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Show ALL IXTKRVIKWED. The Number Who Will Vote for the MrKln-lay MrKln-lay UIU. Philadelthia, April 80. The Press has published a most complete and careful poll of the majority in congress ever made by a newspaper! The, purpose was to ascertain the views of tho individual indi-vidual members as to the necessity of passing the tariff revision ami reduction bill as speedily as possible. Intoi'vi.nvs were had with 200 senators and representatives. repre-sentatives. Tho Press iuterviywer found what opposition exists to the Mo-Kiulcy Mo-Kiulcy bill on the rcpublicau side of the house, and by extending the interviews to leading democrat found tho particular particu-lar lino attacked upou the bill likely to be adopted by the opposition. The fact of supreme importance is that the bill revising tho tariff and reducing the revenue rev-enue wdl be enacted before "congress adjourns for the summer. The Press interviews ' 1,YJ republicans and with but two exceptions while tho interviews show a strong scu-timent scu-timent on the part of the republicans in favor of the bill, cveu if some features of it are not w holly in accord with the individual opinion of the member called upon to express his news, for there is a singular dearth of stroug criticism on the part of the democrats. In a general way the democrats protest ugaiust the bill without going into particulars. They admit the probability of it passing, pass-ing, but they arc evidently displeased with a measure which" offers tho masses of the people free, sugar on tho ono hand, and tho farmers of the country additional protection on important articles w hich they produce pro-duce on the othur hand. Tho result summarized as follows: Total uumber of lntorviewa, ai; total number; of republicans re-publicans interviewed, lol). number of republicans wdto believe that the bill revising the tariff aud reducing the revenue must be passed; they nil agreo that tho republican tariff bill will be passed, aud while differences exist as to the make-up of the schedule tho entire party is in accord on tho general principle and purpose of the MeKinlcy bill 84, This before congress adjourns. 80. The number now ready to vote for the Mc-Kinlev Mc-Kinlev bill as it si amis, 141. Tho number num-ber wlio believe tho McKinley bill is sure to ' be made satisfactory to tho party and country by the amendments and passed, 118. Tho number who uro not sure about it, 7. |