Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-11-04

one Of the most remarkable parn-
amentuy battles OF the age, passed the
Dll Internationally repeating the par
chase clause Of he sherman silver
law.
The end was reached at the couclu-
sion Of Il continuous session OF fourteen
days, after siNty-one days OF DEBATE
during which tive volumes OF the con
( gresslonal record have been hled with
speeches amounting in the aggregate
I to about 2OOOU,upO words,
This was u yeritable field day in
/ the senate. No more interest has been
manifested at any stage OF the long
struggle than was shown today when
the question al issue was was decided
and the yictors were simply waiting
most Of the day for the nna vote 10
register their triumph.
/ Before IL o'clock the galleries were
black with people and a number OF
foreign representatives looked down
from the diplomatic gallery.
The scene On the floor was impress
siye. Nearly every seat was occupied.
while a hundred representatives from
the lower house were ranged against
the wall The impressive stiffness was
broken only by the rise ana fall of
voices of the speakers as they deliy-
cred the final notes Of triumph OF OF
warning
The senate and galleries seemed awe
stricken Every one seemed To feel
bs Of al
parliamentary struggle was fraught
with momentous Importance TO the
country and tina; the policy about TO
De iuaugmatcd was for the veal or
woe to The millions of people.
The roll call showed the presence
of tifty-tWo members. When cousid-
GRAFTON of the repeal bill was resumed
Iunton, democrat, said he would vote
for unconditional repeal and then b.
ready to join his friends in igh
for silver
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, said
neither side had made q suggestion
which, in bis opinion, was broad
enough, and therefore he had smdi-
ously avoided voting for or against
amendments offered There could be
but one solution: Free coinage Of the
American silver product was essential
to our prosperity, The senate could
not with self respect pass such
measure as this. He would like to
have this ill referred to a select com
mitte, Win instructions M rnnort an
further measures Ia safely carry into
effect the legislation uroposed some
time ago by Mr.. Morgan.
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ing from Germans speech of Satur-
day to the effect that they were com
PEELED to take the terms offered by
sherman who held the key to the
situation and said: u thank Al
mighty Cod the senator from Ohio
never had the power to dictate terms
to me as a democrat He may have
dictated them to the president 70 the
committee. TO the minority of demo
Gratis on this side. but he canno die
tate to me-
Morgan was followed by Vest and
he by Cockrell.
Other speeches were made by Carey,
Jones and Steward, the latter Of whom
closed the long debate.
At 100. the yice-presldent put the
question on engrossemtn Of amend
mentS and third reading of the bill.
which was agreed to without division.
A vote was then taken on the passage
Of the bin as amended
The vote resulted: AZ yeas, - nays,
so the bin MS amended was passed.
Tho vote was
Yeas-Aldrich. Brice. Caffery. Cau-
den. Carry. Cullom. Darts. Dixon.
DoIph. Faulkner. FRYE. Gsllinger. Glib
son. German. Gray. Hale. HauIey. Elg.
gins. HIN. Hoar. HnDtnn. Lindsay.
Lodge. Mcmillan. Mcpherson. Nander-
.,,, ann Ntit.t,,u 10 xtyi.y.,.,,..tr. ~,