Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-21
Closing Words In General Debate on
the Cuban Measure,
NIB. RICHARDSON'S ATTITUDE
He Outlines Democratic Programme
Relative to Offering IN Amend.
ment to Abolish the D16eroA.
tial Duty on Refined sugar.

eral debate upon the Cuban reciprOcit.
Bill. Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.), the Dem
ocratic leader, was the rirst speaker.
He made careful and dispassionat'
speech, explaining why he had votet
IN favor of reporting the bill. III
stated frankly that he doubted whether
the enactment of the bill would d.
much to bring about the reciprocal
trade relations between Cuba and the
| United States which was earnestly tt
be desired; but he had voted for it in
the hope that it might accomplish
something. 1t would at least reduce by
20 per cent the 0utrageously high rates
Of the Dingley law SO far as Cuba was
concerned.
These high rates could not stand, and,
he said, Mr.. Grosvenor's speech few
days ago was warning Of the coming
storm. He thought the time for re-
vision Of the tariff was at hand, and
the fact that the pending bill began it
In modest way commended the meas
ure to him.
Touches on the BabcOck Bill.
Mr.. Richardson called attention to the
action Of two counties in the district
Of Mr.. Babcock (Wis.), indorsing the
latter's bill to remove the duties from
steel, and, amid Democratic applause.
said that the Democrats proposed to
give Mr.. Babcock the opportunity later
on to vote for the bill his constituents
had Endorsed. He also outlined the
Democratic programme relative to Of
fering an amendment to abolish the
differential duty on refined sugar. If
this amendment carried, he said, $5,-
100000 or 100000 would be taken
from the sugar refiners and given to
the American consumers Of sugar.
Just before Mr.. Richardson took his
seat Mr.. Bromwell CO., asked him this
question: docs the gentleman from
Tennessee know anything Of report
ed bargain between the leaders on this
side and the Democrats on that by
which the Crumpacker resolution is to
be smothered in order to aid the pas
sage of the pending bill?"
Absolutely nothing" replied Mr..
Richardson.
Mr.. Fordney (Mich) opposed the bill.
He declared that not single Cuban
before the ways and means
committee in favor of the bill. Every
one of the witnesses for it, he said,
was either an American citizen owning
sugar land in Cuba or indirectly or di-
rectly representing the influence Of the
sugar trust.
Hepburn Arouses Excitement.
Mr.. Hepburn Qa.) aroused consider
able excitement by bringing forward
the revelation made in the Democratic
caucus concerning the alleged over
lures made from the Republican side
to abandon the Crumpacker resolu-
tons if the Democrats from the states
threatened would vote against overrul-
ing the chair. After reading the ac
count of the caucus in a morning pa
per he proceeded with great emphasis
to declare that the charge, If true, or
the statement, if made, was of very
serious character.
ut charges some members Of this
house with attempting to traffic with
the legislation before this body" he
said. at charges them with willing
ness to shelve legislation which men,
bers here consider very important in
order to secure the ultimate triumph
Of this bill. l do not believe it.
think the gentleman from Alabama
(Mr. UnderwooO must have been mis-.
taken or misinformed, but neverthe>
less think it his duty to this house to
be more explicit and to locate this Of
tense where it properly belongs"
With great earnestness Mr.. Hepburn
continued to express his doubt wheth
er such alleged methods would be re-
sorted to to pass bill which. he was
80 per cent Of the Repub
leans were Indifferent or opposed to.
Ridicules Friends of the Measure.
He held up to ridicule some of the
most ardent friends of the measure.
He quoted from the speech of Mr..
Grosvenor CO., the statement that Mr..
Grosvenor declined to support a bill
LUZ u wv w. Nv VI ~ yea SCAt ACuuC-
ton. 1t was only when the concession
was reduced per cent further that he
was induced to support it. In other
words, said Mr.. Hepburn, had it not
been for that last nickel of reduction
the gentleman from Ohio, to quote his
own language, would today have been
with the insurgents attempting to d.
vide the Republican party and to de-
stroy 1t.
Mr.. Hepburn denounced the feature
Of the bill to compel Cuba to accept
our immigration laws, when the great
est need of Cuba today was labor.
The remaining time after Mr.. Hep
burn concluded, two hours and twenty
was divided equally between
Mr.. Tawney (NIinn.), who closed the
debate against the BILL and Mr.. Dalzell
(Pa.). ,vho concluded for, the measure.
Mr.. rawney argued that If the beet
sugar Industry were properly protect
ed in few years it would supply the