The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-04

W4sHySoToE, D. G., July 3.-In tho
midst Of immense excitement at l0:l4
tonight, after having bean debated for
three months and ono day, the tariff
bill, amended to take effect August l,
1894, passed the senate by vote Of 81
to IS, d strict party vote, except Mr..
Hill, who voted with the Republicans
against tho measure. Tho POpulistS
divided their strength, two, Mcssr0.
Kylo and Allen voting in favor of tho
bill and two, Mcssrs. PETER and Stew
nrt, against it.
At the very opening Of the last day
OF the great struggle, Mr.. Harris, the
veteran parliamentaEian in charge Of
tho bill, announced that 1t would pass
to-day, tho third OF July, or there
would DO no Fourth Of July for the SON
alto OF tho United States. Until evening
there wore no sensational incidents.
A hard but hopeless fight was made
bv the Republicans under tho loader
ship Of Mr.. Sherman to place wool on
the dutiable list. Through tho instru-
mentality OF Mr.. McLaurin Dom. OF
Miss), the action OF the committee OF
the whole in oxsmpting tho salaries OF
United States judges and the President
Of the United States from the operation
of tho income tax was reversed in tho
senate. A very important piece OF
legislation in the shape Of IN antitrust
law was placed on the bill as rider
without ovon so much rs division. It
was designed, as Mr.. Voorhees,, chuir.
man Of tho committee, said, to insure
Integrity in the execution OF tho law"
It being admitted that any tariff system
afforded abundant opportunity for tho
formation OF trusts and com blnations.
ALIENS DENUECIATioN.
Tho galleries woro filled to overflow.
ing, and many prominent ladies' and
gentlemen worc present. Tho climax
occurred when Senator Allen, tho No
braska Popullst smnrting under tho
sting Of double defeat, In thundorous
tones denounced the Democratic men-
bers Of tho finance committee, aud
charged them with bad faith in taking
advantage OF his ignorance Of parlia-
mentary procedure to induce himto
otler tho amendment, thus releasing
their Democratic colleagues under the
caucus agreement from voting for them.
Ho harangued tho senate und the gal
leriGs and intimated that no had been
trickod.
Mr.. Vest on behalf OF the committee
hotly denied tho charges and up.
braided Mr.. Allen for delivering his
philippe while in pique over his own
defeat For an hour after tho excite
ment caused by this exchange Of Grim.
nations occurred tho proceedings were
extremely dull.
DRAMATIC INCIDENT.
Tho most dramatic incident Of the
night occurred when Mr.. Hill arose
and in ringing and fcrvid tones onterUd
nn eloquent protest against the "Popu.
listic income tax" and arraigned his
party associates for being falso to their
party pledges and their country. The
Republicans drew around him ne he
spoke. Tho galleries leaned over ne he
dealt his sledge-hammer bIows. When
in conclusion ho' declared theatrically
that he would not support tho bill, q
wave Of applause quickly checked by
the vice president swept over the gal.
lcry.
< final word Of protest followed from
Mossrs. AldriCh, Chandler and Mander-
son and the supreme momont was at
hand. Tho bill was placed upon its
passage and the roll was called. Upon
tho announcement OF the vote, $3.50,
tho galleries cheered. Democrats threw
bills high into tho air and amid scenes
Of iubilation and OF rejoicing the senate
adjourned over tho Fourth of July.
Tho light in tho domo was cxtinguishod
and the tariff bill had passed.