Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-16

tisn and were exceedingly able presenta'
ITEMS of the views of the reformers and
anti reformers.
MoRRIsoN's BILL TO BE CONSIDERED,
But n Test Vote Shows IL Cam Never be
Passed.
WASHINGTON, April l5.-The PennsylVa-
MIA Democrats in the House held confer
ence this morning, and agreed upon the
form of Q compromise respecting the Nor
rison tariff bill. The proposition was that
they would sgree to consider to vote to pass
bill which would omit the horizontal
feature and provide for the correction OIL
rscularities, detects and errors in the exist.
ing tariff suO provide a reasonable and mod
sra,e reduction Of customs duties; for the
repssl Of all internal taxes except on spirits
distilled from grain, and the abolition OF
all internal revenue offices; with suitable
provisions for q more economical collec'
ton of taxes on spirits distilled from grain:
Messrs. Curtin, Storm and Mutchler, OF
Pennsylvania, were appointed committee
to present the proposition to Mr.. Morrlson,
who declined to entertain 1t. All the Penn
splvania Democrats were present except
Mr.. Connolly who has been called away by
the death Of q brother and is paired on the
tariff question with Mr.. Follett dam. OF
Ohio. There were about forty members
present at the meeting OF the Pennsylvania
delegation. They all resolved to follow
Mr.. Randall, who rs m his seat and says he
bill at every step.
In Expectation Of the Fight
over the Morrison tariff bill taking place
to-day, the members Of the Republican and
Democratic sides OF the House who have
the duty OF securing pairs for the absentees
were kept busy this morning in seeing that
no vote should be wasted, and that all
pairs should contain names OF advocates
and opponents TO the measure. Mr.. Morri'
son moved that the House 60 into Com
mittee OF the Whole for the consideration
of the Tariff bill. There was a division
end the motion was agreed 10, Cox. OF New
SerS ubon tue clnd lhI:G tee assem ding NV
Eaton objected to the consideration OF the
bill and the objection was reported to the
House. The yeas and nays were demanded
and on seconding the demands both sides
rose en- masse. The vote was taken, and
the House, by 40 yeas to 13S nays, direct.
en- the committee to the consideration OF
the bill.
Hsw the Vote stood.
The vote on the question Of considera-
ton was as follows: Yeas-Adams, New
York, Aiken, Alexander, Anderson, Bag.
len, Ballentine, Barksdale, Beach, Bel
mont, Bennett, Blackburn, Blanchard,
Bland, Blount, Breckenridge, Buchanan,
Buckner, Cable, Caldwell. Gambler, Garlic.
ton, Cassidy, Ciaridy, Clay, Coop,
Collins, Cosgrove, Cox, New York,
Cox, North Carolina, Crisp, Culoerson,
Te xas, Davidson, Davis, Missouri. Deus
ter, Dibble, Dibrell, Doc ey, Dotsheimer
Dowd, Dunn, E!dridge, Ellis, Evans,
South Csrolins, Fsrnen, Garrison,
| Geddes, Graves, Greenleaf, Green,
Hslsell, Hammond, Hancock, Hard
man, Hatch, Missouri Hemp
HoblerzelI,. Holman, Houseman, Hlrd,
Jsnes, Jures, Wisconsin, Jones, Texas.
JOpts, Arkansas, Jores, Alabams, Jordan,
Kena, h einPr, Lsnhsm, Lefevre, Lore,
Lnv,rina, McMi'hn, Mason, Msybury,
| Miller, of Texas, Mills, Mitchell,
| Money, Morgan, Morrison. Morse,
| Mnldrow, Murphy, Murray, Neece, Nei'
| sou. Oates, O NelJ, Missouri; Pierce, Peel,
Arkansas; Patton, Price, Pusey, Reese
1 .lEKs, IUOeIlStsu, NORcI, hohSoo' - 'SN
Grams, Scales. Sen-y, Seymour, Shaw
| 81, y etcn, Skinner, North Carolinai
slocum, Snyder, Springer. steTart,
mer Wisconsin, Talbot, Taylor,
Tennessee, Thompson, Throckmorton, Til
msp, Townsend, Tucker, THrner, Georgia
| Turner, Kentucky, Vance, Vanetor. Wake
| field, Ward, Warner, Tennessee, Wilburn
Weller, Williams, Willis, Wilson, w. Va
Winans, Michigan, Winans, Wisconsin
Wolfard, Wood, WoodSsrd, Worthington,
Yaple and Young l40.
Those Who Voted Against IL.
Nays-Adams, Ills, Arnold, Atkinson
Barbour, Barr, Belford, Bingham, Bisbee
Boutelle, Boyle, Brainer, Breeline, Brewer
n. y, Brown, Benn., Budd, Burleigh, Can
non, Chase, Converse, Curtin, Cutcheon
Davis, Mass, Dingley, Duncan. Dunham
Eaton, Elliott, Ellwood, Ermentr0ut
Evans, Penn, Everhart Terrill, Fiddler
Eindley, FineIsy' c,F FoTan. nna.rtnst sqnf1on Hon
hack Hardy, Harmer, Harlbatch, Michigan
HAYNES, Henderson Iowa, Henderson, Hi
nois, Hepburn, Hewitt, Alabama, Hlscock
Hite, HolRes, Hopkins Horr, Hawey
Hunt, JeffOrds, joins son, kssson, kean
Keifer, Kelley, Kellogg, kocham, Lacy
Lamb, Lawrence, Libby, Long. Lyman
McAdoe, McCord, McComas, Mckinley
Nillard, Miller. Pennsyivanis, Mill
Kin, NsIry. Morrill,, Miller, Mulch
Ter, Nuli g, Otn lltree, OHSra
O'Neill, PenDsy lvania. Paign, Par er, PAt
kips, Peters, Phebs. Pvl.rd, Post, Price
Randall, RaDpey, Ray, New York, Ray
New Hampshire, Reed, Rice, Robinson
New York, Rockwell, Rowell, Russell, Ryan
Skinner, New York, Smith, Spooner
Sprieps, Steele, Stevens, Stewart, Sernont
Stone, Storm, StrubIe, Z. B. Taylor, Ohio
] d. Taylor, Ohio, Tulley, Valentine
Van Alstiue, Wadsworth, Warner, Ohio
Washburn, Weaver, Wemple, White, Ken
tucky, Whiting, wilkins, Wilson lowe, q
D. Wise, Virginia, ]. s. Wise, virginia
and York-l3S
There was intense interest manifested II
l,be roll sail. At the close OF the first cal
there sppesred 10 be majority OF one II
fsyor OF the measure. The house tnel
went on with the second call, and the mem
hers crowded around any one OF their col
Ieseaes who was keeping tally. earne'ti;
| listening for each response. The resul
Il vss so close thst until the final annouuce
| ment nobody was quite sure how the vot
stood, but upon the announcement tnet
wss a round of applause from the Demc
cratic side. The cnm mittee then resum N :
its sitting and Nr. Morrison opened tn
debate in support of the bill.
ME Msrrisen's speech.
Mr.. Morrison described the financial COT
di,;ou of the country, stated the estimate
surplus Of revenue over expenditures, an
dwelt upon the nee ssity of reducing tsI'
ton, To fail to reduce taxation and rehe'
the people would be fisgrsnt disregsrd
public duty. The pending bill might ~
J be all that was required, but 1t vas :
advance towards promise Of more coppl'
tariff reform. Such reform and sdjustmaa
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