Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
.DINGLEY BILL Is PASSED
Large Majority For the Measure In
the House.
hcceIved the Solid Republican Vote
and Those OF Five Democrats
interesting Closing
Moments.

Washington. April 2.-The tariff bin
las passed the house according to pro-
gram, receiving the solid republican
and five democratic votes.
As the hour for voting arrived the
excitement increased. Fifteen minutes
before 3 o'clock Mr.. McMillln Of Ten
aessee, was recognized for FIVE minutes
20 close the debate for his side. He
briefly reviewed the extraordinary
methods by which the bill was being
brought 10 a vote. He charged that
amendments were cut on because they
night be crushed by their W cohorts.
Il defy you now. he said. ito give US
An opportunity TO amend the sugar
schedule, which was framed 10 protect
The biggest trust in the country. Ana
.cday you crown the infamy OF the bill
~ making it retroactive"
Mr.. McMillin concluded by having
read at the clerks desk the words Of
speaker Reed. then in the opposition on
he occasion OF the passage OF the VII
ION Law.
with these words" he said, Il let the
bill g. forth to the just execration Of a
'obbed and outraged people Demo
:ratic ~applause.)
Mr.. Dingley then took the floor and
closed the debate In a ten minute
tpeech. In calm words he spoke of the
extraordinary circumstances which'pro-
tucsd the eXigency which congress had
been called in extra session TO meet.
The ways and means committee had
.abored faithfully for months TO adjust
iuties 10 present conditions. There
night be some little dissatisfaction with
ates. but he assured his colleagues and
The country that he felt confident the
ill would accomplish the purpose for
which 1t was framed.
Then the hammer fell, at exactly 2
oc.pck, and the republicans gave their
laicr a ringing round OF applause,
Which was taken up by the galleries.
It Continued for several minutes. The
i"blte being al an end. the committee
'ose and the bin and pending amend
neats were reported to the house by Mr..
Sh rman, the chairman OF the com
nittee of the whole.
Ir. Bailey demanded a separate vote
3n The amendment, fixing today as the
1a,e on which the bill shall go into
fleet.
Inc other amendments were adopted
Il gross, with only formal opposition.
a roll call was demanded on the eX-
IA amendments and resulted 200
- TAO. The combined opposition Of
damocTats. ~populists and sllvsrites
Vaod against the amendments except
SIR Newlands, silyerite, Of Nevada, who
1D.ed for them, and Messrs. Hartman.
s!iyerite,o f Montana; Jones. of
Washington; Martin, populisi, Of North
rarolina; Shafroth, silverite, Of Colo
fllp; Shuford, popul.st, OF North Caro-
Ina. and Stroud. populist. o: North
Carolina, who did not vote.
The bill was then ordered { be read
4 rnird time, after which Mr.. Dockery,
democrat, of Missouri. offered the mo
ton II the minority 10 recommit the bill
...h Instructions. The motion was in
tn form OF a resolution. Mr.. Dingley
Immediately demanded the previous
question on the motion. which was or
JeIed, and without debate or explana-
lion the vote was taken upon It.
The motion TO recommit was lost, 14S
10 iS. The republicans voted so!idiy
against the motion and the combined
opposition, with the exception OF Mr..
Newlands. for ii.
Mr.. Hartman, MI. Jones Of Washing
ton. Mr.. Martin Of North Carolina Mr..
Shafrn;h OF Colorado. Mr.. Shuford and
Mr.. Stroud of North Carolina, who did
not vote on the preceding votes, were
recorded in favor OF the motion.
The roll call on the passage Of the bill
was then taken ms was followed with
intense interest. Not a break occurred
in the republican ranks. Five demo-
erats-Messrs. Meyer, Broussard and
| Davey OF Louisiana and Kleberg and
Slayden OF Texas-voted with the ma
jority. Mr.. Howard Of Alabama was
the only populist who voted for the bill,
but twenty-one Of the populists, fusion
lists and silverites declined TO record
themselves either way. Before an
nouncing the result Of the vote. the
speaker directed his name to be called.
Mr.. Reed" shouted the clerk.
YEA" replied the speaker. The re-
pubIicans a~pplauded vigorously and
when the speaker announced the result
yeas, 205; nays. l22; present and not
voting. q, and SO the bill Is passed
the republicans rose en- masse and
cheered. the galleries joining in the
demonstration.
Immediately afterward on Mr.. Ding
Iey's motion the house adjourned until
Saturday.