The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-10
No REFORM YET.
THE MORRISON TARIFF BILL DE-
rEATED $50 To l3s.


Washington.
!Nsecsal csr~sg.o-arroe Of fA< CArc.ssl~
" asEINsT,S, Nav 6-Not since the Ell
citeInent of the Electoral Commission eigh;
Years ago has there hcsn such sesnc in
the Congress a. there Vas today when
,he Morrison tariff bill was defeated
II was about o'clock when Mr. Ran
dali took the floor and made his long and
eloquent speech against the bill Mr.
Townshend, Of Illinois. had preceded him
in defense Of the bill, and had shown that
the Democratic party had always teen a
party of revenue tariff But thi. was a.
nothing compared with the power of Mr..
Randalls mighty sAort- He took no half
way ground, but ran dead against the bin.
dead against the Democratic partys ira
ditions and most cherished doctrine, dead
against the position the party assumed
when it placed Mr.. Carlisle in the chair
He spoke ont and on; for protection And
no Republican advocate OF protection has
made 50 forcible or effective or eloquent
appeal.
Then followed other members-Ar Nor
rlson the most important. He made IA
very strong speech in favor Of the bill
even an impassioued effort for so cool a
man; and this closed the debate
Such scene as then followed The
galleries We're crowded beyond all possibil-
ity of comfort. In every apartment, were
men and women of distinction and in the
miscellaneous gallery an eager crowd made.
up of all classes. 1t is only on very great
occasions that such sight can be seen
The wives and kinswomcn of prominent
Americans, of distinguished foreigners
perhaps every State in the Union and al
most every nation on the earth represent
IN thnf nd In he. Of he
House there were more nearly all the
members present than can be found once
perhaps in half dozen years Besides
these were large number of visitors who
had the privilege of the Senator's
and members.
When Mr. Morrison closed his speech,
there was deathly stiffness. The clerk
began to read the bill. Expectancy Was
now on tiptoc Everybody seemed to hold
his breath When the first clause had
been read, Mr.. Converse, of Ohio, walked
down the aisle and moved to strike out the
enacting clause.
The silence then changed to bcdlam
The members whooped and hissed. The
crowd in the gallery checred or groancd.
For several minutes nothing could be heard
A strong voice on the democratic side
shouted ''Do this and you bury the Demo
cratic party" An other said. 'tAnd now
adjourn
Order was at length restored. The vote
was taken first by letters, then by roll
call The last vote showed 159 in favor
of striking out the enacting clause, and
155 opposed majority of against con
sidering the bill at all.
Again confusion reigned. The Kepuh
lcans and the protectionist Democrats
threw up their hands. waved hats and pa
pers and cheered. The 155 were exceed
,ne'. A-nressed- ,Eyerybodv began violent
conversation with his neighbOr. That
ends Democratic hope this year said
some one on the Democratic side. "And
always" was the answer. Oaths were
frequent among the dismal predictions.
Tonight at the hotels there is the same
fever heat excitement. The correspon-
dents are sending thousands OF interviews,
and most Of the leaders have been obliged
to refuse to answer any questions. All
sorts Of rumors are af1Oat 1t is reported
that Speaker Carlisle says that the Demo
cratic party now has confessed that 1t has
no mission and no purpose-if the Demo
cratic House is to be taken as an index to
the Democratic party.
The universal opinion now is that ad
jOurnment will be speedy.