Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-07-29
TARIFF BILL PASSED.
Signed By the President at Four
 O'clock.
THE CLOSING HOURS.
Warm Discussion Ends the Extra Session of Congress.
 Closing Scenes.

? o'clock this morning under unaninout :. agreement of last night that vote should be taken at 3 o'clock today
 Only eleven Senator's were on hand
 when the session opened, and several oi these busted themselves with clearing out their desks and preparing for thsir
 departure. Immediately aftsF the Vice
 President called the Senate to order Chandler moved an executive session,
 but yielded to Bate of Tennessee, who desired to have 8 day fixed for eulogiz-
 ing his late colleague, Harris. January
 was agreed upon, and st 1905 the sen
 ate went into executive session.
 WASHINGTON, July 24-The doors of
 the Senate opened at 1920 8. m. and
 Allen of Nebraska, resumed his speech ID opposition to the tariff conference
 report and the bill in general. By this dime the attendance of Senators had in
 creased to thivty end the galleries were filling in anticipation of the final tariff
 contest. Allen criticized the effects of
 tl bill on the farmers and instsnced i barbsd wire, required by them for
 fences. on which they were placed by i the bill at ehe mercy of the bsrbsd wire
 trust. Hoy different it WAS In the case
 of the monisd aristocrscy. It was ali 1 right, the Senator said, ironically, for | the sharks and money gamblers Cf Wall Street ito make thirty two millions out | of ths sugar schedule since the Dingley bill wss first reported; it WAS all right for Plerrepons Morgan to meke twenty
 seven millions out of the govern
 ment bonds illegally issusd under
 6he sdministr raton of Grover Cleveland. The farmers ought to
 understand, Allen declared, that legis- ! lstion in Russia was es beneficial to
 shem as legislation in Congress. As sequel to Alien's heated personal col ioqooy with Foraker over the alleged frauds since the lsss election ing Neb- Vsska the Senator presented 6 table comparing the vote cast for Mckinley, Bryan, Harrison aud Cleveland. One column showed fraudulent excess" at of Ohio being stated at 94, 800. ID closing Allen announced his purpose to
 withhold the vote on the question of agreeing to She report. Caffery of Louis anafollowed in criticism of the sugar schedule. He stated that ships from sll parts of the world were hurrying in with cargoss of rew sugar to avoid the duties of the bill. Already eight months supply had been brought in, shus cutting of government revenue to avkopt and an anoPmnue proi5 to the trust. Gear questioned these figures saying shat ouly four month supply had besn brought in.
 Burrows, of Michigan, member of the finance committee, then took the floor for one of the few speeches from she opposition side. He said he was induced to enter the debate because of she assaults mads upon the lum Der schedule, Rn industry of twenty two states, with an aggregate capital Of $750,00O,O00, em ploying 5000 people, | and paying Sl3O.0O0,0O0 in wages annu- i, ally. Burrows said rates on lum Der | were the lowest of any in the bill, being only l per cent on white pine. The Senator referred to visits to ths Michi gan lumb ber sections, where he said the mills were idle and men out OF work, while the Canadian mills aud men were thriving.
 WARRINGTON, July 24.-The tariff conference report passed the Senate by 8 vote of 40 to 30.
 WASHINGTON, July 24-The galleries spplauded the Presidents an oounoement of the vote. Immediately afterwaFd Allen moved to go into ex- scutive session.
 WAsH1NGToN, July 24.-The tariff bill ! has been signed by the presiding off ceRs of the two houses and hss bsen sent to the Pfesidsnt.
 WASHINGTON, July 24.-Tbe Com nit tee on Rules of shs House will bring in a special order for the consideration of the Stone Currency Commission bill as soon ss the Presidents message is ready.
 has been signsd by the President and it noW is law. It was signed at about 4:O7 p. m.
 WASHINGTON, July 24.-Fhe question of the day and hour when the new tariff law will go iuso operation # signed by the President befors 12 o'clock tonight nes been raised at the Treasury Depart nent. Information has been received shat vessel ladsn with sugsf has bsen sighted off tue capes end viii probably sntef the harbor as Philadelphia this sfbsrnoon. Another vssssi with cargo of sugar is ia B 3sson hGrbor and other vessels similarly lsdsn gre expected to sFrive during She day. Hitherto the customs offices on she Atlantic coast have been practically closed on Satur- days, nearly all ths employees being permitted to leave. Secretary Gage, however, decided to keep the oftioea open sodsy until 4 o'clock, the usual hour foF closing on other week days. The instructions do not sffsot the time the tariff goes into effec5.
 The question is a new one so far as the barff acts are concerned and con- never has been directly pass sd upon by ths courts.
 WASHINGTON, July 24.-Ohsirman DLngley, ot ths Committee on Ways