Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-08
WASHINGTON.


"AsaTSGTos. Nav 6.-It seems TO BE-
the general impression among reveuuA
REFORM Democrats tonight that the de.
Ieat today disposes of the tariff auea-
t'0n Tor this session. No further effort
VIII be made, IT il understood. by their
va OF the party to take IT up: and
Inoogn they fhins IL probabe that the
WOOL men will make another attempt TO
secure the restoration of the wool rates
OF tue tariff of 1867. they feel sare that
the House will not reverse its action
OF few weeks ago in refusing II A,
restoration Although thew feel ksenIy
todays defeat, the Democrats of the
Morrison wing of the party airs not en-.
areiy cast down. They say the fight for
revenue reform has onlv began. One
hundred and fifty Democrats. they saw,
have on test vote declared in favor of
moderate measure of tariff reform:
and though these $50 Democrats. CON
stnnting more than thfee-fourths of
the Democratic party in the House, have
oeen defeated by a combina ,ion of
Democrats and Republicans. the sienl-
ncance OF such a vote cannot b set
aside IN the Democratic National Con
vention at Chicago. They say that there
III &c nrDuDAiChu4 WIKI
whom the minority might form ALI
ances to defeat the will of the majority
OF the reformers. who expect 10 secure
their yindieation in the shape of a rev.
enus reform plank In the platform.
aew the Morrison Biu was Killed.
WAsHIsGToS, May 6.-When the de-
bate had been closed. the audience.
which throughout the day had crowded
the galleries almost to suffocation,
pushed the hum of Conversation. and
watched with intense interest the future
proceedings on the floor. As tue clerk
began to read, Converse left his seat in
the last row of seats and walking down
to the bar of the House, st-od nervous
~ lingering piece of paper which he
held in his hand. When the reading OF
the first paragraph had been completed
there was an embarrassing pause. Con-
verse was engaged in earnest converse
ton with Hunt, and did mt appear to
knoS that all eyes we're fixed upon him.
kasson, fearful that the time when a
motion to strike out the euactinC
clause would be in order would expire
before COnverse's attention could be at
traoted to the fact, rose and enquired of
the chair whether the proper time I'D
come to make motion. Before the
chair could respond. Con erss, pushing
to the front, moved TO strike ont the en-
acting clause. This was the signal for
volley of misses and groahs from the
Democratic ide, this demonstration
being met by rounds of applause from
the Republican side. The scene in the
Chap ber was one of intense excitement
ann IN s.l. .nh h.
lent No little aid BY loud tokens of ap-
prevail and disapproval.
he teliers being ordered. Converse
and Morrison were appointed by the
chair. Before taking his place, Morrison
called TO the Clerk OF the House, who
was standing by the Speah er's desk, and
exclaimed, CLERK, see that no damned
scoundrel who il paired goes between
the tellers." The clerk promising to
q o that fair play should he had, Nor
rison took his station, giving Converse
a very cool shake of the hand, as he
stoo opposite that gentleman. Then
the voting began, and the tellers au-
nounced the affirmative vote to be l55.
The first man to pass through in the
negative was Reagan, of Texas, who
had been brought up in an invalid chair
IN order to cast his vote. He WAS heart
lily applaudsd by his friends, aud re-
ceived many congratulations upon his
apparent recovery from his late severe
illness. The negative vote was an
as l5l. and then Geo. ID. Wise,
of Virginia. voted in the affirmative,
making the vote stand l56 10 Isl. Then
cheer followed cheer from the Repub-
lican side, and thu cheers we're taken
mp by the galleries and reverberated
from every nonk and corner of the hall.
Ladies stood up and waved their hand
kerchiefs and men their hats. Nor
rison, yielding gracefully to the inevi.-
able, walked smilingly to his seat, aud
the tariff bill was lost.