Morris tribune., 1894-02-07
Job Printing a Speciality.
WILSON BILL PASSED.
MosT OF TIE DEMOCRATS IN
LINE ON FINAL VOTE,

Party Measure = The IEccms Tax
Amendment Adopted. Wool Schedule
Goes Iuto Eject Dec. 2. The Closing
Debate.
.NAsHISeToS. Feb. a.At 8 o'clock
list nigh,, at the conclusion of one of
the grandest, most imposing and most
inpr, 5s.ve scenes ever witnessed in the
American Capitol, the Wilson tariff bill
passed the house Of representatives by a
vote Of pea 10 l40. The events leading
up to if We're almost unparalleled IN our
annlls. At IL O'clock. after prelimin-
ary skirnish Of an hour over the barley
schedu e. the bill was reported to the
house and the closing speeches were
made. Such a vast coneourse of people
as assembled 10 hear these last argu-
ments upon tie great economic issue
about to be submitted for final arbitra-
ment to the representatives of the Amer
lean people, had never before been seen
within the precincts of the nations leg
islatiye Capitol Nothing like it was
ever known in the history of the oldest
inhabitant of the capital. For hours
before the debate began the corridors
leading to the galleries were a
surgjng Mass of Humanity
which finally became so great that men
cried out in terror and women tainted
in fright. 1t IS estimated that over co.
coo attempted to gain ad ittance to the
galleries Of the house during the day
Their seating capacity is 5000 and every
ayaiIa Ie seat was cupied long before
the gael droppet. The people were
lined again the walls and banked
against the 4oors, and SO great did the
crush tec0n4e that taa members OF the
house Sc uIed permission to bring their
wives Jpon tue floor.
Shortly after the house convened at IL
o'clocs. the crowd in the immense gal
lery on the north side OF the chamber
became SO gre t that there was immi-
nent danger that some of the people
would lie pressed over the railing into
the house below. Those in the corri-
dors kept crushing into the doorways.
and those still further back pressed for
ward until the stairs and aisles of the
galleries
Were Literally Packed
with a mob Of restless, impatient men.
The -crowdipg at the doors continued
until Speaker Crisp, who had been ner-
vousy noting the dangerous packing of
people, interrupted the roll call long
enough TO sly that it was in the interest
of SAFETY to human life that the door
way should lie cleared. lie asked the
doorkeeper of the gallery to clear out
some of those who stood in the entrances,
so as to make those already inside as
comfortable as possible without being in
danger 1t was next to impossible,
however, to at once execute this order,
cs there was absolutely 10 room for the
eiectment of those who had found en-
trance into the aisles, but the policemen
kept pressing back the people until they
had materially reduced the danger that
was SO very apparent.
Reea Opens tIle Debate.
When MI. Reed, the first speaker,
arose at last 20 deliver the final ple4 for
protection, the oveThanging galleries
were black and dense with the specta-
tors who thronged them. Every inch of
space upon the floor was taken. Only
10 members OF the house were absent.
Many grave md reverend senators and
other distinguished personages were on
the floor, na in the leIies We're Mrs.
Cleveland, Mrs. S. ye-.5yl I'D other
ladies of eninenee ana distinction.
Then for three hours the oratory of the
champions Of the two economic systems
followed Reed, Crisp anu Wilson
while their partisans made the air vocal
with their shouts of approval. The vote
on the final passage Of the bill was
surprise. Amid the most intense en-
thusiasm, Democrat after Democrat
who had been counted upon to vote
against the measure
Recorded Their Votes
in the affirmative Only u Democrats
Of all the boasted Democratic opposition
to the measure stood out 10 the end and
voted against it. AS each on cast his
vote it was greeted with applause and
cheers on the Republican size. Those
who vote aga. INST 1t Were Bartlett, Camp
ben. Covert, CuIamlngs. Fl ines, Hen
dirk, Scherncrhorn aud SIC les OF New
York, CadnIJ5 Of New Jels y, Sperry
and Page OF Connecticut, &c ry of Cali
fornia, Sibley of Pennsytv M. and De-
vey, Meyer, Price I'D Robe tson of
Louisiana. The majority for the bill,
"a, exceeded the most sanguine eXpecta-
tions of the ways md means committee.
When the speaker announced the vote,
cheer followed cheer upon the Demo
cratic side. Papers, hats, congressional
records, and in fact everything which
Democrats could lay their hands upon
were flung in the air, and amid per-
feet pandemonium of Joy the house ad-
journed.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Wilson's re-
marks, the speaker announced that there
were two pending amendments-that of
the committee on ways and means to
increase the duty on barley from 20 to
25 per cent ad valorem and on barley
malt from IS to 35 per cent, and the
amendment of Mr.. Tawney (Rep.,
MIMI 10 AlCIEaSe t40 OabJ W ~ 0ShCS
per bushel on barley malt. The first
vote was taken on the Tawney amend
ment. which was lost upon and aye and
nay vote by 120 to 1877. The committee
amendment was then agreed to, 2O2 to
104. A vote was then taken on the
amendment fixing Aug. 2, 1894, as the
time when the wool schedule goes into
effect, and it was carried-205 to 104.
The manufactured wool schedule goes
into effect Dec. 2, by vote of 1856 to AZ.
The amendment repeating reciprocity
and placing petroleum on the free list
was then adopted-l77 to AZ, and the in
come tax amendment by vote of 1e2
10 so. The bill was then passed.