Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-08
SIX WEEKS WORK


sage Of the Tariff Bill.
VOTE B 88 FOR AND 20 AGAINST.
Quite . Nanber e Statesmen Decline to
vota 1t An-Analysis - the First Roll
Csil, and Detailed vsse-Deb.ss has
Lasted DuGing Forty-Thres Days-Pros-
Pects Of the Bsll In Confsrence-speeisl
Message ON Currency Reform.
Washington. July s-By the decisive
| vote Of 50 to Is the tariff bill was passed
in the senate shortly before p m. yes
terday. The elimination Of the long
and arduous struggle had excited the
keenest interest, and the floor and the
galleries OF the senate chamber were
| crowded by those anxious to witness
the closing scene. Speaker Reed.
Chairman Dingley and many Of the
| members Of the house Of representatives
were in the rear area, while every seat
In the galleries save those reserved for
foreign representatives was occupied.
The interest centered in the final vote,
| and aside from this there was little of q
dramatic character in the debate. The
early part Of the day was spent on
amendmentsof comparatively minor i'm
portance, the debate branching into
financial and antitrust channels. BY I
o'clock the senators began manifesting
their impotence by calls for vote"
vote" and soon thereafter the last
amendment was disposed Of and the
final vote began.
Vote ON the Bill in Detail.
There were many Interruptions as
pairs were arranged, and then at 4:55
o'clock the vice president arose and an
nounced the passage Of the bill-yeas,
IS; nays. Is. There was no denonstra-
ton. but few scattered hand-claps
were given as the crowds dispersed.
Following is the detailed vote:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Burrows, Car
ter, Clark. Cullom. Davis, Deboe, Elkins,
Fairbanks. Foraker, Gallinger. Hale,
Hanna, Hawley, Jones of Nevada,
Lodge. Mcbride, McEnery, Mcmillan,
Mantle. Mason. Morrill,. Nelson. PEN
rose. Perkins, Plat Of Connecticut, Plat
Of New York, Pritchard. Proctor. Quay.
Sewell. Shoup. Spooner. Warren, Well
tngton. Wetmore and Wilson'S.
Nays-Bacon. Bate. Berry. Caffery,
Cannon. Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Faulk-
1ier. Gray, Harris Of Kansas, Jones of
Arkansas. Kenny, Lindsay, Mallory
Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Morgan, Pasco,
Pettus. Rawlins, Roach, Turner, Turpie,
Vest, Walthall and Whites.
Analysis Of the Result.
An analysis of the final vote shows
that the affirmative was cast by IS Re-
publicans, silver Republicans-Jones
Of Nevada, and Mantle-and one Dem
ocrat-McEnery; total. SO. The mega
tive vote was cast by twenty-five Dem
ocrats. Populists-Harris of Kansas
and Turner-and one silver Republican
Cannon total. Is. Eight Republicans
wegs pd1red for the bin and eaglst DEM
ocfats against IL. The senators present
ana not voting were: Popuiists 5-Ailen,
Butler. Heitfeh. Kyle and Stewart; silver
Republ1 taAs. ife4ier and Pe1tigRew.
Following the passage Of the biil q
Yesoiuti3h was agreed to asking the
house for a conference and ALLISON,
Aldrich. Plat Of Connecticut, Burrows,
Jones Of Nevada, Vest, Jones of Arkan.
sas. and White were named as con-
ferrees on the part Of the senate.
Some Remarks on tho Debate.
The tariff debate began on May Is, on
which day Aldrich on behalf of the
finance committee made the opening
| ctdCcIIcLI On Tie Inc ACTUAL con-
Gideration OF the bill began the next
day, May Is. when schedule A, relating
to chemicals, was taken up. The debate
has been continuous since then, cover
ing six weeks and one day. It has
been notable in some respects, although
It has lacked many Of the dramatic and
Oratorical features marking past de-
bates. From the outset the advocates
of the bill refrained from set speeches,
and the discussion was narrowed to a
consideration Of rates and schedules,
rather than general principles. Aside
from a-few very Important changes the
bill as 1t goes back to the house has S74
amendments OF various degrees of i'm
portance. which must be reconciled be-
tween the two branches of congress.
MEETING OF THE CONFERREEs.
Struggle Between the Senate and House
Will Now Begin.
Washington. July S.-The first meet
ing OF the conferrees on the tariff bill