The record-union., 1897-04-01
Five Democrats Support the Bill on
Final Passage.
The Amendment Fixing April First
as the Date on Which the Bill
Shall Go Into Effect Adopted by a
dred and Forty.

to-day shall be in the bill when 1T is
finally enacted, and provided also that
it shall be held to be legal by the courts.
The Republican victory to-day was
complete. They presented an unbroken
front to the opposition. On the other
hand, five Democrats, one more than
was anticipated braved the party whip
and gave the bill the approval of their
votes. These five Democrats are inter
ested particularly in the sugar sched-
ule. Three came from Louisiana and
two from Texas. One Populist, How
ard of Alabama, voted for the bill
Twenty-one other members of what is
denominated the opposition" consist
ing of Populists, fusionists and silver
ties, declined to record themselves
either for or against the measure.
The vote on the final passage Of the
bill stood: Ayes 205, nays 122 present
and not voting y, majority of SO.
The galleries were crowded to-day to
suffocation. After the amendment fix
ing tomorrow as the date on which this
bill should go into effect had been
adopted, against the protests of the
Democrats, who contended that it was
tional, the last three hours was taken
up with short speeches, most of which
was made for the benefit of the galleries
and the constituents of the speakers.
The Democrats had yielded the ques-
ton of a long debate over the GrosvenoT
amendment, in the hope that enough
progress might be made with the bill
to permit the House to reach the sugar
schedule, but only two more pages were
read, leaving 140 unconsidered in Com
mittee of the Whole.
The motion to recOmmit with in
structions to amend the bill so as to
suspend duties on articles controlled by
the trusts, upon which they based the
principal hope of breaking through the
Republican ranks, failed of its purpose.
Every Republican voted against it.
There was a great demonstration on
the floor and in the galleries when the
bill was finally declared passed
PROCEEDINGS IN FULL
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Voting
on the tariff bill was not to begin until
3 o'clock this afternoon, but the gall
leries We're crowded early to witness
the maneuvering leading up to the eli
max of the ten days battle. Dingley
and Bailey, the opposing leaders, were
in their places when Speaker Reed
called the House to order at l o'clock.
Richardson of Tennessee called at.
tention to the fact that there was man.
ifestly no quorum present, but de-
clined on account of the brief time re-
naming for the consideration of the
bill, to make the point
Paragraph 66, making phenactine,
etc, dutia BILE at 5 cents an ounce was
stricken cut, on motion of Dalzell of
Pennsylvania. This sends the arti-
cle5 in the paragraph to the basket
clause, making them dutiable at % per
cent.
Grosvenor offered committee
amendment, which was adopted, MAX
ing the rate on dates and currants
cents per pound.
De Vries D) of California said as a
representative of a fruit growing dis
trict he favored the amendment
Grosvenor then presented the amend
ment about which there has been sc
much discussion during the last few
days, fixing April 1st as the date on
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amendment in full, is as follows:
Section 27-That all articles men
toned in the several schedules of this
Act which shall be imported into the
United States between the first day OF
April, 1897, and the date of the pas
sage of this Act and which were not
purchased and directed by the owner
to be shipped for importation into the
United States by any citizen thereof
prior to April /, 1897, shall bear the
same duties to be charged upon SIM
liar articles in this Act, and such du-
ties are hereby made a lien on such ar
ticles wherever and in Whatsoever
hands found, except in the hands OF
persons holding them for final con-
sumption and have no purpose to sell
or part with the same or any part or
product of the same, and except also
in the hands of persons shown to have
obtained such articles without notice of
the provisions of the Act; and any per-
son, not a final consumer or holder
without notice having obtained an in
terest in or possession of any such ar
ticle or articles SO subject to duty, ex-
cept as q common carrier or ware
houseman, shall be liable to the pay
ment of such duties thereon, and the
same may be recovered with interest
but without penalty in action or suit
by the United States against such per-
son or persons in any District or Cir
cult Court thereof, and all persons liza
bic under this Act for such duty or any
part thereof in respect of any ship
ment, cargo or lot of any article or ar
ticles may be joined on the same act
ion for recovery, without regard to mu-
fenses, and such joint or several iudg-
ments or DEGREES may be rendered
therein, including the enforcement OF
any such lien as justice and equity may
require. In every such case the pro-
cess of the court in the district where
the action or suit is brought and where
one defendant resides and is served
shall run to and may be served on any
defendant in any other district 1t is
hereby made the duty of the Secretary
of the Treasury to subscribe and en-
force suitable regulations to carry out
the provisions of this section. includ-
ing the retention in the bonded ware
house of the United States or any 9TH
er place where such goods are depos-
tied of samples of such goods until re-
quired for evidence or any such trial.
The Democrats were alert. Bailey
Immediately made the point that the
amendment was MT of Ordar II uoe