The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-04
TARIFF BILL PASSED
Adopted by the Senate Late Last
Night by Vote of 80 to 81.
Mr.. Hill Showed His Independence by
Boldly Voting Nay with Two Pop
ulists and the Republicans.
EXCITING NIGHT SESSION
EXCITING NIGHT SESSION
Bitter Speech by Allen and Pro
test from I-Am-a-Democrat."
Income TaxAmendment Exempting Sal.
aries of the President and Federal
Judges Defeated-0ther Changes.

WASHINGTON. July S.-In the midst of
intense excitement, at 1874 tonight, after
having debated for three months and one
day, the tariff bill, amended to take effect
Aug. l, 1894, passed the Senate by vote
of 80 to 81, strict party vote, except
Mr.. Hill, who voted with the Republicans
vided their strength, Messrs. Kyle and
Allen voting in favor of the bill and
Messrs. PETER and Stewart against it.
At the very opening of the last day
of the great struggle Mr.. Harris, the vet
eran parliamentarian in charge of the bill,
announced that it would pass to-day, the
Sd of July. or there would be no Fourth
OF July for the Senate of the United
States. Until this evening there were no
sensational incidents. A hard, but hope
less, fight was made by the Republicans,
under the leadership of Mr.. Sherman, to
place wool on the dutiable list Through
the instrumentality OF Mr.. McLaurin the
action OF the committee of the whole in
exempting the salaries of United States
judges and the President of the United
states from the operation of the income
tax was reversed in the Senate. A very
important piece of legislation in the shape
OF an antitrust law was placed on the bill
as rider without even so much as
division. 1t was designed, as Mr. Voor-
hees, chairman of the finance committee,
said, to insure integrity in the execution
of the law" it being admitted that any
tariff system afforded abundant opportun-
ity for the formation of trusts and COM
binations
The galleries were filled to OVERLOOKING
many prominent ladies and gentlemen be-
ing present to witness the final disposal
of the bill, and the scene was truly a
brilliant one. Half a hundred members of
the House were on the floor. 1t was amid
such surroundings that the climax occurred
when Senator Allen, the Nebraska Popu-
list, smarting under the sting of a double
defeat, in thunderous tones denounced the
Democratic members of the finance COM
mittee and charged them with bad faith
in taking advantage of his ignorance of
parliamentary procedure to induce him to
offer the amendment, thus releasing their
Democratic colleagues under the caucus
agreement from voting for them. He
harangued the Senate and the galleries
and intimated that he had been tricked.
Mr.. Vest, on behalf of the committee,
holly denied the charges and upbraided Mr..
Allen for delivering his philippe while in
pique over his own defeat Mr.. Mander-
son, Mr.. Aliens Republican colleague from
Nebraska, seemed to enjoy the plight of
his associate, and with an irony that
burned and sacasm that withered he ex-
tended his sympathy and warned him to
beware before he again allied himself with
the Democrats. He had found too late
that he was endorsed. Mr.. Jones, of
Arkansas also drove the iron into the
Nebraskan'S SOUL He challenged the truth
of his statements and scored him unmer-
cifuliy for attempting to place the commit
tee in false light.
For an hour after the excitement caused
by this exchange of elimination occurred
the proceedings were exceedingly dull. Mr..
duty on wool. Mr.. Pettigrew tried to get
through provision for a tariff commits
to substitute diminishing bounty on the
sugar schedule. Mr.. Shoup, of Idaho, in
an almost inaudible voice read a speech in
support of a duty on mineral waters, and
Mr.. Smith explained why he should vote
for the bill, income tax and all
vests opered and palmleaf fans in their
hands, sat languidly in their seats or saun-
tered about the chamber waiting impa-
the swarming galleries gasped and painted
for breath. AS the hands of the clock drew
began. Mr.. Allen somewhat to the ee1 won.
derment of the galleries, after his out
break earlier in the evening, told the Sen
Bill bill why ne nA' 'O"''D'eu 10 vote i0r the
The most dramatic incident of the night
occurred when Mr.. Allen took his seat and
Mr.. Hill arose, and, in ringing and fervid
tones, entered an eloquent protest against
the 'POpuliStic income tax and arraigned
his party associates for being false to their
party pledges and their country. The Re-
publicans drew around him as he spoke, the
hammer blows. When in conclusion he
declared Electrically that he would not
support the bill wave of applause, quickly
checked by the Vice President, swept over
the gallery. A final word OF protest fol-
lowed from MesSrs. Aldrich, Chandler and
Henderson, and the supreme moment was
at hand.
The bill was placed upon its passage and
the roll was called. When Mr. Blanchard
declined to vote on the first roll call and
Mr.. Caffery, the other Louisiana Senator
voted against it, a shudder passed through
the Democratic side of the chamber. The
of Mr.. Irby, but when his name was reached
the Democrats heaved a sigh of relief as he
voted yea. After the completion of the roll
call, although it was apparent that the
bill would carry without either the vote of
Mr.. Caffery or Mr.. Blanchard, Mr.. Gallery
changed his vote to yea, explaining that he
had voted no as a protest against the bad
faith of the finance committee in abandon
ing the sugar bounty provision, and Mr.
Blanchard joined his colleague. Upon the
announcement of the vote--S4 to 39-the gall
leries cheered, Democrats threw bills high
in the air, and, amid sense of jubilatiOn
and rejoicing, the Senate adjourned over
the Fourth of July. The light in the dome
was eXJinguished and the tariff bill had
passed