The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-01

Southern Democrats had ddvocttcu at
dl6ersnt hfnel, tree trade, free Rhialtgl
lFI6 hiluaf, free eyorvthlng except Tree
elections and fl,oR hlEgefl.N IN the
llamn Or {, g,ODQ, 900 OF hl8 race ninety per
cent q when were lahorers, ne endpFs-
MenSra, Smith, Dem, Ky.l, Wilson,
fpeFil., s. C1l, AEnhAn, Clark, @eirg,,
MOI, w. A. Stone, (6ep,, PGnn.l, Suftlt,
CEiep., Iowa., made brief remarks.
~ the hour for voting approached
khp excitement increased. Fifteen mifle
ntks before O'clock Mr.. 4icAGlllln, OF
pehnfDse, 19ns recognised Cor aye UllIl-
nteS 20 close the debate Tor his aide, 40
briefly reviewed the "02tFa0TdlhatR'
plBthods by which The blu was being
Brought 70 q vote, He charged That
AippndmentR were cut on because tia
leaders Of tho ma lotlty feared that
eohoTtR. ~ defy you poW,h he said, IN
give Us an Opportunity 20 amend the
sugar Gellsdpls. which Yas framed 70
protect tbe biggest trust ~ the country:
And to-dAy you crowned the lltaBly Qk
the hill BY making Il retroactive"
afr. MciIllin concluded BY having
rad ct the Clerks desk the words Of
Speaker Reed then In the opposition on
the Wilson law. with theAe HOFdPS
he Baid, ~ let the blll 60 forth 70 the
Just exeCratlon Of q robbed and Qpts
F1Eed people" Democratic applique
Alr, plpBleY than took The door ana
closRd the debate IN q ten minute
speech. In calm words iia spoke Of the
OStraordlnQry circumstances which pro-
duced the exigency which Gongte9s
had bean called Into extra aeAllon %
meet Tho ways and means COMMITTEES
had IRbored faithfully for mouths 70
adjust dutOa to pFegent c0ndlt onA,
There might be soma little dts5att1ffes
fi0n With rates, no assured his cole
leagues and the country that ne telt
c6nndept the bill would 0coo1pllgh tbe
purposes for which Il was framed, !.
When the hammer fell at exactly 3
O'clock, the Republicans gave their
leader q ringing round q applanss
(which was taken up by the galleries,
II continued for several minutes. the
debate being at IN end, the eommittee
rose and the hill, pending 9mendmen4,
was reported to the house by Nj, sher.
man, the chairman Of the COMMITTEES OF
The whole.
~. Bailey demanded Q separate vote
az. tile amendment hxing tomorrow -
the date on which the bill shan so into
edfect.
The other amendments were adopted
IN gross with only formal opposition.
A roll cali was demanded on the e&-
rsbtSd Amendment and II WAS adopted.
Ed 10 t4O. The combined opposition OF
DEMOCRATS. PopullstS and sllYertteB
voted against the amendment except
NE NeTIands, Bilverite, Nevada, Who
voted for Il, and MoBgrH. Hartman, ell-
Verita. Montana; Jones, tlAlQnlst,
wHFhington; Martin, Popullat, North
Carolina; shafroth, silvertte, Colorado!
Ehuford, POpullst, North Carolina and
Stroud, Popullst, North Carolina VINO
aid not vote.
The bin was then ordered 70 be reaa
q third time, after which MI. pocKeEy'
foem., NOD offered the motion ot the
minority TO recommlt the oll with ins
Btrueti0ns, =.
The motion was IN the t0ti1 OF . FeS-- ,a-
olutfon Ra follows; =.
s.i3sSoiyed, That the bill n. r. 37p bO
reeotnmitted 20 the committee on ways
ana meant With Instructions to report
fhk EafEie back to the houBe with
amendments placing upon the tfee list
MI articles manufactured. produced OF
controlled by any combination OF or>
EaniSAti
forined n the United States for the ptiFs
noSe ~ iitiitinF, regulating or contFol-
fISos ~, EiDpIy Or price OF any such ar
ffcipS: and with the further provision
thHt the rates Of duty now prescribed
81, iSW shall be levied and collected on
9Tv and All OF such articles when, in
de opinion Of the secretary OF the
treaIufy, such articles shall cease 20 ne
~ uflctured, produced or controlled
N tfle United States by any such con-
bination or org0nlEaton.
The Blli Passes.
Contrary 10 the general expectations,
no po.nt Of order was raised against
the motion. Mr. Dingley, however. tnl-
medlately demanded the previous ques-
ton on the motion, which was ordered,
and without debate or explanation the
vote was taken upon It by the yeas ard
nays. The motion to recommit was
lost, 1is to 1876.
me Republicans voted solidly against
the motion, and the combined opgosl-
tion, with the exception Of Mr. New
iandg. for It. Mr.. Hartman, Mi. Jonee,
~ jSyaSblnFton; Mr., Martin, Of North
f,6roIinn: MI. shafroth, Of Colorado.
Sir Suford, and Mr.. Stroud, Of North
ClaSoiinn, who did not vote on the pre-.
ceSinF votes, were recorded in favor Of
m F'he roll cnlD on the passage Of the bill
WAS then taken, and was followed with
intense interest. Not q break occurred
In tho Republican ranks, blVe 1eLlos
cratG, Me6srS, Meyer, B!onsEaru. An9
Isyey. of Louisiana, and ISlebarg and
sISyden. Of Texas, voted with tho NIL
nnT{ty. MI, Howard. Of Alabama, was
the only Popuillt who voted for the plll,
but q Of the Popullsta BpslonlstS eAa
SiIverltoB declined to record. themselvee
either way. Before announcing the 70:
Sr,it Of the vote the speaker directed
hIi name to be called.
',Nir. Reed" shouted the clerk.
"Hye," replied the speaker:
Tho Republicans RpplRuded vigorous
Il, and when the speaker arnounced tho
reSuit; 'Ayes, eos; nays, le2; present
and not voting, 81, and SO the hHt e
SSasSsed." Ss' the Republicans 9Fose en-
inaSSc and cheered, The B9llerles JON.
~ IN the demonstration, Immediately
atts,.,TaFds. on Mr.. Dlngley'R motion,
ti,S hnnSs adjourned until Saturday.