The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-09

tratiop. In reply to Mr. Blackburn,
speech, he detailed the benefits which
the country had derived from the pro
tective system and his remarks were
constantly greeted with applause by
his party associates Mr. Morrison, oil
Illinois, closed the debate with rapid
review of objections which had beer
made to the bill and an equally rapid
and brief answer to the objections
Should the motion to strike out the en-.
acting clause be agreed to it would bt
the declaration that the tariff taxation
would be continued and the democratic
party wonld appeal from congress tc
the people. Turning to Mr. Randall he
said
You claim to have the power &c
strike ont the enacting clause of this
bill. If you have that power you have
the power to amend this bill and make
it what it should be-" Loud applause
on the democratic side. After few
more cursory remarks on the genera
subject of tariff reform Mr.. Morrison,
time expired, and murmur of expec
fancy ran through the ranks of both
opponents and advocates of the meas
ure as the chairman directed the clerk
to read the bill. The audience, which
throughout the day had crowded the
galleries almost to suffocation, hushed
the hum of conversation and watched
with intense interest the further pro-
ceedings on the floor.
READING THE BILL FINALLY.
AS the clerk began to read Mr., Con.
verse, left his seat in the last row oi
seats, and walking down to the bar OF
the house, stood nervously lingering a
piece of paper which he held In his
hand. When the reading of the first
paragraph had been completed there
was an embarrassing pause. MIR. Con
verse was eogagei in earnest conver-
salion with Mr.. Hunt, of Louisiana,
and did not appear to know that all
eyes were fixed upon him. Mr.. Kas
son, fearful that the time when the
motion to strike ont the enacting clause
would be in order would expire before
Mr.. Cpnverse's attention could be at.
tracted to the fact. rose aud inquired
of the chair whether the proper time
had come to make motion. Before
the chair could respond Mr.. Converse,
pushing to the front, moved to strike
out the enacting clause. This was the
signal for volley of Kisses and groans
from the democratic side and this dem
onstration being met by rounds of ap
plause from the republican side the
scene in the chamber was one of in
tense excitement and confusion, to
which the galleries rendered no little
aid by loud tokens of approval and dis,
approval. Tellers being ordered Mes
srs. Converse and Morrison were ap-
pointed by the chair.
Morrison took his station, giving
Converse very cool shake of the
hand as he stood opposite that gentle
man. Then the voting began, and the
tellers announced the affirmative vote
to be 1855. The first man to pass
through in the negative was Regau, OF
Texas, who had been brought in on an
invalid chair in order to cast his vote
He was heartily applauded by his
friends, aud received many congratu.
lations upon his apparent recovery from
his late severe illness. The negative
vote was announced as Isl and then
George d. Wise, of Virginia, voted in
the affirmative, making the vote stand
1856 TO Isl. Cheer followed cheer from
the republican side and the cheers
were taken up by tie galleries and re
verberated from every nook and Gran
ny of the hall Ladies stood up anc
waved their nandkerchiefs and the mer
their hats. Mr.. Morrison yieldec
gracefully to the inevitable, walking
smiling to his seat and the tariff bill
was dead. On Mr.. Converse's motor
the committee rose and the chairman
reported its action to the house.