Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-07-14
TARIFF BILL
Passed by the Senate ~ Vote OF 80 to
ES-EiEht Republicans Paired for Ii
nnc Eight Democrats Against IL.

O'CLOCK wednesday. The elimination
| OF the long and arduous struggle had
excited the keenest interest and the
hoor and galleries of the senate cham
Der were crowded by those anxious to
witness the closing scene. Speaker
Reed, Chairman Dingley and many of
the Inc oers of the house of rep
resentatives were in the rear area
while every seat in the galleries save
those reserved for foreign representa-
tives was occupied. The main in terest
conferred in the final vote and aside
from this there was little of "A dramatic
character in the debate. The early
part of the day was spent on amend
ments of comparatively minor i'm =
portance, the debate branching into
financial and antitrust channels BY
o'clock, the senators began mani
Testing their impatience by calls
for vote" vote" and soon there
after the last amendment was dis
posed of and the final vote began.
There were many Interruptions as
pairs were arranged, and then at 4:5j
o'clock the vice president arose aud
announced the passage of the bill
yeas 3S, nays rs. There was no
demonstration, but few scattered
handclaps were given as the crowds
dispersed
Senator Aldrich withdrew his vote
to pair with Senator Murphy, and the
vote stood 30 to IS.
The vote in detail follows:
feas-Allison. Baker, Burrows. Car
ter, Clark, Cullom, Davis, Deboe. Elk
ms, Fairbanks, Foraker, Gallinger,
Hale, Hanna, Hawley, Jones (Nev) }.
Loge, Mcbride, McHenry. McMil,in,
Mantle, Mason, Morrill,, Nelson. PEN
rose, Perkins, PIatt (Ct), Platt IN. W.
Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Seawell,
Shoup, Spoouer, Warren, Wellin gton,
Wetmore, Wilson's.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Gallery,
Cannon. Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Faulk-
ner, Gray. Harris (kas.j. Jones ARK }.
Kenny, Lindsay, Mallory, Martin,
Mills, Mitchell, Morgan, Pasco, Pet
tus, Rawlins, Roach, Turner, Turpie
Vest, Walthau, Whites
The senate conferees on the tariff
bill are eight in numb Der and are as fol-
lows: Allison, Aldrich, Burrows, Platt
tCt.), Jones (Nev), Jones (Ark.), Vest
and White.
ANALYSIS Of the final vote shows that
the affirmative was cast bv 35 repub-
leans, two silver republicans. Jones.
OF Nevada, and Mantle. and one demo.
crat, McEnery. Total, Is
The negative vote was cast by ~
democrats, two populists. Harris OF
Kansas, aud Turner and one silver
republican, Cannon. Total, 2s
Eight republicans were paired for
the bill and eight democrats against
1t. The senators present and not vot-
ing were: Populists, ,, viz: Allen,
Butler, Heitfeld, Kyle and Stewart.
Silver republicans, ,, viz. Teller and
Pettigrew
Following the passage of the bill q
resolution was agreed to asking the
house for a conference, and Senators
Allison, Aldrich, Platt (Ct.l, Burrows.
Jones (Nev.), Vest, Jones (Ark.D and
WHITE were named as conferees on the
part of the senate
The first meeting of the conferees
on the tariff bill will be held Thurs
day as soon after the reprcscntati YES
OF the house are named as it is posi-
bic for them to assemble. This and
subsequent meetings are expected to
be held in the room of the senate COM
mlttee on finance, and the m meetings
after the formal gathering Thursday
VIII be as nearly continuous as the
physical endurance of the members OF
the conference will merit.
The minority in the house will make
no opposition to the republican pro-
gramme of sending the tariff bill To
conference at once Both the demo
Gratis and populists see nothing can bc
gained by the ihterposition of factions
a n lot r,tF A
has yet been made as to the time 70 be
allowed for bate when the bill is re-
ported back q ON conference. but lit
tie difficulty Is anticipated on this
point.
As the confer ees are the RANKING
mem bers Of each side the conferces of
the house will be Chairman Dinglcy
(Me), Messers. Payne a. ". DalzeiI
(Pa.), Hopkins en- and Grosvenor CO...
republicans, and Messrs Bailey (TexD.
Mcmillan tIenn) and Wheeler Gala. },
democrats.
As to the length Of the conference
there Is a difference Of opinion among
the house couierces. Chairman Ding-
ley speaking OF the conference on the
Mckinley bill said it lasted two weeks
and that there was not as vital points
OF difference between the two
houses then as now. Gen. Gro,vcnor.
on the other hand, predicts that the
bill VIII be- "a law week from ~atur-
day II the bill goes into conference
Thursday. The 'umpr anoat NcducS-
day 20 the effect that the house
managers had agreed 20 accept tine bill
as IL passed the senate. and thus avoid
an possible DELAYS is pronounced aDso-