The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-07
BATTLE FOR White METAL.
Senator Morgan's Resolution Is
Defeated 81 to 81.
A SHARP DEBATE OCCURS.
Senator Stewart Continues His Speech
FavOring Silver.
Senator Teller Declares That While De
bate Continues He Was Determined
That Quorum Should Be Pres
ent-vigorous Language Used.


WASHINGTON, Sept. Elm the Senate,
Mr.. CuIlom introduced a bill to repeal all
acts for the creation and maintenance of
sinking fund. Referred.
Resolutions were reported from the
committee on privileges and elections.
granting 81, 500 each to John B. Allen
(Washington), Lee Mantle (Montana)
and A. G. Beckwith (Wyoming) for the
time and expense in prosecuting their
claims to seats in the Senate. Referred
to the committee on contingent expenses.
The yice-president laid before the
Senate the resolution of Mr.. VOORHEES,
Senate to IL O'Clock. Mr.. VOORHEES, said:
''After a full and careful consultation
with the friends on this side of the
chamber OF the bill to repeal
the purchasing clause of the Sherman act
and in whose Judgment have been &C
customed to confide, and whose wishes
cannot disregard, l will ask that the reso-
luton go over for the present, believing
that if we occupy the time of the Senate
carefully and conscientiously, we can
make as much speed, perhaps, as by its
adoption, until at least later day.
| The resolution was therefore laid over,
when the resolution of Mr.. Morgan of
Alabama, providing for q joint select com
mittee Of finance was laid before the
| Senate.
Mr.. VOORHEES, gave notice that he would
ask, and if necessary move, that it be re-
ferred to the finance committee. A sharp
debate occurred between Messrs. Voor-
hees and Morgan as to the right of the
latter to occupy the floor.
Mr.. Morgan asked if the rules had been
changed during.his absence, and when in
formed by the chair that they had not,
said he was in order and proceeded to adj
dress the Senate in support of his resolu-
| ton. at its conclusion the Senate, 81 to
81, agreed to the motion by Mr.. Voorhees,
that Mr. Morgap's resolution should go
to the calendar, and the Senate proceeded
with the discussion of the repeal bill.
This is interpreted as temporary victory
for the repeal men. Following is the
vote in detail:
Allison, Blackburn, Brice, Caffery,
Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, German, Hale,
Hawley, Higgins, Hoar, Hunton, Lind
say, McMillin, Mcpherson, Henderson,
grew, Platt, Quay, Ransom, Sherman,
Smith, Stockbridge, Vest, Villas, Voor-
hees. Washburn and White of Louisiana
l-37.
NAYS.
Allen, Bate, Berry, Coke, Dubois,
Hansbrough, Harris, Irby, Jones (Arkan-
sasl. Jones (Nevada), Morgan, PETER.
Perkins, Power, Pugh, Shoup, Squire,
Stewart, Teller, Walthall and Wolcott-
81.
The opponents of repeal wanted it to
appear that the repeal bill came before
the Senate by virtue of becoming the
regular order lit was now five minutes
past two o'clock) and by no reason of the
vote because it was not the regular order.
The independent said in the opinion of
the chair the repeal bill WAS before the
Senate, both by virtue of the vote first
taken, and because 2:30 O'Clock had
arrived.
Mr.. Stewart took the floor and contin-
red his speech begun yesterday. He
yielded to Mr.. Teller, Republican of
Colorado, who suggested the absence of a
quorum.
When the presence of quorum was
developed, Mr.. Teller temporarily took
the floor. He intended, ne declared,
that a quorum was present, even
though it might inconvenience Sena-
tors, especially if the Senators
/ who did not believe in repeal
were to be inconvenienced and denied the
usual courtesies of this hitherto courteous
body. Mr.. Teller was listened to with
the closest attention, but this declara-
ton drew no reply from the repeal
forces.
Mr.. Stewart, Republican, of Nevada,
then resumed the floor. He read news
paper articles and authorities on matters
of finance, and when his voice slightly
failed him Messrs. Allen of Nebraska and
Mitchell of Oregon and the reading clerk
were called to his assistance.
4 Mr.. Voorhees, inquired whether Mr..
Stewart expected to conclude this even
ing, and upon being informed by the SEN
ator from Nevada that he preferred to
continue in the morning, Mr.. Voorhees,
moved an executive session. After a
executive session the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow.