Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-07-31
The Tariff Bill Passed and
Signed by the President.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Pre-idcor signed the law VIA Pen
Provided by the Chairman OF the Ways
and Means Committee. who VIII Pre-
serve it a. souvenir-Ien Majority In
the senate for the PHI.

The DinSley tariff bll was passed bv the
Senate saturday afternoon by the following
vote.
Neas-Aleritch. Allison. Baker. Burrows
Carter. Clarke Davis. Debo,. Elklns. Fair
banks. Foraker. Frye, Galllager. Gear. Hale.
Hanshrough. Hawley. Hoar. Jones. Ne
vada,) Lodge. Mcbride. McEoery. Mcmillan.
Mason, Morrill, Nelson. Ie1ro-e. Perkins.
Piatt. lConnecticut.) Plat New York
Pritchard, Proctor, Quay. S~wcu. Shoup.
Spooner. Stewart. Thurstol Warren. Wet
morc-i0
Nays Bacon. Bate. Berry Cafery. Chill
ton. Clay. COckreu. Daniel. Faulkner. Cor
man. Harris. Jones. (Arkansas) Lindsay.
Mallory. Martin. Mills. Mitchell. Morgan.
Murphy. fasco, Pettus Roach smith. Till
man, Turiey. Turner. Turpie. Vest. Waltnau
and White-50.
The following pairs were announced. the
hrst Tor aud the last againstthe bill. Chanl-
Ter with Cannon. Cullow with Gray. Wolcott
With George. Hanna With Eawlins. Wellinr-
ton with McLaurin. Mantle WITH Kennev am
Wilson with Heitfeld.
The following Senators were present and
old not vote: Allen. Butler and Teller. Two
Senators, Kyle and Peitigrew. were absent
and not paired
Carried on TO the House
The vote was taken az 3o'clock. and n
soon as the result had been announced the
bill was carried over 70 the House. where its
reception was awaited by members eager 20
get away and who welcomed Il With noisv
aud hearty approval As soon a. tho action
oI The seEale had been III i-rsed the en-
rolled ohl. bulky mass Of eighty-one pages
OF parchment. which had been pfepared IN
advance. was laid before the Speaker and he
signed his name. He wrote his signature In
tEll, Thomas b. Reed, and As hls pen
scratched along the parchment the repubu-
cans In the House again applauded. Quick
~ the new law was taken % the senate. laid
before the Vice-Presideut. and after Il had
been signed by him was carried 20 the White
House, where President Mckinley afixed
his signature.
The Scene at the White House
A few minutes before 4 o'clock Rerresen-
tativs Dingiey appeared. ACCOMPANIED bv
representative Hager. chairman q the
house committee on enrolled bills. Mr..
haser. by virtue OF his oi,lce. held the tariff
oill closely in hand. but not for a moment
dld Mr.. DinSley lose sightof the famous
document which has made bis name known
IN al parts Of the world. They were al
mittcd az once into the presence ~ Mr.. No
long cabinet table. with secretary Gage and
Attorney-General Mckenna on one side and
foStrnaster-GeneralG Gary and Secretary VII
son on the other. tie rose and greeted NJ
Dinsiey and Mr.. HaSer cordially and pre-
ceedec a; once 10 the work OF approval
Signed With Mr. DIngIey's Pen.
Mr. Porter, the private secretary 70 the
President. turned the last sheet of the bill
and laid the document before the President
lie had several pens at hand, the owners OF
which had begged might be used to sisn the
tariu blu, but Mr.. Dingley Unexpectedly tax
Ing ease from his pocket. produced a beau
utul motaer-of-pearl handled pen. dainty
enough for lady's use. and requested thar
1t be used for the signature. The President
recognized the right Of NJ. Dinslev. though
ne laughinSly commented on the dininutive
Size OF the pen. Dipping it ~sp into the in <
we'll he steadily appended his signature 10
the bili' asked the date. az. wrote, July "a.
approved" and the bill wts al act.