The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-02-08
crat to vote for this bill"

When he closed there came a re-
markable scene. Wave after wave
of applause echoed through the
chamber. Representative Tucker
and several others sprang forward
and lifted Mr.. Wilson from his feet
to their shoulders. He was borne
up the aisle, above the heads of his
enthusiastic associates. The three
who had borne the tariff leader on
their shoulders were Mcmillan,
Bryan and Tucker. After this
demonstration Mr.. Wilson was al
lowed to return to his seat, where
the aisle was choked with members
who sought to shake his hand. 1t
was a demonstration seldom ex-
ceeded in Congress in enthusiasm
and dramatic climax.
THE BARLEY AMENDMENT.
For 20 minutes after Mr.. Will
sons speech the house was in such
disorder that business came to a
standstlll. The voting was next in
OIRGI' UuG IL was lOG uHJll dDOub
$50 o'clock that the floors could be
cleared, order restored and prepar-
ations made for the voting.
The first vote was taken on the
barley amendment. On the first
call it was defeated by vote Of 10
to 1O8. 1t was significant, as the
FIRST test vote sustained the bill.
The amendment making barley
% cents and barley malt 80 cents
per bushel was lost by vote of 120
to 1877.
The committee amendment to
raise the duty on malt from 20 to
rs per cent, and on barley malt
from rs to 35 per cent, was carried
--204 to ia.
Tom johnson, Dem, of OHIO.
asked for separate vote on the
wool schedule; G. W. Stone, Rep,
of Pennsylvania, for separate vote
on petroleum, and Mr.. Tracey,
Dem, of New York, on the inter
nal revenue, including the income
tax. All other amendments were
agreed to.
WOOL AND OIL.
A standing vote on the amend
ment fixing the time when the wool
schedule shall go into effect as
August 2, 1894, was carried by 205
to AZ.
A standing vote on the amend
ment that the manufactured wool
schedule go into effect December 2,
was carried by 1856 to AZ.
The vote on the amendment put
ting petroleum on the free list and
striking out reciprocity was carried
40 to A, without a roll call.
THE INCOME TAX.
The yeas and nays were ordered
on the Internal Revenue bill.
Bourke Cochran asked unanimous
consent to vote on the income tax
separate from the other internal
revenue schedules, but objection
was made. Speaker Crisp ruled
that the internal revenue amend
ment must be voted as one amend
ment.
The Republicans did not vote on
the internal revenue and income
tax amendme 1T.
The Internal Revenue bill, in
Guiding the income tax, was sus-
tanned as part of the bill on an
aye and nav vote by 1872 TO so.
THE TARIFF BILL PASSED.
Covert, DEM, Of New York,
offered a motion to recommit the
bill to the committee and reported
with such amendments that the
duties on imports will provide reve-
nues for government. The motion
was lost, 1913 to 177.
The bill was then put upon its
passage. Cheers greeted the Demo-
Gratis who had been Directing to the
bill, but who voted for it on final
passage. First of these were Beltz-
hoover, of Pennsylvania, Bartlett,
of New York, Was the Democrat to
vote against the bill. Tremendous
cheering greeted Bourke Cochran
when he voted for the bill.
The vote resulted 200 to 1876. so
the bill was passed by a majority