Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31
REPEAL Is PASSED.
The Senate Winds Up . Fight
Without Precedent.
MAJORITY OF ELEVEN FOR THE ELL

MAJORITY OF ELEVEN FOR THE ELL
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BOT the Hattie O~i, uesun.
WssaiSero>. Oct. 70 AT !; u y. IN. yes
ssriay by vote OF 81 t. 3! the senate.
after one &c the moss reniarkah.e ala
memorable parliamentary battles of a gen.
GRAFTON. passed the bill Internationally re-
peslinc the purchase clause Of the Shsr-
mar silver law. The end was reached NJ
the eoneiusiea Of continuous session u
fourteen days after sixsy-one day. O. de.
hate. during which I've volume. OF the
Congressional Record hsa been filed with
epeeches amounting in the aggregate to
about 20@o.oO words. . stream of talk
that weald stretch in cold type from the
seaboari leo miles into the interior, from
Liberty Enlishienins 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
seas In the senate wss occupied and the
walls were lined with representatives from
The lower branch Of congress
''s~ass-sisi Cssssesy" was rasrd.
The scsi. OF senatorial! courtesy WAS NO
peotection in the last moments Gray.
Aaisrd men Cid not spare each other.
Morgan fairly a.apsd his denunciation on
Voorhees,. the leader Of the administration
forces. and wo.co;s. the Colorado Ho;spur.
concluded a fierce phillipic against Carey.
With the Spanish prove-b o: Sancho Panxs
sAas IL WAS - waste Of labor TO shave an
80. The silver Republicans, Tel!e..
Stewart. DulNJis. wolcott, and Jones.
Pei7er the Popaliss and Morgan aad the
cid war governor OF Tennessee. Harris.
sach made his va!ed;csory. The Demo
seAts were hot and anSry at the dcscr,ion
q some % their colleagues that made
their Ge'ss: Possible. the Pcrulis;s warned
the senate that the doom of silver Was the
doom OF the old parties. but there was
something traSically pathetic In the des-
paafing cry OF the silver senator's.
Rain. Des;smestsa asd Desolssiss.
IL meant. they said. ruin and de~truc.
Sion and de>o!a;ion TO the silver producing
eeates jones. with 40 emphasis that
VII never be fosuotten by those who
heafd him. warned those alou; him tina,
the end of the fight marked bot the tegin-
eina OF the battle that would he waged be-
tors the people. in tones deep and tragi-
Ne repeated Duneee's famous defiance OF
Gordon:
There Le hills beyond Portland
And fri:hs beyond Forth.
" there te lords in the I.owlsnds
There b. chiefs IN the North.
whore ne Espsess,, sssppsssS.
stewart had the last word. When the
waite beafded Nevadian. locking like an
aocient patriarch. sank back In his seat
Vice President Stevsnsoo fos the last time
announced that the bill was lRsoee the
0snate for amendment. He paused. vocr.
Assa. the Tall Sycamore os the Wabash"
aeose. The decisive momens had coue.
Tie vice president flashed his ere sbout
eAe chamber. The galleries leaned over.
Tie Hood Of light from the GIsss-paneiled
esI1iae poured down upon the senate. The
ehaobse Vas still - death. No; Q soul
eeissed-every one seemed to hold his
breosh.
sif tAerv are no further suendmeasa."
I'D the vice psesi,iees sloWly and col.
snnly. the elssk will call the roll"
TIE Ss~ti Cssssa ~ vssss Vsss.
sMr. Allen, " began the clerk. The .us-
Dense was over. The Rabseoa had been
Dassed The soli VS. 10 last being called on
sAs anal passage os the bill. From all owe.
els chamber came Sigh Of relief bland.
Ne silver ehampioo Of the house, stood
- = eses -
0htle the roll Was called. SheSmao and
veoshees. facing s.eh other holt upeishs.
lid not move y muscls. pkfles ssrpk ed
he beard. Mills and CoekreIl pace; i'm.
pasiently mp and down in trout Of the
vice pspsidents chair. Hill sat in the
mont row salkins to his late Antagonists,
0utler.
An Over b Tea ssssses
u took almost ten minutes TO call the
0oal and arrange the pain. When the
vice president announced the vote voor.
Dec Strengthened up to his full length. Il
2as . persousl victory fos him. Il now
move" said he with . note Of triumph in
Ais voice, THAT the senate sdjouru INIT,
Tomorrow nj u o'clock" before the que..
ssee could be put the occupants Of the gal.
losies were josti!ng each other in their 1t.
eompts tn crowd out Of the doors. The
senators 0ed from tue ehanbef. In sixty
seconds none out few employees remain
lag upon the scene. The Ioog battle was
ever. the field deserted
now THE SENATOR'S VOTED.
Esssss Majority sss the Sssshees Fan With
Five rstss.
Following 10 the vote In detail: Yea
Aldsich. brice, Gallery. Camden; Carey.