The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-07-17
SENATE PASSES TARIFF BILL
THE FINAL VOTE WAS THIRTY.
EIGHT TO TwENTY.EIGHT.
P0PULISTS HELD OFF FROM VOTING.
McEnery the Only Dem ocrat to Vote
For the Bill-Measure Will Now
Go to Conference.

The tarlH bill passed the senate
Wednesday afternoon, the vote being
38 to %.
This large majority of ten votes
was due to the action of some of the
populists and silver republicans in
Withholding their votes, But one
democrat voted for the bill, McEnery,
of Louisiana. There was nothing
dramatic about the final vote. Just
before it was taken there were some
interesting explanations by individual
senators as to their position. Every
body was anxious for vote and every
body seemed glad when the vote was
announced and the end of the senate
struggle reached.
Speaker Reed, Chairman Dingley
and many Of the members of the house
of representatives were in the rear,
while every seat in the galleries save
those reserved for foreign representa-
tives 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
4 o'clock the senators began manifest
ing their impotence by calls of "vote,"
and soon thereafter the last amend
ment was disposed of and the final
vote began.
There were many interruptions as
pairs were arranged, and then at 4:46
o'clock the vice-president arose and
he af a
yeas, SO; nays, %
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Burrows, Carter,
Clark, Cullun, Davis, Deboe, Elkins. Fair
banks, Foraker, Gallinger, Hale, Hanna,
Hawley, Jones Of Nevada, Lodge, Mcbride,
McEnery, Mcmillan, Mantle, Mason, Nor
rill Nelson Penrose, Perkins, Plat OF Con-
necticut, Plat of New York, Pritchard,
Proctor, Quay, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner,
Warren, Wellington, Wetmore and Wilson
SO.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery, Can
non, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Faulkner,
Gray, Harris OF Kansas. Jones Of Arkansas,
Kenney. Lindsay, Mallory, Martin, Mills,
Mitchell, Morgan, Pasco. Pettus, Rawlins.
Roach, Turner, Turpie, Vest, walthall and
White-28.
The following pairs were announced.
The first named would have voted for
the bill and the last named against:
Aldrich and Murphy, Chandler and
McLaurin, Frye and German, Gear
and Smith, Hsnsbrough 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 thirty
five republicans, two silver republic
cans, Jones, of Nevada, and Mantle,
and one democrat, McEnery, total
thirty-eight.
The negative vote was cast by twen-
ty-five democrats, two populists, Har-
ris, of Kansas, and Turner, and one
silver republican, Cannon, total TWEEN
ty.eight.
Eight republicans were paired for
the bill and eight democrats against
it. The senators present and not vot.
ing were: Populists five, viz: Allen,
Butler, Heitfeld, Kyle and Stewart.
Silver republicans two, viz: Teller and
Pettigrew.
Following the passing of the bill
resolution was agreed to asking the
house for a conference, and Senators
Allison, Aldrich, Plat, of Connecticut;
Burrows, Jones, OF Nevada; Vest, Jones,
of Arkansas, and White were named
as conferees on the part of the senate.
Story of the Debate.
The tariff debate began on May 25th,
on which day Mr.. Aldrich, in behalf OF
the finance committee, made the open
ing statement on the bill.
The actual consideration Of the bill
began the next day, May 26th, when
schedule A, relating to chemicals, was
taken up. The debate was continuous
since that time, covering six weeks and
one day.
Mr.. Aldrich's illness took him from
the chamber after the first day, and
the bill was then in the immediate
charge Of Mr.. Allison. The opposi-
ton has been directed in the main by
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, and Mr.. Vest,
while Senators White, Gallery, Gray
and Allen have frequently figured in
the debate.