Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-03-09
TARIFF BILL PASSED,
SWEEPING VICTORY IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE VOTE WAS i72 TO ISL.
congressman Brought From Beds OF Sick
ness to BaIIot-Spicy Arguments Made
Under Fiye-Minute Rule-Exciting
Scenes on the FIoor-Cummings Threw a
Bomb Into the Arena.

Washington, Especial. 1.-The battle royal
over the Porto Rlcan tariff bill ended in the
House in a sweeping victory for the Repuo-
licans. The bill, amended as 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, ana
limiting Its life to two years, was passed py
a vote OF 172 yeas to 16l nays.
Six Republicans Messrs Crumpacker, OF
Indiana Fletcher, Of Minnesota; Keatwoie,
OF Minnesota; Littlefield, Of Maine; Lorimer,
OF Illinois, and Mccall, OF Massachusetts
voted with the opposition against the Dill,
and four Democrats-Messrs. Dayey and
Myer, OF Louisiana; Deyries, OF California
and Sibley, OF Pennsylvania-yoted with the
Republicans for the bill.
In addition Mr.. Warner (Rep., III. was
paired against the bill with Mr.. Boutelle
(Rep., Me- for 1t. The other Republicans
Mr. Lane, of Iowa, and Mr. Faris, OF lndi-
ana-were absent and impaired. They were
understood to be against the bill. Four
Democrats who were opposed to the pill
Messrs. Fleming, OF Georgia; Small, OF North
Carolina; Smith, OF Kentucky, and stallings,
OF AIabama-were absent and impaired.
Other pairs were Gibson, OF Tennessee;
Reeves, of Illinois; Boutelle, OF Maine; Har-
mer, Of Pennsylvania; Bailey, OF Kansas;
Sheldon, OF Micbigan Wadsworth, OF New
York, all Republicans for the bill, with Tate.
Of Georgia; sparkman, Of Florida; Fox, OF
Mississippi Bellamy. OF North Carolina;
Cox, OF Tennessee, and Epes, OF virginia.
Democrats. all against the bill.
Herculean efforts had been made to get
out the 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 carriage, accompanied by his wife and
physician. He sat bundled up near the en-
trance until bis vote was given and then
withdrew.
1t 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.. Brownlow said u
would rather lose my life than see this bill
defeated" Mr.. Tawney and three assist
ants were out In carriages until midnight
accounting for every vote, and Mr. Under
wood, the Democratic whip. was similarly
exertlng every means to get out his vote.
Three Democrats were brought from SICK
| beds.
The first test was on a 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 five Republicans voted for the
substitute. Mr.. Fletcher (Rep.s Mimi,
who subsequently voted to recommit and
against the bill, voted against the substi'
tute. A motion to recommit 1t, which iol'
lowed, shared similar fate, being lost,
16O-172. There was great excitement
throughout the roll-calls, which were fol-
lowed with eager interest by thousands oil
spectators who packed the galleries to suffo.
cation. There was a demonstration OF wild
lubilation when the final result was an
nounced