Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-19
CUBAN BILL PASSES
Measure Giving Reciprocity to the Islanders
Goes Through the House.
DROPS DETRIMENTAL ON REFINED SUGAR
Chair is 0verruled and the Morris Amend
ment is Adopted,
GREAT EXCITEMENT ON THE FLOOR
Two Hundred and FOrty-seven to Only
Fifty-Two is Final Vote.
ROPS OIFFERENTlAL ON REFINED SUGAR
GREAT EXCITEMENT ON THE FLOOR
TEN DEMOCRATS VOTE IN NEGATIVE
Result shows One Hundred and
Twenty-Four Republicans aud one
Hundred and Twenty Three
Democrats for the Bill.

WASHINGTON. April 1s.-The demociatg
and the republican insurgents rode rougn-
shod over the house leaders today when
the voting began on the Cuoan reciprocity
bill. They overthrow the ruling of the
chair in committee of the whole on the
question OF the germaneness Of an amend
ment to remove the differential from rehnsd
sugar during the existence of the reciproc-
ity agreement provided for in the bill. The
vote to overrule the decision Of the chair
made by Mr.. sherman was III to 1870. re-
publicans to the number Of thrty-seven
joining with solid democratic vote to
accomplish this result.
Having won this preliminary victory the
amendment was adopted in committee-164
to lll-and later in the house by a still
larger majority-l99 to 105. On this occa-
sion sixtyfour republicans voted with the
democrats for the amendment.
The bill was then passed by an over
whelming majority-247 to SO. An analysis
of the vote shows that 124 republicans and
1913 democrats voted for the amended bill
and forty-two republicans and ten demo-
Gratis against It,
The voting on the bill was the cuImina-
tion of long struggle which began almost
with the opening OF this session of congress
and after two weeks of continuous debate
during which much bitterness was aroused
Today's debate was Of an exceedingly lively
character the feature being echoes OF last
nights democratic caucus. To that caucus
the defeat OF the republican leaders who
sought to pass the bill without amendment
is attributable.
Plan 10 Override Chair.
Previous to the holding Of the caucus
the democrats were very much divided and
the opposition of the republican beet sugar
men showed signs of dsintegrating. To-
day when 1t became apparent that the
democrats would act together the beet
sugar men decided at meeting attended
by thirty-two of them, to take the bit In
their teeth and overruie the chair. As
| soon as this combination was affected the
| republican leaders realized that they would
he 4 teated SC Ia. as the v1mceaI of the
ditftrential was concerned and Mr.. Payne
| the republican leader contented himself
with warning his beet sugar colleagues
| that in reviewing the differential they were
| taking off a bit of protection placed in
the Dingley bill especially for the benefit
of the beet sugar producers.
One OF the surprises Of the session was
| the attempt OF Mr.. Roberts. a Massachu-
sets republican, to take the duty of hides.
He offered two amendments and appealed
once IToln the ueclsion Oh the cnalT, out
was voted down.
Reciprocal Trade Agreement.
The bill as passed authorizes the presi-
| dent as soon as may be after the estab-
lshment of an independent government in
Cuba and the enactment by said govern
| ment OF immigration exclusion and con-
! tract labor laws restrictive as those
of the United States. to negotiate a re-
.E. Ts.,A. 49,.
which in return for equivalent concessions.
| the United States will grant a reduction
of 20 per cent from the Dingley rates on
| goods coming into the United States from
| Cuba such agreement to continue until
| December l. 1908 During the existence of
such agreement the duty on refined sugars
and all sugars above No. 16 duties stand
ard, is TO be .s25 per pound.
Mr.. Dalzell, discussing the question Of
| striking the dlfferential from refined sugar,
said it was placed in the Dingley law for
the benefit OF the beet sugar industry. "If
! am to have sugar from a trust" said he,
II want it from an American trust. not an
English trust"
! In conclusion Mr.. Dalzell said
1--WE have pointed out TO Cuba the way
she must walk. We cannot abandon her
now. We must and can give her not gen.
erous, but Just treatment. and fulhll the
mission we assumed when we entered upon
! the war for humanity" (Applause.J
At o'clock the time for general debate
expired and the bill, which consisted OF
only one section, was opened to amend
ment under the hve-minute rule.
Text of Morris Amendment.
Mr. Morris Of Minnesota, one OF the re-
| publican opponents of the bill. was recog-
| nized and amid much excitement offered an
amendment to remove the ditferential from
refined sugar. The amendment was az fol-
| lows:
! 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. 10. Dutch
| standard i'm color, and on all sugar which
has. gone through process OF refining Inn
] S25-lOOO of ! cent per pound.
MIR. Payne, the republican leader. at once
made the point Of order that the amend
ment was not germane. He argued that
| there had been rulings innumerable against
such amendments
II know" he cried. turning to his repub-
! Iican colleagues. that the decision has
| gone forth on the other side that the rules
are to be brushed aside to secure a vote on
| this amendment, but gentlemen must re-
member what the rules are
They we're the outgrowth Of the best
thought Of the great parliamentary leaders
/ OF the house in the past" he said, and he
appealed to his colleagues TO vote on this
question according TO the dictates Of their
| conseiences
Mr.. Littlefeld followed Mr.. Payne. TAX
| ing the view that the amendment was ger
name. He had not proceeded far in his
| argument before he aroused intense inter
est by reverting TO the report that at the
| democratic caucus last night Mr.. Under
wood stated that overtures nad been made
to him in regard to the Crumpacker reso-
| luton.
IAN insinuatlon has been made here to-
day" said he. which has not been re-
PEELED as II ought TO have been. ! refer
to the report that at the democratic eau-