The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-20
HOUSE PASSES THE TARIFF
CONFERENCE REPORT BY
 VOTE OF 1s5 AYIsS, ITS NAYS.

MT. Dingley Supported and MT. Bailey Opposed the Measure-vote Taken Just Before Midnisht-Galleries Filled-Clos- ing Scenes-Bill Goes to Senate To-day. Washington, July 20.-The conference report on the tariff bill was adopted by the house shortly after midnight by vote of 1855 to 11s and at noon to-day the report will go to the senate for &C., records. The result was accomplished after twelve hours of continuous de- bate. But two speeches were made by the republicans, one by Governor Ding ley in opening the debate and one by MT Payne of New York in closing. The democrats were thus forced to put forth speaker after speaker. but their bombardment of the republican posi- tion was unanswered. In all ten dem- ocrats and one populist speeches were made
 The sugar schedule was the main point of assault, but the most interest ing feature of the debate occurred
 
 two rival democratic leaders crossed swords on the question of orthodoxy Of the free raw material doctrine, the for mer opposing and the latter champion ing it.
 Every republican in the house voted for the report The democrats with five exceptions voted against the re- port. The exceptions were Slayden of orJ of r sf of Louisiana, Davey of Louisiana, Kle- berg of Texas.
 The populists and silverites did not vote solidly. Mir. shafroth of Colorado and Newlands of Nevada, silverites. abstained from voting MT Hartman, silverite, of Montana, did not vote. The populists who voted against the report were as follows: Baker, Bar low. Botlzin Fowler, Jett, Lewis, Mar shall, Martin, Peters, Simpson, Strowd and Vincent. Four did not vote-How- ard, Kelly, Stark and Southerland. The other pnpulists were absent.
 An analysis of the vote shows that 1s0 republicans and five democrats voted for the report and 106 democrats and F populists against it.
 VI ~-~0 house presented an animated appear ance long before the speaker rapped that body to order to-day. Members stood about in groups and discussed, sometimes in excited tones, the result of the conference agreement on the tar if bill, which was to be presented for final action to-day.
 The blind chaplain in his prayer in voked a blessing on to-days work. May the history of this day" he pray ed, be worthy Of this great nation and rebound to the good of all It's citizens, No action was taken by the commit tee on rules as to the time for the de- bate on the tariff bill, and when Chair man Dingley entered the house during the reading of the journal he expressed the hope that the vote would be reach ed on the conference report before ad- journment to-day. He possessed the power, under the rules, to demand the previous question at any time. Before MT. Dingley presented the tariff confer ence report, MT. Cannon presented the final conference report on the general deficiency bill, which was agreed to without difficulty.
 ''Mr. Speaker, desire to present the conference report on the tariff bill, ' said MT. Dingley,
 s;alvos of applause from the republi- can side greeted this announcement.
 MT. Bailey, the leader of the minority disclaimed before the reading, any re- sponsibility for the report, which, he said, the minority has as yet had nc opportunity to read.
 At the conclusion of the reading oi the statement Mr. Dingley took the floor. Before he began his speech he said he desired, if possible, to enter into an agreement with the minority as tc the length of time the debate should run.
 MT. Bailey said the minority would like three days, but knowing that mucf time could not be obtained he would be willing to agree to allow the debate tc run to-day and tomorrow with pro vision for vote before adjournment tomorrow.
 MT. Dingley in reply said he was no prepared to agree to MT. Bailey's prop osition. When he expressed the hop that a vote could be reached to-day tht republicans broke into long and lou( applause
 .Talk at this time is very expensive, said MT. Dingley; Tit costs the treas ury $1oo,o0o day.
 "Not so expensive as the ten day! you spent in arranging the suga schedule with the sugar trust" retort ed MT. BaNeg, amid counter rount of applause by his followers.
 Mfr. Dingley pointed out that neve before in legislative history had { tariff bill been in conference so brief { tine The Mckinley bill had been il conference two weeks, "and our friends on the other side,'' he said, addressing the democrats, "in 1894 were in confer ence six weeks without reaching al agreement"
 Mir. Dingley expressed the opinion that one day would be sufficient fo, the debate to which Mir Bailey, al though disclaiming any desire tt threaten the majority, replied that thu majority would make haste by treat ing the minority fairly While i was in the power of the majority her to do as they pleased, he intimatec that in the senate where debate coult not be limited, the democrats might re sent unfairness to their colleagues ol the house side.
 MT. Dingley thought the repor o;,ph+ to be ready for the senate to