Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-07-29

iOquy lnaI occurred during the con-
slderation Of the tariff bill Senator's
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
mousse did nothing of Importance. but
frlttered the day away in expectation
OF the senate reaching a final vC.a on
the tariff report.
Washington, July "a To-day at 8
?. hi. the tariff bill passed its last leg
isIatlYe stage when the senate by the
decisive vote of 40 to 80 agreed to the
| conference report en- 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
| assembled in extraordinary session.
After a stubborn resistance, at times
threatening a deadlock, the senate con-
Cured with the house in a resolution
for final adjournment of the session
al tonight The presidents mes
sage far a currency commission was
received by the senate, but the
house bill creating a commission was
not acted on. Thus closed a day pro-
Inc with a series of mOmentOuS events,
each of which alone would have been
OF extraordinary intel est An analy-
sis of the vote on the conference re-
port shows that the affirmative vote
vas cast by 81 republicans, one dem
| ocrat (McEnery), one silver republi-
| can Clones of Nevada), and one popu-
list (SteWarD. The negative vote was
cast by % democrats and two popu-
lists, Messrs. Harris and Turner;
and Nj. Teller, silver republican. Two
populists, Messrs. Allen and Butler,
were present but did rot 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
enllVened 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 I'D to 8
O'Clock when the vote was promptly
TAKEN Then came long parlia-
mentary battle over final adjourn
ment. The opposition endeavored to
score a point by compelling
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 presf-
dents recommendation. The main de-
sire of those opposing adjournment
was to secure vote on the Harris res
olutlOn 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 were over
come and shortly before Z Mr.. Morgan
withdrew further opposition and the
resolution for final adjournment was
passed. Complimentary resolutions to
vice-President Hobart were adopted
and at 9 o'clock the final scene was
enacted by formal adjournment Of
the session.
Washington, July 24-Today the
last session of the house was marked
by many interesting events. In addi-
ton to the speaker afixing his sig
nature to the Dingley tariff bill,
bill providing for the creation of
currency commission was crowded
through in the closing hours and the
spectators who thronged the galleries
were treated to a continuous, if not
very brilliant, fusilade of oratory for
several hours. The house recessed
until after the senate adopted the
conference report and Immediately
after reconvened and the bill was
signed and sent on it's way to the
president. By the means of a special
order the Stone currency commission
bill was brought to a vote after
several hours of debate When the
vote was taken the republicans pre-
sented an unbrOken front with two
exceptions, Messrs. Linney On. " and
Mahany IN. ", who voted with the
opposition against the bill which
passed, 124 to 80. AS a final act of the
session the speaker announced the ap-
pointment of the house committees.
The following are the chairmen of
the more important committees: For
eign affairs, Robert r. Hit, Illinois;
appropriations, James G. Cannon, ILL
nois; judiciary, David B. Henderson,
Iowa; banking and currency, Joseph
H. Walker, Massachusetts; coinage,
weights and measures, Charles w.
Stone, Pennsylvania; interstate and
foreign commerce, William P Hep
burn, Iowa; rivers and harbors, War
rem B. Hooker, New York; agricul-
lure, James w. Wadsworth, New
York; military affairs, John A. Thull,
Iowa; naval affairs, Charles A.
8outelle, Maine; postoffice and post
'oads, Eugene F. Loud, California;
public lands, John F. Lacey, Iowa;
indian affairs, James S. Sherman,
New York; territories, William s.
Knox, Massachusetts, public buildings
md grounds, David Smercer, New
FORK; Pacific roads, Henry Powers;
George w. Ray, New York;