The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-04-08
TARIFF BILL PASSES,
Majority in Favor Of the Dingley
Measure was Eighty-three
Mr.. Bailey Did Not Speak-Many Pages OF
the Bill Could Not be Considered-Senate
Votes on the Arbitration Treaty.

| The House passed the Tariff Bill on Wednes.
| day, March 81. The majority was 81. The
| vote on final passage being-ayes 2O5. nays l23 ;
present and not voting 81. The amendment
| submitted by the Democrats to recommit with
| instructions to amend the bill so as to suspend
the duties on articles controlled by trusts. met
with the solid opposition OF the Republicans.
There was NO general discussion, and Mr..
| Bailey, the Democratic leader, did not speak,
The bill was debated all day Tuesday. Sew
eral amendments were made.
The Republican lines were not broken. On
the other hand, no less than five Democrats
| three from Louisiana and two from Texas, who
were especially interested in the sugar sched-
ule-broke from their party and voted for the
| bill. So did one Populst-Mr Howard (Ala.).
Twenty-one other members Of what is known
| as 1.-The opposition" consisting of Populists,
Fusionists, and Silvertes, declined to record
I themselves either for or against the measure.
| The most important feature of the day was
| the adoption of an amendment proposed by Mr..
| Grosvenor which puts into operation next day
| the rates of the bill. The intention of this
amendment is to prevent an excess of importa-
| lions while the measure is pending in the
Senate. 1t cannot become effective until it
has been agreed to in the Senate, and even il
| it should run that gauntlet would have to be
| tested in the courts.
Mr.. McMillin (Tenn., d. was recognized for
five minutes to close the debate for his side.
| He charged that amendments were cut off be-
cause the leaders of the majority feared that
they might be crushed by their own cohorts.
| Mr.. Dingley closed the debate in 10. min
| ute speech. He SPOKE of the extraordinary
circumstances which produced the exigency
which Congress had been called in extra ses-
sion to meet The Ways and Means Commit
1T e FILL Go nd
duties to present conditions. There might be
some little dissatisfaction with rates. He
assured HE colleagues and the country that he
| felt confident the bill would accomplish the
purpose for which it was framed.
| The bill was ordered to be read q third time,
after which Mr.. Dockefy (Mo., d. offered the
| motion of the minority to recommit the bill
| with instructions. The motion was in the
| form of resolution.
| Contrary to the general expectation, no point
| of order was raised against the motion. Mr..
Dingley, however, Immediately demanded the
| previous question on the motion, which was
ordered, and, without debate explanation.
the vote was taken upon it by yeas and nays.
| The motion to rec0mmit was l0st-20O to
! lao. The combined opposition voted against
the amendment, except Mr.. Newlands (Nev.,
| Silverite), who voted for it. and Messrs Hart
man Mont, Slverite), Jones Wash, Fusion.
ist), Martin IN. c., P.) Shafroth Colo, Silver
ite), Shuford (N.C P.), and Stroud IN. c., P.),
| who did not vote.
| The roll-call on the passage of the bill was
| then taken, and was followed with intense in
| terest. Five Observation-Disclosures Meyer, Brous.
| sard, and Davey (La.), and Kleberg and Stay
den Tex.)-votsd with the majority.
ARBITRATION TREATY IN SENATE.
| In the Senate, on Tuesday, tho Cuban ques-
| ton was brought forward again by Mr.. Morgan
| (Ala), who presented resolution requesting
A. s~~fz O. a.
| letters had been received by the present and
| former Chief Executive from Gen. Maxine
Gomez commander Of the revolutionary forces
| in Cuba. The resolution recites at length the
| letters said to have been forwarded to Presi-
| dent Mckinley and his predecessor from Gomez
! and published in the newspapers to-day. The
/ President is also requested to inform the Sem
ate whether the Spanish authorities in Cuba
hayo refused to allow cipher dispatches to be
| transmitted between the United States Consul
at Sakns Ia Grande and the United States Con-
| sui General at Havana.
At Mr.. Morgan's request the resolution went
| over.
| the miscellaneous amendments TO the Anglo
| American Arbitration Treaty. The proceed
| ings were conducted in Executive session, but
| it is understood they were confined almost OK
| clusively to the numerous votes taken. There
| was debate Of consequence, and remarks
| were comparatively low, CuOS0 m8V0 p6Ibalu.
| ing strictly to the amendments in hand.
| Senator Hoar's amendment was adopted by
| an overwhelming majority. The text Of the
| amendment is substantially as follows:
Amy difference which, in the judgment of
either power materially affects its honor or its
domestic or foreign policy shall not be re-
| ferred to arbitration under this treaty except
| by special agreement; nor shall any question
| as to the continuance in force of treaty which
has previously been made. 1t is further ex-
plicitly specified and agreed that all agree
ments entered into by the contracting parties
under this treaty shall be signed by the Presi.
| dent OF the United States, and receive the ap-
| proval Of the Senate, by two-thirds vote, be-
| fore it becomes binding upon either Great
| Britain or the United States"
The provision in regard to the continuance
of existing treaties was inserted for the pro-
lection of the United States in connection with
| the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
| The only other affirmative action was the
adoption by vote of AZ to 90 of the series of
| amendments offered by Senator Foraker
| These amendments are to each article providing
| for tribunalo of arbitration, and declare that
| each case submitted to arbitration must be
tried by separate tribunal. The arbitrator
| appointed on the part Of the United States are
| to be nominated by the President aud con-
| frmed by the Senate.
The Chiffon amendment, providing for the
submission of all agreements to the Senate,
was laid on the table by yea and nay vote.
| because, as was urged, the provision was prac-
tically included in the Hoar amendment.
| CUBAN QUESTION IN SENATE.
The Senate on April /, concluded it's consid-
| Grafton of all amendments to the Arbitration
Treaty. The voting on additional amendments
began at o'clock, after three hours of general
| debate and in the hour and half which fol-