The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-30
.DINGLHY TARIFF A law.
Fifty-Fifth Congress Adjourned After
Passing 1t.
PRESIDENT APPROVES At ONCE.

Conference Report Agreed to In the
senate by Ten Majority and tho Meas.
ure Was Then Rushed to the White
House-Ths Vote Wal 40 to 30-Houss
Bill to Appoint n Monetary Commission
WASHINGTON, d. @. (special).-The extra.
ordinary session Of the Fifty-1fth Congress
called by President Mckinley within ten
minutes after he had been inaugurated was
adjourned without date at 9p. IN. Saturday
night after passing the Dingloy Tariff bin
At s.07 p. m. the United States Senate
passed the bill. At $40 Vice President
Hobart attested Its passage by the Senate
with hts signature. Speaker Reed at 9.2s
performed the same service on behalf Of
the House. A messenger in waiting con.
yeyed the document DO the White House
At 4.0i p. m, fifty-seven minutes after the
Senate had passed the bill, President Nc.
Kinley signed 1t, making 1t n law.
Pursuant to the agreement entered into,
the Senate, ut three o'clock p. M, voted or
the adoption OF the report OF the confer.
enee on the Tariff bill. The report wns
adopted by q vote Of 40 to 80. The af.
nIUdtlN0 NOtU was tbSt ny lilTlN-StNtH
Republicans, one Democrat (McEnery), one
Silver Republican (Joncs, OF Neyada) and
one Populist (Stewart). The negative vote
was cast by twenty-eight Democrats and
two Populfsts (Hatris and Turner. Those
pairs were announced, the first for and the
last against the bill: Chandler with Cannon
Cuiloin with Gray, Wolcott with George,
Hanna with Rawlins, wellington with Nc.
Laurin, Mantle with Kenney, Wilson With
u~t&n.il rhAaa l.naknr. uvnra nraa.n all
did not vote: Messrs. Allen Butler and Teller
Two Senators, Messrs. Kyle and Pettigrew,
were absent and not paired. The Senate
then took recess and at S.45 p, IN. reas.
sembled for a brief concluding session.
Messrs. Allison and Turpie were ap-
pointed to wait upon tho President.
Resolutions OF thanks to President
pro tenn. Frye were adopted. Tic
Presidents message recommending a
was, on motion OF Mr.. Cullum referred to
the Finance Committee. The House bill
for an International monetary commission
was referred to tho Finance Committee.
This closed the work. There was n mo-
mentary lull, and then the vice-President
announced: Senators, 1t only remains for
me, under the resolution OF the Senate, to
announce that the extra session Of the FIJI
ty-ffth Congress Is at an end, and hat the
oQnal2 aAh a.
The throngs which crowded the Senate
galleries when the vote on the Tarif bill
was taken fiocked over to the House side
as the Speaker called the House to order.
Major Pruden announced a message from
the President OF the United States, and
the Serretary Of the Senate Immediately
afterwdrd 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 her laid before tho House
the special message OF the President, recon-
mending the appointment of u 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 President
creating a currency commission. The
resolution was adopted by 1874 to 90, a strict
party vote. After the currency resolution
was out Of the way Speaker Reed an
nounced his committees and the House ad-
journed.
The President signed the Tariff bill In the
White House at 4.04 p. IN. A few minutes
beforethat time Representative Dingiey APP
peared, accompanied by Representative
Hager, Chairman of the House Commit.
tee ON Enrolled Bills. Mr.. Hager hello
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 Attorney-Gencral Nc
Kenna IN opc side and Postmaster tienera
Gary and Secretary Wilson On thu other
Vary MI; ssInsa { tSs isss s shoet Of S t.,
bill and laid the document before the
President. He, had several pens at hand
the owners OF which had begged NIGH
be used, but Mr.. Dingley, unexpected!
taking a case from his pocket, produced
a Observation-Disclosures pen, daint.
that 1t be used. Dipping it deep into TIN
ink-well, the President steadily ~appendct
his signature, asked the date and wrot'
July oath. approved" and the bill wa
an act. The President rose and congratu
lated Mr.. Dingiey on the successful end
Ing Of his long task, and the members 0
the Cabinet did likewise.