Morris tribune., 1893-11-01
LONG BATTLE OVER.
UNCoNDITIoNALR LREPEALPAssEs
THE SENATE, 43 TO 81

Closin. Day of tho Great Struggle
One of Intense Exeitement-Sena-
torial Courtesies Forgotten In the
Heat of the Debate.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-At 7:26 p. M,
by vote of 43 to 32 the senate, after
Dne of the most remarkable and memoir
able parliamentary battles of a genera
tion, passed the bill unconditionally re-
pealing the purchase clause of the
Sherman silver law. The end was
reached at the conclusion of a continu-
Gus ses ion of IA days, after 81 days of
debate, during which five volumes OF
The Congressional Record had been
filed with speeches amounting 70, in
the aggregate, about 2o,O0O,OO0 words,
stream of talk that would stretch in
could type from the seaboard 1,6OO
miles into the interior.
The Closing Day.
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 seat in the senate was occupied
and the walls were lined with repre-
sentaliyes frem the lower branch of
congress. The asis OF senatorial
courtesy was no protection in the last
moment. Grayhaired men did not
spare each other. Senator Morgan
fairly heaped his denunciation on Sen
ator Voorhees,, the leader of the admin
istration forces, and Senator Wolcott,
the Colorado hotspur, concluded fierce
philippe against Senator Carey with
the Spanish proverb of Sancho Panza
that it was a
Waste of Lather to ShaYe an Ass.
The Democrats were hot and anry at
the desertion of some of their col
leagues that made their defeat possible;
the Republicans warned the senate
that the doom of silver was the doom of
the old parties, but there was some
thing tragically pathetic in the des-
pairing cry of the silver senators. 1t
meant, they said, ruin and destruction
and desolation to the silver producing
states. Senator Jones, with an empha-
sis that will never be forgotten by those
who heard him, warned those about
him that the end of the fight marked
but the beginning of the battle that
would be waged before the people. In
tones deep and tragic he repeated Dun
dee's famous defiance of Gordon:
There be hills beyond Pentland,
And friths beyond Forth;
If there b. lords in the Lowlands,
There be chiefs in the North.
Stewart Last, of Course.
Senator Stewart had the last word, |
and when the white bearded Nevadian,
looking like an ancient patriarch, sank
back in his seat, Vice President Steven.
son for the last time announced that
the bill was before the senate for
He paused. Senator
VOORHEES,, the Tall Sycamore of the
Wabash, arose. The decisive moment
had come. The vice president flashed
his eye about the chamber. The gall
leries leaned over. The chamber was
still as death.
"If there are no further amendments"
said the vice president, slowly and
solemnly, ''the clerk will call the roll"
Roll Call Begun.
''Mr. Allen" began the clerk. The
suspense was over. The Rubicon had
been PASSED. The roll was at last be-
ing called on the final passage of the
bill. From all over the chamber came
/ sigh of relief. Mr.. Sherman and Mr..
V Voorhees, facing each other bolt up
right, did notmove muscle. Mr.. PETER
stroked his beard. Mr.. Mills and Mr..
Cockrell paced impatientIy up and
down in front of the vice presidents
chair. Mr.. Hill sat in the front row
talking to his late antagonist, Mr.,
Butler. It took 10 minutes to call the
.oll and arrange the pairs. When the
7ice president announced the vote Mr..
Voorhees, Strengthened up to his full
length. 1t was personal victory for
lim.
81 now move" said he, with tone
Of triumph in his voice, that the sem
tie adjourn until 10 o'clock"
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