The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-01
PORTO RICAN BILL PASSED
SWEEPING VICIORY FOR REPUBLI-
CANS OF THE HOUSE.
Vote stood I72 For TO 16I Against-The
Measure Intact as Agreed Upon at
Monday Nights Conference-Fifteen
Fer Cent. of Am ertcnn Tariff Stands
Also Provision Limiting the Life of
Bill TO Two Years.

Washington, Feb. 2S-The battle roy
al over the Porto Rican tariff bill ended
in the house to-day in sweeping VIC
tory for the republicans. The bill,
amended as agreed upon at the confer
ence of republicans on Monday night so
as to reduce the tariff from twenty-five
to fifteen per cent. of the, American tar
iff and limiting it's life to two years, was
passed by a vote of 172 yeas to 161 nays.
Six republicans-Messr Crumpacker of
Indiana, Fletcher of Minnesota, Heat
wole Of Minnesota, Littlefield of Maine,
Lorimer of Illinois and Mccall of Mass
achusetts-voted with the opposition
against the bill, and four democrats
Messrs. Davey and Myer of Louisiana,
Devres of California and Sibley Of
Pennsylvania-voted with the republi-
cans for the bill.
In addition Mr.. Warner rep, of Illi-
nois was paired against the bill with
Mr. Boutelle rep, of Maine, for it. Two
other republicans-Mr. Lane of Iowa
and Mr. Paris of Indiana-were absent
and impaired. They We're understood to
be against the bill. Four democrats
who were opposed to the bill-Messre.
Fleming of Georgia, Small of North
Carolina, Smith of Kentucky and STALL
ings of Alabama-were absent and un-
paired. Other pairs were Gibson of
Tennessee, Reeves of Illinois, Harmer
of Pennsylvania, Bailey of Kansas,
Sheldon Of Michigan and Wadsworth Of
New York, all republicans for the bill,
with Tate of Georgia. Sparkman of
Florida, Fox of Missouri, Bellamy of
North Carolina, Cox of Tennessee and
Epes of Virginia, democrats against the
bill
Herculean efforts had been made to
get oNt the full vote and this led to
some remarkable incidents. Six men
were brought from beds of sickness,
two of them from hospitals Mr.. Brown
low of Tennessee was brought in car
riage, accompanied by his wife and ply
sician. He eat bundled upanear the en-
trance until his vote was given and then
withdrew. 1t was felt that the strain
would be severe on him, but when Mr..
Tawney, the republican whip, urged
that the bill might be lost by this one
vote Mr. Brownlow said, Il would rath-
er lose my life than see this bill defeat
ed Mr.. Tawney and three assistants
were out III CdfT1dSef5 uHLIl LlluIIS III idoI |
night accounting for every vote and
Mr.. Underwood, the democratic whip,
was similarly exerting every means to
get out his vote. Three democrats were
brought from sick beds.
The first test to-day was on a substi-
tute offered by Mr.. Mccall on behalf Of
the opposition. 1t was the original
Payne bill for free trade with Porto
Rico and was defeated by a vote Of 100
to 174. Only five republicans voted for
the substitute Mr. Fletcher rep, of
Minnesota, who subsequently voted to
recomfnit and against the bill, voted |
against the substitute A motion to re-
commit it which followed shared sim
liar fate, being lost by vote of 160 to |
172 There was great excitement |
throughout the roll calls which followed, |
with eager interest by the thousands of |
spectators who packed the galleries to |
suffocation. The republicans INDUCED |
in demonstration of wild jubilation
when the final result of the bill was an