The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
TARIFF TALK.
The Morrison Tariff Bill Finally Comes Up
In thu House for Debate-Analysis Of the

| The Morrison Tariff Bill Finally Comes Up
In the House for Debate-Analysis OF tAs
Vors.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-An analysis Of
he list Of yeas and nays on the question OF
considering the tariff bill shows the affirma-
i've vote vas cast by 135 Democrats and
Eve Republicans and the negative by ninety
nine Republicans I'D thirty-nine Democrats
rhe Republican Affirmative vote came
| from Representatives of only three States,
viz: Anderson, Of Kansas; James, Of New
York and Nelson, Strait and Wakefield, OF
Minnesota The Democrats voting in the
negative hail from a larger number OF States,
as follows: New York, s; Virginia, 2;
Pennsylvania, IL; California 4; Ohio, IS
New jersey, s; Connecticut, L; Maryland, 1;
Illinois, /; Alabama, L; Louisiana, L and
Indiana, 1. The following pairs were an
nOunceG: Toilette and Nichols, Freeland
and Rankin, Morgan and Cook,
Shelley and Burns Campbell, Of New
York and Gibson, Lewis and Covinton,
Broadhead and Dargan, Hill and Clements,
Regain and MOultOn, and Rodgers OF New
York, with Connolly, White OF Minnesota
and PettibOne, Robinson of Ohio and Davis
| of Illinois. Smalls and Mccormick, Holton
and Bayne, Drummer and Hauck, Browne
OF Indiana, and Stevenson, Wait and Brewer
of New York. No statement was made OF
the character of the votes that would be
cast by these members, if they were all
present and impaired, but from the known
sentiments Of most of them, it is presumed
ali those first named would have voted aye
lss,&w fNllO ryfr,aR
members who were absent had no pairs an
nouneed: Bower, Campbell of Pennsyl-
vania, Hooper, Hutehins, Laird and Sum-
ner Of Colorado. Mr.. Lowrey was present,
but not in his seat when his name was
called. He afterward requested leave 10
vote in the affirmative, but according to
the rules of the House This privilege
could not be accorded. Up to the hour OF
adjournment as in the afternoon, more
than eighty-six Republicans 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 general debate will be in order In
the House, pending the motion to go into
Committee of the Whole, which is requisitetO
continuing the consideration of the bill each
legislative day, but although the narrOwness
of the majority by which it was taken up
tempt to force the final issue, leading Opp0-
nents of the measure say they will offer no
objection to a full, general discussion. The
duration of a debate of this nature is variv
ouSly eStirated at from ten to twenty days,
the best informed opinion inclihing to the
lower estimate, as the House will doubtless
order some evening sessions for the pur-
pose, and many speeches will be
printed in the Record without delivery.
The progress of the debate will prob
ably be interrupted however, from
time to time, to admit speedy
action ON one or two prominent appropria-
ton bills. AS soon as the general debate is
closed and the bill declared open for amend
ment and discussion in the committee when,
under the five minutes rule and at any time
whatever theneefOrth while il remains in
Committee of the Whole, motion to strike
out its enacting clause will be in order from
any member and must be Immediately de-
cided without debate. This motion, leaders
of the opposition say, will be made by
some Republican Representative mmedi-
ately upon the closing of the general de
bate. and they profess entire confidence that
it will be successful They assert number
of Democrats and Republicans, ''reckoned
as high as twelve" who voted to allow the
bill to be discussed, Will then vote Squarely
against it. On the other hand, active
friends of the bill, while admitting the vota
upon the passage of the bill will likely be
very close, assert that ii will command at
least as much strength as it did, and
they believe it will gain votes by discussion