The Portland daily press., 1897-04-01
NOT A BREAK In RANKS.
Dingley Tariff Bill Passed Honse
Yesterday.
REPUBLICANS VOTED SOLIDLY
FOR THE MEASURE.

Five Democrats Were Also Recorded in Its
Favor+PopuIists Generally Refused to
Commit ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Reed
Has His Name Called and Votes-Voto
Stood 2O5 to 121.
Washington, March 31.--With tomorrow
morning the duties imposed by the Ding
ley tariff bill will be in force ana the
Wilson law will be a thing of the past, if
the last amendment attached to the bill
before the passage In the House today
fixing tomorrow as the day on which its
provisions shall go into effect should be
in the bill when it is finally enacted and
should be held to be legal by the courts.
The Republican victory today was COM
plete. They presented an unbroken
front to the opposition. Five Democrats
braved the party whip, and gave the big
the approval of their votes. They are
interested particularly in the sugar
schedule. One Populists, MIR. Howard
of Ala bama, voted for the bill. Twenty
one other members of what is denominat-
ed "ths opposition" consisting of Pop
nlists, Fustionists and Silverites, de-
clined to record themselves either for or
against the measure. The vote on the
final passage Of the bill stood: Ayes
20o, nays 1872; present, and not voting,
81; majority of 49,
Speaker Rsed added to that dramatic
nature of the climax of the ten days.
struggle Ia the House by directing the
clerk to call his name at the ED of the
roll call, recording his vote for the bill.
The events leading up to the final vote
were replete with excitement and incl
dent and not devoid of humor. After the
amendment liking tomorrow as the date
on which the bill should 60 into effect
had been adopted against the protests oil
the Democrats, the best hours were
taken ND with short speeches.
The Democrats had yielded the ques-
tion of a long debate over the Grosvenor
In the House in the hope
tkat 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 14O uncon-
sidered pages in committee Of the
whole. The motion to recommit with in
struotions to amend the bill so as suspend
duties on articles controlled by trusts
upon which they based their principal
hope Of breaking through the Republican
ranks. failed of its purpose.
Washington, March s1.-The House in
committee of the whole, has voted 1b0 to
120, to adopt the new section proposed by
the committee on ways and means, max
ing the duties of the tariff bill take effect
on importarions ordered after April 1.
Mr.. Grosyenor offered the new section.
1t was as follows:
Section 7.-That all articles mentioned
in the several schedules of this act which
shall be imported into the United States
between the first day of April, 1897, aud
the date of passage of this act and which
were not purchased and directed by The
owner to be shipped for import into the
United States by any citizen thereof
prior to April /, 1897, shall bear the same
duties to be charged upon similar articles
in this act, and such duties are hereby
made lien upon such articles wherever
and in whatsoever hands found, except
in the hands of persons holding them for
final consumption and have no purpose
to sell or part with the same or pny 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 persons
not final consumer or holder who with
out notice have obtained an interest in
or possession of any such article or
articles SO subject to duty, except a COM
mon carrier or warehouse, shall be liable
for the payment of such duties thereon
and the same may be received with in
terest, but without penalty, in au action
or suit by the United States against such
person or persons in any district OF cir
cult court theyeof. And all persons liable
under this act for such duty or any part
thereof In respect of any shipment, cargo
or lot of any article or articles may he
ioined in the same action for recovery
without regard to mutually or nature of
interest or defenses and such joint or
several judgments OF DEGREES may he
rendered therein including the enforce
ment of any such lien as Justice and
equity may require.
In every such case the process of the
court in the district where the action or
suit is brought ani where one defendant
resides and is served shall run to and
may be served on any defendant in any
of the districts. ErnIt ia hereby made the
duty of the secretary of the treasury to
prescribe and enforce suitable regulations
to carry out the provisions of this section
including the retention in the bonded
ware houses of the United States or any
other place where such goods are deposited
or samples of such goods, until required
for evidence Oh any trial.
Mr.. Bailey made the point Of order
that the amendment was not In order at
this time. He said that the amendment
was on all-fours with the amendments
offered by MIR. Dockery to the first para
graph of the bill. 1t was obnoxious also
to the well established principle OF law
that there shall be no retroactive amend
ment.
Mr.. McMillin said that the amendment
sought to regulate the practice of courts
and thereforeswas not germane to the bill
After further discussion on the point
of order, Chairman Sh erman said this
ruling must depend upon question of
fact whether or not the committee on
and yuaana antborioa1 tb, cuh-