The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-07-20
The Tariff Bill Again Passed by the
National House
BY A VOTE OF 1856 TO ii8 /
The Result Announced soor After Mid
night After the Opponents Of the
Measure Had Spent Hours
in Debating It.

! But two speeches We're made by the
/ Republicans, one by Governor Dingley
in opening the debate, and one by Mr..
| Payne, of New York, in closing it. The
/ Democrats were thus forced to put
forth speaker after speaker, but their
/ bombardment Of the Republican posi-
ton was unanswered.
In all ten Democratic and one Pop-
| ulist speeches were made. The sugar
schedule was the main point of as
sault, but the most interesting feature
of the debate occurred when Mr. Bailey
/ and Mr.. McMillin, the two rival Demo
| cratic leaders, crossed swords on the
/ question of orthodoxy of the free raw
material doctrine, the former opposing
and the latter championing it.
The galleries were crowded up to the
time the vote was taken, many dis
tinguished people being present. Among
them were a number of senators, sew
eral members of the cabinet and a few
members Of the diplomatic corps.
Every Republican in the house who
was present voted for the report. The
Democrats, with five exceptions voted
| against the report. The exceptions were
Slayden of Texas. Broussard of Louisi-
ana, Meyer of Louisiana, Davey of
Louisiana, Kleberg of Texas.
The Populists and silverites did not
vote solidly. Mr.. Shafroth of Colorado
and Newlands Of Nevada, silverites. ab-
stained from voting. Mr. Hartman.
silverite, of Montana, did not vote.
The Populists who voted against the
report were Baker Barlow. Botkin.
Fowler, Jett, Lewis, Marshall, Martin.
Peters, Simpson, Stroud and Vincent.
-Four did not vote-Howard. Kelly,
Stark and Switzerland. The other Pop
ulists were absent.
An analysis of the vote shows that
$50 Republicans and 8 Democrats voted
for the report and 1O5 Democrats and
II Populists against 1t.
The floor of the house presented an
animated appearance long before the
speaker raped that body to order.
Members stood about in groups and
discussed, sometimes in excited tones.
the result of the conference agreement
on the tariff bill which was presented
for final action. The galleries We're
comfortably well filed, and every mem
Der in the city was in his seat when
Speaker Reed ascended the rostrum.
The blind chaplain in his prayer in
voked a blessing on the days work.
May the history of this day." he
prayed "be worthy of this great ma
tion and rebound TO the good of all its
citizens"
Before Mr.. Dingley presented the con-
ference report Mr.. Cannon presented
the final conference report on the gen
eral deficiency bill, which was agreed
to without difficulty.
Mr. Grosvenor got the floor and asked
D n n D HWNRfN
on the civil service question. He said
he did not desire to delay the tariff
debate which was to follow. Mr. Terry.
of Arkansas, raised laugh by request
ing Mr. Grosvenor to elucidate In his
printed remarks the changes which the
president was to make in the civil ser
vice regulations Immediately after con
gress adjourned. The report was then
This out of the way, Mr.. DingIev
arose. Holding aloft the report and
great mass of papers he said in calm
tones: "Mr. Speaker, I desire to pre-
sent the conference report on the tariff
bill" Salvos Of applause from the Re
publican side greeted this announce
ment. The papers were carried to the
desk. The reading of the formal report
was dispensed with at the request of
Mr.. Dingley and the statement of the
effect of the changes read.
Mr.. Bailey, the leader OF the minor
ity, disclaimed before the reading be-
gan any responsibility for the state
ment which, he said, the minority has.
as yet had no opportunity to read. At
the conclusion of the statement Mr..
DingIey took the floor. Before he be-
gan his speech he expressed a wish to
enter into an agreement with the mi
nority as to the length Of time the de-
bate should run. Mr.. Bailey said the
minority would like three DAYS, but
would be willing TO agree to a vote be-
fore adjournment today. Mr.. Dlnglev
said he was not prepared to agree to
Mr.. Bailey's proposition. When he ex-
pressed the hope that a vote could be
reached before adjournment the Re
publicans broke into long and loud APP
plause. Talk at this time is very ex-
pensive" said Mr.. Dingley 1T costs
the treasury 100000 a day"
mot so expensive as the ten davs
you spent I'm arranging the sugar sched-
ule with the sugar trust" retorted Mr.
Bailey, amid the counter round of ap-
plause by his followers.
Mr.. Dlngley In reply pointed out that
never before in legislative history had
a tariff bill been in conference so brief
a time. "The Mckinley bill had been in
two weeks, and our friends
on the other side" said he, addressing
the Democrats, 'in 1894 were in con-
ference six weeks without reaching an
agreement"
THE trouble In 1885," said Mr. Bailey.
was that we We're trying to run the |
Democratic party with a lot of mug |
wumps IN command"
All efforts to reach an agreement |
having failed, Mr. Dingley with the |
statement that he would confer with |
Mr. Bailey later. opened his speech ON |
the conference report. The figures and |
details Of the explanation of the |
changes We're very dry, but the house |
save him close and earnest attention.
lie took un zach schedule explainine |