The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-22
PASSED BY HOUSE
Conference Report on Tariff
Bill Quickly Adopted.
Debate Lasted Twelve Hours and Vote
Was Taken at Midnight Republicans
Refrained From SprechmakinR.

Refrained From spreehmakinR
Washington. July 20.-The conference
report on the tariff bin was adopted by
the house shortly after midnight by d
vote Of 1s5 to lis. and at noon thu report
went to the senate for action therc This
eclipses all previous records The re
suit was accomplished after y hours Of
continuous debate. But two speeches
were mase by the Republicans, one by
Governor Di&gley 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 Yiepubli-
can position Vas unan@qered.
In all ~ Democratic and one Popu1st
speeches were made, Messrs Wheeler Of
Alabama, Swanson Of Virginia, Bah Of
Texts, Lanham of Texas, Kelly of North
Dakota, Fleming of Georgia, Handy of
Delaware, Mcdowell of Ohio, Berry of
kentucky, Bailey of Texas, and Nc
Millin of Tennessee, being the speakers.
The sugar schedule was the main
point of assault but the most interest
ing feature of the debate occurred when
| Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. McMllin, the two
| rival Democratic leaders, crossed swords
on the question of orthodoxy of the free
raw material doctrine, the former op-
| posing and the latter championing 1t.
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 Louis
lana. kleberg of Texas.
The Populists and siverites did not
vote soldly Mr.. Shafroth OF Colorado
and Newlands of Nevada, silverites. alb
stained from voting Mr.. Hartman,
silverte, o. Montana did not vote The
| Populists who voted against the report
were as follows:
Baker Barlow, Botkin, Fowler, Jet,
son, Strowd and Vincent. Four did not
vote-Howard. Kelly, Stark and Souther-
| land. The other Popuists were absent.
An analysis of the vote shows that $50
Republicans and Democrats voted for
The report and lO6 Democrats and u
Populists against It.
The bill was put through the conference
yesterday after two hours discussion
DtIuIt tilt Iull conference committee
| Democrats and Republicans-held in the
senate finance committee room. At the
| outset the Democratic conferees asked
until this morning to 60 over the report,
| saying this course was preferable TO
going over 1t with the Republicans To
| test this question Mr.. Vest Dem, Mis-. }
| moved an adjournment, which was de-
| feated by strict party vote.
| The Democratic eonferees then Of
| fered amendments to the report, but
were met With the statement that IL
| would merely consume time to urge
amendments. as they would be rejected
| Representative Wheeler tDem., Ala
| offered amendments placing cotton bag
| Ring and cotton ties on the free list also
a substitute proposition for rebates on
! these articles.
| These and other amendments were
| Withdrawn, however, as there was no
| prospect of favorable action on them
| Shortly before noon Mr.. Dingley moved
that the report be submitted to the two
| houses This prevailed by party vote
and the meeting adjourned. There was
| little clash during the discussion, and
| the Democratic members 81 the confer
| ence contented themselves with pro-
test against the report and the manner
| of agreeing to 1t.