How The Tariff Bill Passed A Crisis

Washington, D. C July 27.-The tarift bilí passed another serious crisis today Senator Aldrich says that it has nine Uves, and it certainly is an ornen in favor of its final passage that it should escape so many snags and storms and float safely into the conference committee again uninjured. At the conference of the friends of the bill at the white house last Friday, after Mr. Hill's speech, it was determined ,♦ il Pfforts should be concentrated toward getting the bilí back into the committee without havlng lts head knocked off. IL that could be done everybody believed some ground for compromise might be discovered. The bill had a narrow escape today, but ït got there and its safety is due to Mr. Stewart, of Nevada. He had nis choice this afternoon of voting with the RepubHcans, the Populists and Mr. Hill to kill the bill or with the Democrats to promote its passage. Like the darky who stopped where two roads met, he de. _ - 3 --. rtYi- fY 4"llf cided to take neuner aiiu uius . woods. His vote either way would have settled the fate of the bilí, but he was not present and had no pair. There was a good deal of labor epent with Mr. Stewart last night by both parties. He put a high price on his vote, and neither was able to pay it. He inclined toward the Democrats, because he wants to get the tariff bilí out of the way so there will be a chance for some silver legislation next session, but he could not get any pledges. While the silver repeal bilí was under consideration at the extra session last nier the silver men in both houses were promised that one of the flrst acts of congress at the present session would be to enact some silver legislation as compensa tion for what they were losing by that measure. The seignorage bill is the only one that has passed, and that was vetoed by the President, so Mr. Stewart would not accept mere promises. He demanded a wraren pledge, guaranteed by the President, which of course hè could not get. Such a thing was preposterous. Nor would the Republians make any pledges. So Mr. Stewart took the Koek Creek railway early this morning and went out into the country, where he has some land investments. Although his absence was known and understood on both sides of the senate the air was charged vrtth uncertainty all day and a good deal of nervousness was apparent. The vote was reached about 3 o'clock, after Mr. Harris had delivered a long and carefully prepared decisión that an amendment to a house bill could not be amended in a resolution of tions to a conference commiu.ee. in-nically Mr. Harris was right, although it is often done when there is nothing at stake. Today the tariff bill was at stake and Mr. Harris showed that he feit nis responsibility he was so rattled that when he carne to put the motion he decided it carried before the first name on the roll was called, which caused a shout of laughter on both sides of the senate. "Those in favor will answer yea as theirmampa arp. called," said Mr. Harris. Hptysfe otposed will answer no. The veas h Ae it." Rut i sbon corrected himself and tried to look as if nothing had happened. Senator Camden, of West Virginia, whose alleged speculations in sugar are now being investigated by Mr. Gray's committee, was equally nervous, and when he got up to announce his pair he fumbled around so thatnobody understood what he was tryingTto say, and it was feared for a mement that he raight forget himseii and glve the clerk of the senate an order for some sugar certificates. But Mr. Gorman and Mr. Brice were as cool as two freshly picked cucumbers, and Mr. Smith, of New Jersey, who was all ready to knock the tariff bill In the htad in case Mr. Washburn's motion carried. smiled and chatted with his neighbors as if it was only a pension for some noor old soldier that the