The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15

history of the English bar will hereafter
have no prouder story to tell than that of
the marvellous advance of Mr.. Benjamin
from the humble position he occupied as
Junior in 1866 to the front rank of his
profession in 1883.
TUE MORRISON TARIFF BILL DEAD.
On Tuesday, the 9th inst, the House
of Representatives went into Committee
of the whole on the Tariff Bill, with Mr..
Cox, of New York, in the chair. After
some discussion of the bill the Commit
tee prepared to take the vote upon the
pending measure:
The chairman directed the clerk to
read the bill. The audience, which
throughout the day bad crowded the
galleries almost to uffocation, hushed
the hum of conversation, and watched
with intense interest further proceedings
on the floor. AS the clerk began to read
Mr.. Converse, of Ohio, left his seat in
the last row of seats, and walking down
to the bar of the house, stood nervously
lingering a piece of paper which he held
in his hand. When the reading of the
first paragraph bad been completed
there was an embarrassing pause. Mr..
Converse was engaged in earnest conver-
sation with MIR. Hunt of Louisiana, and
did not appear to know that all eyes
were fixed upon him. Mr.. Kasson. fear.
full that the time when the motion to
strike out the enactipg clause would be
in order would expire before Mr.. Con.
verses attention could be attracted to
the fact, rose and inquired of the chair
whether the proper time had come to
make motion. Before the chair could
respond, Mr. Converse, pushing to the
front, moved to strike out the enacting
clause. This was the signal for volley
of Kisses and groans from the democratic
side, and this demonstration being met
by rounds of applause from the republi.
can side, the scene in the chamber was
one of intense excitement and confusion,
to which TIE galleries rendered no little
aid by loud tokens of approval or disap-
proval.
Tellers being ordered, Messrs. Converse
and Morrison were appointed by the
chair. Before taking his place, MIR.
Morrison called to the clerk of the house,
who was standing by tue speakers desk,
and exclaimed:
"Clark, see that no damned scoundrel
who is paired goes between the tellers."
Clark, promising to see that fair play
should be had, Mr.. Morrison took his
station, giving Converse very cool
shake hands as he stood opposite that
gentleman. Then the voting began, and
the tellers announced the affirmative vote
to be 1856. The first man to pass through
in the negative was Mr.. Regan, of Texas,
who had been brought in on an invalid
chair in order to cast his vote. He'was
heartily applauded by his friends, and
received many congratulations upon his
apparent recovery from his late severe
Illness The negative vote was announc-
ed as $50, and then G. D. Wise, of Vir-
ginia, voted in the affirmative, making
the vote stand l56 to Isl. Then cheer
followed cheer from the republican side,
and the cheers were taken up by the
galleries and reyerberated from every nook
and Granny of the hall. Ladies stood up
and waved their handkerchiefs and men
threw up their hats. Mr.. Morrison,
yielding gracefully to the inevitable,
walked smiling to his seat, and the tariff
bill was dead.
On MIR. Converse's motion the commit
tee arose and the chairman reported its
action to the house. The speaker stated
the question to be on striking out the
enscting clause, and Mr.. Morrison and
Turner, of Kentucky, calling for the yeas
and nays, it was agreed to. yeas l59, nays
1856.
When Mr.. Young's name, the last on
the list, was called, Speaker Carlisle said
to the clerk:
"Call my name"
The name was called, and the speaker
voted nay. The vote was received with
cheers by the friends of the measure.
Representatives Barr and Robinson, Of
New York, were absent. Before the vote
was announced the clerk read the names
of four pairs, the smallest number of
members recorded as paired for years
Bennett nay, Ochiltree yea; Muldrow
nay, Valentine yea Nichols nay, Riggs
yea Wood nay, and John D. White
yea.
"The vote on the pending bill is l59
yeas to 155 nays" said the clerk.
Upon the announcement of the result
there was repetition of the scene that
followed the announcement of the vote
by the tellers: 49,.
The republicans and successful demo
Gratis rose in their seats and gave cheer
after cheer. Some waved papers above
their heads while others added to the
confusion by continuous clappiug of
hands. In the galleries men and women
again cheered, and the latter also vigor-
ously waving their handkerchiefs.
An analysis of the roll call shows that
only three experimentation, Strait
and Wakefield, all of Minnesota voted
against striking out the enacting clause.
Forty.one democrats voted in the affirm
ative. They hail from the following
States:
New York 6-Arnot, Hutcbins, Miller,
Spriggs, Van Alstyne and Wemple.
Pennsylvania, 12-Boyle, Connolly, Cur
tin, Duncan, Elliott, Ermintrout, Hop
kins, Mutchler, Patton, Post, Randall
and Storm. Ohio, l0-Converse, ForaD,
Geddes, Jordan, Leieyre, Murray, Paige,
Seney, Warner, Wilkins. New Jersey,
3-Ferrell, Fielder, McAdoo. California
4-Budd, Glasscock, Sumner and Sully
Maryland ,l-Findlay. Illinois, Finer
ty. Connecticut, l Eaton. Louisiana l,
Hunt. Virginia 1-G. D. Wise. West
Virginia l-Snyder.
Mr.. Morrison moved to vaca,e the
order for the night sessions, which was
agreed to.
MIR. Randall moved that the members
who had rut spoken on the tariff be al
lowed to print their remarks in the Re'
cord. This motion was also agreed to.
Mr.. Converse moved to reconsider the