The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-07-30
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
ExtraordinarY ses.ion.

WASHINGTON, July %. = SEEATE-Shortly
before the senate adjourned Thursday Sem
ator Allison, in charge of the tariff bill, made
a strong effort to have time fixed for the
final vote on the tariff conference report
Failing in this, Mr.. Allison gave notice that
the session Friday would be protracted
with a view to securing vote 1t was
the first definite movement made thus far to-
ward bringing the debate to close. Mr.
Allison first proposition was for vote at
o'clock Friday, but this was objected to by
Mr.. Pettus (Ala). Then he proposed vote
some time before adjournment Friday, which
was objected to by Mr. Morgan. The sugges-
ton of Saturday at 1 o'clock with like OBJ
lection from Mr. Morgan.
WASHINGTON, July 24-SENATE-The final
vote on the tariff conference. report will be
taken up in the senate at p. m. Saturday.
An unanimous agreement to that effect was
reached in the senate late Friday afternoon
after an exciting and dramatic debate The
proposition for the final vote came most unex-
pectedly from democratic sources, the senior
senator from Alabama, Mr.. Morgan, present.
ing it 1t was greeted with shouts of good,
good from senator's on the republican
side, who for the first time saw the path clear
for the final enactment of the tarin bill Mr..
Morgan's proposition was coupled with one
that the senate meet at 10 a.. m. Saturday in
order that speeches may be heard before the
vote is taken. This was accepted as a whole
and the agreement was formally announced
Mr.. Morgan expressed profound reluctance in
submitting the proposition, but said he recog-
niZed the right of the majority to register
their will The agreement was preceded by
the most heated personal collopJ that has oc-
Cured during the consideration of the tariff
bill
HoUsE-The house Friday recessed until ]
D. m. When the house resumed Its session 1t
took another recess until o'clock on tIe as
II. = IL fl,d
senate would reach a vote Friday night Mr..
McMillin insisted that this not likely.
WASHINGTON, July 26-SENATE The Ding
ley bill is now a law, and CO gress S ad-
journed sine die. By a vote 40 to 80 the
senate at o'clock Saturday afternoon agreed
to the conference report on the disagreement
between the two houses as to senate amend
ments. and an hour later the president, with
pen provided for the purpose By Mr. Ding
ley. whose name the bill bears, affixed his
signature thereto At 4:35 p. this act
on the part of the chief executive was
communicated to the house in which the bill
originated. and the announcement was re-
ce1Ved with great applause. In the senate the
time up to p m. the hour agreed upon Fri
day night for a vote, was taken up almost en-
tirely with speeches against concurrence on
the conference report. Allen, Gallery and
others, including Morgan, were speakers and
curiously enough, the debate was closed
by Mr.. Stewart, who declared that the bill
would not give the country prosperity; in
fact, from his standpoint, nothing would but
free and unlimited coinage of silver And
then he voted for the bill. having refrained
from casting his vote on the measure when
before the senate for passage, July z.
HoUsE-The house, assembling at noon, had
taken recess until $3.50 p m, and before II
reassembled the secretary of the senate was
in waiting to communicate the action of the
senate upon the conference report
AS soon as tbs body was called tC
order he announced the concurrence. and the
announcement was received with applause
renewed a moment later when the ''grea
white car, was observed attaching his sigma
ture to the bill. and became boisterous wher
he made known that he had signed it,