The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-14
INSURGENTS
ATTEST MOVE.
Trying to Prevent a Quorum
at Next Caucus.
NO BENEFIT THEREBY
Such Program Would Only Postpone.
the ssEvil Hour"
BUT sUGARITEs CLAIM NERVE.
If They Bring Up the Whole Tarifr
Question Then Good-by to
Cuban Reciprocity.

From The Journal Ba1reu.s, Room. Is, Post
BnsldistG, FusAi,sato,s.s a 5-<=.fs. So
Washington, March IA. - The latest
move of the beet sugar republicans is to
prevent a quorum at the caucus set for
possible, to let the ways and means re-
publicans have things all to themselves
ON. that night, thus preventing any def
mite action on a bill for the relief of
Cuba. Such program would only post
pone the time when the question would
have to be met. and nobody would be
benefited by it.
The real fight will come when the com
mittees on rules, submits a rule limiting
debate, on the Cuban bill and prohibiting
anendme nt. The beet sugar people say
they have nerve. II they have, they will
make the fight for rule exceedingly in
interesting. Should they succeed in Sc
curing unlimited debate and the power to
amend the bill. the fat would be In the
fire, for with no brakes on the wheels,
amendments would be offered relating to
steel schedules. to wood pulp. to- glass.
and many OF the other articles now con-
trolled by the trusts. -:
1t is not easy to believe that the ways
and means committee will take advantage
of it's present opportunity, If the. chances
seem to be against the adoption of a rule.
Insurgent Action Momentous.
The action of the insurgents, therefore,
becomes Of great Importance. II they
mean business. they can win yet; but Ii
they retreat. or if enough do to destroy
their present advantage, the ways and
means crowd will have its way. b
The ways and means leaders predict
that the insurgents will fall into line,
and that no serious effort will be made
to orevent the adoption Of a rule of de-
bate which will keep the whole tariff
question from coming UP at this session
If the insurgents finally see that they
have the ability to bring ro the whole
tariff question by preventing the adop-
tion of rule for the debate of the Cuban
bill, it will be interesting to see what
they do If this power is placed in the
insurgents hands, nothing definite will
ever he heard of the reciprocity plan for
Cuban relief. The ways ami means lead
ers are all from eastern states where high
rejection is In high favor. They would
sacrifice Cuba rather tiissa have tariff re-:
vision. Y, .46 s35s
MinnesOtans s:Last-Ditch" Men.
The insurgents to-day do not know
where they stand: 1t is uncertain how
many. OIL LuGlE uuu1U01 AdSO. lily SOAA0oN
to stand up to the rack to the last. The
Minnesota members are known as last
ditch men," and are trying to get enough
republicans to stand with them to de-
feat the ways and means plans. But they
do not know whether they can succeed.
Twenty-Five members will be enough. The
insurgents now number sixty. If half OF
them stay, they can win.
Uncle Joe Cannon, one OF the ways and
onnfaranca c0mm1ttGo: lS TO-DAY
advising that the proposed 20 per cent re-
duction, instead Of applying for one year
only, as proposed by the sibley COM
promise, last over the presidential cam
paign. He processes to believe this would
be good republican politics and prevent
Cuba and the tariff from being cam
paign issue The avidity with which the
democrats are swapping at this sugges-
ton shows that they, too, think it would
be good politics to continue the 20 per
cent cut over 1904.
sa~oto Will PASS M Hill.