Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29


came most Unexpectedly from demo
cratic sources. the senior senator from
Alabama, Mr.. Morgan, presenting it.
1t was greeted with shouts of Good
Good" from the senators on the re-
publican side who for the first time
of the tariff bill. The agreement was
preceded by a heated personal col
loquy that occurred during the con-
sideration of the tariff bill. Senators
Foraker rep, o. and Allen (pop.,
Neb.) took issue over Mr.. Aliens
charges of fraud in Ohio elections.
Congress will probably adjourn it's ex-
ira session tomorrow night.
Washington, July 24.-Today the
house did nothing of Importance, but
Of the senate reaching final vote on
the tariff report.
Washington, July 24.-Today at 8
p m. the tariff bill passed its last leg
islatiye stage when the senate by the
decisive vote of 40 to 80 agreed to the
&C inference report on the bill. The
announcement of the result was greet
ed with enthusiastic applause by the
| crowded chamber. This closed the
great labor for which the 55th congress
asse mbled in extraordinary session.
After stubborn resistance, at times
threatening deadlock, the senate con-
Cured with the house in a resolution
for final adjournment of the session
at tonight TIE presidents mes
sage for currency commission was
reg eived by the senate, but the
house bill creating a commission was
not acted en-. Thus closed day pro-
l.fic With a series of momertCus events,
each of which alone would have been
OF extra ordinary interest. An analy-
sis OF tho vote on the conference re-
port shows that the affirmative vote
vas cast by 81 republicans, Gre dem
ocrat (McEnery), one silver republic
can Zones of Nevada, and one popl-
list (StewarD. The negative vote was
cast by % democrats and two popu-
.
and Mr.. Teller, silver republican. Two
DC pulists, Messrs. Allen and Butler
were present but did not vote. One
populist, Mr.. Kyle, and one silver re-
publican, Mr.. Pettigrew, were absent
without pairs, which was equivalent to
Withholding their vote. Early in the
day the debate was listless. though
enlivened at times with virulent criti-
cism by Mr.. Allen and by a speech
from Mr.. Burrows of the finance COM
mittee. Messrs. Gallery, Morgan and
Stewart occupied the time up to 3
o'clock when the vote was promptly
taken. Then came a long parlia
mentary battle over final adjourn
ment. The opposition endeavored to
score point by compelling a
vote on the laying of the presidents
message before the senate and not
succeeding in this attacked the major
ity for refusing to act on the presi-
dents recommendation. The main de-
sire of those opposing adjournment
was to secure vote on the Harris res
olution calling on the president to
stop the sale of the governments in
terests in the Union Pacific railroad.
For four hours the acrimonious parlia-
mentary contest waged, Gradually the
tactics of the OPPOSITION We're over
come and shortly before Mr.. Morgan
withdrew further opposition and the
resolution for tiral adjournment was
passed. Complimentary resolutions to
vice-Presdent Hobart were adopted
and at o'clock tho final scene was
, enacted by formal adjournment of
the session.
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