The suburban citizen., 1900-03-03
TARIFF BILL PASSED,
SWEEPING VICTORY IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE VOTE WAS l72 TO I6l.
Congressman Brought From Beds OF Sick
ness to Ballot-SpIcy Arguments mnae
Under FiVe-Minute Rule-Excittng
Scenes on the eFlOor-Cummings Thre"
Bomb Into the Arena.

Washington, Especial. The battle royal
over the Porto Rican tariff bill ended In the
House In II sweeping victory for the Hepuo-
Ilcans. The bill, amended rs agreed upon
at the conference Of Republicans on Mon
day night, so as to reduce the tariff from 20
to 10 per cent. OF the American tariff, and
limiting its life to two yeurs, was passed py
a vote Of 172 yeas to 161 nays.
Six Republicans Messrs. Crumpacker, oil
Indiana; Fletcher, OF Minnesota; keatwole,
Of Minnesota; Littlefeld, of Malnei Lorimer'
Of Illinois, aud Mccall. Of Massachusetts
voted with the opposition against the bill,
and four Democrats -Messrs. Dayey and
Myer, Of Louisiana; Devries, OF California
and Sibley, OF PennBy with the
Republicans for the bill.
In addition Mr.. Warner (Iiep., Ill.) was
paired against the bill with Rr. Boutelle
Rep, Me- for it. The other Republicans
Mr. Lane, of Iowa, and MIR. Faris OF lndl-
ana-were absent and impaired. They were
understood to be against tho bill. -Four
Democrats who were opposed to the bill
Messrs. Fleming, Of Georgia; Small, Of North
Carolina; Smith, of Kentucky, and Stallings,
Of Alabama-were absent and impaired.
Other pairs were Gibson, OF TENNESSEE
Reeves of Illinois; Boutelle, of Mainei Har-
ner, of Pennsylvania; Bailey, OF Kansas
Sheldon, of Michlgani Wadsworth, OF New
York, all Republicans for the BILL with Tate,
of Georgia; Sparkman, Of Florida; Fox, OF
Mississippi; Belamy. Of North Carolina;
Cox, Of Tennessee. and Epes, Of Virginia,
Democrats, all against tho bill.
nerculean efforts had been made to get
put tho full vote, and this led to some re-
markable incidents. Six men were brought
from beds OF sickness, two OF them from
hospitals.
Mr.. BroWnloW, OF Tennessee, was brought
In a carriage, accompanied by his vile and
physician. He sat bundled up near the en-
trance until his vote was given and then
withdrew.
II was felt that the strain would be severe
on him, but when Mr.. Tawney, the Republi-
can whip, urged that the bill might be lost
by this one vote, Mr.. Drownlow said Il
would rather lose my life than SEQ this bill
defeated" 1Ir. Tawney and three assist
ants were out In carriages until midnight
accounting for every vote, and Mr. Under
wood, the Democratic whip, was similarly
exerting every means to get out bis vote.
Three Democrats were brought from sick
beds.
The first test was on substitute offered
by Mr.. Mccall on behalf OF the opposition.
1t was the original Payne bill for free trade
with Porto Rico, and was defeated 100 to
ia. Only Ave Republicans voted for the
substitute Mr. Fletcher (Rep,, Minn.),
who subsequently voted to recommit and
against the bill, voted against the substl'
tule. A motion to recommit 1t, which fol-
lowed, shared similar fate, being lost,
1G0--l72. There was great excitement
throughout the roll-calls, which were fol-
lowed with eager interest by thousands oI
spectators who packed the galleries to suifo-
ration. There was q demonstration Of Wild
lubiation when tho nnGl result was IN
nouneed