The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-01
Amended as Agreed On by tue
Republican Conference.
FOUR DEMOCRATIC VOTES
Cummings Keeps Up His NOtOrIety BY
Joke on the MsiOrib-yOts
l72 Ia Favor to f6I Asainst.

WASHINGTON. Feb. ss.-rhe battle
royal over the Puerto Rican tariff bill
ended In the house today in sweep
ing victory for the republicans.
The bill was amended as agreed upon
at the conference Of republicans on
Monday night so as to reduce the tar
in from 25 10 i5 per cent of the Ameri-
can tariff and limiting its life to two
years, and was passed by a vote OF l72
yeas to 1sl neys.
Six republicans. Messrs. crumpacker.
of Indiana Fletcher, Of Minnesota;
Heatwole, Of Minnesota: Littlefield, Of
Maine; Lorimer. Of Illinois, and Mccall.
of Massachusetts. voted with the op-
position against the bill. and four dem
ocrats, Davey and Meyer. Of Louisiana;
Devries, of California, and slbley, Of
Pennsylvania, voted with the repubIi-
cans for the bill. In addition Warner
(rep), Of Illinois. paired against the
bill with Boutelle (rep.l. Of Maine. for
it. Two other republicans. Dane. Of
Iowa, and Farris, Of Indiana, we're alb
sent and impaired. They we're under
stood to be against the 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.
Herculean efforts had been made to
get out full vote and this led to some
remarkable Incidents. Six men were
brought from beds 0f sickness. Two
were brought frsm hospitals. Brown
low. Of Tennessee. was brought in a
carriage. accompanied by his wife and
a physician. He sat bundled up near
the entrance until his vote was given
and then withdrew. II was felt that
the atrain would be severe upon him,
but when Tawney. the republi .an whip.
urged that the bill might be lost by
this one vote, Brownlow said: Il
would rather lose my life than TO see
this bill defeated"
Tawney and three assistants were
out in carriages until midnight last
night. accounting for every vote and
Underwood. the democratic whip, was
similarly exerting every means to get
out his vote. Three democrats were
brought from sick beds.
The first test was on the substitute
offered by Mccall ON behalf OF the
opposition. II was the original Payne
bill for free trade with Puerto Rico and
was defeated by i6O to l7t Only FIVE
republicans voted for the substitute
The motion TO recommit 1t, which fol-
lowed. shared similar fate. being lost
by 1ee to liz. There was great excite
ment throughout the roll calls, which
were followed with eager interest by
thousands OF spectators Cummings
(dem), Of New York, threw The house
into a furor Of excitement. He describ-
ed it to be The duty Of every man in
a great crisis to rise above party ana
support the government as he mad lone
during the Spanish war
Il believe now we should follow the
lead Of the president. said he, en-
phatically, and l will vote for the
bill" This statement electrified the
house. The republicans without wait
ing Tor him to finish his sentence rose
en- nIasse and cheered, while the demo
crats sat stunned and dazed Cum
mings stood with his arm upraised un-
til the republican applause ceased.
II will vote for this bill." he con-
tinued. addressing the republican side
provided it is amended in accordance
with the advice of the president for
absolute free trade with Puerto Rico.
1t was now the turn of the democrats
to cheer, and for several minutes they
made the rafters ring