The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-30
NEARING THE END
Senators Listen to Several Short
Speeches aud Vote on Some
Amendments.
Senator WOlcOtt Announced That Clio.
ture Was Impossible-Sherman
ON Bonds.
Attempt to Substitute the Bland.Alli.
son Act Defeated-Perkins'A Amend
ment Lost.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 80 The senate re-
Bamed is session at ii o'clock with 80
senators on deck. The urgent de-
ficieney bill was considered and passed.
The Joint resolution offered by Mr..
Cullom, on trans ierring the model bat
tleship Illinois to the state of Illinois as
an armory for the naval militia Of that
state, at the close of the worlds fair,
was passed.
The repeal bill was taken up at 1880
a. M, and Mr.. Wolcott addressed the
senate. He said in part:
All viii BE Lost.
We have voted on that amendment
to the bill which would give us free
coinage. 1t was lost, great majority
of the senaie voting against 1t. All
other amendments will meet like
fate. The fight for silver has failed be-
cause Democratic support and Republi-
can encouragement has been with
drawn. Thew has been talk OF closure,
and senator's across the chamber have
leaped into sudden reputation by advo-
catingit Mr.. President, even the newest
fectly that closure as applicable to this
measure was an impess bility; that it
could find no foothold or abiding place
in this chamber. These arguments have
been tor the gallery, for gullible pub
lie. -
For my own part, should be de-
lighted to see it enacted. This senate
los. i's dignity Mr.. President, when
ever it becomes the simple mouthpiecs
of the executive will, and when it yields
to Influences which should have no
share in shaping legislation.
state without fear of successful con-
tradiction that nobody who advocated
c'esr"" sd the slightest idea that 1t
would pass.
-. .,.ecman Of Ohio followed Mr..
Wolcott. He referred to the depleted
condition of the treasury and the in
vasion of the gold reserve, which was
now reduced to about $50. 0O0, 600. To
rectify the trouble he advocated the is
suance of bonds, which he said the
secretary of the treasury had not the
authority to do, unless by the sanction
of congress. He had heard talk of the
meet the financial difficulty. He was
tired of such talk, for the president had
no right to take any action regard
ing the finances Of the country. Only
the secretary of the treasury could do
SO. After the unconditional repeal of
the Sherman law, the people would find
that it was rot the germ OF all evil
He considered it unwise to offer as an
amendment to the pending bill an
authority 10 sell bonds. and he would
not do SO. He had read however, a prop
osition for the sale of per cent
bonds to the amount of SOU, ,00J. which
he would suggest to give relief. He was
followed b.
MIR. German of Maryland.
The senator from Maryland con-
tended that when congress met the
Democratic party was as hopelessly di-
vided on the silver question as were the
Republicans. There was Tot a major
ity in favor of unconditional repeal, he
asserted, for many of those who would
vote that way wanted some other
measure passed in place of the Sher.
man law Mr.. Stewart of Nevada spoke
Senator Shoup of Idaho took the floor
at 2 p. m. and read a short speech
predicting disaster would follow repeal
Took a Few Votes.
AT the close of Mr.. Shoup's speech,
Mr.. Stewart offered a substitute for the
Perkins amendment, which was prac.
tically to the same effect. but differ
entity worded. The substitute was lost
mays, 80; ayes. 20.
The Perkins amendment was ther
voted on and lost, Al to 3d.
Senator Berry OF Arkansas Offered
the Blahd Allison law as provision tt
the repeal bill. He made short speech
advocating it as the best thing under
the circumstances, though not entirel,
satisfactory to him.
Mr.. Voorhees, felt impelled to say
few words. Many policies had beer
proposed as amendments to this bill
4 which would under different circum
Il stances meet his approval. He wa
H charged with the great responsibilit,
of passing this bill unencumbered, ant
insisted that legislation would not en-,
with the passing of this bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, In replying to Mr.
Sherman said that he would oppose tn
issue of bonds at this time. He woul.
also oppose Mr.. Buffers state bank ia.
repeal. He was for it as a separat,
bill. but not as an amendment to thi
bill.
The Bland Alliance amendment wa
lost by 33 ayes to 81 nays.
Allen of Nebraska offered an amend
ment to coin bullion in the treasury
Lost. Yeas, 81; nays, Al.
A vote on the Blackburn amend
ment, offered some days ago, resulte
yeas 28, nays 40.
Stewart offered an amendment fn