The Washington times., 1902-04-19
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luding to the proposition reported to the
Democratic caucus Thursday night for
trading votes on the pending bill for a
smothering of the Crumpacker resolution.
This was made to the caucus by Mr.. I'm
derwood of Alabama, and Mr.. Hepburn ex-
pressed the opinion that Mr.. Underwood
was mistaken.
The statement. if true and the declara-
tion if made, indicated that some Repub-
iicans would traffic in legislation, which
some gentleman deemed Of greatest i'm
portance, and it was Mr.. Underwood S
duty to be more explicit. He believed that
Mr. Underwood was mistaken for many
reasons, but chiefly because of the unim-
portant nature of the bill before the
House. Nobody. he said was sincerely
or earnestly supporting the bill.
There were two places where votes were
taken: One in the hall under. public scru-
tiny the other in the cloak room. From
the cloak room vote he felt sure that
so per cent of the Republicans were indif-
ferent or opposed to the bill.
General Grosvenor Flayed.
Mr. Hepburn reviewed the declarations
of General Grosvenor that he had spurned
all propositions for a reduction of the
duty down TO 25 per cent, and said but
when that nickel differential appeared
upon his horizon, his virtue weakened
Ilaughterl. Had it not been for that small
concession. he would have been recon
centrado, an insurgent engaged, to quote
his own words, in dividing the Republican
party and imperiling the future Of the
American Republic.
Great God. on what a slender thread
hang everlasting things" TLaughter.I
MIR. Longs speech in favor of the bill,
Mr.. Hepburn characterized as the greatest
EFFORT physically speaking, he had ever
witnessed. And he could not help believ-
ing that had Long begun early enough.
under proper training, and possessed of
the necessary moral force great future
awaited him in the prize ring under the
Marquis of Queensbury rules. tLaughter.]
Regarding the provisions Of the bill,
and. the reasons advanced for its passage,
Mr. Hepburn said these propositions might
be considered as settled:
First, there was no moral or pecuni-
airy obligation on the United States
toward Cuba
Second, that there was no suffering in
Cuba and that all her labor was employed.
Mr.. Tawney followed, delivering care
full speech in defense of the beet sugar
industry and vigorously opposing the
measure.
He said that the condition of the
"starving Cubans' had been grossly mis-
represented. He quoted from testimony
before the Ways and Means Committee to
show that ali the Cuban laborers are
working. and that the starvation stories
are false. The House. he declared, was
not settling the case according to the
facts for II IL were, the measure would
never be passed.
taI
In conclusion. Mr.. Tawney said If the
protection was removed from one indus
try it ought to be taken off others, espe
cially those that are fully developed,
while the beet sugar industry is in its
infancy.
Mr.. Dalzell concluded by urging the
Republicans to support the measure This
closed the general debate. 1t was then
O'Clock, and every available seat in the
galleries was crowded. and everyone was
eagerly watching for the beginning of the
real fight which was soon to come.
There were but few absentees upon the
floor, and a dozen or more members of
the Senate came over to witness the i'm
pending conflict. The forces were lined
up In battle array, and it was the most
interesting fight that has taken place on
the floor Of the House this session.
Amendment Striking Off Differential.
The issue came when, after the con-
c,usion OF the reading Of the bill Mr.
Morris (Rep., Mimi arose and offered the
following amendment:
'And upon the making of said agree
ment and the Issuance of said proclama-
tion, and while said agreement shall re-
main in force. there shall be levied col
lected and paid in lieu of the duties
thereon now provided by law on all sugar
sboye No. 16, Dutch standard In color, and
on all sugar which has gone through a
process OF refining imported into the
United States one cent and eight hun
dred and twenty five one -thousandths of
one cent per pound.
An Understanding Evident.
The fact that Judge Morris offered this
amendment indicated quite clearly that
the Democrats and the insurgents" had
reached an understanding. Judge Morris
was the first to advocate this method of
retaliation, urging 1t in the various Re-
publican conferences.
At the caucus Thursday night the
Democrats agreed 10 support such q