The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-09
THE TARIFF BILL PASSED.
THE SENATE PASSES 1T BY 4
VOTE OF 3S TO %.
Chief 4 IN e nd me n ts Made to the House Bill.
The Bill Goes Back to the House With
Ss4 Neutrality-suspicious. But1er's Exc
cuse for Not Voting gainst the BiIl-The
Cub NJ stter Again Before the Senate.
House Adiourns Rather Than Take Up
the Cuban Resolution.
SENATE.

House Adjourns Rather Than Take Up
the Cuban Resolution.
SENATE.
Washington, July by the decisive
vote Of 3S TO 2S, the tariff bill was pass
I'd in the senate shortly before
o'clock today. The elimination of the
long and arduous struggle had excited
the keenest interest, and the floor and
galleries of the senate chamber were
crowded by those anxious to witness
the closing scene. Speaker Reed,
Chairman Dingley and many member.
Of the house of representatives We're
in the rear area, while every seat in
foreign representatives, was occupied.
The early part of the day was spent
on amendments of comparatively minor
Importance, the debate branching into
financial and antitrust channels. By
o'clock the sena tors began manifest
vote" and soon thereafter, the last
amendment was disposed of and the
final vote began. There were many
Interruptions as pairs were arranged,
and then at 4:55 o'clock the vice presi-
dent arose and announced the passage
of the bill-yeas, 3S; nays 2S There
was no demonstration, but few scat
tered handclaps were given as the
crowd dispersed.
The vote in detail, was as follows:
Yeas-Senators Allison, Baker, Bur-
rows, Garter, Clark, CullOm, Davis, De-
Doe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Gal
linger, Hale, Hanna, HaWley, Jones of
Nevada, Lodge, Mcbride, McEnery,
Mcmillan, Mantle, Mason, Morrill,, Mel
son, Penrose. Perkins, Platt of Con-
necticut, Platt of New York. Pritch-
ard, Proctor Quay. SeweIl, Shoup,
Spooner, Warren, Wellington, Wet
more and WilsOn-3S
Nays-SenatOrs Bacon. Bate Berry
Caffery, Cannon, Chiffon, Clay, Cock
rell, Faulkner, Gray Harris, Jones of
Arkansas, Kenney, Lindsay, Mallory,
Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Morgan, Pas
co, Pettus, Rawlins, Roach, Turner,
Turpie. Vest, Walthall and Whites.
The following pairs were announced:
The first named would have voted for
the bill and the last named against it:
Aldrich and Murphy; Chandler and
McLaurin: Frye and German: Gear
and Smith; Hansbrough and Daniel:
HOar and Harris, of Tennessee: Thurs
ton and Tillman: WOlcOtt and George
An analysis of the final vote shows
that the affirmative was cast by thr-
ty-f1Ve republicans, two silver republi-
cans and one democrat The negative
vote was cast by twenty-five demo-
Gratis, two pOpulsts and one silver re-
publican. Eight republicans were
paired for the bill and eight democrats
against it.
The senators present and not voting
We're: Populfsts, five viz: Senators AL
len, Butler. Heitfield. Kyle and Stew
art: republicans two, viz: Teller and
PettigreW.
Following the passage of the bill. a
resolution was agreed to asking the
house for a conference and Senators
Allison. Aldrich, Platt of Connecticut.
Burrows. Jones Of Nevada Vest. Jones
of Arkansas, and White, We're named
as cOnferees on the part of the senate
The tariff debate begun on May 25th.
on which day Senator Aldrich, on be
. half of the finance committee mad.
the opening statement on the bill The
actual cOnSidera ton of the bill began
the next day. May 26th, when schedule
A, relating to chemicals. was taken
up. The debate has been continuous
since then, covering six weeks and one
day. 1t has been notable in some re-
spects, although it has lacked many of
the dramatic and oratorical features
: marking past debates. From the out
set the advocates of the bill refrain
ed from set speeches, and the discus
sion was narrowed to a consideration
of rates and schedules, rather than
general principles.
/ The bill as it goes back to the house
re-enacts the antitrust section of the
; Wilson act, While the reciprocity and
! retaliatory provisions are substitutes
, for those of the house. One of the
most important new provisions added
by the senate is that placing a stamp
. tax on bonds, debentures and certifi-
Gates of stock. Aside from these more
important changes. the bill as it goes
back to the house has S74 amendments
Of various degrees of Importance. which
must he reconciled between the two
branches of cOrc-C=-.
E Senator Pettus. Of Alabama, moved
an amendment to make the tariff bill
go into effect "on and after its pas
sage
] Senator Allison accepted this amend
ment saying that he did so in order to
throw the question of when the bill
should go into effect into conference.
j n number of amendments We're Of
fered. none of which was adopted.
when the mOnOtOny with this proceed
ing was broken by Senator Teller who
took the floor to state his attitude on
! the bill. He had intended. he said, 70
) address the senate at some length
against the bill. but had concluded
| that it was best to allow the measure
| to go into conference and discuss il
! during the conference. He considered
; II the worst tariff bill ever passed.
| When l walked out of the St. Louis
convention" proceeded Senator Teller.
recalling a dramatic event, L intended
TO walk out of the republican party.
but I stated that l was a protectionist
still Notwithstanding this, the SEN
at0r said, he and his associates We're
i.ea I'D as though they We're active op-
porents OF the protective policy. He
reiterated that the republican leaders
might have secured their votes for an
honest and legitimate tariff BILL but
they seemed TO prefer to listen to the
voice of syndicates and trusts.
Senator Butter, populist, of North
Carolina. followed with an announce
ment that he would refrain from vot-