The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22
FATE OF CUBAN BILL RESTS
WITH THAT BODY.
ARE HAPPY
Over Defeat Of Speaker Henderson by
the Vote on the Morris
Amendment.

Washington, April 20.-The battle
for Cuban reciprocity is neither won
nor lost. It has been transferred from
the house to the senate. Leading re-
publican senator's say that body will
reject the amendment cutting of the
differential Of 121a cents hundred
pounds, which is the protection of
the refners against competition
through importation Of marketable SUI
gar. The bill will then go into con-
ference, and a struggle will ensue be-
tween the two houses.
II the senate does this, and it is
deadlock may be created that will
prevent any action in favor Of Cuba
at this session.
After the victory in the house it is
not probable the republican in
surgents and their democratic allies
will yield. They have won by q sub
stantial majority after a long and.
bitter contest, and the power Of the
speaker and his organization having
once been broken it is considered
quite improbable that the recalitrants
can be whipped into line at later
stage of the battle.
1t is possible the senate will accept
the differential amendment as the only
way OF securing favorable action for
Cuba. The senate has always been
a stronghold Of the sugar trust 1t
has time and again secured such Leg
islation there as it desired. Conse-
quently it has become an axiom that
whatever the trust wants it can get
tout OF that body. The only hope for
Cuba appears 10 lie in the power OF
the senate to break away from the
influence of the refining trust and per-
NIT the differential to be stricken from
the statute books. A protracted con-
test over this question will follow at
the north end of the capitol and the
outcome is in great doubt.
A special to the Chicago Record
Herald says: There is great rejoic-
ing among many republican mem
bers of the house over the
Defeat Of Speaker Henderson
and his lieutenants. It is well known
that considerable part of the oprc-
sition to Cuban reciprocity was not so
much friendliness to beet sugar as
dissatisfaction with the ruling of the
clique in the house. The speaker
and his aids are said to have bungled
the Cuban business from first to last.
At the outset they were opposed to
reciprocity, and themselves offered
arguments which were later used
against them.
Their latest blunder was a sort OF
confidence game upon those republ1-
cans who were in favor of the Crum-
packer resolution for an investigation
OF southern franchise conditions. At
first the speaker and his little crowd
| were opposed to that movement. Then
they encouraged Mr.. Crumpacker and
his friends to press it promising them
| a rule to get it before the house. Yes
terday it was discovered this sudden
friendliness
Was Not Real and Sincere,
and that the speaker and his follow
ers were using the Crumpacker reso-
luton as a. bait to- secure democratic
assistance in passing the Cuban Dill.
The democrats were offered immun-
! ity from the Crumpacker investiga-
tion if they would not oppose the ~
per cent measure or aid the insurgents
I in striking out the differential This
act of alleged bad faith angered Mr..
Crumpacker and his friends, and their
votes aided materially in the over
throw Of the speakers organization
It is declared by many republican
members that this defeat puts an end
to the career of David B. Henderson
as leader Of the house, and that even
Iif the party gains control Of the next
congress he sonnet be reelected 70
his present Office.
Cuban Bill in Senate.
Washington, April 20.-The Cuban
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