The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-16
THE MORRISON BILL.
analysis OF the Vote on the Question Of It's
Consideration.
by telegraph to the Dismal,

lBy telegraph to the DIspatch.l
WASHINGTON, April 15.-An analysis of
the list OF yeas and nays on the question OF
considering the tariff bill shows that the
affirmative vote was cast by 1876 Democrats
ana republicans. and the negative by 80
hepuDlicans and 80 Democrats. The Re-
pubilcan affirmative vote came from repre-
sentatives OF only three States-Messrs.
Anderson OF Kansas, James Of New York,
ana Nelson, Strait, and Wakefield OF Min
nes0ta.
Inc Democrats voting in the negative
nan from large number OF States. as fol-
lows: New York, S--Messrs. Arnot, Har-
dy, Muller, Robinson, Spriggs, Stevens,
Wemple. and Van Alstyne: Virginia. .
Messrs. Barbour aud q. d. Wise; Penn
sylvania, 1l-Messrs. Boyd, Curtin, Dun
can, Elliott, Ermentrout. Hopkins, Mutch-
Ter, Patton, Post, Randall, and Storm;
California, l-Messrs. Budd, Henley. Glas-
cock, and Tully; Ohio. 5-Messrs. Con-
verse. Foran, Paige. Warner. and Will
kins; New Jersey, 3-Messrs. Ferrel,
Fielder, and McAdOO; Connecticut, l.
Mr.. Eaton; Maryland, mir. Findlay {;
Illinois, MIR. Finerty; Alabama. mir.
Hewitt; Louisiana, 1-Mr. Hunt; In
dianna, 1-Mr. Lamb.
The following pairs were announced:
Messrs. Follett and Nichols; Fyan and
Ranker; Morgan and Cook; Shelley and
Burnes Campbell and Gibson Lewis and
Covington; Broadhcad and Dargan; Hill
and Clement; Reagan and Moulton
Rodgers and Connolly; White OF MINNIE
sofa and Petti5One; Robinson 81 Ohio and
Morrill,; Cullen and Thomas; Calkins, and
= IIl;.,1f1. IL.
Hatton and Bayne; Brumm and Ilouk
Browne Of Indiana and Stevenson; Watt
aud Brewer.
No statement was made Of the character
OF the votes that would have been cast by
these members il they were all present and
but from known sentiments Of
most Of them it is presumed that all those
first named would have voted ave-" and
those in the second list "No."
The foliOwlDg-named members, who were
absent. had no pairs announced: Messrs.
Bowen. Campbell of Pennsylvania. Hooper,
Hutchins, Laird, and Sumner OF CalifOr-
mia.
Mr.. Lowry was present, but was not in
his seat when his name was called. He
afterwards requested leave to vote in the
but under the rules Of the
House this privilege could not be accorded.
Up to the hour OF adjournment this af-
ternoon more than eighty-fve representa-
tives had placed their names on the list Of
the chairman OF the Committee OF the
Whole for recognition to make speeches
on the tariff bill.
A motion to close the general debate will
be in order in the House pending the mo-
ton 10 90 into Committee Of the Whole,
which is prerequisite to continuing the
of the bill each legislative
day. But although the narrOwness OF the
majority by which it was taken Up to-day
suggests the possibility Of success in such
an attempt to force the final issue leading
opponents OF the measure say they
and general discussion. The durs-
ton OF a debate OF this nature is
variously estimated at from ten to twenty
days. the best-lnformed opinion inclining
TO the lower estimate, as the House VIII
doubtless order some evening sessions for
the purpose, and many Of the speeches will
be printed in the Congressional Record
without more than nominal delivery. The
progress Of the debate will probably be in
terrupted, however, from time to tine TO
admit OF speedy action on one or two OF
the uncontested appropriation bills. AS
soon as the general debate is closed and the
bill is declared open FOR amendments and
for discussion in Committee OF Whole
under the five-minute rule (and at any
time whatever thenceiorth while II re-
mains in Committee OF Whole), a
motion to strike out its enacting clause
will be in order from any member, and
must be Immediately decided without de-
bate. This motion, the leaders OF the OPP
position say, will be made by some Repub-
lican representative Immediately upon the
closing OF the general debate, and they
profess entire confidence that it will be
successful. They assert that number OF
Democratic representatives (reckoned as
high AS twelve), who voted to-day to allow
the bill to be discussed, will then vote
against it. On the other hand,
active friends of the bill, while admitting
that the vote upon the passage OF the bill
is likely to be very close, assert that it will
command at least as much strength as it
did to-day, and that they believe it will
gain votes by discussion.