The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-19
OVERRULED SPEAKER
pEcIPRocITY BILL PASSED OVER.
WHELMINGLY.
SUGAR DIFFERENTIAL GOES
MICH INTEREST AND A LIVELY
TIME IN HOUSE.

cent Republicans, Override the
sneaker, and Add the Amendment
RepeaIing the DinerentiaI on Re-
6ued Sugar-Thirty-twO Republic
cons Voted to OverruIe the Chair.
VIII Be First Reduction in High
Tariff.
Washington, April 1S-The Demo
Gratis and the Republican insurgents
rcde rough shod over the House lead
ers to-day when the voting began on
the cuban reciprocity bill. They over
threw the ruling of the Chair in COM
mittee of the whole on the question of
thu. germaneness of an amendment to
remove the differential from refined
sugar during the existence of the re-
ciprocfty agreement provided for in the
hill. The vote to override. the
decision of the chair. made by Mr.
sherman of New York, was III to 100,
Republicans to the number of 81, join
ing with a solid Democratic vote to
accomplish this result. Having won
this preliminary victory the amend
ment was adopted in committee, 1914
III. and later in the House by a still
larger majority, 199-1O5. On this oc-
casion GA Republicans voted with the
Democrats for the amendment. The
bill was then passed by an overwhelm-
ing majority, 247-52.
An analysis of the vote shows that
124 Republicans and 1913 Democrats
voted for the amended bill, and AZ
Republicans and 10 Democrats against
it, Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio was one
of those who voted against the bill
The voting on the bill was the culmi-
nation of a long struggle, which began
almost with the inception of this ses-
sion of Congress, and after two weeks
of continuous debate, during which
much bitterness was aroused. To-
days debate was of an exceedingly
lively character, the feature being the
echoes of last nights Democratic eau
Gus. To that caucus the defeat of the
Republican leaders who sought to pass
the bill without amendment is attrib-
utable.
Previous to the holding of the caucus
the Democrats were much divided and
the opposition of the Republican beet
sugar men showed signs of disintegrat-
ing Today when it became apparent
that the Democrats would act together
the DeeI sugar men QeclQeQF at a
meeting attended by 80 of them, to
take the bit in their teeth and over
rule the chair. AS soon as this com
bination was affected the Republican
leaders realized that they would be
defeated so far as the removal of the
differential was concerned and Mr.
Payne, the Republican leader, content
ed himself with warning his beet SUI
gar colleagues that in removing the
+fol' fInoxv al las@
OF protection placed in the Dingley
bill specially for the benefit of the
beet sugar producers.
Mr.. Richardson's Position.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee, the
Democratic leader, was the first speak
er to-day. He stated frankly that he
doubted whether the enactment of the
Dill would do much to bring about the
reciprocal trade rela tons between Cuba
and the United States, which was earn
estly to be desired. But he had voted
ior it in the hope that it might accom-
push something. 1t would at least re-
duce by 20 per cent. the outra2eously
nigh rates of the Dingley law so far
as Cuba was concerned. Those high
rates could not stand, and, he said,
MT GrosYenor's speech few days
ago was a warning of the coming
storm. He thought the time for a
revision of the tariff was at hand, and
tAe fact that the pending bill began
IN modest way, commended the
measure to him.
Mr.. Richardson called attention to
me action of two counties in the dis
glct OF Mr.. Babcock of Wisconsin in
uoIslng the latter's bill to remove the
uAlles from steel. and amid Demo-
q .aue applause, said that the Demo-
.als proposed to give Mr.. Babcock
bt m opportunity later on to vote for the
OiH MS constituents had Endorsed.
The Reported Trade.
Just before Mr.. Richardson took his
ssat' Mr.. Bromwell of Ohio asked him
tnls question:
II Does the gentleman from Tennessee
hhloW anything of a reported bargain
pTe,ween the leaders on this side and
81 DDemocrats on that, by which the
uIhpacker resolution is to be smoth-
pending billy"
D, Absolutely nothing" replied Mr..
richardson.
sis VT Hepburn of Iowa aroused con-
Die excitement by bringing for
O. a.u the revelation made in the Dem
"a tbaeT caucus last night concerning
De alleged overtures made from the
Il nsd guDhcan side to abandon the Crum-
II fAeI resolution if the Democrats
81 aoa H lhe states threatened would vote
rsainst overruling the chair. After
hs the account of the caucus in
graa4 rnlng paper he proceeded with
81 ebo emphasis to declare that the
r5se II true, or the statement. if
10 was of a very serious character.
II Ho,,SCn drges some members of this
tboS with attempting to traffic with
ss{a legislation before this body" he
81 naI 1t charges them with a will
rs sneSs to shelve legislation which
n in n9ers here consider very important
o. this bill = u iu''' "a
81 No. 10 not believe it. I think the gem
y p.o MAN from Alabama (Mr. Under
MIS- must have been mistaken or
II L'iilolmed, but, nevertheless. l think
81 ev ms duty to this House to be more
81 VIZ and to locate this offense
T NJ 1t properly belongs"
b,,nIe remaining time after Mr.. Hep
ninlt c4uded-two hours and twenty
Mr. was divided equally between
the d@"hey of Minnesota. who closed
DALI pate against the bill, and Mr..
ed for Of pennsylvania, who conclud-
itor the measure.
the laWney at the outset defended
side eouIse Of those on the Republican
cobv,owt!ho had not surrendered their
fawninS.a'oans that thrift might follow
frst ,Iawney said that this was the
posed 'iiie Republican leaders had pro-
theor,, !" depart from the protective
was 10, The Republican party
IN honor to KEEP faith with