The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
CUBAN AGONY OVER
So Far, at Least, as the House of
Representatives Is Concerned.
SUGAR DIFFERENTIAL IS REMOVED
Insurgents and Democrats Unite and
Have Everything Their e
-. Own Way.

Washington, April 19.-The democrats
and the republican insurgents" yesterday
rode rough shod over the house leaders
when the voting began on the Cuban reel
procity bill. They overthrow the ruling
Of the chair in committee of the whole on
the question Of the germaneness of an
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 de-
cision Of the chair, made by Mr.. Sherman
of New York, was III to 100. Republicans
to the number OF thirty joined with
solid democratic vote to accomplish this
result. Having won this preliminary vic
tory, the amendment was adopted in COM
mittee, 164-111, and later in the house by
a still larger majority, 199-105. The bill
then was passed by an overwhelming ma
jority, 247-62.
An analysis of the vote shows that 1874
republicans and 1923 democrats voted for
the amended bill and AZ republicans and
10 democrats against it. Mr.. Grosvenor
of Ohio was one Of those who voted
against the bill. -..
Warned by Payne.
Yesterday when it became apparent
that the democrats would act together
the bet sugar men decided at a meeting
attended by thirty-tWo of them to take
the bit in their teeth and overrule the
| chair. AS son as this combination was
effected the republican leaders realized
that they would be defeated SO far as the
removal Of the differential was concerned
and Mr.. Payne, the republican leader, con-
tented himself with warning his beet
sugar colleagues that in removing the
differential they were taking off bit Of
protection placed in the Dingley bill, es-
pecially for the benefit of the beet sugar
producers.
The democrats attempted to follow up
their advantage when the differential
| amendment was adopted by trying to in
crease the 20 per cent reciprocal allow
ance to 40 per cent, Offering the Rabcock
| bill and other amendments to reduce the
| Dingley schedules, but on these amend
| ments the republicans declined to stand
with them and the democrats did not press
them vigorously. One of the surprises Of
the session was the attempt of Mr.. Rob-
erts, a Massachusetts republican, to take
| the duty off hides. He offered two
decision of the chair, but was voted down
each time.
| Vote on Morris Amendment.
?. On motion of Mr. Payne the committee
rose and reported the bill to the house.
| The previous question was ordered and
Mr.. Payne demanded separate vote on
!
| ferential on refined sugar and the roll was
| called. The amendment was adopted, 1873
| to 105. All the democrats and the fol-
! lowing republicans, 81 in number, voted
with them: -.
Alpin, Barney Bishop, Bowersock, Brom-
we'll, Brown, Burkett Calderhead, Conner
Coombs, Cooper ;(Wis.), Corliss Cousins
Crumpacker, Cushman, DAZZLE, Darragh, Da-
wilson, Dayton Esch Fordney, Gardner
Hamilton
IIaugen, Hepburn, Hit, Holiday, Hull, Jones
| WASH, Kahn, Knox, Lacey, Lawrence, Les
! ser, Littleaeld, Loud. McCleary. McLach
Ian, Mann, Mercer, Miller Morris, Mess,
Mudd, Needham, Powers H(Mass.), Prince;
Roberts,, Sheldon, Smith Qll), Smith uowa),
H. &c. Smith, S. w. Smith, w. A. Smith,
Southland, Stevens (Minn.), Sutherland, Taw-
ney, Thomas Qowa), Warner, Weeks Woods.
The bill was then passed, 274 to 50.
Those voting in the negative we're: s
Alpin, Barney, Bell, Breazea]e, Bromwell,
Broussard, Brown CoomDs, Corliss, Cush-
man, DAZZLE, Darragh, Davey (La), Davis
| (Fla), Dayton, Dick, EEdh, Fletcher Ford
ney, Gardner (Mich), Grosvenor. Hamilton,
| Hepburn, Hildebrandt, Jones (Wash.), Kahn,
Littleield, Loud, McCleary, McLachlan, Met
calf, Meyer La) Morris, Needham, Neville,
Prince, Ransdell, Robertson Ua.), Shafroth,
Sheldon, Smith Qll), H. c. Smith, S. W.
| oo'A1
erland, Tawney, Taylor (Ohio), Tompkins
(Ohio) Warner, Weeks, Woods-52.
| - As Passed.
The bill as passed authorizes the presi-
| dent as soon as may be after the estah-
lishment of an independent government in
Cuba and the enactment by said gov
eminent of immigration, exclusion and
contract labor laws as restrictive as those
Of the United States, to negotiate recip-
rocity trade agreement with Cuba by
which, in return for equivalent conces-
sions, the United States will grant a re-
duction Of 20 per cent from the Dingley
rates on goods coming into the United
States from Cuba, such agreement to con-
tinue until December 1, 1903, During the
existence of such agreement the duty on
refined sugars and all sugars above No.
16, Dutch standard, is to be 1925 per
pound. Following is the text of the
Morris amendment: .s
Upon the making of said agreement and
the issuance of said proclamation and while
| said agreement shall remain in force, there
shall be levied, collected and paid, in lieu
oil the duties thereon now, provided by law
in all sugars above No. >16 Dutch standard in
! color and on all sugar which has gone