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BATTLE! B A /! now ON
CUBAN RECIPROCITY QUESTION
TAKEN UP ON THE FLOOR +
OF THE HOUSE.
LITTLE RUN OUT 10 SEA FIGHT is PROMPTLY BEGUN

Several Points or Order and ParIia.
mentary Moves Ruled Out by Ad.
verse Decisions Of the Speaker.
Standing Vote on. Motion to Ee9in
Consideration Stood fo7 to 1o7 but
Many Weakened On . Record Vote.
Washington, April 9.-The debate
upon the Cuban reciprocity bill opened
in the house during the day. There
was much activity among the leaders
vened in anticipation of the coming
battle and when the speaker called tt
house to order at noon the attendance
on the floor was unusually large. Aft
er the approval of the journal some
routine business was transacted. 4s
n Mr. Payne, chairman of the ways
and means committee and leader OF
the majority, then moved that. the
house go into committee of the whole
for the consideration of the Cuban
reciprocity bill. 555t5
The battle began Immediately. Mr..
Tawney (Minn.), as parliamentary
inquiry, demanded to know upon what
theory the bill was privileged.
Mr.. Payne replied that the bill was
one affecting revenue, and the speaker
sustained that view. Thereupon MI.
Robertson (La.) raised the point of or
der that the bill did not come within
the purview Of the rule. His conten.
tion was that the bill proposed to au
thorize reciprocal trade relations with
Cuba-that it was not bill to raise,
or reduce revenue and not amenable
as such. II a. s
The speaker held that, under long
line of precedents, the bill was priv
ileged. - @
Mr.. Newlands (Nev.) attempted to
secure ruling of the chair upon the
question of whether amendments ef-
fecting the general reduction of the
tariff would be in order, but the speak
er declined to rule upon question not
before the house.
Mr.. Robertson La) attempted to
propose proposition as to the length
of general debate, but Mr.. Payne cut
him OH with demand for the reg
! sular ORDER ., .s
f The first test of strength came upon
the motion to go into committee Of the
whole.
Opposition Strong Voiced.
A laughable incident occurred on
the division On the viva voce vote
the chorus of noes" was louder than
the ayes" and the speaker announced
! that the noes" seemed to have it. He
! lifted his gavel and looked at Mr..
! Payne, the majority leader, expecting
him to demand division. but Mr..
Payne made no move.
The noes have it," announces the
! speaker. Simultaneously, Mr.. Nc
/ Clellan IN. W saved the day by shout
ing, Division, demand a division .
The result of the rising vote was
/ watched with great interest. 1t result
| ed: Ayes, 107; nays, 107. A dozen
/ Republicans demanded tellers and MT
/ Fordney (Rep., Mich.) and Mr. Under
wood (Dem.. Ala.) demanded the ayes
and nays. The roll call followed
Many of those who had voted
against the motion on the rising vote
changed their attitude when they were
/ placed on record and the friends OF re
! ciproeity won an easy victory, the mo
/ tion being carried, III to 80.
Accordingly the house went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Sherman
of New Y York in the chair. 1t was de
4 cided that the time should be equally
/ divided for and against the bill Mr.
Payne then began his argument. In
4 opening he pointed out the peculiar re
lations existing between the United
| States and Cuba growing out of the