Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-19
CUBAN BILL AMENDED
Passed House But Amended to
Remove Differential on
Refined Sugar.
Democrats and Opposing Repub-
licans Succeed in Over
ruling the Chair.
Vote Proceeds Amid Greatest
Excitement Witnessed in
House for Year.

4 Cuban reciprocity bill began. Ihey
overthrew the ruling of the chair in
committee of the whole on the ques-
tons of the gerrnainness of an amend
ment to remove the differential from
refined sugar during the existence OF
the reciprocity agreement provided fol-
in the bill. The vote to overrule the
| decision of the chair, made by Mr.
republicans to the number of thirty
seven joining with solid democratic
Iyote to accomplish this result. Having
bwon this preliminary victory, the
| amendment was adopted in committee,
/ 1G4 to Ill, and later in the house by a
still larger majority, 1913 to los. On
this occasion sixty-four republicans
1voted with the democrats for the
amendments. The bill then was passed
by an Overwhelming majority, 247 to so.
| 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.. Gros-
venor, of Ohio, was one of those who
voted against the bill.
The voting or the bill was the cul-
mination of long struggle which be-
| gan almost with the opening of this
session of congress-, and after two
weeks of continuous debate, during
which much bitterness was aroused.
Yesterdays debate was of an exceed
ingly lively character, the feature be-
ing echoes Of Thursdays democratic
caucus To that caucus the defeat OF
| the republican leaders who sought to
pass the bill without amendment is at
tributable. Previous to the holding OF
| the caucus, the democrats We're very
much divided, and the opposition of the
republican beet sugar men showed
signs of disintegrating. When 1t be-
came apparent that the democrats
would act together. the beet sugar men
decided at a meeting attended by
| thirty-two of them to take the bit in
their teeth and overrule the chair. AS
soon as this combination was effected,
the republican leaders realized that
| they would be defeated SO far as the
removal Of the differential was con-
cerned, and Mr., Payne, the republican
1
| his beet sugar colleagues that in remov-
ing the differential they were taking off
a bit of protection placed in the Ding
ley bill especially for the benefit OF the
| beet sugar producers.
The democrats attempted to follow
up their advantage when the differen-
tial amendment was adopted by offer
| ing the Babcocls bill and other amend
ments to reduce. the Dingley schedules.
but democrats did not press them Wig
orously. One of the surprises of the
session was the attempt of Mr.. Roberts,
Massachusetts republican to take the
duty off hides. He offered two amend
ments and appealed once from the de-
cision of the chair, but was voted down
each time.
The bill as passed authorizes the
president, as soon as may be after the
establishment CT an independent gov
ernment In Cuba and the enactment by
said government immigration. exclusion
and contract labor laws as restrictive
as those of the United States, 40 nego-
tate reciprocity trade agreement
with Cuba by which, in turn for equiv
alent concessions, the United States
will grant reduction Of 20 per cens
from the Dinghy rates on goods COM
ing into the Urited States from Cuba
such agreement to continue until Dec
l, 1908. During the existence of such
agreement the duty on refined sugars
and all sugars above number 16 Dutch
standard is "a, be 1S25 cents per
pound
AT 8 o'clock the time for general de-
bate expired, and the bill, which con-
sisted Of only one section, was opened
to amendment under the five minute
rule. Mr.. Norris of Minnesota, one of
the republican opponents Of the BILL
was recognized and amid much excite
ment offered ali amendment to remove
the differential from refined sugar. The
amendment was as follows:
Upon the making of said agreement
and the issuance OF said proclamation
and while said agreement shall remain
in force. there shall be levied. collected
and paid, In lieu of the duties thereon
now provided by law on all sugars
above No. 16 Dutch standard in color,
and on all sugar which has gone thru
process of refining, imported into
the United States. ] cent and s25-100O
of cent per pound"
Mr.. Payne, the republican leader. at
once made the point of order that the
amendment was germane. He argued
that there had been rulings innumera-
BILE against such amendments and APP
pealed to his colleagues to vote on this
question according to the dictates of
their 'consciences and honor"
Mr.. Littlefield of Maine followed Mr..
Payne, taking the view that the
amendment was germane Eie reverted
to the report that at the democratic
caucus Mr.. Underwood stated thpt
overtures had been made to him In re-
gard to the Crumpacker resolution.
today" said he which has not been
repealed as 1t ought to have been I
refer to the report that at the demo-
cratic caucus last night IL was stated
that approaches had come from this
side of the house for the democrats to
enter into an unholy, ungocly and in
famous alliance to sacrifice human
rights in order to save the face of GER
tain leaders or protect the profits of
an aggregation of capital"
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio asked Mr.. Lit
tlefield to whom he referred.
Mr. Littlefield, in reply, said he
thought Mr.. Payne, chairman of the
ways and means committee, should
make statement, and the republican
leader was just about to do 40 when Mr.
Underwood again rose and said: