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HOUSE LEADERS DEFEATED
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learned what the real meaning of the movement
was But at the Democratic caucus last hsht
somebody started the story that overtures mao
come to the Democratic leaders from the Re-
publican majority leaders TO sidetrack the
Crumpacker resolution for a thorough inVesu-
CATION of Southern election methods. with the
view of reducing the representation OF th4' SCI
ton. if the Democrats would help the oupai
Reciprocity bill. The authorship OF TINS STORY
was attributed to Mr.. Underwood. OF Alabama
but he promptly and vigorously denied IL "neh
Mr.. Lttlefied denounced it on the moor as an
outrageous bargain However. the mischief had
been done so far as Judge Crumpacher was con-
cerned. and he gave his support to the insur-
gents from first to last to-day. There is no"
good reason for believing that this story was
deliberately concocted by the insurgents to help
along their cause.
OTHER FREE TRADE SCHEMES FAIL
The successful onslaught on the rulings OF the
Chair against the differential amendment was
the signal for the introduction OF hoou u
other free trade propositions The hrs' came
from Mr.. Mcclellan democrat. of New-York).
which was for general revision or the sugar
schedule This was ruled out Of order as no'
germane, and with singular Inconsistency tiIo
insurgents voted this and all other sl,nli s
amendments to sustain the ruling OF the Sh on
Mr.. De Almond democrat. of MISSOURI loi
lowed with an amendment to remove the olples
time limit from the reciprocity bill, ana lhis vas
lost by strict party vote: Ihen eaane .;fh
Roberts Republican. Of MASSACHUSETTS, VIII
successive propositions for free hides from oout
America and Cuba, both of which were ruleu
against by Chairman Sherman as nov ger n
and his decision in each case was sustained on
Mr. Rolerts's first appeal the vote by Which
the Chair was sustained was 1So ayes 10 ~ NOES
with Mr. Shattuc of Ohio, the only Repuphcan
voting with the Democrats. and he raised d
storm of laughter by doing this while hoiclhs
his nose On Mr.. Robertss second proposition
for free hides from Cuba-the Chair ruling was
sustained by vote of l36 to 10
Mr. Mcclellan. of New-York, came 10 the
front with another amendment after the Ire
hides proposition had been voted down rms
time the New-Yorker asked that the tarlH re-
duction in the Cuban Reciprocity Dill be ~ IN
stead of 20 per cent. and that the time unit 100 Dc
removed. This lost by vote OF TO- 10 ~,
the Louisiana and Florida delegations Young
solidly with the Republicans and some OF tne
cane sugar Democrats from Texas also slNihs
their votes to the Republicans. ,
Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee. the tlulai
Democratic leader tried at this point 10 get d
vote on the Babcock Steel Trust proposition ny
offering Mr.. Babcocks old bill in Its entrey
as an amendment, but the Chair ruled against
this not germane. and no appear from inc
decision taken. -
General Hooker Of Mississippi offered an
amendment for a 20 per cent reduction ol 'ne
duty wood pulp, but could get no vote Oh,
it. az the chairman ruled it out on the usuai
point OF order raised by Mr.. Payne MI Sol-
liss. one of the Michigan fnsurgent leaders
its reciprocity provisions. but this sufIereu tie
fate of the Hooker amendment. The last aHehu
ment was offered by Mr.. Newlands tDemocra''
of Nevada. and was an invitation TO the Cupalis
to ask for annexation. but this also was ruleu
out after Mr.. Newlands had made brave eIoI |
to speak on the proposition while the House Was
In disorder. ~, -
No more amendments being offered the COM
rnittee of the whole rose. and Mr. sherman ao
chairman Of the committee. went through the
formality of reporting the Reciprocity Dili path
to the House with the several amendments
made first by the Ways and Means committee
and consisting of the time limit and the liniiil-
grafton and contract labor features ana tne
sugar dinerential abolition decided upon TINS
afternoon The ayes and noes were demahueu
only on the diferential proposition. the result
being 100 to 100. Sixty-four Republicans Voleo
with the Democrats on this proposition. .
II was evident that the bill when placed on It's
passage would he adopted by an Overwhelming
majority. though ii was not thought that as
many as nfty-two votes would be cast against
it-nost Of them by the very men who were re-
sponsible for forcing n radical tariH REVISION
amendment on the measure Nor was IL pc
ueyed that any Democrats other than those
from the cane sugar districts Of Louisiana would
vote against the bill after they had bound them
selves to the support of the dinerentiaI propo-
sition in the caucus the night before.