The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-02
THE DEBATE CLOSED
A Vote Taken on the Tariff
Bill in the House.
A MAJORITY OF sIxTY-THREE
wilson Applauded to the Echo and
Carried on the Shoulders
of His Colleagues.
A MAJORITY OF sxTY-THREE

wilson Applauded to the Echo and
Carried on the Shoulders
of His Colleagues.
Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. LIN the house the
debate on the Wilson bill closed today
with burst of oratory. Crisp, heed,
ana Wilson came forward in the CLOS
ing hours to argue Tor ana against the
inauguration OF tine new economical
system. The galleries of the house
were crowded long before the SESSION
! opened. before the opening OF the ue-
Ddte there was a cununuauon or lne
shlrnlsn over the amendment 10 the
barley scnedule. BEFORE vote eou4d
be taken the chairman announced tina,
| lhe committee Woulu rise 10 report lhe
Dill to Inc house, SO Lockwood carried
MS polnL The committee rose, ana the
speaker resumed the gdvel. lne ulil
was reported from the committee OF
the wnole, and the cnalr Recognized
need, OF Maine, VINO arose ana began
the ADDRESS.
AS Wnson closed Tucker and several
others sprang FORWARD, ana as We've
aTrer wave OF applause ecnoed through
the champer, nIted nm from mis- leel
to their shoulders, ana bore INN up tine
aisle. When let down he received the
enthusiastic congratulations of his con-
freres. 1t was demonstration such as
has seldom been seen in congress. Bus
mess was at standstill for twenty
minutes on account of the disoroer.
Finally the floors were cleared and
preparations made for voting,
The glowing peroration aroused the
democrats and the galleries to the high
est pitch Of enthusiasm, and the dem
onstration which followed the last
words has seldom been equalled in the
house. The whole democratic side rose
to it's feet, and books and records were
thrown In the air. Cheer followed
cheer, and the people in the galleries
Joined with voice and hands in the iriD-
ute. Before Wilson could sit down.
three democratic members buhLl.ng
over with enthusiasm-Johnson, Trucker
anG Bryan-rushed up the aisle ia d
lifted Wilson upon their shouldres and
carried him in triumph to the rear Of
the hall, where for ten minutes he
listened to the words of praise s'o0'led
upon him. 1t was a remarkable dem>
onstration in every respect. rhe time
had now arrived for vote on the bill
and pending amendments, but the dis
order was so great that the sergeant
alarms was called upon to clear the
aisles, and the wives of members who
had been allowed upon the floor were
obliged to retire.
Some cheering greeted the announc-
ment Of the vote. The bill was en-
crossed, and the third time, the last
stage in the passage of the bill, had
been reached, when Covert, democrat,
of New York, standing in the center
aisle, moved to recommit the bill to
the committee with instructions to re-
port back with such amendments as
will provide by duties levied upon inn
au
may be necessary to support the gov
ernment economically administered.
IJpon that motion Cochran demanded
the ayes and nays. but only 36 demo-
Gratis rose to the second demand-prin-
cipally those who had voted against
the income tax, together with the Lou
isiana sugar men-not sufficient num-
ber. The motion to recommit was then
defeated on a rising vote of 1O3 to III.
Then came the final vote on the bill
itself, on which an aye and nay vote
was asked and granted by a rising vote.
Roll call was watched with marked in
terest and frequent bursts Of applause
greeted aecesslons to one side ar Hie
other. Beltzhoover was the fiisF 10
win applause by an aye vote, indicating
that PennsyIvanians were falling into
line. and Immediately after this Blanch-
ard. of Louisiana. Cochran's vote ip
favor of the bill brought out tumulta-
ous cheering. The climax in the dem-
onstration was reached when the name
wilson. the author of the bill, was
reached. the democrats cheering W.
ciferously in final recognition Of his
leadership. The speaker asked that his
name be called, and answered IN the
affirmative. Then the speaker announc-
ed. "on this question the ayes are 2O4
and the nays 40, and the bill is passed
The events leading up to the passage
% the bill we're almost unparalleled In
in our annals. At 12 o'clock, after the
nrel,pinary skirmish Of an hour over
,ho harley schedule, the bill was report
- to the house and the closing speech
= made such a vast concourse Of
n,zn,e az assembled to hear the final
a.o,,rneuts had never before been seen
,v,fhln the precincts Of the nations
can,tol Nothing like It was ever known
I. .se history Of the oldest inhabitants.