New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04

who broke his pair with Senator Saunders
and very nearly defeated the Tariff.
bill in the Senate. The Senate yester-
day adopted motion to lay the River
and Haroor bill on the table "until to-mor-
row." and thus virtually killed the bill, Sun
day not being legislative day. David Davis
yesterday retired from his position as Presi-
dent pro TEN. of the Senate, and Mr. Edmunds
was chosen as his successor
A TARIFF BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS.
THE HOUSE ADOPTS THE CONFERENCE REPORT on
THE REVENUE TARIFF BLL-INcIDENrs OF THE
FINAL STRUGGLE.
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRmUNE.l
| WASHINGTON, March 3-What was YESTERDAY
only the report Of majority of a conference COM
mittee will hereafter be known as the "Tarlff act
of March 3, 1888"
Whether experience shall prove II to be an act of
wise legislation or the reverse, Republicans will be
held responsible for it, They are entitled at least
TO credit for their perseverance, and tenacity of
purpose. which, despite the dogged opposition
and dIlatory tactics of the Democrats have
enabled them to win substantial victory
and redeem their promise to the country
TO reduce taxation and revenues. That the Repub-
licans, with Senate aud House almost evenly di-
q
tribute to their sincerity of purpose and their deter
nlnation to respond to the demands of the country
For whatever imperfectlons the measure Just
adopted may contain, in consequence Of the inabil-
ity more thoroughly to consider aud discuss it, the
Democrats are wholly responsible they wasted
days aud weeks IN frivolous and iEconsequentiaI
TAX. with tho sole purpose of max
ing any tariff legislation impossible;
and none of them, from their ablcst leader-Mr.
CarlIse-down to their most ignorant " skIr-
msher" ever appeared willing TO contrib
ute to any act Of revision which should not revise
some branch of American industry out Of existence,
POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE REPORT.
When Chairman Kelley called up the conferences
report at noon to-day Messrs. Bayne and Blackburn
raised the point of order thatit was not MED
by the written Statement" required by the rule,
explaining the effect of the various changes
recommended. This pretext for delay was eagerly
seized by the Democrats and the parliamentary
lawyers on that side were in full feather, encour-
aged as they were by peculi ar ruling of the
Speaker which convinced som of them that he
opposed TO the bill. THIS ruling also f ghtened
come of the friends of the into belief that
thu Speaker would put some parliamentary
obstacles in the way that might endanger it,
While the debate was proceeding, a written
" statement" was prepared and slGued BIZ the con-
Guilty removed, aud. after nearly hour had
been wasted, the real debate was abo ut to begin.
when the irrepressbe Springer demanded that the
bill should be read. There was nothing to do but
comply At intervals Messrs. Robinson, of Masss-
chusets and Specr relieved the reading clerks and
III less than two hours the reading, to which
nobody listened. was concluded. By common con-
sent was arranged that the vote should be taken
at O'Clock, the intervening time to be devoted 10
debate.
FINAL DEBATE or TIRE BILL.
The discussion was not very interesting and it
probably changed votes. Mr. Carlisle vehe-
nenly attacked the bill, because Of the rates
arc too high, and Messrs. Robinson, of Ohio. Bayns
md Iubbell assailed 1t, because its rates arc
100 low. especially wool, iron aud
,Opper The touching sOlcitud, which some of tho
rce-trade Democrats showed for the particular in
ereSts presented by the Republican opponents Of
he bill was very comical. Mr. Fisher said he felt
hat he between the devil aud the deep sea-"
)ut he must accept this bill a choice of evils
tessrs Anderson and Dunn would vote for
{, they said, but under solemn protest.
,ecauso it does not go tar enough.
The Democrats who spoke for the bill were Messrs
Spccr, Morse, Mutchler and Wilson. Mr. Murch
made very earnest speech, somewhat IN The nature
II a political ante-mortem statement, against the
lr. Carlisle were s. $. Cox, Conversc-wbo said that
his was a leap in the dark "-Springrr Morrison
lnd Tucker who said that tho Republicans had
wapped the Constitution for IIieh Tariff bill.
Mrssrs. Kelley Haskell, Pcee and Kasson spoke
igorOusly and earnestly IN favor of the measure.
TIE BILL BROUGHT TO VOTE AND PASSED.
Considerable nervousness was apparent when the
ote was takcn but by the time the fist ro-call
vas ended it was evident that The bill would pass
" a good majority, and on the second roll-caila .
o0d many Representatives who had reserved their
otes were recorded for against IT. The vote
TODD l52 to llG. The announcement of the result
licied hearty aud prolonged applause from tbs
'epublicans.
or the 152 votes for the hill, 10 contributed
Y Democrats as follows: Messrs. BeltzhOOyer,
rnenrout, Klotz Mutchler Randall and WISE Of
iIardenbergh Harris aud Ross, OF
ew-Jersey; Morse, of Massachusetts, Ladl. OF
aine Bliss Hardy and ScOvile, of New-York;
ulkerson and Wise OF Virginia; Speer, of Georgia;
lelley, Of Alabama; and Wilson, of West Vir.
MIA Eleven Republicans voted in he negative.
follows: Messrs. Bayne, Campbell, ErFet and
iller, of Pennsylvania; Dawes, Mckinley.
ice Robinson, L. Is. Taylor and j. ID. Tayltr. Of
hio, and Hubbell, of Michigan.
MR. HEWITT AND Mr.. RANDALL FALL OUT
II is said that before the vote was takenthers WIS
ther a lively spat between Abram 5. Hewitt and
r. Randall in one of the Democratic coak-rOOms.
person who SAID he heard part of the colloquy
ports that Mr.. Randall declared that after
htng for the Democratic party IN the
puse for twenty years, he did not pro-
So to be dictated to and tutored by
nan who has been there only one-fourth OF that
ne; AMI that Mr.. Hewitt retortcd that as Speaker
the House Mr. Randall had defeated tarh re-
sion by packing the Ways and Means Commit
3 e"-something he would never do again. ior he
Duld meet his Waterloo In the next Democratic
mems 70 nominate a candidate for Speaker"
Freetrade Democratic Representatives freely do
re that the action of this Congress does not settle