The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-19
HOUSE PASSES CUBAN BILL
4N OYER WHgLMING MAJORITY IN
 FAVOR OF RECIPROCITY
Vote Stood 241 to 52-I23 Democrats Voted For and Forty two Republic. p and Ton Democrats Against the Meas Victory for tho Democrnts-CnI~ imitation of Long Struggle.
nation of a Long Struggle.

Washington, April 1S.-The democrats and the republican insurgents rode rough shod over the house leaders to- day when the voting began on the Gu ban reciprocity bill. They overthrow the ruling of the chair in committee of the whole on the question of the ger maneness of an amendment to remove the differential from refined sugar dur ing the existence of reciprocity agree ment provided for in the bill. The vote to overrule the decision of the chair, made by MT. Sherman of New York, Der of 37 joining with a solid democrat fc vote to accomplish this result. Hav- ing won this preliminary victory, the amendment was adopted in committee, 154 to Ill, and later in the house by a still larger majority, 199 to 105, On this occasion sixty four republicans voted for the amendment, The bill then was passed by an overwhelming majority, 247 to 52.
 An analysis of the vote shows that 124 republicans and 123 democrats vot- ed for the amended bill and 42 repub- licans and 10 democrats against it. MT. Grosvenor of Ohio was one of those who voted against the bill The voting on the bill was the continuation of a long struggle which began almost with the opening of this session of congress, and after two weeks of continuous debating when much bitterness was aroused. To-
 days debate was of an exceedingly lively character, the feature being the echoes of last nights democratic cau- GUS. To that caucus the defeat of the republican leaders who sought to pass the bill without amendment is attri- butable. 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 disintegrating. To-day, when it be- came 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 overrule the chair. As soon as this combination was effected the republican leaders realized that they would be defeated so far as the re- moval of the differential was concerned, and MT. Payne the republican leader. contented himself with warning his beet sugar colleagues that in removing the differential they were taking off bit of protection placedin the Dingley bill especially for the benefit of the beet sugar producers. The democrats at- tempted to follow up their advantage when the differential amendment was adopted by adopting the Babcock bill and other amendments, but on these amendments the republicans declined to vote with them, and the democrats did not press them vigorously. One of the surprises of the session was the attempt of Mir. Roberts Massachu setts republican to take the duty off hides. He offered two amendments, and appealed once from the decision of the chair, but was voted down.
 The measure provides that the pres ident as soon as may be after the establishment of an independent gov ernment in Cuba and the enactment by said government of immigration, ex- clusion and contract labor laws as re- strictive as those of the United States, to negotiate reciprocal trade agree ment with Cuba by which, in return for equivalent concessions the United States will grant a reduction of twenty per cent. from the Dingley rates on goods coming into the United States from Cuba, such agreement to con- tinue until December 1, 1903. During the existence of such agreement the duty on refined sugars and all sugars above number 16 Dutch standard is to be 1895 per pound.