Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
The Tariff Bill.
II Was Passed by the Senate Saturday
Afternoon aud at 4,OI Was signed by
the President.

II Was Passed by the Senate Saturday
Afternoon aud at l,OI Was signed by
the President.
The tariff bill was passed by the Senate
Saturday afternoon, and within an hour
after the Senate's action was announced
the bill was put through the remaining
legislative forms and received the approval
of the President. The debate preceding
the vote was dull and unnteresting. Mr..
Allen continued the speech begun on Fri
day: Mr. Gallery made another attack up
on the sugar schedule Mr.. Burrows de-
Tended the lumber schedule and replied to
the personal attacks made upon him IN
connection with this schedule by Senator
Allen Mr.. Morgan talked for nearly an
hour with his usual volubility, making a
general attack upon the bill, and Senator
Stewart occupied the last 20 minutes in
deuouncing the bill, asseverating that free
coinage, and not tariff revision, was the
panacea for the troubles from which the
country was suffering, and explaining why
he would vote for the bill
During the hour preceding the vote there
was great confusion in the chamber, which
called for frequent admonitions from the
Vice President. The space in rear of SEN
ator's seats was filled by members of the
House, which body had taken a recess un-
til $3.50 and who were attracted to the
Senate to witness the final scenes attend
ing the passage of the bill. The galleries
were filled to their utmost capacity, and
from each Of the doors stretched a long
line Of persons patiently waiting for
chance to secure admission.
Senator Stewart held the floor until two
or three minutes before 3, the hour APP
pointed for taking a vote. There was no
time for further speeches, and the Vice
President Immediately directed the atten-
tion of the Senate to the fact that the time
had arrived for taking the vote. Every
one present seemed to have had previous
knowledge OF this fact, for when Senator
Stewart sat down there came hush over
the chamber that was made impressive by
following Immediately upon the din and
confusion that had previously prevailed.
The secretary began the roll call. and the
responses were listened TO with as great in
terest AS if the result was in doubt. The
usual pauses were made to permit senators
to announce pairs but as the attendance
was unusually large few announcements of
this kind We're made, and the roll call was
completed within few minutes and the
result announced-40 TO 80.
The announcement of the vote was fol-
lowed by applause started by members of
the House and taken up by the galleries.
The confusion following the announce
mcnt was so great, caused mainly by the
departure of the crowd from the floor and
the galleries, that it was impossible TO
transact business, and, for the purpose of
regaining full possession of the chamber
the Senate went into executive session.
There is no material difference between
the vote of Saturday and the passage of
the bill by the Senate on July :. Upon
the latter occasion there was an aggregate
of rs votes, the majority having been 10.
Yesterday the aggrt gate was 20 and the
majority TO- The affirmative was COM
posed of 81 Republicans, Jones and Stew
art, of Nevada, and McEnery (DemocraD,
of Louisiana. The negative was composed
entirely of Democrats, with the eXcep-
tion of Harris PopulisD, of Kansas. Man
tie PopulisD was paired for the bill, and
Heittield (PopulisD and Cannon (Silver Re-
| publican) against ii.
The bill was signed by Speaker Reed
and Vice President Hobart and was then
taken to the White House, where it was
! signed soon after o'clock in the cabinet
room, A gold pen was used, it being
handed to the President by Chairman
! Dingley. The President was attended by
Secretary Gage, Attorney General McKen-
ma and Secretary Wilson.