The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-31

WASHINGTON, Oos. 3.-The galleries
were crowded this morning when the
Senate met, and roll call showed the
presence OF ffty-two Senators. AS soon
as the Vice-President entered the cham.
Der at IL a. m. he announced that the
Senate resumed its session, and that
House bill No. (she silver purchasing
billy vas now before the Senate.
Hunton Dem, Va explained briefly
the situation which he occupied, and
Still occupied, on the repeal bill. He
subscribed in good faith to the Chicago
platform, which demanded the repeal of
the Sherman law. he should vote for
its repeal. But he stood ready to join
his silver friends in fight for silver
and should strive earnestly and man
fully for victory. Cameron read a state
ment as to his position and gave his
views on the bill
Morgan then took the floor. While he
was speaking, and as the hour e D. n.y.
suggested for taking the final vote
approached, many Of the members of
the other House (lncluding Springer,
Bland. Follows and Geissenheimer)
entered the chamber and either took
sehts which happened to be vacant or
stood around at the rear Of the Demo i.
cratic side.
The galleries were so crowded that
the outer doors were besieged by men
and women watching their chance of
admission. And so that the diplomatic
gallery had to yield up its ordinary OK
clusiveness and to admit some favored
p,e,rsonages, including Mrs. Carlisle.
The two rows in the ladies' gallery,
which are set apart for the use of the
Presidents family, were also full
at 2:30 Morgan was still speaking
with no indication of his bringing his
speech to close. The uncertainty of
the time at which the final voting would
come was such that all the members of
the other House withdrew from the SEN
ate chamber.
Voorhees, showed signs of impatience
and had interviews with Jones, of
Nevada, and other anti-repeal Senators.
But Morgan needed not and went on
with his speech as if there was no need
of hurrYing.
AT 2:4o p. m. Morgan said that he had
now finished what he had desired to
read to the Senate. He had prepared
1T because he had not wished lin his
state of healthy to make efforts in an
extemporaneous address. He left the
subject with the knowledge that the
die was cast.
Vest then spoke briefly closing with
declaration that the issue in the next
political campaign would be equality
among the people; justice 10 all men;
no monopoly in mining and no centraliz-
alton in finances.
Cockrell and Carey occupied the time
until AIS. Then followed Wolcott and
Dubois. At the close of Dubois re-
marks. there was brief lull in the
Senate, and the Vice-President an
nounced that the Voorhees, bill was
before the Senate and open to amend
ment.
Pasco Immediately moved to take up
the amendment, of which he gave notice
last Saturday, to appoint commission
Of three to establish q ratio between
gold and silver by the first day Of Janu-
airy next, after which silver dollars are
to be coined, Of weight fixed by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and to be
legal tender. This amendment, Pasco
said, was now an order, unless there
was any other amendment to precede it.
At this point, Stewart hurriedly enter
ing the Senate from the lobby in the
rear OF the presiding officer, said amidst
laughter, ~ have another amendment"
Stewart proposed an amendment re-
ducing the amount of gold in the coinage
25 per cent. so that the amount of gold
in the standard dollar should be nine
teen and tbirty-hve hundredth grams.
This amendment was negatived without
a division. Then Pasco's amendment
for commission to establish a new
silver ratio was rejected by vote OF 90
to Az
In brief interluoe Gray, from the
committee on foreign relations, reported
the House bill amending the Geary
Chinese restriction law. Perkins (Rep.,
Cal asked that the bill be made the
special order for next Wednesday, but
on objection by Hoar that the subject
was too important to be disposed OF thus
hastily, it was sent to the calendar,
whore it can be reached by majority
vote.
The Vice President again said the
Voorhees, bill was before the Senate and
open to amendment. but the expecta-
ton of speedy vote was again dashed.
Jones (Nev.) expressed his extreme