The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-08-29
The Bill Passes the House.

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A special dispatch to the New York Herald
describes the scenes in the House of Repro
ssntatives while tho Tariff bill wes on its
passage az follows:
rurnuce during this . "a..ation
the expected has happened. The House
caucus agreed upon the Senate bill, the bill
was passed SIX hours later, and the separ.
ate bills were rushed through before ad-
journment putting sugar. iron ore, coal and
barbed wire on the free list.
This was not accomplished without dis
play of managerial vigor, parliamentary
skill and partisan courage astonishing even
to those who participated in the proceed
ings.
The House wing OF the Capito. was a
scene Of excitement from early morning
wheE the Democratic caucus met, to late
hour at night, when the last "pop gun" bill,
amid the yells of the Democratic majority,
placed sugar on the free list.
The galleries were packed with eager
spectators all day, and when the hour Of ad-
journment was reached at twenty-five min
utes after 10 o'clock, p. M, few vacant seats
were visible in the vast auditorium.
On tho floor legislative pandemoniu,n
reigned all day. Not in years has the House
OF Representatives been the theatre OF such
continuous uproar and tumult. 1t was day
Of cheers and jeers, Of speeches and yels,
roll calls and shouts OF laughter and ap-
plause.
To Mr.. Turner, o, Georgia, fell the task of
explanation and defence, and to Mr.. Reed
OF Maine, the leading OF the assault upon
the resolution giving tho Tariff bill the right
Of way. After Mr. Turner had spoken in
favor ofthe resolution it was passed BY 176 yoas
to 81 nays. The Democrats who voted
against their party on this proposition wero
Messrs. Covert, New York: Darey, Louisi-
aua; Gorman, Michigan johnson, Ohio
Meyer, Price AMI Rorortson, Louts;an4. and
Warner, New York. Mr.. Cochran did not
vote.
Upon the announcement OF the vote Chair
man Wilson Immediately submitted in writ
Ing the motion receding from the disagree
msnt in The Senate amendments and concur
ring in them, which would pass the
bill. Mr.. Wilson made an explana-
tory speech, and was followed by Mr..
Reed. who taunted the House conferees
at their inability to cope with the representa-,
tives OF the Senate. He said they would 1nd
that they were mere babes in the wood, and
that they had been left there by their uncle
In the White House. Mr.. Mcmillan, OF Ten
nessee, defended the bill. Mr.. Pence, OF
Colorado, gave the Populists' view OF tho
Situation, and then Messrs. Cochran, OF New
York. and Tarsney. of Missouri, both Demo-
Gratis, denoun :ad the Srnate bill. Speaker
Crisp smoke In favor OF the bill.
Mr.. Wilson briefly concluded tho debate
and the vote was taken, resulting in the
adoption OF the Senate bill by 1872 yeas to 1O5
nays. The Democrats who voted in the neg
ative were: Messrs Bartlett and Cochran,
OF New York Davey, Of Louisiana Dunphy.
OF New York Everett, Of Massachusetts;
German, of Michigan; Hendrix, OF New
York; johnson, Of Ohio; Meyer and Price,
OF Louisiana: Tarsney, of Missouri, and
Warner, Of New York. Seven Populists
roted for the bill. and all the Republicans
were recorded against it.
This disposed OF the Senate bill as far rs
Congress was concerned. 1t was already
$50 o'clock, but the programme for the day
included the passage OF the four "pop gun"