The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-02
THE REPEAL BILL A LAW.
PASSED M THE HOUSE AVID PROMPTLY
SIGNED NJ THE PRESIDENE

Secretary Carlisle Telegraph. TO All the
MINIS TO stop the Purchase OF silver
The vote In the House wn- Ioa Yeas
and % Nny--13A Democrats and a. Re-
publican- Voted for the Biii--A short,
but Interesting Debate Frecedes the Vote
Bryan OF Nebraska Made n series or
Obstructive Motions, but In the Midst Of
the Confusion the Speaker Suddenly Pat
the Motion and Declared tho Previous
Question Ordered The Vote In Detail.
WARRINGTON. Nov. 1.-President Cleveland
signed tho bill TO repeal the purchasing clause
of the Sherman act Just before leaving tho
White House this afternoon to go to his coun-
try home The bill was In his hands an hour
after the House had disposed OF 1t by con.
curing in the Senate amendment The Presi-
dent. It Is understood. would have been better
pleased had the Voorhees, substitute been de-
feated and the hill passed In the shape In which
1t was originally introduced in the House By
Mr. Wilson. but as 1t was he expressed .
sense Of deep satisfaction when he attached
his signature TO the new law. Mr.. Voorhees,
felt that his substitute was essential. not
only for tho purpose OF identifying him with
the measure, but as means OF holding the
party up to its professions Of bimetallism In
the future.
Mr. Cleveland is not alone In expressing
satisfaction that repeal is now an accom- plished
fact. Senators and Representatives generally.
even some Of those who are friends OF silver.
are gratned at the close OF the long fight and
hopeful that there will now be prompt and
decided Improvement In the financial and
commercial situation. The ablest 1nanciers
In Congress are not sanguine that prosperity
will follow ut once. but they cling to the belief
that Congress has done nice thing.
Tho passage OF tho bill by the House was ao-
complished. in the face OF an evident de-
termination to fllibuster on the part Of small
| number OF irreconcilables. by tho alert
ness OF Speaker Crisp. who caught the
obstructionists mapping and put the pre-
vous question to vote before they
could realize where they were at" Speaker
Crisp's action Is greatly commended by tho
| friends OF the Administration and repeal who
| did not expect such effective assistance at his
hands. Tho Speaker was. until the opening Of
| the present session. a free coinage man.
He put the Repeal bill through the House.
however in answer to the demands Of the
people. but was from the beginning friend
and advocate OF tho Senate plan OF compromise
which resulted so disastrously when President
| Cleveland killed the Carlisle German bill.
The flibusters to day were led by Bryan OF
Nebraska and Snodgrass Of Tennessee They
had such q small party behind them that their
useless attempts to delay action caused much
surprise and indignation.
Mr.. Bryan's course is explained In meas
ure. however. by the fact that as the Nebraska
Democrats have repudiated his financial att-
| tude by favoring repeal. he is training for the
support OF the Populists. and 1t is said by those
who have knowledge OF the situation that 1t IL
more than likely that Mr.. Bryan will be sent to
! the Senate two years hence as the Popullst
colleague OF Mr.. Allen.
| After the obstructionists were outwitted By
| Speaker Crisp the bill was brought to vote
with few short speeches, which afforded
an opportunity for the Republicans to
say some mean things. and for Repre-
| sentative Tracey. the Chairman OF the
steering committee that formulated the
| plan by which the bill was originally passed In
| the House. to thank those who had stood SO
steadfastly by tho Administration and the
| bill. The assumption OF repeal leadership By
the Albany Representative was not alto
Rether pleasing to some OF his COLI
leagues and 1t led Private John Allen.
| tho humori,t laureate. to mako a satirioal
speech in recognition Of his own self assumed
leadership OF the silver forces. However. Gen.
! Traceys New York colleagues are very
| grateful to him for his faithfulness and
industry in behalf OF the measure. SO Inn
portant to New York city and State. and to-
night they are giving him dinner in recoR-
milton OF his services. at which all the NOM
bers OF tho delegation and o few other gentle.
men are present