Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-24
TODAY THEY VOTE
Fate Of the Tariff Bill To BE Set.
tied This Afternoon.
DEMOCRATS MAKE THE PROPOSAL.

SoBBcet3H W 00Kk8n TO tne 0too sur
prise of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Allen E.liven the Debate with Con.
trover,y on Alleged Election Rascaiity
In Ohio and Illinois.
Washington, July 2A-Csngrsss prob
ably will adjourn its extra session to-
night. This opinion il held by most
congressman. and unless an unexpected
obstacle presents ITSELF the opinion will
be verihed. 1t is intended that the house
shall first adopt the final adjournment
resolution. and though some objection
may arise IN the senate to its Immediate
consideration this is not expected to be
prolonged. Speaker Reed will announce
his committees today. With the tariff
bill disposed Of shortly after p. m. an
adjournment could follow within the
Rext two hours.
Washington. July 24.-The final vete
on the tariff conference VIII be taken
In the: senate at 9 p. m. today. A unan-
mieHs agreement to that effect was
reached in the senate late yesterday
afternoon after an exciting and dra-
matte debate. The proposition for the
final vote came most Unexpectedly from
Democratic sources. the senior senator
from Alabama. Morgan. presenting it.
1t was greeted with shouts of good,
good" from senators en- the Republi-
can side. who for the first time saw the
path clear for the final enactuent of
the taria bill. Morgan's proposition
was coupled with one that the senate
meet at 10 a. m. today in order that
speeches may be heard before the vote
is taken. This was accepted as q
whole. and the agreement was formally
announced. Morgan expressed. pro-
found reluctance in submitting the
proposition, but said he recognized the
right Of the majority to register their
will.
Allen Stirs Up an Ohio Man.
One of the speakers during the day
was AIKEN of Nebraska. He dropped
into politics. easily and spoke of the
large campaign funds raised last fail
and theinfuence they had in "eorruptinS
the vote OF Ohio, Illinois and other
states" Foraker. who sat across the
aisle arose and said: "The vote of
Ohio was an honest one, and I never
until this moment heard it insinuated
that it was not an honest vote."'
Then the senator hears it ROW." re-
sponded Allen.
On what ground does the senator
make such an asseftien?" asked Fora
ker;
"0n the ground" Allen replied" that
II the vote Of Ohio In 1886 was a fair
and honest one there is one voter for
every two and half or three Of the
population. and in the city of: Cleveland
almost the whole population were
vsters. The honest people Of the Unit
ed states believe it was a fraud and I
believe it was produced by money and
other eorrupting infiaenees." Alien said
the same was true Of Illinois, where
the vote of Chicago was swollen over
200,eoe votes.
Foraker Presents Some Figures.
The subject was dropped fer awhile,
Foraker taking time to present figures.
In doing Sc he said Alien naust have
spoken in ignorance OF the facts. Hur-
iedly reading fron statistics Foraker
said the vote of Ohio IN 1895 was 1;og..
126. while the population was about A.
0so,ooe. or about one vote fer every four
persons. In Cleveland the statistics
showed about one vote fer svepy four
persons. That ratio was about the
average on a full vote
Did not NJ Bryan have a larger
vote in 's6 than Mr.. Harrison had in
's2?" asked Allen.
Yes" answered Foraker, "beeause
neither of the candidates in> ~ was
calculated to bring out the full party
strength. and in my Judgment there
was not 4 full vote fer either Mr.. Har-
rison or Mr.. Cleveland. On the. other
hand the campaign Of .96 was unusually
energetic and an exceptionally I'M vote
was pollsd.''