The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-24
TO-DAY TO END TARIFF TALK.
THE SENATE TO VOTE ON THE BILL
THIS AFTERNOON.


Fraud In the Election In Ohio Last
FaII-A Number of speeches Made
against the Conference Report.
washington. July 2S.-The final vote on
che tariff conference report will be taken
An the Senate tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock. An unanimous agreement to this
affact was reached in the Senate late this
afternoon. after an exciting and dramatic
debate. The proposition for the final vote
came most unexpectedly from democratic
sources. the senior senator from Alabama.
Mr.. Morgan, presenting 1t.
It was greeted with shouts of Good,
GOOD from senators on the republican
side who for the first time saw the path
clear for the final enactment of the tariff
bill
Mr. Morgan's proposition was coupled
with one that the Senate meet tomorrow
az 10 o'clock in order that speeches may
ne made before the vote is taken. This
,as accepted and the agreement was for
iolally announced.
Mr.. Morgan expressed profound reluct>
.snce in submitting the proposition, but
said he recognized the right of the ma
t,1rity to register their will.
The agreement was preceded by the
raost heated personal colloquy that has
occurred during the consideration of the
thrift BILL Senators Foraker of Ohio and
Hen of Nebraska joining issue over Mr.
ALIENS charges of fraud in the Ohio cleo
ton of last year.
The House bill was passed authorizing
The President to suspend discriminating
5uties imposed on foreign vessels and
commerce.
Mr. Allison then moved to proceed with
the tariff conference report, but Mr. Till
man contested this with motion to take
Cp his resolution, adversely reported yes
5erday for an Investigation of the alleged
senatorial speculation in sugar stock.
Mr.. Tillman was about to begin speech
when Mr.. Allison made the point of order
that debate was not in order and the pre-
zding officer sustained the point.
Mr.. THman thereupon asked for yea
and nay vote, on which his motion was
lost, yeas Is, nays S5 Those who voted
for the motion were: Messrs. Allen, Ba-
O. on, Bate Berry, Cannon. Chiffon, Clay,
Eiarris, Kenney. Mills, Roach, Tillman,
urley, Turner and Walthail.
The consideration of the tariff confer
ence report was then resumed and Mr.
eller of Colorado took the floor for a gen.
eral speech. He said he did not favor the
pending bill and did not believe it would
accomplish the purposes of it's friends
It's passage however, would dispose of
the question and enable congress to devote
IL attention to other subjects. He regard
Ell the money subject as the paramount
one The last campaign was not in his
Judgment, an Endorsement of the gold stan
dard.
Mr., Tellers speech was a severe arraign-
ment OF the bill and the political methods
of the last campaign. The galleries broke
2nto applause as the Colorado senator took
ms seat So pronounced was the demon
'Stration that Mr.. Faulkner. who was in
the chair, was obliged to rap vigorously
1or order and to warn the occupants of
Vhe galleries that if the demonstration was
repeated the galleries would be cleared.
senator White followed speaking for
ABOUT an hour. He questioned the revenue
qualities of the bill
When Mr.. White closed. Mr.. Mantle. sill
yer republican of Montana, briefly ex-
pressed his regret that the Senate con-
.eiehce mad not been able to retain in the
IN COTTON ties and cotton bagging and
Lldtuhg and those other things which the
senate by yea and nav vote had trans
Ierred to the free list. 1t was in his opinio,o
" sIupendous mistake on the part of the
.epuohcans looking at 1t from a polite al
'lanapoint They had missed an oppar-
UNITY to popularize this measure.
Mr. Pettus of Alabama followed. an4ae-
VnI%ins the action of the conferees on cot
,on Ties, cotton bagging, etc. In asI ding
Ia tHey De placed on the free list he
sa1u ne was pleading for the Amer .ican
toithef. The profession that this bill was
A. pe enacted in the interests of American
tense" 90 uanindoSs pre-
MT Pettus spoke IeisureIy and at Length
s'l"st me bill. He referred to til e vote
democratic senator Mr. Mc.Enerv
~. me Dill, although Mr.. Pettus ,said no
-, lhan 800 men owned sugar lands in
Mr. MeEnery challenged this state
of saying that one-haif of tn e peop,e
louisiana were interested df rectlv or
,tne5liy IN sugar production.
Of 49, Iellus closed with an arr alignment
sey ouSls and as he sat down, he received
NJ q! scattered hand claps.
III MI. Allen Of Nebraska review cd what bo
roa",.a tne remarkable things of this re-
the in It extra session. He referred TO
tiv 'acton OF the House of Ikenresenta-
ne de. i,s meeting only twice a, week. dine
of ~ Jared TO the course of the speaker
'suclarln house in managing affairs as
NJ Ners that We're strung on a strino, -
@oa- oA.y mas this strong man Of the tIo,,so
cosro ga that branch of congress- bnt tSat
The 6r5 naa been extended to the senate.
CURED =, SURFING Incident of the day oe
and a. az this stage, whe Mr.. Foraker
which ar H. Allen INDUCED in eolloany
eopai a" was fast, furious AZ nd al times pey'
pe i, foraker came fory ara with oors,.
Allen,s % aG me Purpose OF disproving Mr.
Ohio. H large as to the, swollen vote in
fpokon ne said Mr.. Allen must nave
Inn ~, I. IN ignorance of the facts acts nave
uccgstd NOT the FIRST time / have beer
Allen OF ignorance commented Mr.
enee 10 not accuse the senator of ,snor.
facts" VI peihg ignorant OF specific
rihiulrriediy reading from, .,a.
Loo IA S eSla the vote In Ohio IN 1855 was
4l00o5 ~ wnne the population was about
parsons ABOUT one vote for every four
about NV s'and' the statistics showed
That rst Ie vote vote for every four persons PERSONS
"a. vote. "Dout the average on a