Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-25
SENATE VOTE STOOD4O TO 80
Republicans Were> Reinforced by Democrat
and Populst
FLOORS AND GALLERIES CROWDED
Morgan Became Excited and Was Very
Severe-Vice-Presid Hobart Com
Observation-Disclosures Sine Die.

Washington, July 24.--The senate bll
d passed its last legislative stage ait 8 p. m.
today when the senate by the decisive
vote of 40 to 30 adopted the confere nee
report on the bill. The announcement of
the result was greeted with enthusiastic C
applause by the crowded chamber This
Z disclosed the grsat labor for which the
Fifty-ffth congress assembled in extra
ordinary session and after stubborn re-.
sistance, at times threatening deadlock,
the senate concurrsd with the house in a
resolution for the final adjournment of
? the session at 8 o'clock tonight. The
presidents message for currency COM
mission was received by the house, but
the house bill creating the commission
was not acted upon. Thus the whole day
was prolific of a ries of momsntous mat
ters, one of which alone would have bsep
of extraordinary interest. An analysis
of the vote shows that the affirmative
Is vote was cast by thirty-seven republi-
cans, one democrat, McEn,ry one silver
republican, Jones, of Navada; and one
populst, Stewart.
The negative vote was cast by twenty
eight democrats and two populists. Hal-
ris and Turner. Mr. Teller, silver rspuD-
licun and two populsts, Allen and But
ler were present and did not vote. one
populist, Kyle, and one silver republican,
Pe,ttgrew were absent without pairs,
which were equivalent to withholding
their votes. Although the result was
foregone conclusion, yet this did Tot
abate the eager interest attaching to the
close of a great contest. Early in the day
the debate was lstless, though enlivened
ct times with vrulent criticisms by Mr..
Allen and by a speech from Burrows, OF
the finartoe committee. MesSrS. Caffefy,
Morgan and Stewart occupied the time up
to O'Clock, when the vote was promptly
taken. Then came a long preliminary
battle over final adjournment. The op-
position endeaVored to score a. point by
compelling vote on laying the presi-
dents message before the senate and
succeeding in this attack on the majority
for refusing to act on the presidents
Recommendation. The me ssage was al-
lowed to lay on the table until just before
adjournment. There was an attempt to
take up the Harris resolution to stop the
sale of government interests n the Union
Pacific railway For four hours an
gradually the tactics of the opposition
were overcome ard shortly before
O'Clock Mr.. Morgan Withdrew further OPP
Position and the resolution for adjourn
n<nt was adopted. Complimentary raso-
1utions to Mr.. Hobart wsre adopted, and
at 8 o'clock the viee-president announc q
the formal adjournment of The session.
The close Of the long and exciting
struggle was near at hand when the ssD-'
att met al 10 o'clock this morning un-
der the unanimous agreement of last
night that the final vote be taken at 8
p. m. today. Only eleven senator's were
on hand when the session opemed and
several of these busted themselves with
clearing out their desks preparatory TO
departure. The doors were opened at
10:20~a a. m. and Mr. Allen, of Nebraska,
resumed his speech in opposition to the
tariff conference report. Mr.. Allen crit
icised the reports Of the bill OH the farm,
ers. He instanced barbed wire required
by them for fences, on which they were
placed by the bill at the cold-hearted
mercy Of the barb wire trust On the
other hand he declared the money sharks
Of Wall street had already 'juggled s32.-
100000 by the knowledgel that the sugar
schedule would be adopted.
Mr.. Caffery, of Louisiana, followed in
criticism of the sugar schedule He
said that ships from an parts of the
world were hurrying in with cargoes of
raw sugar to avoid the duties of the bill.
Already eight months supply had been
brought in, thus cutting off government
revenue to that extent and giving enorn-
Gus profits to the trust.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, a member
of the fnance committee. then took til o
floor for one of the few speeches from
the republican side of the chamber,
speaking in defense of the lumber schsd-
ule.
Mr.. Morgan, democrat, of Alabama,
then followed in denunciation of the
abandoning of the stocks and bonds
stamp. He said its alleged unconstitu-
tionality was fiction that has been con-
trovsrted by score of lawyers.
Mr.. Morgan stated that the abandon
n1ent of the stamp tax on bonds and
stocks was in the interest of New York
brokers. Immediately that conference
agreement became known sugar stock
went up with bound until 1t was said
Sae.00G,0 coo had been made. He said that
spectators felt sure that their trans
actions were to continue without taxa
tion.
And I CHARGE" said Mr. Morgan. ex-
.citedly, that the abandonment occurred
at the command of the sugar trust"
At 2.30 p. m. Mr.. Stewart of Nevada
took the floor. He said that the tariff
legislation could not alleviate the distress
of the country and claimed that its hem
efts were unequal to the burdens It car
ried
The time for the final vote was now al
most al hand and there was an air of
eager expectancy throughout the cham
her. The senators had come from the
cloak rooms and lobhies until there was
hardly a vacant seat on either side of the
chamber.
Mr. Dingley the author of the bill, was
present as olso Were otiher officers of the
ways and means committee, and many
other members of the house filled t(he
rear, making semi-ciic;e of interested
characters The galleries had filed To
ovArflowing. with q goody representa-
tion Of ladies but few of the foreign
representatives were prsssssl.. several SEC
retafies CT the Japanese and Spanish le-
cations hefng the only occupants of the
diplos,atic gallery. AT five minutes of
3 Mr.. Stewart was still speaking He
proceeded ]eisurely on general financial