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DDIIlN|GLEY TARIFF 4 Law.
Fitty-Fifth Congress Adjourned After
Passing It.
PRESIDENT APPROVES AT ONCE,

Conference Report Agreed to in the
Senate by Ten Majority and the Meas
ure Was Then Rushed to the White
House-Ths Vote Was &C to Dollhouse
WASHINGTON, D. G. (Special).-The extra
ordinary session Of the Fifty-ffth Congress
called by President Mckinley within ten
minutes after he had been ~inaugurated was
adjourned without date at 9 p. N. Saturday
night after passing the Dingley Tariff bill.
At 3.07 p. m. the United States Senate
passed the bill. At $40 Vice-President
Hobart attested its passage by the Senate
with bis signature. Speaker Reed at 3.25
performed the same service on behalf Of
the House. A messenger in waiting con-
veyed the document TO the White House.
At 4.04 p. M, flfty-seven minutes after the
Senate had passed the bill, President Nc
Kinley signed it, making it a law.
Pursuant to the agreement entered into.
the Senate, at three o'clock p. NJ, voted on
the adoption OF the report Of the confer
ence OF the Tariff bill. The report was
adopted by a vote OF 40 to 80. The at
f1rmative vote was cast by thirty-seven
Republicans, one Democrat (McEnery), one
Silver Republican Clones, OF Nevada) and
n Populist (Stewart). The negative vote
was cast by twenty-eight Democrats and
two Populists (Harris and Turner. These
pairs were announced, the first for and the
last against the bill: Chandler with Cannon,
Cullom with Gray, Wolcott with George,
Laurin, Mantle with Kenney, Wilson With
Heittield. These Senators were present and
did not vote: Messrs. Allen, Butler and Teller.
Two Senators, Messrs. Kyle and Pettigrew,
were absent and not paired. The Senate
then took a recess and at S.45 p, m. reas-
sembled for a brief concluding session.
Messrs. Allison and Turpie were ap-
pointed to wait upon the President;
Resolutions Of thanks to President
pro TEN. Frye were adopted. The
Presidents message recommending a
currency commission was received, and
was, on motion Of Mr.. Cullum referred to
the Finance Committee. The House bill
for al international monetary commission
was referred to the Finance Committee.
This closed the work. There was a mo-
mentary lull, and then the Vice-PreSident
announced: Senators, it only remains for
me, under the resolution OF the Senate, to
announce that the extra session OF the FIJI
ty-1fth Congress is at an end, and that the
Senate stands adjourned without day"
The throngs which crowded the Senate
galleries when the vote on the Tariff bill
was taken focked over to the House side
ss the Speaker called the House to order.
Major Pruden announced q message from
the President Of the United States, and
the Secretary OF the Senate Immediately
afterward announced the adoption OF the
conference report on the Tariff bill. The
bill was carried to the Speakers
rostrum and laid on his desk.
Mr.. Reed Immediately affixed his signature.
The Speaker then laid before the House
the special message ofthe President, recon-
mending the appointment Of a currency
commission. After its reading an hours
debate ensued. Then a vote was taken on
the Stone resolution (Which embraced the
recommendations made by the Presidency
creating a currency commission. The
resolution was adopted by 1874 to SO, a strict
party vote. After the currency resolution
was out OF the way Speaker Reed an
nounced his committees and the House ad-
iourned.
The President signed the Tariff bill In the
White House at 4.04 p. m. A few minutes
before that time Representative Dingley ap-
,peared. accompanied by Representative
Hager, Chairman OF the House Commit
tee on Enrolled Bills. Mr.. Hager held
the Tariff bill closely in his hand.
They were admitted Immediately into
the presence OF Mr.. Mckinley, who was SIT
ting at the long Cabinet table with Sec
rotary Gage and Acknowledgement Nc
Kenns on one side and Postmaster-General
Gary and Secretary Wilson on the other.
Mr.. Porter, the Presidents Private Sec
rotary, turned to the last sheet Of the
bill n laid the document before the
President. He had several pens at hand,
the owners Of which had begged might
be used, but Mr.. Dingley, unexpectedly
taking a case from his pocket. produced
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pen, dainty
enough for a woman's use, and requested
that it be used. Dipping it deep into the
ink-well, the President steadily appended
his signature, asked the date and wrote
"July oath. approved" and the bill was
an act. The President rose and congratu-
lated Mr.. Dingley on the successful end
ing Of his long task, and the members Of
h Cabinet did likewise.