The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-19
drink''-the question of counting a
Lacey Pleads with Colleagues

Lacey PLEADS With Colleagues.
Despite the impatienee of the members
as evidenced by their demands for a vote
Mr.. Lacey Qowa) spoke briefly in support
of the point of order and urged his fell
low Republicans not to plav into the
hands Of the Democrats who had bound
themselves by action last night to try
to open the whole question of tariff re-
duction.
Mr.. De Almond (Mo) suggested that
the chair should submit the point of order
to the house. He observed ironically that
ne thought the chairman had not made up
his mind. Speaking to the merits of the
point of order, he argued that the real
object of the rules was to facilitate mat
ters, not to restrict or hamper a free ex-
preston on questions brought before the
mousse. Whether the chair rules this
amendment is in order or not" said he,
we will at least find out who are for
the sugar trust and who are against it,
AS an ex-member from New York said
on memorable OCCASION suggested Mr..
Olmsted, Pa.), What is the constitution
between friends?" Oaughter.)
"Oh, no." retorted Mr.. De Armond 'the
question is how powerful is a poor little
rule when the issue is between the sugar
trust and the American people"
Mr.. Morris (Minn.) concluded the debate
on the point of order with a strong
SpOCS4I against H. w I1lIS he dSES0u WllH
Mr. Grow that the word sugar was
not in the bill, sugar was all over it. He
said that as the bill increased the differ
entail on sugars from Cuba AZ cents
hundred pounds, it was proper that the
house should reduce the differential On
sugars from the remainder Of the world.
Tawney Appeals From the Chair.
'In very elaborate ruling Mr.. Sher-
man On. Y) who was in the chair sus-
tanned the point of order. In doing so
he cited long line of precedents cover
ing three-fourths Of century of parlia-
mentary procedure in accord with his de-
cision.
AS soon as the decision was announced,
Mr.. Tawney appealed from the decision
of the chair. The vote was taken by
telleTs. Speaker Henderson was the first
member to pass between the tellers in
support Of the chairs ruling.
1t was an interesting spectacle as the
issue was put to the test.
The whole Democratic side rose en-
masse and watched the Republicans to
see how many would decline to vote with
their colleagues. Not a Democrat voted
to sustain the chair. The Louisiana dele
cation was the first to go through in
opposition to the chairs ruling; then
trooping down a side aisle came the Re
publican recalcitrants, thirty-seven strong
through. When the announcement was
made that the chair had been overruled
130 to III, the Democrats and the Repub-
lican insurgents cheered.
A dozen members were on their feet
flourishing amendments and clamoring for
recognition before the applause subsided
but the chair recognized Mr.. Payne the
Republican floor leader Amid profound
silence he addressed his Republican col
leagues III was useless tO n
dress the other side.
Democrats Cheer the Vote.
The opposition on his own side, he said,
claimed to be friendly to the beet sugar
industry. The amendment was a propo-
sition to reduce the duty on sugar from
beet sugar countries. He warned those
friends of beet sugar that he proposed
to show his friendship for beet sugar
by voting against the amendment.
Mr.. Mcclellan On. " offered an amend
ment to the amendment to reduce still
further by 20 per cent the whole sugar
schedule of the DingIey law, and Mr.. De
Armond offered another amendment to
strike out the language of the Morris
amendment which limited its operation to
the period covered by the reciprocity
agreement Both were voted down with
Qua division.
The vote then required on the Morris
amendment Whlcn was adopted anAd
Democratic cheers, by vote of 164 to Ill.
The majority for it was so overwhelming
that Mr.. Payne did not demand tellers.
The next surprise anne frcm the Republi-
can side, when Mr.. Roberts (Mass.) offer
ed an amendment to place hides on the
free list. The chair sustained a point of
order against it, and when Mr.. Roberts
appealed, many Democrats and practic-
ely all the Republicans voted to sus-
tain the chair. and the chair was sus-
tanned 1873 to 70