Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-10
|OlNGLEY BILL is PASSED
Large Majority For the Measure In
the House.
deceived the Solid Republican Vote
and Those OF Five Democrats
Interesting Closing
Moments.

washington April 2.-The tarlf Dill
has passed the house according to pro-
gram, receiving the solid republican
ana i've democratic votes.
AS the hour for voting arrived the
excitement increased. Fifteen minutes
before ) o'clock Mr.. McMillln of Ten
nessee, was recognized for five minutes
10 close the debate for his side. He
orleUy reviewed the extraordinary
methods by which the bill was being
brought to a vote. He charged that
amendments We're cut off because they
night be crushed by their w cohorts.
II defy YOU now" he said. ito give us
m opportunity to amend the sugar
schedule, which was framed to protect
The biggest trust in the country. And
Today You crown the infamy of the bill
by making it retroactive"
Nh. McMillin concluded by having
read at the clerks desk the words of
Speaker Reed. then In the opposition on
The occasion OF the passage of the VIII
son law,
with these words" he said, Il let the
Dill 60 forth to the just eNecratlon OF a
'obbed and outraged people Demo
cratic applause.)
Mr.. Dingley her took the floor and
closed the debate in a ten minute
speech, In calm words he spoke OF the
Extraordinary circumstances which'pro-
iuc5d the eXigency which congress had
)een called in extra session to meet.
The ways and means committee had
.lbored faithfully for months to adjust
iuties to present conditions. There
night be some little dissatisfaction with
'ates, but he assured his colleagues and
The country hat he felt confident the
5Ii would accomplish the purpose for
which it was framed.
Then the hammer fell, at exactly 3
O'Clock, and the republicans gave their
Naier a ringing round of applause,
which was taken M by the galleries.
tt continued for several minutes. The
i"hlle being at an end, the committee
'osr and the bill and pending amend
M,nts were reported to the house by Mr..
Sh.rman, the chairman of the com
nittee of the whole.
Mr., Bailey demanded a separate vote
On the amendment, fixing today as the
ia,e on which the bill shall go into
fleet.
The other amendments were adopted
N gross, with only formal opposition.
a Ioll call was demanded on the ex-
IA amendments and resulted 200
- 40. The combined opposition OF
democrats, populists and silverltes,
Co.od against the amendments except
Mr. Newidnds, sllverlte, Of Nevada, who
ro,ed for them, n Messrs. Hartman,
siyyrite,o of Montana; Jones. fusionist, of
Washington; Martin, populist, of North
'1rolina; Shafroth, silvtritc, Of Colo
RADIO; Shuford, populist, Of North Caro-
Ina, and Stroud, populist, OF North
Carolina, who did not vote.
The bill was then ordered to be read
1 tnird time, after which Mr.. Dockery,
democrat, Of Missouri, offered the mo-
ton Of the minority to reCommit the bill
oijh Instructions. The motion was in
the form of a resolution. Mr.. Dingley
Immediately demanded the previous
question on the motion, which was or
deI,d, and without debate or explana-
ion The vote was taken upon 1t.
The motion to recommit was lost, 14S
to 1875. The republicans voted solidly
against the motion and the combined
opposition, with the exception of MIR.
NSNldlHS, lof II.
Mr.. Hartman, Mr.. Jones OF Washing
ton. Mr.. Martin Of North Carolina, Mr..
Shafrpth OF Colorado, Mr.. Shuford and
Mr.. Stroud of North Carolina, who did
O vote on the preceding votes, were
recorded in favor Of the motion.
The roll call on the passage of the bill
was then taken and was followed with
intense interest. Not n break occurred
in the republican ranks. Five demo-
crats-MesSrs. Meyer, Broussard and
Davey Of Louisiana and KlcbCrg and
Slaydcn Of TeXas-voted with the ma
jority. Mr.. Howard Of Alabama was
the only populist who voted for the bill,
but twenty-one Of the populists, fusion
lists and silverites declined TO rccord
themselves either way. Before an
nouncinS the result of the vote, the
speaker directed his name to be called.
Mr.. Reed" shouted the clerk.
Yea replied the speaker. The re-
publicans applauded vigorously and
when the speaker announced the result
yeas, 205; nays, 122; present n not
voting, 81, and so the bill Is passed.
the republicans rose en- masse and
chcered, the galleries joining in the
demonstration.
Immediately afterward on Mr., Ding
ley's motion the house adjourned until
Saturday.