The San Francisco call., 1897-04-01

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 31.-The
z object for which President Mckinley sum-
moned the Fifty-fifth Congress to meet in
extraordinary session fortnight ago was
accomplished. so far as the House of
Representatives was concerned, when the
vote on the Dingley tariff bill was an
nounced this afternoon by Speaker Reed
Ayes 205. noes 12l. answering "present"
and not voting 81. The affirmative vote
vas composed of l99 Republicans, five
Democrats-Broussard, Dovey and Meyer
of Louisiana and Keeberg and Slayden of
!, Texas and one Populist - Howard OF
Alabama.
Mr.. Reed, in the Speakers chair,
directed the clerk to call his name Just
before the announcement of the vote, to
"hich he responded "aye" amid much
ThI asive vote comprised III Demo-
cratS n Populists and Fusionists-
Baker OF Illinois. Marshall, Simpson and
TodS. According to the conclusion
resci 81 last Monday night the great n um-
Der of Populist Silverites and Fusionists
rontsnted themssl~es with answering
present"
The debates preceding the passage OF
thes Dill was interesting to an unusual de-
gree were heard by brilliant assem-
blsgf ,tators that filed the galleries
80 o wing. The diplomatic gallery
acco$ nodated many of the ladies of the
coIps md the representatives of Japan
and iwaii, which countries are pa1ticu-
larly cerned over the passage OF The
Diti ey sat patiently through the long
hour the day, and not until the voting
was Concluded did the visitors make
move toward leaving. Most of the day
was occupied in discussion OF the general
principles of the measure and of questions
connected with them, the conseq uence
being that but two or three pages of the
bln were read by the clerk for consider
atioh under the five minute rule. Speeches
vet, mads by Allen (D.) of Mississippi,
Clark (D.) OF Missouri, Johnson tR.)
OF ISel ana (who told the House that he
woulF ,fta for the bill only because ne
was sd that the Senate would cure
10 q and make it harmonious and
lrs SacSillin and Richardson Cd of
flenu Isssse. Bs5oins tP } of Pennsylvania,
WI b r. OF North Carolina (the coIored
men Der who made a good impression)
and dpgsy sthSrs.
few biae{ iments we're made to ths
biD, he princ' saI one being the new sec.
tion agrsed ubcn yesterday by the Com
mlttee on Ways and Means. making the
dutles in the bill to take effect to- o-morrow
tASa u. TINS was proposed by Mr..
ulos'enor (h.) o1 Ohio and advocated by
nm am In hfteen minutes speech 1t was
opposed by Richardson CD of Tennes-
see, Bland (D) OF Missouri and Bailey
Cd of Texas 1t was agreed to in com-
mittele--150 10 d. The debate was closed
by Dilgley, chairman of the Committee
on and Means, and the last ten
miaa re accorded to him at the re.
qqSt esfnz ey (D.) of Texas.
AtFSnqlocks, pursuant to the order of
the tlzise. tlSle committee arose and
chairman Sherta nan (R.) of New York re-.
portea the biEN for passage with sundrv
amena snenis \ separate vote was de-.
manoeo by Mr saley on the amendment
hxin1 ApTh l!af the Gate for the tak,ng
effectPf she das in the bill. The 9th,
ers we're agreesd u. The reserved amend.
mel was adopted on yea and nay vote
BY 3y1 10 14o
'ockery (D.l OF Missouri moved to re-
commit the bill with instructions to in.
corporate In it provision to admit free of
outy articles tie production and price of
which were controlled in the United
esates by trust. This was relscted-14S
10 iSo The vote was then taken on the
pass s.re,',e bill with the result stated.
ana fe nine q, VS. labor on its considers.
LION We're endeo