The People's friend., 1894-07-06
AT LAST.
The Senate Gets Through with the
Tariff Bill.
PASSED BY VOTE OF 81 TO 80.
Mr.. Hill Votes with the Republicans-It Goes
Into Effect August 1. 1S94-A Con-
ference Committee of Seven
Appointed.

WAsHINGTON. July 5.-In the midst
Of intense excitement at 10:45 last
night, after having debated for three
months and one day, the tariff bill.
amended to take effect August l. 1894
passed the senate by vote of 81 to 80,
a strict party vote. except Mr.. Hill,
who voted with the republicans against
the measure. The popuists divided
their strength, two Messrs. Kyle and
Allen voting in favor of the bill, and
two. Messrs. PETER and Stewart. gainst
it.
At the very opening of the last day
of the great struggle, Mr.. Harris, the
veteran parliamentarian in charge of
the bill announced that it would pas9
that day, July 3, or there would be nc
Fourth of July for the senate of the
United States.
a hard but hopeless fight was made
by the republicans under the leader
ship of Mr.. Sherman to place wool on
the dutiab bic list. Through the instru-
mentality of Mr.. Nc Laurin. (dem.) OF
Mississippi. the action of the commit
tee of the whole in eXenpting the sal
aries of United States Judges and the
president of the United States from the
operation of the income tax was re
served in the senate. \ very important
piece of legislation in the shape of an
antitrust law was placed on the bill
as a rider, without even so much as a
division. 1t was designed. as Mr.. NOOr-
heeS chairman of the finance commit
mittec. said. to insure ''integrity in the
execution of the law" it being adj
mitted that any tariff system afforded
abundant opportunity for the forma-
ton of trusts and companies.
The amendment to section II. repeal
ing the reciprocity clause of the Nc
kinley law, declaring the repeal should
not be construed to abr0gatc reciprocal
arrangements now in existence. Waf
agreed to. This was the last of the
amendments adopted in committee OF
the whole. Mr.. Jones then. on behalf
of the committee, proposed the amend
ment changing the date on which the
| bill should 90 into effect from June =
to August /. 1874. which was agreed to.
Mr.. Allen offered an amendment to
paragraph 1S2, repeating the sugar
bounty, in the shape OF 4 proviso con
tinuiny the bounty in force until Janu-
airy /. 1895. to the extent of paying the
growers of sugar and maple sirup nine
tcnths of l cent on suTaf testing abOve
so deg. and eight-tcnthS Of l cent on
sugar below 50 deg. This was the
amendment of which notice was given
by Mr.. Jones on behalf Of the finance
committee yesterday. 1t was defeated
by vote of 80 to IL.
A mum Der of other amendments were
acted upon and then the bill was put
upon its passage, and was passed by a
vote of 80 to 81.
The vote, then announced by the
vice president. was received in silence.
after which Mr. Harris moved that q
conference committee of seven sena'
tors on the disagrceing votes OF the
two houses be appointed, and although
Mr.. Allison protested against this ac-
ton maintaining that as yet there was
no disa greement. the motion prevailed
and the vice president appointed the fol
| lowing committee: Messrs. Voorhees,,
| Harris, Vest, Jones. of Arkansas, Sher'
man. Allison and Aldrich
Mr.. Harris then moved that the sen
ate adjourn until Friday at 12 o'clock
which was agreed to at 1O:43 o'clock.