The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-25
BLOW STRUCK AT
The DINGLEY Law
Cuban Reciprocity Bill Passed
With an Important
Amendment.
HOUSE LEADERS BEATEN
The Differential on Refined Sugar Ia
Knocked Out, lnsurgent Repub-
Iicana Voting With the
Democrats.
HOUSE LEADERS BEATEN


Gratis and the republican insurgents
rode rough shod over the house lead
ers Friday, when the voting began
on the Cuban reciprocity bill. Ihey
overthrow the ruling of the chair IN
committee of the whole on the ques-
ton of the germaneness of an amend
ment to remove the differential from
refined sugar during the existence or
the reciprocity agreement provided FOR
in the bill. The vote to overdue the
decision of the chair, made by Mr.
Sherman of New York was I'll to $780,
republicans to the number of thirty
seven joining with a solid democratic
vote to accomplish this result. Having
Won this preliminary victory, the
amendment was adopted in committee,
164 to Ill and later in the house by
still larger majority, 1879 to 105 On
this occasion siXtyfour republicans
voted with the democrats for the
amendment. The bill then was passed
by an overwhelming majority, 247
to So.
An analysis of the vote shows that
1874 republicans and 1913 democrats voted
for the amended bill, and forty-two
republicans and ten democrats against
it.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio was one of
those who voted against the bill. The
voting on the bill was the elimination
o. a long struggle, which began al
most with the opening Of this session
OF congress, and after two weeks of
continuous debate. during which much
bitterness was aroused.
Due to Democratic Caucus.
The debate was of an exceedingly
lively character, the feature being
echoes Of last nights democratic eau
Gus. TO that caucus the defeat of the
republican leaders who sought to pass
the bin without amendment is attribu-
table. Previous to the holding of the
caucus the democrats We're very much
divided, and the opposition of the beet
sugar men showed signs Of disin-
tegrating. When it became apparent
that the democrats would stick to-
gether, 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 repub-
lican leaders realized that they would
! be defeated, SO far as the removal
of the differential was concerned, and
Mr.. Payne, the republican leader, con-
| tented himself with warning his beet
sugar colleagues that in removing the
| differential they were taking off bit
bill especially for the benefit Of the
| VI piOlSCtiOlI pldSeu III Lie DlHSley
| beet sugar men.
The democrats attempted to follow
| up their advantage when the differen-
| t;al amendment was adopted by offer
| ing 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
| the democrats did not press them Wig
| orously.
Another Surprise.
One of the surprises of the session
was the attempt of Mr.. Roberts, a Mas.
sacnusetts republican, to take the
duty off hides. He offered two amend
j nlents and appealed once from the de,
ctsion of the chair, but was voted dowr
4 each time.
The bill as passed authorizes the
president, as soon as may be after thu
i establishment of an independent gov
i eminent in Cuba and the enactment b,
said government Of immigration, ex
4 clusion and contract labor laws as re
| strictiye as those of the United States
to negotiate a reciprocal trade agree
4 ment with Cuba by which, in return
/ for equivalent concessions, the United
i States will grant a reduction of 20 pc
cent from the Dingley rates on good
coming into the United States from Gu
ba such agreement to continue unit
December /. 1903. During the existenc
of such agreement the duty on refine,
sugars and all sugars above No. /
Dutch standard, is to be 1925 cent
per pound. 5G,ss; y.
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