The record-union., 1893-10-31
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-At 7:26 o'clock
tonight, by vote of 43 to 81, the Senate,
after one of the most remarkable parlia-
mentary battles of the generation, passed
the bill unconditionally repeating the
purchasing clause of the Sherman silver
law. The end was reached at the conclu-
zion of a continuous session Of fourteen
days, after sixty-one days OF debate, dur
ing which five volumes of the Congress-
si0naL Record have been filled with
speeches amounting in the aggregate to
10000, 600 words.
The roll-call showed the presence of
ffty-two members when the considera-
ton of the repeal bill was resumed.
Huntoon (Dem.) of Virginia said he
would vote for unconditional repeal, and
then be ready to join his friends in fght
for silver.
Cameron (Rep.) of Pennsylvania said
neither side had made suggestion which
in his opinion was broad enough. there
fore he had studiouSly avoided voting for
or against the amendments offered.
There could be but one solution. the free
coinage of American silver product was
essential to our prosperity. The Senate
could not with self-respect pass such
measure as this. 1t was argued in sup
port of this bill that repeal would force
Europe to join US in the agreement for
the use of silver-that was, cutting off the
American market for silver would throw
50,0OO,O00 ounces per year on the Euro
pean market. in the hope of breaking
down the market price. with deficit
Of several millions per month in the
Treasury" said Cameron, 1--WE would do
well if we could keep fifty millions of
gold in the treasury. We were wasting
our silver, our gold, our credit" He
would like to have this bill referred to
select committee with instructions to re-
port on turther measures TO safely carry
into effect the legislation proposed some
time ago by Morgan of Alabama.
Morgan (Dem.) of Alabama then ad-
dressed the Senate. The situation in the
Senate seemed to him very lamenta-
ble one, on which he could speak only
with pain, and which he coulG contem-
plate only with serious apprehensions
for the future welfare of the country.
Morgan said the passage Of the bill would
be an irrevOcable surrender to the de-
mands OF the most insolent and overbear-
ing corporations.
Morgan then read, slowly and with
great emphasis, these sentences from
GOrman's speech Of Saturday: I'VE were
compelled to take the ternis offered by
(he Senator from Ohio. He held the key
ofthe situation. You have dictated terms
TO u.s."
Al thank Almighty Cod" said Morgan,
impresSlVely, that the Senator from
Ohio has never had the power to dictate
terms to me as Democrat. He may have
dictated them to the President, to COM
mittee, to minority of the Democrats on
this side. but he cannot dictate to me-"
Again quoting from Germans speech,
Morgan read the sentence as to Sherman
laying down conditions. HE is laying
down conditions to the Democracy" said
Morgan, cOntemptuously; what is the
Democratic party worth to itself or the
country or to posterity when the Senator
from Ohio has the key TO the situation
and can lay down conditions to it? What
is your majority here worth addressing
the Democratic Senators) thus trifled
with, thus deceived, thus overrun and
finally handed over to the tender mercies
OF the Senator from 0hiO?"
Morgan said he had signed the pro-
posed compromise and had done so in
order to have peace and fraternity in the
Democratic party. ''To commit suicide"
said Morgan with much bitterness, ''be-
cause you cannot get chance to live on
fair and even terms with your friends
and neighbors."
Morgan concluded his written remarks
at 2:40. He lett the subject, be said, with
the knowledge that the die was cast. The
Senate, House and President had de-
termined that the pending measures
should prevail. There was nothing now
to look to, as far as he could see, but
some vague promises made in the Senate
which were entirely incapable of being
realized.
Vest followed Morgan. He expressed
sympathy with the people of the silver
States, and said no Gar or Kaiser would
oesolate an insurrectionary province as
Congress was about to desolate the silver
States Of the West.
Cockrell (Democrat) of Missouri said
at the last election the tariff question and
not the financial question was pressed
to the front, and the Democratic party
secured a victory. Now the election
over, the tariff was lost sight of, and the
senior Senator from New York, Hill,
was beheld pitching to the front on the
silver question. COckreII reviewed at
great length the history of the repeal bill
in the House and Senate. The bill was
to pass, said he. 1t mad been taken out Of
the hands of the Democracy, and Re-
publican Senators had to be consulted
before anything could be done, and the
Republican party would be Infinitely,
more responsible for unconditional repeal
than the Democratic party. IL the repeal
of the Sherman law failed to restore
prosperity the Republican party must
bear the responsibility.
Carey (RepubIican) of Wyoming de-
Tended his position on the repeal bill.
He then referred TO the speech of VOL
cott on Saturday, in which he said he was
advised that Wyoming desired repeal,
and the Senator from Minnesota (N ash
burn had made profIer of the vote of
the Senator from Wyoming, and his
authority was not questioned. Carey re-
sented this statement. and made some
sharp, personal references to Wolcott
In conclusion, Carey said he should vote
for unconditional repeal, although he
favored a compromise.
Walcott replied in an equally caustic
manner. He read statement made sonle
time ago, in which Washburn stated that
Carey had told him he would vote Tor un-
conditional repeal. ''At the time that
statement was made" said Wolcott, 1.-THE
Senator from Wyoming sat quietly in his
seat, and from that day until this has
seen fit to give no utterance upon the
subject. Here, apparently, stood this
new Young commonwealth, with its peO-
nle unanimously in favor of free and un-
limited coinage of silver. represented in
this BODY by a Senator who not only said
no word nor permitted the Senator from
an adjoining State 10 dehb" MS position.
II the Senator from Wyom lg is content
with his position, have u objection To
make. 1 leave him to his constituents
Carey having said in his remarks that
Wolcott strove after effect. changed cos
tune with each speech, ETC., Wolcott re-
plied holly, There are some men to
whom clean linen is an oifense.D lie re-
crraffed that the Senator from Wyoming
Mas one of them. He apologized to the
Senate for STOPPING to such personal al