New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-28
Tur WHIsKEY MEN DEFEATED
THE poNpEp EXTENSION BILL KILLED
,rs rN.cr1NG CLAUSE STRICKEN OUT BY AN OVEN
wHELMING MAJORITY.

IT'S ENACTING CLAUSE sIhioAh"
wHELMING MAJORITY.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE ThisoSh.l m
w.su,SnroN March 27.-By vote OF ls6 10 90
.nd majority greater by 20 than that by "mon
Co,,isle was elected Speaker, the House to-uay
t,rck ont the enacting clause OF the Whlskey p,i'
otter a debate which lasted nearly six days lhe
defeat of the bill by 25 to 80 had been expected oy
its opponents, but the overwhelming nalor''S was
almost as great surprise to them as IL was W 'n9
friends of the bill who have been work,ns WIZ
tiralass and sleepless energy to pass it, Many OF
tbeu believed until the last that success was almost
certain. and the blank amazement with "hich 'hoS
heard the result announced "a' 90 O'-
seemed ptiabe.
Chairman Morrison was deceived two days ago as
20 the real prospects of the BILL but since lueSuay
night he expected its defeat. During the callns VI
the roll he sat scowling at Willis and Inc o'nei
Kentuckians whose confident assurances respeo'-
ing the strength of the measure had leu nli NV ~
This scrape. Except for those assurances 'he p'i,
would never have been reported from inc ways anu
Means Committee. As was made known u ie"u,i'
of The TRIBUNE when that was done only \ Vi c,r0 M
"a members of the committee favored the Dill,
1S,o,1 80 Morrison. Hewitt Blackburn and Hurd
T,bcv voted to-day against striking ont the enact
;ng clause while Hiscock. Mckinley. RUSSELL MiIiS
Jnros Herbert and BlOunt voted for the motioh-
which WAS made by Blount-and Kelley ana hasson
who were absent would have done the same
LESSON IN COMMON HONESTY
porbaps the crushing defeat of to-day may teach
Nessrs Morrison and Blackburn that IN reporting
hills from committees it is wise to deai HahAiS
with the House. In his speech to-day MI, Di"0N
burn admitted that the bill was not reporter oy "
unanimous vote. Just how much 1t lacked oil Oelng
unanimous was disclosed by the vote Oh MI
blount's motion. Ninety-one RepuohcShSp p,2i anu =;
H.n,ncrots voted for the motion, and IL hepuoli-
cans and ~ Democrats voted against IT, o n T
The Republicans in the negative were VI E'
Adams B5rr, BeIford Breitung, Culberlson, Dun
ham, Cooper, HOuk, Jehords, MoreY anu o. o.
The Democrats who voted in the negative were j.
J. Adams Aiken Barksdale, blackburn B3at Bre3Iken-
ride, Budd, Caldwell, f. Campbell, ,iS' SariiSston'
ncnstSI. D1rshehrer, Eaton Ellis Flnday, tnerty
Foett, Foran, Glascock, Graves m UTeoh,eal' Holnsn'
Hasc Hancock s. HGT6itt T6dn KIM Kns TGItila KIener
lo'II HoWb, Iews' Loyerng, Lowry MatsoG, May6qry'
Morrison Monlton; Murphy murray Neecf; ;snin UInI-
Ros, RIrss - Robertson, % W T. Robinson, W Rogers
Sumner Thompson Tgck%T Iuiy WsGaT 6gfm9 gtoS
Van Eaton, Ward, WhlIS' "oou anu "oI ''l'e'N1'
NOT A TEST OF TIE TARIFF QUESTION.
croo of his friends are disposed to claim that the
rosnItis = victory for Randall 1t is true that he
led the Democratic opposition to the measure, but
nm ANALYSIS of the vote shows that nearly as many
of the so-called Democratic protectloniSts voted
opaipet as for the motion. The free traders were
also divided about 40 voting against the moIi9h 10
strikc ont. and about 70 for 1t. The result there
fore has no significance whatever SO Tar as the taH
question is concerned. . f.I.
The friends of the bill found good deal OF 1ault
with tho speech made yesterday by A6raln ,
Hewitt. One of them remarked " Hcwltts speech
DESTROYED whatever chance the bl ha4 aIler , long
and Reed had got through with it." Mr.. Blackburn,s
closing speech for the bill was Teceyed with atl1n-
tion but il gained votes for the measure MI
Randall spoke briefly against the Dill
DIcrIoNs OF THE wWsKEY MEN'
II the gloomy forehodings and emphatic
warnings of the friends Of the measure have any
foundation the country may prepare itsell TO re-
ceI,o only intelligence of bankruptcy and financial
min in the great cities Of the West from Pttsburg
70 Peoria and Omaha As the same due predictions
were made two years ago, however, and as the u De
feat of the Whisky bill at that time did not 6rnS
them 10 pass it is hoped they may not be Teazcd
now. The whiskey men IN Washngon .i are e. ,n%d Ea
oyrrcomc by the sort OF frenzy that Is born OF de-
SPAR or the certainty of financial rum