Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-08
WASHINGTON.
Wilson Bill Passed.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-Probably never
before in the history of congress were
there witnessed such scenes as marked
the close of the great tariff debate in the
house. The galleries were packed with
an audience whose enthusiasm at times.
while the great and final speech-making
was in progress, interru pied the proceed
ings on the floor, and caused the chair, on
several occasions, to restore order The !
trio of brilliant lights of the house. ex- |
Speaker Reed, Speaker Crisp and Chair
man Wilson, who were assigned the
duty OF presenting the final arguments,
are the recipients to-day of much tatter-
ing congratulation on their mastery
efforts. Chairman Wilson, in particular,
who has barely had time to secure the
sleep necessary to keep life in his body for
the past few weeks is the lion of the hour
among his colleagues, and even those who |
were bitterly opposed to the measure just
passed, admit that he is deserving of much
credit from his party.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Wilson's
speech there was enacted a scene of villa
enthusiasm such as has never before been
| witnessed in the house within the mem
| ory of the oldest member The applause
| which broke out at frequent intervals
| during the speech over.eaped all bounds
when Mr.. Wilson tried to take his seat
Cheer after cheer rang out again and
again, men threw their hats and papers
in the air and the women their handker-
chiefs. Breckenridge, of Arkansas, en-
braCed the speaker, and a crowd of de
, monstrative admirers, headed by Mr.
Bryan, of Nebraska, and Mr.. Tucker, of
Virginia, raised Mr.. Wilson upon their
shoulders and carried him in triumph
out of the hall and to his committee
rooms.
Amid the din and confusion of the
house the speaker announced that debate
was closed, and that pursuant to the
special order the house would vote upon
the amendments. He announced that
the vote would first be taken on Mr..
Tawney's amendment raising the
duty on barley from 90 per cent.
to % cents per bushel and on
malt from 30 per cent. to 32 cents per
bushel. Defeated, yeas, 100; nays, 1917.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment raising the
duty on barley from 90 per cent to % per
/ cent ad valorem, and on barley malt
from 30 per cent to 30 per cent. was then
voted on and agreed to; yeas, 204; nays,
III
Separate votes were demanded on the
following amendments adopted in com
mittee of the whole: BY Mr.. johnson,
dem, o., ON the amendment providing
that the wool paragraph should take
effect Aug. 2, 1894; MIR. Charles w. Stone,
rep, Pa, on the amendment striking out
the reciprocity clause of the petroleum
schedule, and by several New York demo-
Gratis on the income tax amendment
The other amendments including the two
important amendments to the sugar
schedule, that repeating the bounty on
sugar and the Warner amendment put
ting refined sugar on the free list, were
agreed to on a viva voce vote.
The internal revenue amendment was
carried amid applause, yeas 1872, nays 50.
Forty-two democrats voting no. Five re-
publicans voted yea.
With the exception of these five votes
and those of Mccall, Mass, Powers, Vt,
and Scranton, Pa, who voted against the
internal revenue amendment, the repub-
licans relrained from voting on this prop
osition.
The amendments in committee having
all been agreed to in the house, the ques-
tion was upon the engrossing and third
reading of the bill, and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Covert, dem, n. Y, offered reso-
luton of recommittal and on this de-
manded the previous question. This was
ordered without division, but Covert de-
manded the yeas and nays but this de-
mand was voted down, ayes 36, noes 221,
not one fifth seconding the demand. The
motion to recommit was then defeated,
by vote 103-177, the announcement of
the vote being greeted with loud applause
The speaker then put the question
"Shall the bill pass" and the yeas and
nays being demanded on this, the roll
was called amidst the most intense inter
est on the floor and in the galleries AS
the names of the doubtful democrats were
reached and they voted "Aye' or "No'
applause cheers and sometimes good ma
tured bantering followed their votes. The
greatest applause followed Mr.. Cockran's
vote of Aye" and also Mr.. Cummings
negative vote, and the affirmative vote of
Everett, Mass, Geissenhainer n. j.,
Lockwood n. Y, Maguer. McAleer,
Tracy, Beltzhoover, Warner, Blanch-
ard and Boatner. Republican applause
greeted the votes in the negative of
Campbell, Covert, Cummings, Davey,
La; Geary Cal; Haines, N. Y; Hendrix,
n. Y; Price, La; Robertson La; Scher-
merhorn, n. Y; Sibley, Penn; Sickles,
n. Y; Sperry, Conn. When the names
of Mr.. Wilson and the speaker were called
great cheers greeted their answers of
faye"
The populists all voted for the bill ex-
| cept Mr. Newlands New.
The vote was announced at 5:25 o'clock
as follows: Yeas 203, nays 140 so the bill
was declared passed, with a wild shout
from the floor and the galleries. A later
and more careful examination of the
vote showed that 2O4 had voted for the
bill, including the speaker. The an
announcement was greeted with cheering
and applause in the galleries and on the
floor, which continued until the house
adjourned.
Trying to Improve the Army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The house mill
tary committee has ordered a favorable
report on the bill introduced by Mr..
/ Curtis of New York. limiting enlistment
in the army to three years. Tne bill
further provides that no soldier shall be
re-enlisted whose record is not good, who
is not citizen of the United States or has