The Washington times., 1902-04-11
Defends His Position on
the Bill to Provide Re-
lief for Cuba.
PLANS OF THE INSURGENTS
Will Move to Recommit With Instruc-
tions Providing for Repeal of Duty on
Refined Sugar-House Debate Halts
for Lack of Speakers.

bate yesterday on the CUBAN reciprocity
bill the interest in its progress had ap-
parently died out
The attendance of members was only
two or three dozen. The supply of speak
ers ran out half an hour before the usual
time for adjournment.
Efforts of Mr.. Payne (Rep., n. ", in
charge OF the bill, both at the opening
and the close of the session, to make an
agreement to close the general debate
next Monday or Tuesday were, however,
unavaiiiss
The feature of the days session was
General Grosvenor S speech in defense and
explanation Of the position of the major
ity of the Committee on Ways and Means
on the pending bill.
1t was no abandonment, he asserted of
the principle OF protection, only matter
of policy was involved. and on this the
Administration and organization OF. the
House found themselves opposed by
hostile force Of Republicans.
Insurgents New Plan
These Republicans in opposition have
developed new plan OF operations, in
overrule the Chair on the question of the
germaneness of an amendment TO abolish
the difrerential on refined sugar. This is
TO move TO recommit the bill with instruc-
lions for the committee to report it back
with new section providing for the re-
peal of the duty on refined sugar.
But it is pointed out that that motion
rs just as obnoxious as the motion to
amend. for the reason that the rules re-
Quire the instructions in such case to
be germane to the bill. At that stage OF
proceedings the Speaker will be in the
chair and the disinclination to reverse
his ruling would be greater than that felt
toward a chairman of the Committee of
the Whole.
General Grosvenor was listened to with
deep interest.
What he had to say. he asserted, would
not be used in the coming campaign to
secure the election OF a Democratic ma
5ority in the House or in the next Presi-
DENTAL election. Nor would he be d.
rerted to notice the petty jea!ousies and
contemptuous enviousness of small men
IN attacks upon their fellows.
He should. he went on trace the his
tory of the movement which had led to
the present anomalous condition In the
House. The large majority of the mem
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/ AS =. D4e.e question OF policy. not of
principle. but General Grosvenor said it
did not lie in his mouth to criticise men
who felt compelled to break with their
party organization and organize a force
hostile to the Administration. 1t was
their right to leave their party and join
one of mere expediency based on purely
local financial or industrial conditions.
It would be his purpose. General Gros-
venor went on. to show that the pending
matter was no deviation, no detection
from the path that the Republican party
has trod In its advocacy and establish
ment of the doctrine of protection. He
himself had a record on the subject and
he was not willing that gentlemen OF
modern introduction into politics and oil
doubtful record as shown by their State
platforms on the matter, should endeavor
to make the people OF Ohio believe that
he had departed from the faith of the
party.
The Republican party, he said. had never
in any place gone on record as being un-
aiterably attached 10 any particular
schedule of tariff bill. If IL had 1t
would not today occupy the position It
did.
He reviewed the several tariff acts be-
ginning with the Morrill, bill Of 1861, and
the attitude Of the Republican party to
them When he reached the Dingley bill.
General Gresevenor said that ii would be
well for the amateur politicians who were
crittcising himself and associates for al
legged inconsistency 10 read the facts, and
learn something about the bill before they
Join the Democrats in overthrowing the
Republican majority in the House.
Schedules Not Inviolate.
As faithfully as he had followed the
leaders of American protection. McKin-
ley and DingIey. in the House. and Harri-
son in the White House, and as earnestly
as he believed in the principles OF the sys-
TEN, he had never made fetch Of any
set of schedules that could not be ex-
amined and discussed. II there was any
young Republican in the House who has
imbibcd the idea that no schedule of the
Dingley law may be touched or revised,
he was fitted only for retirement, for his
usefulness in the House was at an end.
The party had never declared in favor
of any particular law. In 1886 the ma
tional convention did not dare put the
Mckinley schedule in the platform, and
Mr.. Mckinley, himself. patriotically told
the people in the campaign that it was
not a question of schedules. but OF prin-
ciplcs. As he looked at the future. Cen
eral Grcsven0r said he saw a, demand for
a general revision os the tariff schedules.
and the people would be wise il they dele
gated the job to the Republican party.
the intelligent friend Of protection. Zap
plausel
Nothing could do more 10 disturb busi
ness conditions and prospects than the
knowledge that there existed an organiz-
alton OF Republican Representatives to
act with the Democrats in oyerruling the
decisions Of the chairman of the Com
mittee OF the Whole and thus open up at
this time general revision of the tariff
General Grosvenor recited the various
steps that had led to the present eondi-
tion confronting the committee. Person
ely he had opposed even so small re-
duction as % per cent Of the tariff on Gu
ban sugar. but now the question could
not be sh:rked.
Approval OF the Administration.
'Your vote will be either one of ap-
proval OF the Administration OF President
Roosevelt and that Of President Mckinley
or Of unqualified condemnation Choose
ye this day who 90 i'll serve; il God be
God. serve him: If Baal be God serve
him
In conclusion General Grosvenor SAID:
Il do not believe that the people Of
the United States desire that we shall
deal so harshly with Cuba as to force