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| Payne sat down.
Il have accomplished my purpose,
said Mr.. Littlefeld. 81 have succeeded
in vindicating the republican major
ity."
Mr.. Morris of Minnesota concluded
the debate on the point of order witt
a strong speech against it. While ht
agreed with Mr. Grow that the wore
sugar was not in the bill, sugar was
all over it. He said that as the bin in
creased the differential on sugars from
Cuba AZ cents a hundred pounds, II
/ was proper that the house should re-
duce the differential on sugars from
the remainder of the world.
In a very elaborate ruling Mr.. Sher-
man of New York, who was in the
chair. sustained the point of order. In
doing so he cited Il long line of prece-
dents covering thrae-fourths of CEN
fury of parliamentary procedure in ac-
cord with his decision.
AS soon as the decision was am
nounced Mr.. Tawney appealed from
the decision of the chair. The vote
was taken by tellers. Speaker Hen
derson 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 vots
with their colleagues. Not democrat
voted to sustain the chair. The Louis
/ lana delegation was the first to go
thru in opposition to the chairs rul-
/ ing: then trooping down side aisle
came the republican recalitrants 81
strong.
| The democrats cheered as they went
thru When the announcement was
made that the chair had been overruled
by 100 to Ill the democrats and the
republican insurgents cheered.
| A dozen members were on their feet
| Furnishing amendments and clamoring
for recognition before the applause
died away, but the chair recognized
Mr.. Payne, the republican floor leader.
Amid profound silence he addressed his
republican colleagues. He said 1T was
useless to address the other side. The
| opposition on his own side, he said,
claimed to be friendly to the beet sugar
industry. The amendment was a prop
osition to reduce the duty on sugar
| from beet sugar countries. He warned
those friends of beet sugar that he pro-
posed to show his friendship for beet
sugar by voting against the amend
ment.
Mr.. Mcclellan, of New York offered
| an amendment to the amendment to
reduce still further by 90 per cent the
whole sugar schedule of the Dingley
law, and Mr.. De Almond offered an
other amendment to strike out the lam
guage of the Morris amendment which
limited its operation to the period COW
| cred by the reciprocity agreement.
Both were voted down without division.
The vote then required on the Norris
amendment which was adopted amid
democratic cheers by a vote of 1854 to
| Ill.
The majority for it was SO over
whelming that Mr.. Payne did not de-
mand tellers. The next surprise came
| from the republican side, when Mr..
Roberts, of Massachusetts offered an
| amendment to place hides on the free
list. The chair sustained point of
order against it and when Mr.. Roberts
appealed many democrats and practi-
tain the chair, and the chair was sus-
tanned by 1873 to 20.
Mr.. Roberts then modified his
amendment SO as to make 1t appear
only to hides from Cuba and, as modi-
fed, it was held to be in order. But
on direct vote it was defeated by 100
to 1856.
Mr. Mcclellan then moved to In
crease the reciprocal concession from
20 to 40 per cent. Two republicans.
Parker of New Jersey and Toinpkins
of New York, voted for the amendment
and the Louisiana democrats and sew
eral democrats. eleven in all. voted
against 1t. 1t was defeated by l02 to
1862
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, then
offered the Babcock bill to place aru-
cles In the metal schedules on the free
list; also cotton bagging. binding
twne. wood pulp. etc. 1t was ruled out
of order
Mr.. corliss. of Michigan. offered an
amendment to authorize the president
to negotiate reciprocity agreement
with Canada. 1t was ruled out of or
der on a point of order.
Mr.. NeWlands, of Nevada, offered his
amendment to establish free trade be-
tween Cuba and the United States and
to extend an invitation to Cuba TO en-
ter the United States as a territory
with view to ultimate statehood. 1t
was also ruled out.
On motion of Mr.. Payneothe commit
tee then rose and reported the bill to
the house. The previous question was
ordered and Mr.. Payne demanded
separate vote on the Morris amend
ment to abolish the differential on re-
fined sugar and the roll was called.
The Morris amendment was adopted
by 1879 to los. All the democrats and
the following republicans. sixty four in
number. voted for the amendment:
Aplin, Barney, Bishop. Bowersock
Bromwell, Brown, Burkett, CaldeIhead,
Conner, Coombs, Cooper of Wisconsin.
Corliss. Cousins. Crumpacker, Cush-
man, Dahle, Darragh, Davidson Day
ton. Esch, Fordney. Gardner Of Michi-
gan, Gill, Greene of Massachusetts,
Hamilton, Haugen, Hepburn Hit.
Holiday, Hull, Jones of Washington,
Kahn, Knox, Lacey, Lawrence, Lessler.
Littleffeld. Loud, McCleary, McLach-
land. Mann. Mercer. Miller, Norris.
Moss, Mudd, Needham, Powers of Mas
sachusetts, Prince, Roberts, Sheldon,
Smith of Illinois, Smith of Iowa, III. C.
Smith, S. w. Smith, w. A. Smith,
Southland, Stevens of Minnesota. Suth-
erland, Tawney, Thomas of Iowa. War