Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-04-16
An Analysis of the TariR Vote.

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 l35 Demo
Gratis and five Republicans, and the mega
tive by ninety. nine Republicans and
thirty-nine Democrats. The Republican
affirmative vote came from Representa-
uves OF only three States, namely: Ander-
son KS. |, Jones n. Y. and Nelson. Strait
and Wakefield Mimi The Democrats
voting in the negative hail from larger
number Of States, as follows: New FORK
s, Virginia ,, Pennsylvania IL, California
4, Ohio 5, New Jersey }, Connecticut /,
Maryland /, Illinois l, Alabama /, Louisi-
ana l and Indiana L. The following pairs
were announced: Follet, Nichols, Free
land, Rankin, Morgan, Cook, Shelley,
Burns, ,Campbell[ NY. ], Gibson, Lewis, Gov
ington, Broadhead, Dargan, Hill, Clements,
Reagan, Mouiton and Rodgers NY. !, with
Connolly, White Mimi. ], Pettibone, Robin
son TO- ], Morrill,, Cullen, Thomas, Calkins,
Davis Ill. ], Smalls, Mccormick, Hatton,
Wait and Brewer N. Y. No statement
was made of the characters of the votes
that would have been cast by these mem
bers if they had all been present and un-
paired, but from the known sentiments
OF most of them it is presumed all
of those in the first named list would
have voted aye, and those in the Sec
ond list no. The following members
who were absent had no pairs announced: !:
Bowen, Campbell Pa. Hooper, Hutch
ins, Laird and Sumner [CaL]. Lowrey
was present, but not when his name was
called. He afterward requested leave to
vote in the affirmative, but, according to
the rules of the House, this privilege
l. aI 70 rr,f
adjournment this afternoon, more than
eighty-fve Republicans had placed their
name on the list of the chairman
of the Committee OF the Whole
asking for recognition to make
speeches. A motion to close general de-
bate will be in order in the House on the
pending motion to 60 into Committee OF
the Whole, which is requisite to continu-
ing consideration of the bill each legisla-
tive day, but, although the narrowness OF
the majority by which it was taken up to-
day suggested the possibility OF success
in such an attempt to force final issue,
the leading opponents of the measure
saw they will offer no objection
to full and general discussion. The
duration of the debate OF this nature is
variously estimated at from ten to twenty
days. The progress of the debate will
prob ably be interrupted, however, from
time to time, to admit speedy action on
one or two prominent appropriation bills.
As soon as general debate is closed
and the bill declared open for
amendments and discussion in Comit'
tee of the Whole under the five
minute rule, and at any time whatever
thenceforth while itremains in Committee
of the Whole, q motion to strike out its
enacting clause will be in order from any
member, and must be Immediately de-
cided without debate. This motion, the
leaders of the opposition say will be
made by some Republican Representative,
Immediately upon the closing of the gem
eraT debate, and they profess entire con-
fidence that it will be successful. They
assert that number of Democratic Rep
resentatives (reckoned as high as
eighty-two) who vo.ed to-day to al.
low the bill to be discussed will
then vote squarely against it:
On the other hand the 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 they believe it will gain votes by dis
cussion.