The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-12
IHE PRocEEDIyes IN DETAIL.
l. veiy Debate Prcc-de. the Ber,nn,rr OF
the Continuou. Session.

: N II vely Debate Prccedes the Rerinn,rr o
the Continuou. Session.
: WASHINGTON. Oct. 11.-There was APPARENT,
= no larger an attendance OF Senators this morn
I ing than there has been any day for severn
weeks past. Notwithstanding the official nm
. nonnoement that the final struggle over the
silver Purchase Repeal bill would begin to-
day. The bill was taken up at IL 45, and Mr.
Iockrell tDem- Mo- began the third install
ment OF his speech against 1t. He spoke until
z;lo r. NJ. and then said that he would yiel
the hoor temporarily to Mr.. Smith tDem.. n. j. \
Mr.. Smith opened with sarcastic criticism
OF the Senate debate on the bill, and said
whether the fact that the Sherman act still re.
NAMED on the statute book was because of
the unanimity against II. he would leave to be
answered by some one more familiar with the
time-honored traditions o; the Senate than he
was lLauRhter.l He did not care to sreak In
defence OF the national banking system.
lest he should be branded as a felon.
He had heard good deal about the
rights OF silver. hut the largest por-
ton OF such talk had come from the very
lips which had. some years ago. spoken quite
as earnestly respecting the rights Of gold
Nothing OF that was heard now. Gold had lost
lite rights and silver had become popular. or
all things. foreign or domestic. animate or in
animate. divine or human. none was entitled
to quite as much respect as silver: and IL q
senator ventured to speak against It. he was
| denounced as traitor to his country and his
flag and sometimes lin extreme cases) az that
most odious Of living crentures-a goldbug
Laughter! Except tho rights OF silver. the
common people" had come in for the largest
share OF attention in the debate. The
Senate had been told that tho masses
demanded free coinage. even before the sher-
man law should be repealed. What masses
| The $4,000 OF Nevada2 Yes The $1,000 OF
| they had held mass meetings. and had adopted
resolutions and thrente ed to nnnihiate any
and double product OF their mines. Tint
was what called tho outpOurins OF public
Mr.: Smiths speech throughout, was witty.
sarcastic. and able. As he took his seat he
was heartily npplauded. both on the door and
Mr.; iFFg Dem: e. followed with speech
ne belleyed in Democratic principles as he did
:" Hard ON the Bible" said Republican Sem
ator. In an undertone.
Mr.; lr6y. continuing. said that the people OF
or any OF the seii-cen, titl ted leaders Of the
opposed to tie nomnation OF S Mr cieSeisnd
a S were h9nsy opposed to the pendng
had foisted upon the Democratic party nom.
ine e who dit not represent It. He knew that
when he declared. as Democrat. that he Would
not be coerced. He despised the. patronage
nnstr had ossn 50 withheld
to oyerpower Democrats with I!epublcan votes
not say this as a threat. He said it with re-
Votes ths a r n
not rs s ssosr A seD
q Re the to the
loved the Democratic party, and It's glorious
M Snd as shs boon
you fair. warming; and il the Democracy BE-
now NOV. divided: the entire responsibility must
went on with his speech. He closed at SIS
with sarcastic illusions to President Glove;
Presbyterian hymn:
Ged move. in mysterious way
he Pr 1,S. ms s1oS KS s1 q
said.who had more unfulhlled predictions than
Grover CLEVELAND; and that man was John
Mr.: Cleveland who was an. honest and brave
man but; noh" =, said he, how often he has
- Mr. Allen lFop.. Neb, took the floor at 5:15
P. NJ, and continued a speech which he had
begun last week. in opposition to. the bill.
intrinsic value o: money, Wills he was read a
Ing his argument the galleries were gradually
nected with an ali. night session OF the Senate.
THE ALL-NrGnr SESSION BEGUN.
sSs pSsGs tR ssh"
the Senator from Indiana Mr.. Eoorheesl
made m1ton to He asked
feel it my hi Ghest duty said Mr.. voor-
but; on the contrary to ask the senate to sit In
session until the pending
During this proceeding the seats Of the Sem I
,tors were being filled by accessions from
jolqpitt Dem; Ga being, wheeled TO his seat
dozen occupants. u rather unusual occur
Alter Mr.. yoorhees,s response to the chal- t
This announcement ems that the Senate S
s to be held In continuous session until n vote !
$ reachad on the pending bill or until it is
lem9 emo e. that a vote cannot be reached
rday ' by the % as Of
itude Of the senator and his supporters. I b
hould he pleased to cons lder the situation In .
orting to this ,unIust and unusual procedure. h
;et us be frank With. each ether In an honest Il
iJle. the Hndigniiied and n uncaIied Tor erh XIII
ition which we viii afford the country. The
uestlOn before us Is lar reachinR ana most 81
important. | think that l do not overstato II
,hen say that its settlement for or against II
liver will more directly affect this country for
GOD or bad than any Legislation that has been Il
eiore Congress for thirty years. 1t should be NJ
ebated, then. with calmness and without ~
reiudice. The reason Of Senators should be ii
ppeRlel to. This Legislation should not be a.
ushed through by inhuman efforts and brute III
orre. There IL no argument In that which n
ill satisfy Senators or the country" II
Mr.; Dubois denied that the opponents OF the Of
Ill had resortel to obstructive methods and
. referred to the record to show that they | 81
nd not wilfully wasted time for the purpose ! RI
delay and to make plain the lack OF cause. NJ
and unfairness" Of resorting to NJ
hat he called brute force. az
&c You know" he continued. AS we'll before
ou start in rs you will when You emerge that hi
ou must fail. Conditions such as exists In the III
snate preclude all hope OF radical legislation. wi
on are as likely to pass free coinage bill as WI
)u are TO absolutely destroy silver. 1t looks ut
though you were trying to convince some th
ie outside OF this chamber Of something NJ
hlch you already know Won rselyes lyen N Won | wi