The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-25
TARIFF
TAXES
FIXED
The Special Session Has
Adjourned
REVENUE is NOW SURE
If the People Find Money to
Pay 1t
M'KINLEY'S MONEY MESSAGE
CAME TOO LATE TO BE OF
ANY USE
CAME TOO LATE TO BE OF
ANY USE
The President Signs the Measure
Promptly and the Dingley Tariff
Bill Has Already Begun
to Make History
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
! WASHINGTON July 24.-The tariff
bill passed its last legislative stage at
p. m. today, when the senate, by the
decisive vote of 40 to 80, agreed to tn:
conference report on the bill. The an
| nouncement was greeted with enthusias-
| tic applause by the crowded chambers.
This closed the great labor for which the
Fifty fifth congress assembled in extra
ordinary session, and after stubborn re-
sistance, at times threatening a dead
lock, the senate concurred with the
house in a resolution for the final ad-
journment of the session al 9 o'clock to-
night.
| The presidents message for a cur
house, but the house bill creating a
commission was not acted upon. Thus
the closing day was prolific of series
of momentous events, each of which
alone would have been of extraordinary
interest.
An analysis of the vote on the tariff
conference report shows that the affirm
ative vote was cast by thirty-seven Re
publicans, one Democrat (McEnery)
one Silver Republican Zones of Nevada)
and one Populist (Stewart).
The negative vote was cast by 2s
Democrats and two Populists (Harris
and Turner.
Mr.. Teller, Silver Republican, and two
Populists (Allen and Butler) did not
vote. One Populist, (Kyle) and one
Silver Republican (Pettigrew) were alb
sent without pairs, which was equiva-
lent to Withholding their votes.
THE CLOSE
WASHINGTON, July 24-The close
Of the long and exciting struggle was
near at hand when the Senate met at
10 o'clock this morning, under unani-
nous agreement of last night that a vote
eleven Senators were on hand when
the session opened, and several of these
busted themselves with clearing out
their desks and preparing for departure.
Immediately after the Vice-President
called the Senate to order, Senator
Chandler moved an executive session,
but yielded to Senator Bate of Tennes-
see, who desired to have a day set for
eulogies on his late colleague, Senator
Harris. At 1915 the Senate went into
executive session.
Senator Allen of Nebraska resumed
his speech in opposition to the tariff con-
ference report and the bill in general.
By this time the attendance of Senators
had increased to thirty, and the CALLER
les were filling in anticipation of the
final tariff contest. Allen criticised the
effects of the bill on the farmers. He
instanced barbed wire required by them
for fences, as to which theywere placed by
the bill at the mercy of the barbed- wire
trust. How different it was in the case
Of the moneyed aristocracy 1t was all
right, the Senator said ironically. fer
sharks and money gamblers in Wall
street to make thirty-two millions out of
the sugar schedule alone since the Ding
ley bill was first reported; it was all
right for Pierpont Morgan to make
twenty-seven millions out of govern
ment bonds, illegally issued under the
administration of Grover Cleveland.
The farmers ought to understand, Allen
declared, that legislation in Russia is
as beneficial to them as legislation in
Congress.
AS a sequel to Aliens heated personal
colloquy with Foraker over the alleged
fraud since the last election the Ne
braska Senators presented, table COM
pairing the vote cast for Mckinley, Bry-
an, Harrison and Cleveland. One COL
umn showed fraudulent excess" that
of Ohio being stated at 94,500. In clos
ing Allen announced his purpose to
withhold his vote on the question of
agreeing to the report.
Senator Caffery of Louisiana followed
| in criticism of the sugar schedule. He
stated that ships from all parts of the
world were hurrying in with cargoes
of raw sugar to avoid the duties of the
bill. Already eight months supply had
been brought in thus cutting off govern
ment revenue to that extent, and giving
enormous profits to the trust.
Senator Gear questioned these figures,
saying that only four months supply
Of raw sugar had been brought in.
Senator Burrows of Michigan, mem
ber of the Finance Committee, then took
the floor for one Of the few speeches 3
from the opposition side. He said he
was induced to enter the debate because
of the assaults made upon the lumber
schedule and an industry In twenty-five