The age-herald., 1902-03-19

countries as to purchase naval or coaling stations.
 "11 It Is sutained by precedent since the establishment of our government and par ticularly by the legislation refunding duties collected on the product of Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands.
 "12. It affords the means and opportuni- ties for successfully inaugurating and permanently establishing the new govern ment of Cuba during a time which the experience of all nations has shown will be it's most critical period.
 "13 It affords relief under the present adverse trade conditions affecting the price of sugar which shall have been im- proved by the abolishment of European sugar bounties
 "A It discharges every obligation as- sumed by us under the provisions of the treaty of Paris, the Platt amendment and by our intervention to secure the inde- pendence of Cuba
 Representative Lacey of Iowa supported the ways and means propositions.
 Representative Hepburn of Iowa de- clared that whereas Cuba's prospective production was 100000 tons of sugar a year, by imposing our immigration laws upon them and limiting the labor required for the full development of their re- sources we were restricting their pro- ductive capacity to SOO00O tons annually.
 Many Speeches.
 Mir Boutell Illinois, MT Sibley, Penn sylvania; MT. Morris, Minnesota; MT. Lit tlefield, Maine and Mir Burke, South Dokola. smoke on various phases of the question.
 My Payne brought the discussion to close with an earnest plea for the support of the reciprocity proposition, and a mo- ton that the previous question be order ed on all pending questions. This brought the question to a decisive issue, rather unexpectedly, and the voting began amid considerable excitement. The previous question was ordered by a vote of 78 yeas to 56 nays, which was the first decisive test of strength between the two contend ing clements.
 The next vote was on the substitute offered by MT. Dick earlier in the evening representing the views of two opinions opposed to the ways and means commit tee MT. Payne and MT Tawney, acting as tellers, announced that the substitute was defeated, 57 to 79. After this vote a number of those in the minority with drew from the chamber.
 MT Morris, Minnesota, one of the con- ferees on behalf of the beet sugar inter- ests, offered an amendment taking off the differential on refined sugar. This was de- feated-50 to 72.. This cleared the way Tor the final vote on the reciprocity as brought forward by MT. Payne, modified by the amendment of MT. Sibley. limiting it's duration to December. 1903.
 95 Yeas; 35 Nays.
 The vote was taken on these two propo- sitions as a whole, resulting: Yeas s5; nays 35
 Immedia tely following this vote the con ference adjourned, and the long-pending controversy over the Cuban reciprocity was determined. so far as the Republican conference was concerned, although 1t still remains to be dealt with in the House. The Payne resolution as adopted today gives the general form of a bill, authorizing the President to negotiate a commercial agreement with Cuba for reciprocal and equivalent concessions by which the rates of duty shall be reduced at least 20 per cent ad valorem on all ar ticles imported from Cuba into the Uni- ted States. It also provides that the Uni ted States immigration and exclusion laws shall be enacted by the government of Cuba as preliminary to reciprocity. The Sibley amendment, which is adopted a part of the Payne resolution, recites that the foregoing 20 per cent reduction shall be limited in its duration and effect to the first day of December 1903"