The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-27
THE TARIFF BILL Is PASSED
The New Treasury Relief Measure Goes
Through the House.
WILL PASS THE BOND BILL TO-DAY
Tariff Measure Passed on Party Lines, with
Two Exceptions, the Vote Being 227
Against 81-Representatives
Will Have Recreation.

w ASHlN6ION, Dec. St-lne mousse yes
terday responded to the appeal of the prcsi
dent by passing "a tariff BILL the operation
of which is limited to two and half years
and which is designed to raise $4,000. OOC
for the relief of the treasury. The bona
bill will be passed this afternoon. The
vote-227 to Sl-was on party lines, with
two exceptions The Republicans all voted
for the bill except Hartman, of Montana
who did not vote, and the Democrats and
Populists against it, save Newlands, Ne
vada Populi,t, who voted in favor of the
measure. The especial ordar under which
the bill was brought to a vote at > o'clock
last evening" after three ana u half hours
of decate, was ironclad in its character,
and compelled the members to adopt OF
reject it without opportunity of Offering
amendments of any kind.
Although there was the brilliant setting
that usually accompanies field day in
the house. the debate lacked much of the
spirit and vim which generally character
ICES partisan battle in the lower branch
of congress Even the preliminary skir-
mish over the adoption of the rule, which
ordinarily precipitates the 1ercest wrang
ling passed off quietly.
The debate itself was participated i'm by
the leaders on both sides. The Republi-
cans contended that the first necessity OF
the treasury was revenue to supply the
continued deficiency. Every speaker de-
MED that the proposed measure was Il Re
publican protection bill 1t was, they
claimed, an emergency revenue bill on
protection lines. 1t was significant that
several, notably Mr. Dalzell, Mr.. Payne,
Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Grosvenor, predicted
the passage of genuine protective meas
ure us soon as the Republicans regained
control of the White House. The Demo
Gratis took the position that there was no
lack of revenue in the treasury, and that
the passage of a bill to increase taxation
would in no wise help the situation nor
furnish the relief desired by the president
and secretary of the treasury.
All who took part in the debate acquit-
ted themselves well Mr.. Dingley and
Mr.. Dolliver, of the Republicans, and Mr..
Crisp and Mr.. Turner, of the Democrats,
carried off the honors. The bill passed re
peals the present tariff law until Aug. l.,
1898 1t restores 60 per cent of the Nc
Kinley rates on wool and woolens, lumber
and carpets, and makes a horizontal in
crease of tho present rates in all other
schedules, except sugar, of 10 per cent.
After the second revenue bill has been
disposed of this evening the house will do
little business until Monday next, and
will practically have its holiday recess of
which it has partly been deprived, next
week 1t cannot well adjourn for more
than three days, under the rules, while the
senate is in session, but it was decided at
the meeting of the committee on rules
yesterday that there will be formal meet
ings every third day, with adiournments
over and that no important business will
be brought forward on the floor. Under
these conditions there is little probability
that there will be a quorum of representa-
tives in town next week
Republican members of the house who
are opposed to the bond bill to be voted on
today met in caucus last night at the Eb-
bitt House to mature plans for opposition.
Forty members, representing twenty
three states, We're present While the
western and southern states were most
| largely in attendance there were also mem
bers from the east and south. 1t was
| claimed by the leaders that not more than
/ half of the Republicans who antagonize
| the bond bill attended the caucus, and
that they have enough votes to defeat the
bill unless it is modified. The sentiment
of the caucus was in opposition TO the is
sue of bonds in time of peace, and that the
greenbacks ought not to be retired, at
least in the manner proposed by the bill.
The caucus chose a committee of seven
to confer with the speaker and the COM
mittee on rules, and ask for an extension
| of the debate on the bond bill to two or
| three days
There appears to be fair chance that
the tariff bill win get through the senate.
| Opinion among senators as to this differs
widely, but in the end all the Republicans
| will probably vote for the BILL and it is
| likely to receive the support of three Popu-
lists and possibly two or three Democrats.
1t is known that few of the Democrats
would like to see the bill passed, 1t is a
| question how far party politics may in
| fuence them in voting. The situation as
/ to the bond bill is different 1t seems al
most an impossibility for that measure to
| go through the senate.