The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-01
SICk WE'RE VOTED
TREMENDOUS EFFORTS PUT FORTH
BY REPUBLICANS TO CARRY
PUERTO RICAN MEASURE
YHEY won BY SMALL MARGIN
FATE OF THE BILL WAS IN DOUBT
UNTIL THE HOUR FINED
FOR THE VOTE
WAS NOT STRICTLY PARTISAN

Final Vote on the Bill Was 172 for
and 1G1 Agninst-Wnd scenes
Enacted When Result Was An
nOunced-Mr. Tawney, of Minnie
sofa, Rounding Up Friends OF the
Measure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-The battle
royal over the Puerto Rican tariff bill
ended in the house today in a sweeping
victory for the Republicans. The bill,
amended as agreed upon at the confer
ence Of Republicans on Monday night, 50
as to reduce the tariff from % to Is per
cent of the American tariff, and limit
ing its tenure to two years, was passed
by a vote Of 1'2 yeas to l61 nays. Six lie
publicaus, Messrs CiumpacEer, of lndi-
ana; Fletcher, OF Minnesota IIeatwoie,
of Minnesota; Littlefield of Maine; Lor-
inner, cf Illinois, aId Nc IA, or Massl
chuserts, voted with the opposition
against the bill. and four Democrats,
bessrs. Dewey and Meyer, of Louisiana /;
Devries. of California, and SibIey, of
Pennsylvania, voted with the RupubIicans
for the bill. In addition, Mr.. Warner
(Rep., I'D was paired against the bill
with Mr. Boutelle (Rep., Me.) for 1t. Two
Dther Republicans M. Lane, of Iowa, and
Mr.. FaTis, of Indiana, were absent and
impaired. They We're understood 10 be
against the bill Far Democrats who
We're opposed t. the lili, Messrs. Fleming,
of Georgia; Small, of North Caroliua;
Smith, of KenWcky, and Stalilngs, of AL
ALBANIA, were absent and impaired. Olhel
pairs We're Gibson, Tennessee; Reeves, Il
linos; Boutello, Maine; Harmer, PennsyI-
vania; Bailey, Kansas; Sheldon, Michi-
gan; Ellsworth, New York, all Republic
ans, for the bill, with Tate, Georgia.
Sparlman, Florida; Fox, Mississippi Bel
iamy, North Carolina; Cox, Tennessee,
and Epes, Virginia, Democrats, all
against the bill.
SICK MEN VOTED.
Herculean efforts had been made to get
out tie fVll vote, and this led to soma
remarkable incidents. Six men We're
brought from beds of sickness, two of
them from hospitals. Mr.. Brownlow, of
Tennessee, was brought in a carriage, ac-
companied bv his wife and physician. He
sat, bundled up, near the entrance until
his vote was given, and then withdrew.
1t was felt that the strain would be se-
we're on him, but when Mr.. Tawney, the
Republican whip urged that the b,Il
might be lest by tbs o.e vote, Mr.. Brown
low said:
I would rather lose my life than see
this bill lost"
Mr.. Tawney and his assistants were out
in carriages until midnight last night,
accounting for every vote, and Mr.. Tn
derwood, the Democratic whip, was sim
ilarly eXerting every means 10 get out his
vote. Three Democrats were brought
from sick beds.
The first test today was on a substitute
offered by Mr. Mccall, on behalf of the
opposition. 1t was the original Payne
bill for free trade with Puerto Rico, and
was defeated, 100 to ia. Only five Re-
publicans voted for the substitute Mr.
Fletcher (Rep., Minn.), who sub sequentIy
voted to recommit and against the bill,
voted against the substitute A motion
to recOmmit 1t, which followed shared
a similar fate, being lost, 160-172
There was great excitement throughout
the roll calls, which We're followed with
eager interest by thousands Of spectators
who packed the galleries to sufrocation.
The Republicans INDUCED In a demon
stration of wild jubilatiOn when the final
result was announced.
The vote on the final passage of the bill
was 172 to 161.