Warren sheaf., 1897-07-15
THE tariff E BELL.
Senate Passes the Measure After
Protracted Struggle. y.
Goes Through with Majority OF
Ven-HOw the Senators Voted
- The Senate Con-
zys+ ferees. aF@

t'inS eou, y uly o.-By the decisive
vote OF 3s to 20 the tariff bill was passed
IN the senate shortly after five o'clock
wednesday afternoon. The culmina-
ton OF the long and arduous struggle
had excited the keenest interest and the
moor and galleries of the senate
ehamber were crowded by those anx-
ious 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 representa-
tlVes was occupied. yas5 f. ~ -..ea
Ihe main interest centered in the
final vote and aside from this there
was little of dramatic character in the
debate. The early part of the day was
spent on amendments of comparatively
minor Importance. the debate branch
ing into financial and antitrust chan
nels. By four o'clock the senators be-
gan manifesting their ,impatience by
calls for vote, vote" and soon there
after the last amendment was disposed
OF and the final vote began. There were
many Interruptions as pairs were
arranged. and then at 4:55 O'Clock the
Vice president arose and announced the
passage of the bill, yeas, 3s, nays, %.
There was no demonstration. but few
scattered hand claps were given as the
crowd dispersed. Following is the de-
tail vote: = -
The Vote.
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Burrows, Carter,
Clark, Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Elkins. Fair
banks. Foraker, Gallinger, Hale, E1anna,
Hawley. Jones (Nev.), Lodge, Mcbride.
McEnery, Mcmillan, Mantle, Mason, Nor
rill, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Platt
(Conn.), Platt IN. ". Pritchard, Proctor,
Quay, Sewell. Shoup. Spooner, Warren,
Wellington. Wetmore and Wilson-ss
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery. Cam
non, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Faulkner,
Gray, Harris (Kan.), Jones (Ark.), Kenny,
Lindsay. Mallory, Martin, Mills, Mitchell,
Morgan. Pasco, Pettus, Rawlins, Roach,
Turner. Turpie. Vest. Walthall and White
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An analysis of the total vote shows
that the affirmative was cast by 35
republicans and two silver republicans
(Jones, of Nevada), and Mantle and
one democrat (McEnery). Total, 3s.
The negative vote was cast by Is dem
ocrats, two populists. Harris, of Kan
sas, and Turner) and one silver repub-
lican (Cannon). Total %. Eight re-
publicans were paired for the bill and
eight democrats against it. The sena-
tors present and not voting were: Pop
ulists, S, viz, Allen, Butler, Heitfeld,
Kyle and Stewart; silver republicans 2,
viz, Teller and Pettigrew.
COnferees Named.
Following the passage of the bill a
resolution was agreed to asking the
house for a conference, and Senators
Allison, Aldrich, Platt Comm, Bur-
rows, Jones (Nev.), Vest, Jones (Ark.i
and White were named as conferees on
the part of the senate.
A Notable Struggle
The tariff debate began on May rs,
on which day Senator Aldrich, in be-
half of the finance committee, made the
opening statement on the bill, The
actual consideration of the bill began
the next day, May 2e, when schedule
A, relating to chemicals, was taken up.
The debate has been continuous since
then, covering six weeks and one day.
It has been notable in some respects,
although it has lacked many of the
dramatic and oratorical features mark
ing past debates. From the outset the
advocates of the bill refrained from set
speeches, and the discussion was mar
rowed to consideration of rates and
schedules rather than general princi-
Piles. -.
The bill as it goes back to the house
reenacts the antitrust section of the
Wilson act,while the reciprocity and re-
taliatory provisions are substituted for
those of the house. One of the most i'm
portant new provisions added by the
senate is that placing stamp tax on
bonds, debentures and certificates
of stock. Aside from these more i'm
portant changes, the bill as it goes
back to the house has S74 amendments.
OF various degrees of Importance, which
must be reconciled between the two
branches of congress.
Senator Harris IL Dead.
Washington, July 9.-Senator Isham
G. Harris died here Thursday after
noon. He was born in February, 1918.
He was engaged in the practice of law
until 1857, with the interruption necessary
to allow him to become a presidential cleo
tor in 1856. He was three times in success
sion, before the war, beginning in 1857,
elected governor Of his state, and was sery-
ing in that capacity when the war broke
out. He took pronounced stand for the
southern confederacy and was known as
one Of the southern war governors. Mr.
Harris was allowed to follow the pur-
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