Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-28
HAD A CLOSE CALL.
Three Tie Votes in the Senate
on the Tariff.
THE BILL SENT TO CONFERENCE.

Intense Excitement While the Final Roll
Call Was Being Taken. Followed ny q
Season of Congrnt ulation by the Demo-
crats-CleveIauI Confcrs With Crisp
and Other Members of the House, Pre-
sumably on the Bill-Speculation on the
Outlook.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The senate at 9
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, after week
week of senatorial speeches, agreed to the
further conference on the tariff bill
asked by the house of representatives.
The test of strength was on Washburn's
motion that the senate recede from that
portion of the sugar amendment placing a
ditferental of Is OF q cent on sugars above
No. l6 Dutch standard. After an hour
and n half Of debate on the pending
point of order the president pro tenn. IIar.
ris, sustained t, point of order, and ruled
the motion out. The decision was mme-
diately appealed from and a motion made
to lay the latter motion on the table
and the Populsts acting with the Repub-
licans in the effort to get direct vote of
the senate on Washburn's motion.
The Bill Was in Danger.
Intense excitement prevailed, owing to
the closeness Of the vote. In case of tie
the motion is lost, according to parlia-
mentary law. The failure to Sustain the
chair on the appeal brought the senate to
the direct vote on the Wasburn motion
Upon the result hinged, perhaps, the fate
of the measure. But though the Republi-
cans scored the victory in securing a vote
on the one-eight differential it developed
that they had no reserve strength, and the
vote on the Washburn motion also re-
suited in n tie, and consequently was lost.
All the Democrats save Hill and Irby
(who was paired in favor of striking out
the one-eighthl, stood by the cancus agree.
ment and voted against the motion.
Republicans Were Solid.
The Republicans also presented n solid
front, Quay-who voted for the one-elghth
when the bill was In the senate joining
with his colleagues in the hope of beating
the bill by this indirect method. The
three Populists acted throughout with the
Republicans The pairs We're as follows
those first mentioned in each pair favor.
ing the motion and those last mentioned
| opposing it: Gordon with Wilson. Harris
with Sherman, Mcpherson with Morrill,
| Jarvis with Hoar, Butler with Cameron
Morgan with Quay, Smith with Irby (bott
the latter Democrnts). Camden with Petit
| grew, Voorhees, with Wolcott, and Cutfery
with Power. Stewart was the only senator
who was not recorded. He did not vote.
We're an Awful Strain.
| During the vote on the x cent differen
| tiai the excitement reached it's highes
| point, and when the senators who wer
keeping tab" on the vote whispered IAN
| other tie" the Democrats breathed n sigl
| of relief. There was a ring of jubilatioi
| in Harris voice as he read The tabuiation
and as soon as the resolution agreeing t.
| further conference was agreed to ther
was n scene of confusion and congratula
| tion. The Democrats wrung each other
hands enthusiastically Their colleague
from the other end of the Capitol rushed
down the aisles aud congratulated then
on the victory. Harris vacated the chat
| TO go down on the floor to shake hand
| with Jones and Cockrell.
Quay Has "a Few Remarks"
| When the senate came to order agail
Quay secured recognition. He drew
huge pile OF manuscript from his desk ant
said he dnsired TO make some observation
on the metal schedule for the benefit o
the conferrees. The prospect of anothe
! installment of Quay's speech appalled, tn
senate, and leave to print was hurriedl
granted to him, ut which the senator from
Pennsylvania smiled grim smile ar'
took his seat.