Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-16

placed his proposition in the form of mo-
ton. and upon that motion demanded the
previous question. On the division upon
the previous question the republican OPP
ponents of the bill voted with the demo-
Gratis, nine-tenths of whom opposed the de-
mand. While the House was divided Mr..
Williams (Miss) withdrew his objection to
the arrangement suggested by Mr.. Payne,
but Mr.. Jones (Wash) Immediately renewed
ii. and the division proceeded. The de-
mand for the previous question was SuS-
tGined-103 TO &-but on rising vote upon
Mr. Payne'S motion to close debate Friday
the opponents of the motion won-1o5 to
12D
The announcement of the result gave the
republican leaders a surprise and caused
some excitement.
Mr.. Watson Qnd.l, the republican whip,
demanded the ayes and noes. The demand
was sustained by the friends of the bill
and the roll was called The voting was
followed with intense interest
The Motion Carried.
While the vote was proceeding several
conferences were held on the republican
side. Mr.. Tawney CNinn) one of the lead
ers of the republican opposition had agreed
with Mr.. Payne yesterday after confer
ences with his friends that there should
be no opposition to the motion to close de-
bate. and he was busily engaged in per-
suading his friends to keep the agreement.
\ number of the democratic friends of the
bill also broke away from the leaders and
the result was that Mr.. Payne's motion
was carried easily, the vote being: Ayes,
155; noes, 123
Broke From Party Lines.
.Thirty-three republicans voted against
the motion, as follows: Messrs. Apin
(MichD. Bishop (Mich.), Bromwell (Ohio).
Brown ONisD, Coorlbs (CalD, Cushman
CWash), Darragh (MichD, Dick (Ohio),
Esch CWls). Fletcher (Minn). Fordney
OIichD Gardner (Mtch). Hamilton (Mich),
Heatwole tMinnD. Hepburn Uowa), jack
son Md. Jones CWash.), Littlefield (Me),
Loud CCaI) McCleary (MinnD, McLach-
Ian (CalD. Minor (Wis.). Morris (Minn),
Needham tCalD. Prince Ull). Sheldon
CMich.), Smith Old. Fl. C. Smith, S. w.
Smith (Mich). Stevens (MNn(, Suther-
land Utah), Warner and Weeks (Mich)
Thirty-two democrats voted for the mo-
ton. as follows: Messrs. Adamson (GaD,
Allen kyD, Bankhead tAlaD, Bartlett
(GaD. Bowie (Ala.). Brantley (Ga.), Bur
nett tAIaD. Gambler (Miss), Clayton (AlaD,
Elliott IS. c.. Fox tMissD. Griggs Gal,
Henry lMiss.,. Howard (Ga.). Johnson Is.
c.. kehoe kyD., Kluttz On. c.. Lever
IS c.. McLain tMiss9. Mcclellan On. V,
Mickey GllD. Pou IN. c.. Pugsley N. y.
Scarborough IS. c.. Spight (Miss). Taylor
(Ala>, Thompson CAlaD, Underwood lAlaD.
Wheeler kyD, Wiley tAlaD, Williams
(MlSS.1 ana wilson On. IL
1t agreed that tomorrow and Friday
the House should meet at II o'clock.
Mr.. Roberts for the Bill.
Mr.. Roberts (MassD, the first speaker
today. supported the bill. taking occasion,
under the latitude allowed for debate, to
make Il vigorous argument in favor of an
amendment to the Dingley law to place
hides on the free list
Mr.. Bartlett (Ga) opposed the bill and in
the course of his remarks criticised Mr.
Richardson, the minority leader, for his
failure to file his views the pending
measure. He declared that if democrats
were to support republican measures the
ranking minority member of the ways and
means committee should be able to furnish
good reasons for such course. Mr.. Bart
lett insisted that there was no democracy
in the bill and he said he would not vote
for it.
MI. Patterson's Extended Argument.
Mr. Patterson CTennD supported the bill
and made an extended argument in favor
of tariff reform.
Mr.. Corliss tMich), in opposing the bill,
said it did not embrace the first principle of
reciprocity. He contended that Cuba was
not in a condition of distress which war
ranted this extra ordinary piece of legiSia-
ton.