Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-06-26
THE TARIFF BILL BEATEN
ITS CONSIDERATION DEFEATED
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRE-.
ENTATIVES.
A Maj ority of Seventeen Against
Taking Up the Measure.

The Morrison Tariff bill has been defeated
in the House of Representatives. Its oppo-
nents had determined never to let it reach a
debatable point, and it was only a matter of
roll call. The vote was not on the passage
of the bill, but on motion to go into
Committee of the Whole to consider it.
Such a motion cannot be debated and the
country was spare a flood of tariff speeches.
At 1913 p NJ, Mr.. Morrison rose in his place
and in moment the House was as still as
if the chamber had been empty. Mr.
Morrison moved that the House 90 into COM
mittee of the whole on the revenue bills On
this motion he demanded the yeas and nays
and Mr.. Mckinley, on behalf of the oppo-
nentso the bill, joined in the demand.
The yeas and nays weee ordered unani-
mously, and the motion was defeated-yeasss
40: nays, 1871.
The following Republicans voted for the
motion: Messrs. James On ", Nelson,
Strait, Wakefield (NIinn.).
The following Democrats voted in the neg
alive; Arnot IN. ", Bliss IN. w Boyle
(Penn.), Campbell Ohio, Campbell, Timothy
lN: ~, Curtin PENN, Dowdney IN. W,
Ellsberry Ohio Ermentrout PENN, Findlayy
(Cal), Lawler qll), Le Fevre (Ohio5,
Martin (AIag, McAdoo IN. j., Merriman
On. W, Muller IN. ", Pidcock IN. J.l,
P Id1? N: ~, Randall PENN, seney
stahlnecker IN. W, St Martin 11La,l; vieie
(N; ~, Wallace Na.), Ward Qll), Warner
Ohio, Wilkins Ohio.
MessrS; Bragg. Jones (Ala.), Aiken, Reid,
Hall, White. Mimi, Eldridge, Dockery,
Cox, Collins, Murphy, Eden and Hatch, who
would have voted in favor of the motion,
were paired with Pierce Burleigh, Hanback,,
Van Schaick, Bunnell, Hest, Houck, White,
(Penn.), Haynes, Stevenson, Hit, Pettibone
and Caswell, who would have voted against
it.
OF the members paired, Mr.. Aiken, of
South Carolina, has never taken the oath of
office, having been ill since the beginning of
the session. The only member absent and
impaired was Mr.. Frederick, of Iowa, who
was confined to his home by illness.
The roll call was watched with great inter-
est both on the floor and in the galleries,
and an Unusual silence prevailed as the
clear tones of the Clerk enunciated each
name. The only break in the silence
occurred when Mr. Holman, who had
Just returned on an afternoon train
from visit to his district. responded
IN the affirmative when his name was called.
He was greeted with round of applause,
which broke out afresh when Speaker Car
Isle directed the clerk to call his name cast
his vote in favor of the motion.
There was loIld clapping of hands on the
Republican side when the vote was an
nounced. Mr.. Morrison rose cool and unruf-
fled, and said:
81 desire to give notice that shall move to
tae up the bill on Tuesday next
MIR. Mckinley gave notice that tho op-
ponents of the bill would try and be present
on that day.
Mr. Morrison said he was not disappointed
in the result, and that lie had forseen it for
many months, but this was thing to which
the party and the Administration were
pledged. and he chad to make the fight, hit or
miss" When asked why h, intended to
again attempt to call up the bill he said with
smile: ut will give them chance to re-
pent )" but he declined to express any opinion
as to whether he expected a change in the re-
suit