The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-07-11
. Passed at Last.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The tariff bill
was finally passed by the Senate at 1O:3O
o'clock tonight.
It has been in the hands Of the Senate
since the first day of February. For
more than two months the Senate has
devoted eight hours a day to speech
making and voting upon 1t. The work
has been hard strain on many Senators
and it is great relief to them as well as
to the country that the Senate has finally
voted upon and passed it.
The vote stood 80 to "a.
Every Democrat except Hill voted for
It. Allen and Kyle, two of the three
Populists voted for it. PETER voted with
the Republicans against it. Before the
vote, and after Hill had been turned down
on nearly all of the amendments he offer
ed apd defeated in every flank movement
he made against the bill, he arose and In
vigorous and vicious ffteen-minute
speech denounced the bill as undemo-
cratic and populistic. AS between the
two he would prefer the Mckinley bill to
this German compromise bill which was
nothing. Hill depises German and he
could not help making q side swipe at
the Msrylander.
When he sat down not sound was
heard. Neither the Republicans nor the
galleries applauded him. The silence
was indeed dense. Hill wore smile.
Everybody else wore sort Of disgusted
air. But there was no aneasiness. It
was known that Irby apd two Of the
Populists would vote for the bill and the
Democratic leaders wore an air of su-
preme satisfaction. When the roll call
commenced there was some excitement
T.. Ia. - nd f1ofr 1oV w
Caffery, Of Louisiana, voted no. He,
however, changed his vote before the
result was announced, saying he had cast
1t first that way because he was not satis-
fed with the repeal of the sugar bounty,
but as it was the best bill that could be
gotten and was Democratic measure, he
would vote for 1t.
Blanchard wanted to explain his vote,
but there was objection, and he contented
himself by voting "yea."
When the vote was announced and the
vice president said 1.-THE bill is passed."
tile galleries sent up hearty cheer and
the Democratic Senators, with one excep-
ton, applauded.
Then the Senate, after the conferees
were announced, adjourned until Friday
for much needed rest,
There were but few interesting events
during the day. 1t was all hard work.
Everybody was anxious to finish the
work and rest tomorrow. Therefore,
Senators of both parties got down to
honest, hard work. Senator Hill was
turned down in every amendment be
offered and the amendment adopted on
his motion in committee of the whole
exempting the salaries of the president
and Judges Of the Supreme Court from
taxation under the income tax, was
stricken out. So the salary Of the presi
dent will be subject 10 the income tax
lust as any other salary or income. When
the motion was made by Mr.. McLaurin
to strike this amendment cut, Senator
Hill spoke briefly against it. The Senate,
he said, had done many strange things,
but he was not prepared to believe it
would reverse itself in a day. But 1t did
by q vote of SO to 81 and Senator Elill was
again turned down.
This bill now goes back to the House.
II will Ee delivered Thursday. On Fri
day the speaker will refer 1t to the ways
and means com nittee. That committee
will perhaps report back to the House
Monday and then the conference COM
mittee will be appointed, The House
will fight the sugar, wool, GOAL and iron
schedules and the prospects are that the
conference committee will make material
changes In tham. The bill should, how
ever, become law by the 1st Of August
In that event Congress will adjourn by
the 18th.
Speaker Grip was an interested apecta-
tor at the Senate much OF to-day and no
one is more Joyous oyer the final action
on the part of the Senate than he. He
will nee that there is no unnecessary
delay on the part of the House,