Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15
THE BILL PASSED.
The Tariff Measure Gets Through
the Senate by 80 to %.
An ANALYSIS OF The FINAL VOTE.
The House Meets and Adjourns Until To-
Day Opinions Expressed rs to When
an Agreement MAY BE Ex-
pected on the Bill.

WASHINGTON, July s'-By the deci-
sive vote Of 80 to 2s, the tariff bill was
passed in the senate shortly before five
o'clock yesterday. The early part OF
the day was spent on amendments of
comparatively minor Importance, the
debate branching into financial and
antitrust channels. BY four o'clock
the senator's began manifesting their
Impotence by calls Of Vote, VOTE
and soon thereafter the last amend
ment was disposed Of and the final vote
began. There were many interruptions
as pairs were arranged, and then, at
1855 o'clock, the vice president arose
and announced the passage of the bill
yeas 80, nays 49, There was no de-
monstration, but few scattered hand
olaps were given as the crowds disap-
peared. The vote in detail was as fol-
lows;
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Burrows, Carter, Clark,
Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Elklns, Fairbanks, For
aker, Gallinger, Hale, Hanna Hawley, Jones
| OF Nevada Lodge, Mcbride McEnery, McMil-
lin, Mantle, Mason, Morrill,, Nelson, Penrose,
Perkins, Plat Of Connecticut, Platt OF New
York, Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Sewell, Shoup,
Spooner Warren, Wellington, Wetmore and
Wilson 81
Nays Bacon, Bate, Berry, Gallery, Cannon,
Chiffon, Clay, Cockrel, Faulkner, Gray Har-
ris OF Kansas, Jones Of Arkansas, kenney,
Lindsay, Mallory Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Nor
gan, Pasco, Pettus, Rawlns, Roach, Turner,
Turpic, Vest, Wathall and Whites.
An analysis Of the final vote shows
that the affirmative was cast by 35 re-
publicans, silver republicans, Jones
of Nevada and Mantle, and demo-
crat, McEnery. Total, 80. The mega
tive vote was cast by 95 democrats, 2
populists, Harris of Kansas and Turner,
and / silver republican, Cannon. To-
tai, 9S. Eight republicans were paired
for the bill and $ democrats against II.
The senators present and not voting
were: Populsts, 5, viz, Allen, Butler,
lIcitfeld, Kyle and Stewart; silver re-
publicais 2, viz, Teller and Pettigrew.
Following the passage Of the bill a
resolution was agreed to asking the
house for conference, and Senators
Allison, Aldrich, Platt of Connecticut,
Burrows, Jones of Nevada, Vest, Jones
of Arkansas and White were named as
conferees on the part of the senate.
The house yesterday. by l34 to
1O4, adjourned until to-day Mr.. Nc
Millin, of Tennessee, sought to pass
the Cuban belligerency resolution un-
der suspension of the rules but the
speaker blandly ignored him and recog-
nized Mr.. Dingley to move an adjourn
ment.
OPINIONS ABOUT THE C0NFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, July s.-The first meet
ing of the conferees on the tariff bill
will be held to-day as soon after rep
resentatives of the house are named as
it is possible for them to assemble.
The minority in the house will make
no opposition to the republican pro-
gramme of sending the tariff bill to
conference at once. Both the dem
ocrats and populists see that nothing
can be gained by the interpretation of
factious opposition. No definite ar
rangement has yet been made as to the
time to be allowed for debate when
the bill is reported back from confer
cnce, but little difficulty is anticipated
on this point. As to the length of the
conference there is difference OF
opinion among the house conferees.
Chairman Dingley, speaking of the
conference on the Mckinley bill, said
1t lasted two weeks and there were not
as many vital points of difference be-
tween the two houses then as there are
now. Gen. Grosvenor, on the other
hand, predicts that the bill will be II
law week from Saturday if the bill
goes into conference to-day
The rumor atloat yesterday to the
effect that the house managers had
agreed to accept the bin as 1t passed
the senate and thus avoid all possible
delay is pronounced absolutely with
out foundation. After the bill has
been in conference "A hours and the
republicans have had an opportunity
to 90 over their differences and ascer-
tain the temper of each side with re-
gard to the main points in controversy,
it will be much easier to prognostcate
the time which will be required toreach
full agreement. Probably the most
difficult problem the oonf .reeS will
nave to solve Will be The sugar
schedule. The house conference will
make strong stand for the house
schedule, which they claim has been
received with favor by the republic
ans and the republican press of the
country generally, On the subject OF
J hides, the house conferces are disposed
J to YIELD but not to the full extent OF
the duty imposed by the senate. The
senate fixes the duty OF 20 per cent at
valorem. Some of the members of tn,
house talk of compromise at ten pei
J cent A compromise on wool rates also
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