Last Of Repeal

Washington, Oct. :to. - The repea' of the herman act was suecessfully oted for to day■GBXE8 OF BU CU INTERKST. Gallerlea o( Cbainlier Throned with Anxioua Spectator. Washington, Oct. 31. - '1 his is a fieldday in the senate. Xo greater degree of interest has been shown at any stage of the Ion? eight-weeks struggle than was raanifested to-day. The question at issue has been virtually decided, the battle has been wag'ed and won, the weapons of the opponents of unconuitional repeal have been sheathed and the victorious f rees are simply awaiting ihe final vote to regis:er their iriumph. To-day the leaders of the opposing factions deliyer their valedictories to the country - from one side the justification for the long opposition and the reasons lor the ultímate surrender: from the other the calin, dispassionate statement of the principies for which the major. ty contended and the of the victory ach ie ved. The public had ampie warning of the great speeches to be delivered and before 11 o clock the galleries were black with people and the press lery thronged with the newspaper eorrespondents who have vigilantly w atched this fiercely contested battle frorn its outset. From the heavily upholstered diplomatic palle ry a number of the foreig'n ministers looked down and listened. The scène on the floor was impressive. Almost every seat wasoc-cupied, while a hundred representativos from the house were ranged against the wall. A death-like stillness prevailed. broken only by the rise and ia.1 ot the voces of the speakers. The senate and the galieries seemed awe-ütricken Every one seemed deeply affected with ttie idea that tne result of this great parhamentarv struggle about o be terminated was fraught with g'gantic importance to the country and th;it the pohcy about to be inaugúrate 1 was for weal or for wee to 67,000,0 ;0 people.