The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-19
LEADERS DEFEAT DECISIVE.
Thirty-Seven Insurgents Join DEM
Ocrats in OverruIing Chair.

Ocrats in OVerruIing Chair.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The Demo-
Gratis and the Republican insurgents rode
roUgh-shod over the house leaders today
when the voting began on the Cuban
reciprocity bill. They overthrow the rul-
ing of the chair in committee of the
whole on the Ql estion of the germane-
ness of the amendment to remove the
differential from refined sugar during the
existence of the reciprocity agreement
provided for in the bill.
The vote to oVerrule the decision of
the chair, made by Mr.. Sherman, of New
York, was III to- 1870, Republicans to the
number of thirty-seven joining with the
solid Democratic vote to accomplish this
result.
Having won this preliminary victory, the
amendment was adopted in committee
164 to Ill, and later in the house by a
still larger majority, 199 to los. On this
occasion siXty-fOur Republicans voted
with the Democrats for the amendment.
The bill then was passed by an over
Whelming majority, 247 to 81.
An analysis of the vote shows that 12i
Republicans and 123 Democrats voted for
the amended bill and fortytwo RepubI-
cans and ten Democrats against it. Mr..
Grosvenor, of Ohio, was one of those
who voted against the bill The voting
on the bill was the elimination Of a long
struggle which began almost with the
opening of this session of congress and
after two weeks of continuous debate
during which much bitterness was
aroused.
Entire Debate Is Lively.
Today's debate was of an exceedingly
lively character, the feature being echoes
of last nights Democratic caucus. To
that caucus the defeat of the Republican
leaders who sought TO pass the bill with
out amendment is attributable. Previous
to the holding of the caucus the Demo-
Gratis were very much divided, and the
opposition of the Republican beet sugar
men showed signs of disintegra ting To-
day the beet sugar men decided at a
meeting attended by thirty-two of them,
to take the bit in their teeth and over
rule the chair
AS soon as this combination was effect
ed the Republican leaders realized that
they would be defeated so far as the re-
moval of the differential was concerned,
and Mr.. Payne, the Republican leader,
contented himself with warning his beet
sugar colleagues that in removing the
differential they were taking off a bit
of protection placed in the Dingley bill
especially for the benefit of the beet sugar
producers.
The Democrats attempted to follow up
their a<Yantage when the differential
amendment was adopted by Offering the
Babcock bill and other amendments to
reduce the Dingley schedules, but on
these amendments the Republicans de-
clined to stand with them and the Dem
ocrats did not press them vigorously.
Roberts Twice Voted Down.
One of the surprises Of the session was
the attempt of Mr.. Roberts, a Massaehu-
setts Republican, to take the dutv off
hides. He Offered two amendments and
appealed once from the decision of the
chair, but was voted down each time
The bill as passed authorizes the presi-
dent as soon as may be after the estab-
lishment of an Independent government in
Cuba and the enactment by said gov
ernment of immigration, exclusion and
contract labor laws as restrictive as those
of the United States, to negotiate re-
ciprocity trade agreement with Cuba by
which, in return for equivalent conces-
sions, the United States will grant re-
duction Of 20 per cent from the Dingley
rates on goods coming into the United
States from Cuba, such agreement to con-
hnue until December !, 1908. During the
existence of such agreement the duty on
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