The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-19
A SCENE OF EXCITEMENT
The Chair Overruled and the Amend
ment Passed.
THE VOTE on THE BILL IS 247 AGAINST So
The Attempted Republican Dicker Which the
Democrats Failed to Embrace Provoked
From the Majority Side Some
Rather Hot Language.
Rather Hot Language.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. c., April 1S.-The DEM
ocrats and the Republican insurgents
rode rough shod over the House leaders
today when the voting began on the Gu
ban Reciprocity Bill. They overthrow
the ruling of the chair in committee of
the whole on the question of the ger
maneness of an amendment to remove
the differential from refined sugar dur
ing the existence of the reciprocity agree
ment provided for in the bill The vote
to over-rule the decision of the chair,
made by Mr. Sherman, of New York, was
III to 100, Republicans to the number of
3? Joining with a solid Democratic vote
to accomplish this result. Having won
this preliminary victory the amendment
was adopted in committee, 164-111, and
later in the House by a still larger ma
jority, 199-105. On this occasion 64 Re-
publicans removed with the Democrats
for the amendment. The bill was then
passed by an overwhelming majority,
247-52
An anlysis of the vote shows that 124
Republicans and 123 Democrats voted for
the dHeHQeu Dill ana ftepuDllCdHS anu
ten Democrats against it. Mr.. Grosve-
nor, of Ohio, was one Of those who voted
against the bill. The voting on the bill
was the elimination of long struggle
which began almost with the inception
of this session of Congress and after two
weeks of continuous debate during which
much bitterness was aroused Today's
debate was of an lively character, the
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Democratic caucus. To that caucus the
defeat of the Republican leaders who
sought TO pass the bill without amend
ment is attributable. Previous to the
holding of the caucus the Democrats were
very much divided and the opposition of
the Republican beet sugar men showed
signs of disintregating. Today when it
became apparent that the Democrats
would act together the beet sugar men
decided at meeting attendd by 80 OF
them to take the bit in their teeth and
over-rule the chair. As soon as this COM
tination was effected the Republican lead
ers realized that they would be defeated
so far as the removal of the dliferen-
tial was concerned and Mr.. Payne, the
Republican leader, contented himself with
warning his beet sugar colleagues that
taking off bit of protection placed in
the Dingley bill, especially for the bene-
fit of the beet sugar producers.
MIR. Richardson, of Tennessee, the
emocratic leader, was the first speaker
today He stated frankly that he
doubted whether the enactment of the
bill would do much to bring about the
reciprocal trade relations between Cuba
and the United States, which was earn
estly TO be desired. But he had voted
for it in the hope that it might accom-
plish something. 1t would at least re-
duce by 20 per cent the outrageously
high rates of the Dingley law. so far as
Cuba was concerned. Those high rates
could not stand and. he said, Mr.. Gros-
venor's speech few days ago was
warning of the coming storm. He
thought the time for revision of the
tariff was at hand, and the fact that the
pending bill began it in modest way
commended the measure to him.
Mr.. Richardson called attention to the
action of two counties in the district of
Mr.. Babcock (Wis.) endorsing the lat
ter.s bill to remove the the duties from
steel and amid Democratic applause, said
that the Democrats proposed to give Mr..
l3aDcOck dH OpOl tuHiCy ieNeSi Va - 49,
for the bill his constituents had endorsed.
Just before Mr.. Richardson took his,
seat. Mr.. Bromwell, Ohio, asked him this
question:
Does the gentleman from Tennessee
know anything of reported bargain be-
tween the leaders on this side and the
Democrats. by which the Crumpackef
resolution is to be smothered in order to
aid the passage of the pending bill?'
Absolutely nothing" replied Mr..
Richardson.
Mr. Hepburn, Iowa, arouse consldera-
Bile excitement by bringing forward the
resolution made in the Democratic
caucus last night concerning the alleged
oyertures made from the Republican side
to abandon the Crumpacker resolution
if the Democrats from the States threat
ened would vote against overrul1ng the
chair After reading the account OF the
caucus in a morning paper, he proceeded
with great emphasis to declare that the
charge, if true, or the statement, III
made, was of very serious character.
'It charges some members of this
House with attempting to traffic with the
legislation before this body. he SAID.
ct charges them with a willingness to
shelve legislation which members here
consider very important in order to Sc
cure the ultimate triumph of this bill. /
81 do not believe it. I think the gen.