise means to protect the
government. Mr.. Brice said that the re
suit of the conference is that the roads
debt to the government will be collected
if the estates of stockholders have to be
seized to pay it. It is understood that
the attorney general is taking steps to
have the receivers removed who were re-
Gently appointed by the U. s. court at
Omaha. 1t is probable that both the
senate and attorney general will take the
position that the court had no right to
appoint receivers. Resolutions to this
effect were introduced in the senate yes
terday.
THE MINERS SOP.
The conference committee of the SEN
ate and house agreed to-day to allow the
bill exempting mining claims from the
usual annual assessment work this year
to pass, but to amend it SO as not to ap-
ply to South Dakota.
TELLER AND woLCoTT TALK.
Senators Teller and Wolcott were inter-
viewed this morning and said that no
human power could have prevented the
passage of the repeal bill. They think
silver will rapidly fall, but rise again
after the first shock.. Their efforts in
congress for the white metal will not
cease, but they say there is not much hope
for silver under Cleveland.
NATIONAL NOTES.
CharleSE E. Davis, of Illinois, has been
appointed Indian agent at the Colorado
river agency, Arizona.
The bullion value of the silver dollar is
to-day less than ever before, being $0.629.
Silver dropped this afternoon to 65
cents.
The vote on the repeal bill was great
disappointment to many southern and
western senators, but the general feeling
to-day is one Of rslief that the long con-
test is finished. nt
The belief is very general this after
noon that the government will probably
take steps to oust the U. P. road re-
ceivers.
Dropped Bead.
Ouray, Colo, Oct.a81.-Col. Chambers,
manager of the Sweepstake mine, dropped
dead this afternoons. Heart disease.