Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-07


trade. There was no free trade in the bill
Ii was proposition TO limit the taxation o
the people TO the demands of the government
The man Who voted TO strike out the enactin,
clause declared to the people that he was no
willing to have the tariff revised, and tn,
surplus revenue sbated. Applause. Tn,
man who voted TO strike out the clause ad
mitted to the country and the world that be
dare not face the issue either of revision o.
tariff or reduction of taxation even or
terms that he might offer. Applause.
Mr.. kasson of Iowa closed the debate in
opposition to the bill in a severe arraigumenl
OF the provisions which he declared to be
impossible of administration. He challenged
the tariffs of the world to present provision:
of enomity and confusion approaching those
on the pending measure, and asserted that il
would require special catechism to answer
/ the questions which must be asked before
! goods were imported.
! Mr. Morrison, of Illinois closed the debate
with answers TO the objections to the bill. II
the motion to strike out the clause be agreed
to it would be declaration that the tariff
tax would be continued and the democratic
party would appeal from the Congress of the
United States to the people.
! Turning to Mr.. Randall he said: ''You
claim TO have power to strike out the enscting
clause. If YOU have that power You have
power to amend this bill and make it what it
should be-" Loud applause on the demo-
cratic side.
After few remarks on the subject OF
tariff reform Mr.. Morrison's time expired and
a murmur of expectancy ran through the
rank of both opponents a advocates OF the
measure as the chair directed the clerk to
read the bill.
The audience which throughout the day
had crowded the gallery almost to suffoca-
tion hushed the hum of conversation and
watched with intense interest further pro-
ceedings on the floor.
As the clerk began to read, Mr.. Converse
of OHIO, left his seat in the last row and
walked down to the bar and stood nervouslv
lingering piece of paper which he held in
his hand.
When the reading of the first paragraph
was completed there was an embarrassing
pause. Mr.. Converse was engaged in cor
versation with Mr.. Hun, of La, and did not
appear to know that all eyes were fixed on
him.
Mr.. Kasson of Iowa, fearful that the time
when the motion to strike out the clause
would be in order would expire before
Mr.. Converse's attention could
be attracted to the fact rose and inquired
whether the proper time had come to make
a motion.
Before the chair could reply Mr.. Converse
pushed to the front, and moved to strike out
the enacting clause. This was the signal for
a volley of misses and groans from the demo-
cratic side, and this demonstration being met
by applause from the republican side. The
scene in the chamber ives one of intense
excitement and confusion, to which the gal
leries rendered no little aid by loud tokens of
approval and disapproval.
The tellers being ordered, Mr.. Converse
and Mr.. Morrison were appointed by the
chair. Before taking his place Mr.. Morrison
called to the clerk who was standing by the
speakers desk, and exclaimed: "Clerk, see
that no damned scoundrel who is paned goes
between the tellers." The clerk promised to
see fair play, and Mr.. Morrison took his
place. giving Mr.. Converse cool shake Of
hands as he stood opposite him.
Then the voting began, and the tellers an
nounced the affirmative vote to be l55. The
first man to pass through in the negative was
Mr.. Regan of Texas, who had been brought
in on an invalids chair in order to cast a
vote. lie was heartily applauded by his
friends. The negative vote was announced
as 159, and then Mr.. Geo. ID. Wise, of Vir-
ginia, voted in the affirmative, making the
vote l56 to l59. Cheer followed cheer on
the republican side, and the cheers were
taken up by the galleries, and reverberated
from every nook and corner of the hall. The
ladies stood up and waved their handkerchiefs
and the men their hats. Mr.. Morrison
yielded cheerfully to the inevitable, and
walked smiling to his seat. and the tariff bill
was dead.
On motion of Mr.. Converse the committee
rose, and the chairman reported its action to
the House. The speaker stated the question
to be on striking out the enacting clause, and
it was agreed to, l59 nays to l55 yeas, as
follows:
YEArs-Adams of Illinois, Anderson,
Arnot Atkinson. Bayne, Belfori, Bingham,
Bisbee, Boutelle. Bowen, Boyle, Brainer,
Breitung. Brewer of New York, Brewer of
New Jersey, Browne of Indiana, Brown of
Pennsylvania, Brumm, Budd, Burleigh.
Calxins, Campbell OF Pennsylvania, Cannon.
Chace, Connolly, Converse, Culbertson, Gull
len. Curtin, Cutcheon. Davis of Illinois,
Davis of Mississippi, Dingley, Duncon, Dun
ham, Eaton, Elliott, Elwood. Ermentrout,
Evans of Pennsylvania, Everhart, Ferrell,
Fielder. Findlay, Finerty, Foran, Funston,
Geddes. George, Glasscock, Goff, Guentheur,
Hanback,, Harmer. Hart, Hatch of Michigan,
Haynes, Henderson of Iowa, Henderson of
Illinois, Hepburn. Hiscock. HIT, Holmes,
Holton, Hooper, Hopkins, HOrr, Houck.
t3OWev. nuDt, JdtDts. JtutTus-
johnson, Jordan, kasson. Kean, Keifer,
Lelly, Kellogg, Ketcham, Lacey, Laird,
Lawrence, Lefever, Libbey, Long, Lyman,
McAdoo, McCoid, McComas, Mccormick.
Mckinley. Millard, Miller of Penns ylvania,
Milliken, Morrill,, Muller, Murray. Mutchler,
Nutting. O'Hara, O'Neiil of Pennsylvania,
Paige, Parker, Patten, Payne, Payson.
Peele of Indiana, Perkins, Peters, Pettibone
Phelps, Poland, Post. Price, Randall, Ram
sey, Ray of New York, Ray of New Hamp-
shire. Reed, Rice, Robinson of Ohio, Rock
we'll, Rowell, Russell, Ryan, Seevey, Skin
ner of New York, Smalls, Smith. Snyder,
Spooner, Sprggs, Steele, Stephenson, Stew
art of Vermont, Stone, Storm, Struble,
Sumner of California, f. b. Taylor of Ohio,
J. D. Taylor of Ohio, Thomas, Tulley,
vanalystyne, Wadsworth. Wait, Warner Of
Ohio, Wsshburn, Weaver, Wemple, Whit
ing, wilkins, James Wilson of Iowa, Geo.
ID. Wise of Virginia, John S. Wise of vir-
einia, York-l59.
NAYL-Messrs. Adams of New York.
Aiken. Alexander. Bagley, Ballentine, Bar.
bour. Barksdale.s Beach, Belmont. Black
burn. Blanchard. Bland, Blount, Breck ~
ridge. Broadhead, Buchanan, Bucker. Burnes.
Cahill. Caldwell, Campbell of New York,
Gambler, Carleton, Cassidy. Clsrdy, Clay,
Clements, Cobb. Collins. Cook, Cosgrove