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SENATE TO VOTE TO-DAY.
THE END OF THE FIG HIT OYER THB
TARIFF IS NOW IN sIGHE

Senator Morgan or Alabama Made tho PROPOSE
tion TO Take n Vote at Q O'Clock This Ar-
tcrnoon. and NJ There was No ohiection It
Was 10 Ordered-mot words on the VIoor.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-After o session of six
and a half hours to-day. all obstacles to q final
vote on the tariff conference report in the Sem
ate were removed by a proposition coming from
the Democratic side OF the chamber. Mr.. Morgan
Of Alabama, from whom the most apprehension
OF delay and difficulty was entertained, asked
unanimous consent that the Senate take .
recess till 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, and
that tho final vote be taken at 8 o'clock In the
afternoon. Mr.. Allen, the Populist Senator
from Nebraska, who had the floor and who was
prepared to mako an infinitely long
speech, on realizing that the Senator from
Alabama had surrendered and that the other
Democratic Senators surrendered with him,
gave up the Idea OF hlibustering, and said that
he would make no objection. No other Senator
did DO, and yice-President Hobart announced
promptly that unanimous consent was given,
and that that would DO the order. The whole
days session UP to that point had been occupied
with speeches against the conference report, the
close Of the discussion being much enlivened by
Q wordy conflict between Senators Allen Of
Nebraska and Foraker Of Ohio on the subject of
alleged frauds in the last Presidential election
in Ohio.
1t was only by the exercise Of the most power
full arts Of moral suasion that the Republican
managers succeeded in breaking down the COM
bination formed to flibuster against the final
vote on tho conference report. Indeed, the con-
sent OF two or three of the moro determined
Senators was gained only after a personal appeal
to their sense Of fairness and decency. Senators
Allen and Butler, for the Populists, and Morgan
ard Tillman, for the Democrats, were the men
who up to the very last moment to-day insisted
that they would not allow tho conference
report to be adopted. Tillman was ugly
and defiant and had q list Of grievances
growing out of the fact that twice within two
days he has been defeated In his pet scheme.
On Wednesday Speaker Reed refused to afford
an opportunity for the confederation of his bill
legalizing the South Carolina dispensary system.
and yesterday his threatened speech of denun-
CT alton OF Republican Senators for pigeonholing
his resolution for an Investigation Of the charge
that Senators have been buying sugar stock
again, was made impossible by the committee
reporting his resolution back adversely.
Tillman was therefore In an ugly mood when
the Senate met to-day, and promised to mako
trouble. He was determined to attack the con-
ference report because it placed cotton ties and
cotton bagging back on the dutiable list, and
sought to make q combination with those Re-
publican Senators who are dissatisfied with the
high duty on white pine. Tillman had in his
pocket a telegram from his colleague, Mr.. Nc
Laurin. authorizing him to pair him in any way
possible to bring about the restoration of cotton
bagging and cotton ties to the FREQ list Till
mans political power in South Carolina is on the
wane. and he realizes that he must do something
to save himself from utter defeat Mt homo.
When Senators Aldrich and Faulkner. however,
representing the Republican and Democratic
sides OF the chamber, pointed out to him the
absolute impossibility Of amending the bill now.
and how impossible it would DO to defeat 1t, and
after Aldrioh had appealed to him to apply
common sense to the situation, and do the only
sensible thing by holding his tongue. Tillman
gracefully and eood-naturedly yielded. and
agreed not to filibuster.
Then Allen was taken in hand. and 1t was soon
found that he was simply stirring up the ami
mails for the fun of the thing, and had no real
hope or desire to defeat the bill. Morgan Of
Alabama was a hard man to handle. because his
inclination to nlibuster against the report was
born of his desire to pass his resolution regard
ing the debt Of the Pacific railroads. But Aid
rich appealed to him not to stubbornlya and pig
headedly oppose the wishes OF the Finance Com
mittee. all OF whom are on the point Of physical
and mental collapse by continuing to talk, with
no prospects whatever of defeating the confer
enco report. Morgan finally yielded as grace.
fully as Tillman and Allen did, and, In order to
publicly admit that he had been captured. bag
and baggage, he offered to make the motion him
self to vote at 3 O'Clock tomorrow, which he did.
Tho last man to be taken in hand by tho COM
mittee OF harmony was the Populist leader
Butler of North Carolina. and him they found
obdurate. 1t was necessary. therefore, TO sub
due him by a trick. He was chatting with q
colleague in the rear of the desks when Morgan
made his motion for q unanimous agreement TO
take a vote at 3 O'Clock tomorrow. and before
Butler realized what had taken place Vice
President Hobart had declared tho motion
adopted and the unanimous consent granted.
Then the Populist statesman from Honeycutts
awoke to the situation. but 1t was too late.
lie attempted to point out to the aged and
willy Morgan that he had boon caught mapping
and had sacrificed his Pacific Railroad resolu-
ton. Butler urged him to include 1t In the ar
rangement for q vote tomorrow, but Morgan
tangled him UP In some Of his long and in.
volved and polite sentences, and all Butler
could do was 10 proclaim that II he had not been
off his guard he would have objected to the
unanimous agreement. Some of his colleagues
who know him we'll ventured to express the
' opinion that they were new doubtful on
, that point.
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