The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-10
AFTER SUGAR TRUST
TAKE OFF THE DIFFERENTIAL,"
NOW THE CRY.
NEW PHASE OF CUBAN FIGHT.
REPUBLICANS BEGIN 1T, DEMO-
Gratis ENDORSE 1T.

Western Republicans Bitterly OPP
pose the Reciprocity Measure and
Charge Their Leaders with Being
false to PrOtectiOn-The Proposal
to Override the Chair In Order to
Amend Bill So as to Take on Diff
ferentiaI on Refined Sugar Meets
With Evident Favor From Demo-
Gratis.
Washington. April 9.--The feature of
the second days debate in the House
on the Cuban reciprocity bill was an
impassioned speech in opposition to
the measure by William A. Smith,
Michigan Republican. Senators Spoon
liver of Iowa, and group of Michi-
gan. beet sugar manufacturers in the
gallery were in his audience, and he
was literally applauded by his Repub-
lican supporters as he assailed the
Republican leaders who were advocat-
ing the bill, boldly charging them with
being false to the Republican doctrine
of protection. In the course of his
remarks he announced that he was
willing to vote to overrule the chair
in order to support an amendment to
take the differential off refined sugar.
Mr. Morris of Minnesota, another
Republican who made strong speech
against the bill, also made a similar
announcement. The other speakers to-
day were Mr.. Ball, Democrat. of Tex
as. and MIR. Sparkman. Democrat, of
Florida, both of whom opposed the
bill, and Mr.. Mendell of wy
oming, who advocated it's passage.
The Democrats and Republican oppon-
ents of the measure are trying to get
together on the proposition to take the
differential off refined sugar. The in
dications are that the debate will be
protracted. The demand for time to
speak is great, and there is now no ex-
pectation that the general debate will
be completed until next week.
In the course of Mr.. Smiths speech,
Mr.. Underwood of Louisiana asked MIR.
Smith if he would vote to take the diff
ferential off refined sugar coming from
Cuba
Mr.. Smith replied that no refined
sugar came from Cuba, and in his
turn he asked Mr.. Underwood if the
Democratic side would vote to overrule
the chair and join in voting to take
THE sdifferential OF tie sugar of the
| world
| After some sparring, during which
Mr.. Underwood showed a disposition to
| evade the question in response to the
| promptings of the Democrats around
him, he finally predicted that there
would be an opportunity to vote upon
the proposition to take the differential
off the sugar of the world.
IF there is Mr.. Smith said, "I will
watch your vote with great interest"
I'VE are not here" said Mr. Morris.
ito make laws for the benefit of SOL
diers of fortune who go to Cuba in
stead of home and of such buccaneers
as Mr. Havemeyer, the head of the
sugar trust.
Take on the DifferentiaI.
But, gentlemen" he added. turning
| to the Republicans, "if you are deter
mined to do this thing, if you insist
upon giving the sugar trust a present
of $500, 900, let us give the sugar trust
dose of its own medicine. Let us
take the differential off of refined
sugar, under which the trust has grown
strong and powerful"
He called upon the Democrats to
stand with the Republicans and hit the
sugar trust, and hit it hard.
The Democrats cried out that they
would join with the Republicans and
applauded vigorously.
Mr.. Ball of Texas denied that the bill
was in line with Democratic doctrine,
| because it was admitted that 1t would
not result in reducing the price OF sugar
to the American consumer. It's sole
beneficiary, he said, would be the sugar
trust.