The Yale expositor., 1897-07-30
THE TARIFF BILL PASSED.

Texas; Jones, of Arkansas, and Petit
grew, of South Dakota, in opposition,
while Mr. Aldrich took frequent occa-
sion to defend the report. The Gre
dentials of the new Senator from Ten
nessee, Thomas Il. Turley, who sue
ceeds the late Senator Harris, were
presented by his associate, Mr.. Bate.
Mr.. Turley was sworn in at once. Mr..
Tillman, of South Carolina, offered
resolution discharging the committee
on contingent expenses from further
consideration of the resolution for an
investigation of alleged senatorial
sugar speculation. Before anything
could be said Mr.. Jones, of Nevada,
presented report from the committee
on the same resolution against an in
vestigation. Mr.. Tillman promptly
asked that the report be read. He did
not want it sdetraclIed by any parlia-
mentary dew &c, and he wished TO Sc
cure a direct vote on the resolution.
Mr.. Gallinger objected, and the report
went TO the calendar. Shortly before |
the Senate adjourned Mr.. Allison, in |
charge OF the tariff bill, made strong |
vote on the tariff conference report.
Failing in this he gave notice that the
session the following day would be
protracted with view TO securing
vote. HoUsE.-Two important bills
were passed. The first allows par
tial suspension of the discriminating
duties imposed on the vessels of for
eign countries which impose similar
duties on our vessels. The effect OF
the bill is to open the way for securing
a market for American coal in Mexico.
which is now supplied by English coal
mines. The other bill is TO create
civil government in Alaska, with an
additional land Office, which is made
imperative by recent gold discoveries.
Rep. C. w. Stone. Of Pennsylvania, in
troduced bill to authorize the APP
pointment of monetary commission
and to appropriate 500, 900 for its ex-
penses. This is the bill that will prob
ably be passed by the Hous las a re-
Spouse to the special message of the
President, which. it is understood. he
will send to congress as soon as the
tariff bill gets out of the Senate.
SENATE.-9sth day.-The debate on
the tariff conference report continued.
Mr.. Teller. of Colorado. making a
vehement speech in which he not only
denounced the tariff bill, but also at
tackled the Republican party. Sena-
tors White of California, and Pettus,
of Alabama, spoke in opposition the
bill, and Senators Allen, of Nebraska,
and Foraker, of Ohio, engaged in
heated personal colloquy in which Allen
charged fraud in the Ohio elections OF
last year. 1t led to such epithets as
s.balder-dash, and to pointed refer
ences to the methods OF court petit
foggers." The event of the day how
ever was reached when Mr.. Morgan,
. of Alabama, who has bitterly opposed
the bill and obstructed its progress
presented a resolution that the Senate
on the following day continue in SEES
sion until vote was taken on the bill
This was unanimously agreed to, ano
there were demonstrations of pleas
! ure from Senator'S of the Repub
= lican side as they saw the patti
: clear for the passage of the bill
!. HoUsE-Three brief sessions were helt
= owing to the uncertainty of Senat
action on the tariff bill, but little bus
mess was transacted. A bill was passes
a TO ratify the compact entered into be
J. tween the states of South Dakota an
l. Nebraska relative to the disputes
4 boundary line.
v SENATE. - Goth day.-The tariff bil
re passed its last legislative stage at 7
4, M, when the Senate, by the decisiv
h vote of 40 to 30. agreed to the confer
81 ence report on the bill The announce
D. ment of the result was greeted with er
* thusiastic applause by the crowde
10 chamber. Although the result was
foregone conclusion yet this did ne
d. abate the eager interest attached
- the close of great contest. Early l
a the dav the debate was listless, thong
=, enlivened at times with virulent crit
- cism by Mr.. Allen and by speec
H., from Mr.. Burrows, OF the finance con
- mittee. Messrs. Caffery, Morgan an
- Stewart occupied the time up To
& o'clock, when the vote was prompt
90 taken. This closed the great labor Il
,. | winch Inc OOJu COhS ACoo
g- extraordinary session, and after stu
,ro born resistance, at times threatenir
ms deadlock, the Senate concurred WI
-. the House in resolution for the hin
mr. adjournment of the session at p
,rs The Presidents message for curren'
,r commission was received from q
,,t House, but the House bill creating
;s. commission was not acted upo
no HOUSE. The last session of the Hou
&c. was marked by many intere
80 ING events. In addition to I
"a final act of the speaker in aft
IN. ing his signature to the Dingley tar
m. bill, bill providing for the ere
ali ton of currency commission "
ng crowded through in the closing hou
ma The House recessed until after
r. - Senate had adopted the tariff cont
ence report, and as soon as the Hot
ned reconvened the engrossed bill v
i'm s;opad and sent to the President. 1