Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-04-24
CUBAN BILL PASSES
BUT WITH AMENDMENT REDuc-
ING TARIFF ON REFINED.

Chair Is overruled by the House and
I Dfferential on Refined Sugar Is Re-
moved ~ Thirty-seven Republicans
Vote With Democrats.
Washington, April 19.-The Demo
Gratis and the Republican insurgents
rode rough shod over the house lead
ers yesterday when the voting began
on the Cuban reciprocity bill. They
overthrew the ruling of the chair in
committee OF the whole on the ques-
, , tiop OF the germaneness of an amend
ment to remove the differential from
refined sugar during the existence of
the reciprocity agreement provided for
in the bill. The vote to overrule the
decision OF the chair made by Sher-
man, was III to 13O, Republicans to
the number of 81 joining with a solid
Democratic vote to accomplish this re-
! suit. Having won this preliminary
victory the amendment was adopted
in committee164 to 111-and later in
the house by still larger majority
199 to 105. On this occasion Ga Re
publicans voted with the Democrats
for the amendment The bill was
then passed by an overwhelming ma
jority-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 Demo.
Gratis against it. The voting on the bill
vTyn Il "a r,t,
which began almost with the opening
of this session of congress and after
two weeks of continuous debate, dur
ing which much bitterness was
aroused. Yesterdays debate was of an
exceedingly lively character. the feat.
ures being echoes of Thursday nights
Democratic caucus. To that caucus
the defeat Of the Republican leaders,
who sought to pass the bill without
amendment. is attributable. Previous
to the holding of the caucus the Demes
Gratis were very much divided and the
opposition OF the Republican beet sugar
men showed signs of disintegrating.
Yesterday when it became apparent
that the Democrats would act together
the beet sugar men decided at meet.
ing attended by 80 of them to take the
bit in their teeth and oEarlule the
chair. AS soon as this q hEEi9ination
was effected the Republic headers
realized that they would bempffeated
| SO far as the removalof the q, tBrential
was concerned, and Payne, ire Repub-
lice ~A.so sontented him ff with
" g.ss sess--TieeE sugar 90 y 4
in removing the differential they We're
taking off a bitfcf protection placed in
the Dingley bill especially for the ben.
eft of the beet sugar producers. The
| Democrats attempted to follow up
their advantage when the differential
amendment was adopted by Offering
| the Babcock bill and other amend.
| ments to reduce the Dingley schedules
\ but on these amendments the Repub-
licans declined to stand with them and
4 the Democrats did not press them Wig.
orously.
Surprise From Roberts. !:
| One of the surprises of the session
was the attempt of Roberts, Massa.
| chusetts Republican, to take the duty
off hides. He offered two amendments
and appealed once from the decision
of the chair but was voted down. The
bill as passed authorizes the president
as soon as may be, after the establish
ment of an independent government
In Cuba and the enactment by said
| government of immi grafton, exclusion
/ and contract labor laws as restrictive
as those of the United States, to nego-
tiate a reciprocal trade agreement with
Cuba, by which in return for equiya-
4 lent concessions the United States will
4 grant reduction of 20 per cent from
the Dingley rates on goods coming
into the United States from Cuba, such
agreement to continue. until Dec. L.
1903. During the existence of such
agreement the duty on refined sugars
and all sugars above number 16. Dutch
standard, is to be 1926 per pound.
All the Democrats and the following
/ Republicans voted for the Norris
amendment: Aplin. Barney, Bishop,
1 Bowersock, Bremwell, Brown. Burkett,
Calderhead, Conner, Coombs, Cooper
/ (Wis.). Corliss. Cousins. Crumpacker.
Cushman. Dahle. Darragh, Davidson,
Dayton, Esch Forney. Gardner
/ (Mich9, Gill, Greene (Mass.), Hamil-
ton. Haugen, Hepburn, Hit. Holiday,
Hull. Jones (Wash.), Kahn, Knox,
Lacey. Lawrence Lessler Littlefield,
houd, McCleary, McLachlan. Mann,
Mercer, Miller, Morris. Moss, Mudd.
| Needham. Powers (Mass.), Prince,
Roberts, Sheldon, Smith dlls.), Smith
tIa.). =. G. Smith, S. w. Smith, w. A.
Smith. Southland, Stevens (Minn.)
Sutherland. Tawney. Thomas Qa.)
Warner, Weeks. Woods.
The senate amendments to the Chi
nese exclusion bill were disagreed to
and the bill was sent to conference.
Bulletin on Train Accidents.
Washington, April 19.-The inter