Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-11
THE FINAL VOTE.
Passage by the Senate of the
Tariff Bill.
DONE BY A STRICTLY PARTY VOTE

A Conference Asked for THAI VIII Find
Some Opponents in the House-Pros-
poets for Some More Oratory-Liveiy
Proceedings Before the Raum Commit
tee-Cooper Fails to Widen the In
quiry-A Crop Report That Is Not En-
couraging-Oniciai Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. i1.-In the sem
ate yesterday concluding speeches on the
tariff were made by Hoar. Hiscock. Tur-
Nevada. At SEQ vote was taken and
the bill was passed-40 to ga strict par
ty vote, Eustis being the only senator
who was not recorded on the measure,
either by vote or by pair.
Ingalls, Cuts OFF the Debate.
The speeches rehearsed the old argu-
ments pro and con on the subjects of pro-
lection and free trade, and would have
gone on indefinitely it is to be presumed,
but that while Jones of Nevada was get
ting down to his peroratiou the chair
mans gavel came down with sharp
"thud," and the bland voice of Ingalls,
flor the peppery senator from Kansas can
be bland when he so wishes) was heard in
forming him that the six hours of closing
eloquence had expired. and that further
remarks were out of order, as it was time
to vote
Asking for n Conference.
The following pairs were announced,
the first named in each couple being in
favor of the bill: Dolph and Brown, Ed
munds and George, Farwell and Payne,
Morrill, and Hampton, Stanford and Glib
son, Pettigrew and Call.
Aldrich moved that the senate insist on
its amendments to the house bill, and ask
for committee of conference, the con-
ference to consist of seven on each side.
The motion was agreed to, and Aldrich,
Sherman, Allison, Hiscock, Mcpherson
Vance, and Carlisle were appointed con
ferrees on the part of the senate.
Probable Fight in the House.
1t is not likely the tariff bill can be
passed in the house in a shorter time than
two weeks. A determined fight is to be
made by the friends of free sugar to undo
the work of the senate Chairman Nc
kinley, of the ways and means commit
tee, wants the house to agree to a motion
of general n-concurrence, so that the
differer ces between the house and senate
on the various schedules may be settled in
a committee of conference. This is the
simplest way out of the difficulty as tn,
conference committee would be appointed
with special reference to their likelihood
of reaching an early agreement. But g
number of Republican members, nndel
the leadership of Payson of Illinois, oh
ject to this plan.
Wants Another Long Talk.
Payson contends that the tariff bill
should be referred to the ways and mean.
committee, and when that committee ha.
considered the measure and returned it Il
the house there should be general discus
sion of the senate changes and an oppor
tunity to offer amendments. In shor
Payson and the free sugar and conserva
tive tariff men of the west want a chanc,
TO express an opinion of the senate
action and to reopen all the questions
which any member may want reopened
In case the Republicans of the house ge
into snarl about the bill, or the Demo
Gratis go away in such numoe as to max,
1t difficult for the Republicans to get
quorum, it may be necessary to postpon,
the date on which the bill is to go into
effect. Oct. was adopted by the senate
The house spent the entire day filibus
tering on the question of approving tn
journal, the object of the obstructionist,
being to prevent consideration of tn
Langston- Venable election case.