Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-08
Mir. Allison moved to lay the amend

Mir. Allison moved to lay the amend ment on the table.
 Just before the vote was announced, Mir. Jones. of Nevada, who had voted in the affirmative, changed his vote to the negative.
 MT. Pettus moved an amendment to make the tarin bill in effect on and after ' its passage. .lt
 Mr Allison accepted the amendment, saying he did so in order to throw the question of when the bill should go into effect into conference.
 Mir Morgan then offered the amend ment of which he gave notice yesterday, making combinations among dealers in cattle or swine engaged in interstate commerce to increase or depress the price thereof, criminal and punishable by fine and imprisonment. Lost, 26 to 31.
 A number of amendments were offered, none of which were adopted, when the monotony of this proceeding was broken by MT. Teller, who took the fioor to state his attitude on the bill. He had intended, he said, to address the senate at some length against the bill. but had conclud- ed that it was best to allow the measure to go into conference and discuss it dur ing conference.
 He considered it the worst tariff bill ever passed.
 "When I walked out of the St. Louis convention," proceeded MT. Teller recall ing a dramatic event, q intended to walk out of the republican party, but l stated that was protectionist still"
 Notwithstanding this the senator said he and his associates were treated as though they were active opponents of the protective policy. He reiterated that the republican leaders might have se- cured the votes for an honest and legiti- mate tariff bill, but they seemed to prefer to listen to the voice of synd.cates and trusts.
 MT Butler. popu,ist, of North Carolina, followed with an announcement that he would refrain from voting, as he believed the tariff question was being used as a tielss - 'S' '-''' N'' '"0 N
 Messrs. Cannon Allen, Mantle and Stewart spoke under the five minute rule.
 The bill was now in the senate and was fast approaching its final stage. Many small sndmentss heretofore de- feated in committee of the whole were offerd and quickly rejected without the formality of vote, as every one seemed anxious to press forward to the end.
 MT. Stewart secured a yea and nay vote on the amendment changing the rate on cyandum of potash to 13 per cent. ad val prem and to the surprise of senators the amendment prevailed 34 to 32. Senators Carter and Shoup, republicans and the silver republicans and populists voting for the amendment.
 Now came the final vote which had been so eagerly awaited. The keenast interest was manifested throughout the crowded chamber. It was 4:37 D. m when the vice-presldent annourced that the bill was on it's firal passage and the roll call began. At 4:55 the vice-president an nounced:
 "Senaltors. on this vote the yeas are 3S. the nays are 2S and the bill is passed"
 It was arranged that the bit as pass9d should be printed with the sections and para graphs re- numbered.
 MT. Hale gave notice that he would call up the general deficiency bill tomorrow, and by general consent it was decided to suspend the II o'clock sitting and go back to the 12 o'clock ragular sitting
 MT. Harris, Of Kansas, tried to get the Pacific bill taken up tomorrow. MT Gear. of Iowa. the new chairman of the Pacific committee, objected.
 MT. Morgan thereupon declared that unless congress acted at once $35 900 GOO would De thrown away, and he would tomorrow call attention to the serious status of affairs. The gallery crowd had made a noisy exit as soon as the tariff vote was announced and at D. m. the senate went into executive session, ad- journing soon afterwards.
 THE HOUSE.
 The house met at noon after the re- cess taken on Monday in anticipation of the possibility that the senate might have passed the tariff bill by today.
  asked unanimous consent for the consid- eration of the joint resolution appropria- ting $175,000 for the erection of a sea wall at the Sandy Hook proving ground He explained the urgent necessity of the appropriation, but MT. Simpson, of Kan sas, demanded the regular order, which was equivalent to an objection. An amusing incident followed.
 MT, McMillin, democrat, of Tennessee rising to a parliamentary inquiry, asked tx1R ,t.oI1 6axv dA, f1nC was one offthe days on which the speaker could entertain motion to suspend the rules. and as this was a continuation of Mondays session, whether it was not now in order to move suspension of the nules.r--- .as.t
 The speaker replied that he thought it
 3Then | move to suspend the rules and pass the senate Cuban bellgerency reso- lution,', cried Nh. McMillin. waving aloft the Resolution,
 The speaker calmly turned to MT. eDngley ard announced that the chair recognized the gentleman from Maine.
 Mr. Dingley immediately moved an ad- journment.
 The democrats howled with delight
 CT thought the chair had recognized me ?, said # .McMillin.
 "rhe chair recognized the gentleman from Maine, and he moved to adjourn" , replied the speaker blandly. l thought tiie SeHtieihoH liohi M aihc had been moved to move an adjourn fnent,",, continued MT. MeMilln, who then appealed to MT Dingley not to insist supon his motion. But MT. Dingley de clined to, withdraw it, and the vote on his motion was taken by yeas and nays on the, demand of MT. McMillin, who said he desired to place the enemies of Cuba on record. The motion was carried, 134 to 104, and at s12:40 D. m. the house ad- journed until tomor:Nv. .s JOLLYING THE D0NS. "i flis c,-f