Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-07-08
TARIFF BILL PASSED.
It Goes Through the Senate by /
Vote Of SO to %.
IT NOW GOES TO A CONFERENCE.

TT NOW GOES TO A CONFERENCE
Conferrees Named on the Part of the
Senate, and 1t Now Only Remains fol
the Two Houses to Reconcile Theil
Differences.
Washington, July 8.-By the decisiv,
vote of S8 to rs. the tariff bill was
passed in the senate shortly before
o'clock yesterday. The elimination o.
the long and arduous struggle had ex
cited the keenest interest. and the fiool
and galleries of the senate chamber
were crowded by those anxious to wit
ness the closing scene. Speaker Reed
Chairman Dingley and many of the
members of the house of representa-
tives were in the rear area, while every
seat in the galleries save those reserved
for foreign representatives was occu-
pied.
The main interest centered in the
final vote, and aside from this there
was little of a dramatic character in
the debate. The early part of the day
was spent on amendments of compare
tive minor Importance, the debate
branching into financial and antitrust
channels. BY 4 o'clock the senators
began manifesting their Impotence by
calls for ''Votei Vote!" and soon there
after the last amendment was disposed
of and the final vote began. There
were many Interruptions as pairs were
arranged, and then at 4:55 o'clock. the
vice president arose and announced
the passage of the bill. There was nc
demonstration, but few scattered
handclaps were given as the crowds
dispersed The vote in detail follows:
Yeas-Allison. Baker. Burrows, Carter
Clark, Cullom. Davis, Deboe. Elkins, Fair
banks. Foraker. Gallinger, Hale Hanna
Hawley Jones New, Lodge, Mcbride
McEnery. Mcmillan. Mantle, Mason. Nor
riH, Nelson. Penrose, Perkins, Plat
Comm. Platt IN. ", Pritchard, Proctor
Quay, Sewell. Shoup, Spooner. Warren
Wellington, Wetmore and Wilson'S.
Nays-Bacon. Bate. Berry, Caffery
Cannon, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Faux
ner, Gray, Harris (Kan.), Jones (Ark.)
Kenney, Lindsay. Mallory, Martin, Mills
Mitchell, Morgan, Pasco. Pettus. Raw
Inns, Roach, Turner, Turpie, Vest, Walt
hall and Whites.
An analysis of the final vote shows
that the affirmative was cast by IS
Republicans. Silver Republicans
Zones of Nevada and Mantle) and
Democrat (McEnery) The negative
vote was cast by IS Democrats, Popu-
lists (Harris of Kansas and Turner)
and / Silver Republican (Cannon).
Eight Republicans were paired for
the bill and eight Democrats against
it. The senators present and not vot-
ing were Allen, Butler, Heitfeld, Kyle
and Stewart. Populists, and Teller and
Pettigrew, Silver Republicans.
Following the passing of the bill, a
resolution was agreed to asking the
house for a conference, and Senators
Allison, Aldrich, Plat of Connecticut,
Burrows, Jones of Nevada, Vest, Jones
of Arkansas and White were named as
conferees on the part of the senate.
The tariff debate began on May 26,
on which day Mr.. Aldrich, in behalf of
the finance committee, made the open
ing statement on the bill. The actual
consideration of the bill began the next
day, May rs, when schedule A, relating
to chemicals, was taken up. The de-
bate has been continuous since then,
covering six weeks and one day. 1t has
been notable in some respects, although
it has lacked many of the dramatic and
oratorical features marking past de-
bates. From the outset the advocates
of the bill refrained from set speeches.
and the discussion was narrowed to a
consideration of rates and schedules.
rather than general principles
Mr.. A1dichs illness took him from
the chamber after the first day. and
since then the bill has been in fmme-
date charge of Mr. Allison. The oppo-
sition has been directed in the main by
Mr. Jones of Arkansas and Mr.. Vest of
Missouri, while Senators White, Calf
cry, Gray and Allen have frequently
figured in the debate. The bill, as it goes
back to the house, re-enacts the anti
trust sections of the Wilson act, while
the reciprocity and retaliatory provis-
ions are substitutes for those of the
house. One of the most important new
provisions added by the senate is that
placing a stamp tax on bonds. deben-
lures and certificates of stock. Aside
from these more important changes
the bill as It goes back TO the house has
874 amendments of various degrees of
Importance. which must he reconciled
between the two branches of CONGRESS-
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