The Irish standard., 1897-04-03
The Senate Likely to Take Adj
verse Action Respecting
thu Latter.
Five Democrats Vote for the Bill
= Twenty-One Members Re-
fuse to Vote.
The Senate Agrees to an Important
+- Amendment to the Arbl-
trntion Treaty.

Washington, April 1.-The object for
which President Mckinley called the
Fifty-tifth congress to meet in extraor-
binary session a fortnight ago, was ac-
complished, so far as the house of rep
rcsentatives was concerned, when the
vote On the Dingley tariff bill was an
nounced by Speaker Reed-yeas, 2o5;
nays, 121; answering present and not
voting, Fl. The affirmative vote was
composed of 1919 republicans, S demo-
c1ats--Messrs. Broussard, Dovey and
Meyer, Of Louisiana, and Keeberg and
S.ayden, of Texas--and one populist-
Mr.. Howard, of Alabama. Mr.. Reed in
the speakers chair, directed the clerk
to call his name, just before the an
no,ncement of the vote, to which he
responded aye, amid applause. The neg
atve vote comprised III democrats
and four populists and fusionists-
Messrs. Baker, of Illinois, Marshall,
Simpson and Todd. According to the
conclusion reached last Monday night,
the great number Of populst silver
ties and fusionists contented them
selves with an answering present"
Drew n Big Crowd.
The debate and other proceedings pre-
ceding the vote on the passage of the
bill were interesting to an unusual de-
gree, and were witnessed by brilliant
assemblage of spectators that filled the
galleries to overfowing. The diplo-
matte gallery accommodated many OF
the ladies of the corps, and the repre-
scntatives of Japan and Hawaii, which
countries are particularly concerned
over the passage of the bill. They sat
patiently throughout the long hours
of the day, and not until the voting was
concluded did the visitors make move
toward leaving. Most of the day was
occupied in discussion of the general
principles of the measure and of ques
tons connected with them, the conse-
quences being that but two or three
pages Of the bill were read by the clerk
for consideration under the five-minute
rule.
The Closing Debate.
: Speeches were made by Messrs. Allen
(dem., Miss.) Clark (den,., Mo-, John
son (rep, Ind.), who told the house that
he would vote for the bill only because
he was assured that the senate would
cure its defects and make it harmonious
and just; McMillin and Richardson
ide1ns., Tenn,), Robbins (rep., Pa.),
White (rep., N. c., the colored member,
who made good impression, and many
others. A few amendments were made
to the bill, the principal one being tho
new section agreed upon by the COM
m;ttee on ways and means, making the
duties in the bill to take effect to-day
april ~. This was proposed by Mr..
Grosvenor (rep., o., and advocated by
him in 15-minute speech. twas OPP
posed by Messrs. Richardson (dem.,
Tenn.), Bland (dem., MOI and Bailey
(dem., Tex.). 1t was agreed to in COM
mittee--15O to 100. The debate was
closed by Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the
committee on ways and means, to whom
the last ten minutes was accorded, at
the request OF Mr.. Bailey (dem., Tex.).
At three o'clock, pursuant to the order
CT the house, the committee rose and
Chairman Sherman (rep:, N. ~ report
ed the bill for passage with sundry
amendments.
The Bill Adopted.
A separate vote was demanded by MIR.
Bailey on the amendment fixing April
as the date for the taking effect OF the
dues in the bill. The others were agreed
to in gross, TIA to 1928. The reserved
amendment was adopted on yea and
nay vote, POI to 40. Mr.. Dockery (dem.,
MOI moved to recommit the bill with
instructions to incorporate in it pro-
vision to admit free of duty articles, the
production and price Of which were
controlled in the United States by a
trust. This was rcjected-14S yeas and
1e6 nays. The vote was then taken on
the passage of the bill with the result
stated and the nine days labor on its
consideration were ended. At 4:4O p.
m. the house adjourned until Saturday
next.