The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-28

aH indaaH MaEaarin T1y MaTtn Mis SHnss @ Mte2
ell (Wis). Murphy. Palmer. Pascco. Pugh,
Walsh Hi and White; White. Totai aaHe So. e mas
Nays-Allen, Aldrich. Allison, Carey.
Chandler. Cullom, Davis. Dixon, Dolph.
bro1gh.. Hawiey, Hi. Higgins. gyms Jones Jones'
New. Kyle, Lodge, Mcmillan. Mander-
son, Mitchell (Ore), Patton. PETER. Perk-
ins. Platt, Proctor. Shoupe, Squire, Teller
and Washburn. Total, 81. Stewart did not
vote.
The pairs were as follows, those first
mentioned in each pair favoring the motion,
and those last mentioned opposing it: Cor
don with Wilson, Harris with Sherman, Nc
PhersOn with Merrill, Jarvis with Hoar,
Butler with Cameron, Morgan with Quay.
crats), Camden with Pettigrew, Voorhees,
with Wolcott and Caffery with Power. Sem
ator Stewart was the only Senator who was
absent and not paired. He was in the Re-
publican cloak room while the votes were
being taken and came out into the Senate
chamber Immediately after the final result
was announced.
LOST BY A TIE VOTE.
The motion to lay on the table having
been lost on the tie vote, the vote reverted
on the main question-that on sustaining the
decision of the Chair. The roll was called
amid the most intense excitement 1t also
resulted 30 to 80, and. according to parlia-
vote was identical with it's predecessor The
decision of the Chair was therefore not sus-
tained, and the motion of Mr. Washburn
to instruct the conferees to recede from the
Senate amendment was in order There
were loud cries of vote" vote" from Mr.
Aldrich and other Republicans. Consterna-
tion was written on the faces of many DEM
d oeratsd Without further nf % ado the clerk r6
began calling the roll. The Democrats, un-
der the caucus, stood manfully TO their
guns and with the exception of Mr. Hill
voted against the motion. Even Mr.. Villas
who made the terrific arraignment Of the
Sugar Trust on Monday, voted. no" with
emphasis The Senators and the crowd OF
members in the rear of the chamber eager
ly craned their heads while the clerk was
recapitulating the vote. Mr.. Brice, Mr.: AL
drch and Mr. Cockrell kept tally. AN
other tie" was the word that went. hur-
redly about while the clerk was footing up
the totals. Deep silence reigned as Mr..
Harris arose to announce the vote.
Upon this question" said the presiding
officer, with a ring of Jublation in his
voice, "thirty-two have voted in the affirma-
tive and thrty-two in the negative, and the
motion is lost The faces of the Demo-
Gratis lighted with smiles. Mr.. German i'm
medaitely called for vote on the reSolu-
tion to agree TO the request of the House for
a further conference, but ii was agreed to
without division. Then scene of ineXtrica-
BILE confusion followed. The Democrats
wrung each others hands enthusiastically.
Their colleagues from the other end of the
Capitol rushed down the aisles and con-
graduated them on the victory. The spec
tators i'm the galleries, realizing that the
tension was over, drew a long breath ano
filed out. From the press gallery ii looked
as il the Senate had adjourned Mr.; Harris
vacated his chair to go down on the floor
10 shake hands with Mr.. Jones, and Mr..
Cockrell of Missouri. to whom he resigned
the gavel, could not make himself heard
above the din for fully three minutes.
After order was restored Mr.. Quay, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, secured recognition he
drew a huge pile of manuscript from his
desk and said he desired TO make some OBJ
servatons on the metal schedule for the
benefit of the conferees. The prospect or
another installment of Mr. Quay's speech
appalled, the Senate, and leave to print was
hurriedly granted to him. The Senate then
proceeded TO consider and pass some unob-
iectionable bills on the calendar. At 3:46
the Senate on motion of Mr.. German, ad-
journed until Monday.