The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-07-10
THE SENATE VOTES.
1t Passes the Tariff Bill by a Ma.
jority Of Ten
CLOSE OF PROTRACTED STRUGGLE.
Main Points of Difference with tho
House ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Conn
mittee TO begin It's Work
at Once.

at Once.
Washington, July Spy the decisive
vote of 80 to rs the tariff bill was passed
in the senate shortly before five o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. The culmina-
ton of the long and nrduous struggle
had excited the keenest interest and
the floor and the galleries of the senate
chamber were crowded by those anx-
ious to witness the closing scene.
Speaker Reed, Chairman Dingley and
many of the members of the house Of
representatives. We're In the rear area
while every seat in the galleries save
those reserved for foreign representa-
tives was occupied.
The main interest ccntercd in the
final vote and aside from this there
was little of II dramatic character in the
debate. The early part of the day was
spent on amendments of comparatively
minor Importance, the debate branch
ing into financial and antitrust cham
nels. BY four o'clock the senators be-
gan manfesting their impatience by
calls for vote" "vote," and soon there
after the last amendment was disposed
of and the final vote began. There
were many interruptions AS pairs were
arranged, and then at 4:55 o'clock the
vice president arose and announced the
passage of the bill, yeas, IS, mays 2s.
There was no demonstration, but few
scattered hand claps were given as the
crowds dispersed. Following is the de-
tail vote:
The Vote.
Yens-Allison. Baker, burrows. Carter.
Clark, Cullom, Davis. Dcboe. Elkins, Fair
banks. Foraker. Galinger. Hale Hanna.
Hawley. Jones (Nev) Lodge. Mcbride,
McEncry, Mcmillan. Mantle, Mason. Nor
rill. Nelson. Penrosc. Perkins. Platt
(Conn.), Plat On. W, Pritchard. Proctor.
Quay, Sewell. Shoup, Spooner. Warren Well
ington, Wetmore and Wilson's.
Nuys-Racon, Bate, berry. Gallery, Can
non. Chiffon. Clay. Cockrell. Faulkner
Gray. Harris (kan.), Jones tArk.), Kenny.
Lindsay. Mallory. Martin. Mills. Mitchell,
Morgan. rasco, pottus. Rawlins. Roach.
Turner. Turpe. Vest, Walthall and White
-26.
An analysis of the final vote shows
that the affirmative was cast by IS re-
publicuns, two silver republicans
(Jones, of Nevada, and Mantle) and one
democrat tMcEnery). Total, 80.
The negative vote WAS cast by % dem
ocrats, two populists Qiarris, of Kun
sas. and Turncr) md one silver repub-
lican (Cannon). Total, %. Eight repub-
licans We're paired for the bill and eight
democrats against 1t. The senators
present and not voting were: Popu-
lists, S, viz, Allen, Butler, 1Iei,fcld,
Kyle and Stewart; silver republicans,
2, viz, Teller and pcttigrew.
COnfcrceH Named.
Following the passage of the bill
resolution was agreed to asking tho
house for Il conference, and Senators
Allison. Aldrich. Platt Comm, Bur-
rows, Jones lNev.), Vest, Jones (Ark.)
and White were named as conferees on
the part of the senate
A Notable Struggle.
The tariff debate began on Mny rs.
on which day Senator .\l,lrich, in behalf
OF the finance coulnittee. made the
opening statement on the bill. The
actual consideration of the bill began
the next day, May &C. when schedule
A. relating to chemicals. was taken up.
The debate has been continuous since
1t has been notable in some respects,
although il has lacked many Of the
dramatic and orn,uricnl features mark
ing past debates. From the outset the
advocates of the bill rcfrnlicL from set
speeches, aud the discussion was mar
rowed to consideration of rates and
schedules rather than general prin-
ciples.
Senator Aldrich's illness took him
from toe chamber after the first day,
and since then the bill has been in inn
mediate charge of Senator Allison. The
opposition has been directed in the
main by Senator Jones (Arlt.) and SEN
ator Vest. while Senators White, CAT
ferry, Gray and Allen have frequently
figured in the debate
The bill as il goes back to the house
recnacts the antitrust section of the
Wilson act, while the reciprocity and
retallntory provisions are substituted
for those of the house. One of the
most important new provisions added
by the senate is that placing Il stamp
tax on bonds. dcbcnturcs and certiti-
Gates of stock. Aside from these more
~A'pO''h'a' lllG Dlll iS IL goes
back to the house has S7l amendments.
OF various degrees of Importance, which
must be reconciled between the two
branches of congress.
Confcrccs to Meet mt Once.
The first meeting of the conferees on
the tariff bill will be held to-day, MS
soon nfter the representatives of tho
house are named as it is possible for
them to assemble. This and subsequent
meetings are expected to be held in the
room of the senate committee on
finance, and the meetings after the for
NAL gathering to-day will be as nearly
continuous rs the physical endurance
of the members of the conference will
permit. The minority in the house will
make no opposition to the republican
programme of sending the tariff bill
to conference ut once. Both the demo-
Gratis and populists see that nothing
can be gained by the interposition of
factious opposition. No definite ar
rangement has yet been made as to the
time to be allowed for debate when the
bill is reported back from conference
but little difficulty is anticipated on this
point. AS the confcrees are the rank
Ing members of the committee from
each side the conferces of the house will
he Chairman Dingley (Mc.), Messrs.
Payne IN. ~, Dalzell pa.), Hopkins
GILL;. and Grosvenor (O), republicans.