Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-07-28
TIE MILLS BILL.
The Measure Passes by a alajor-
ity of Thirteen Votes.
Scenes in Congress When the
Final Vote Was Taken.

The Mills Tariff Reduction bill was brought
up for final consideration on Saturday in tile
House of Representatives, and upon vote
being taken it was passed. by Il majority Of
thirteen votes
Tho fact that Mr.. Mills would close the de-
bate in speech commencing ut half past
eleven O'clock was sufficient to fill the public
and private galleries long before that hour.
Tho vote shows that 81 Of the 5135 represent.
ntives were present. The fourteen ah5entees,
including Mr.. Randall, were paired.
Punctuul to tho minute Mr. Mills arose
and began to speak. Hc began by offering
some slight verbal amendments and then
launched into his speech. Ho had uttered
but few sentences when the door of the
executive gallery was thrown open and
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom entered.
Mr.. Mills spoke with unusual vlgor and
carnestness, and his Democratic colleagues
enthusiastically appauded him. The vote
was taken Immediately ut the conclusion OF
his remarks, and was attended, with little eX-
citement. The Republicans made no effort
to rerommit tho bi nor did they olfer a
substitute for it.
The yeas and nays were then ordered on
the final passage Of tile bill, when Mr.. Sow
den. of Pennsylvania. obtained II recognition
and said that his distinguished colleague, MIR.
ron.om nr snvnre illness hui sent him n letter
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'nc oii. III q"es''o lie WINS I u I, ,yn,r1n
Tho 1otto. WAC Io,,Jlv annlnndad by the
Penmhl i1 nlcmbers Of The House. The roll
coll WINS thrn nroceedcd with and the bill
was n,ssed- yeas 1872 nays 10
Mnssrs Sowden Of PENNSYLVANIA. and
C;rconmnn. Nlerrman and Bliss, of New
York tDemocratsl ,voIed against the bill, and
Ar Eitrb If Nav Work and Mr. Nelson.
Of Minnesota 1f;cpublicans). voted for it.
Three of the independent members also
voted yea. The following pairs were
announced: In favor of the bill
Messrs. Hogc, Whiting of Michigan Bel
mont, Perry, Glover and Granger. Against
the bilI~llessrs. Randall, Heistand, Daven-
port, Spooncr, Browne, of Indiana, and
Woodburn.
Tho announcement of the result was greeted
with ,nnlnuse and IL was with some difficulty
,hot NJ Mills s,'conJnd in u,,ietinr his
enthusiastic s,D colIea~ues LONG enough to e9able
him r. make n motion TO reconsider end table,
nit'i ~ , ,xos cnrrcJ O " O'''''s' Wv
Dnrina thr cnIlirr of tie roll intense inter.
est was manifested on the floor. and many
members provided themselves with roll calls