The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-04-23
A WINNING FIGHT
Made by Democrats Assisted by Beet
Sugar Republicans.
TO TAX THE TRUSTS SUGAR.
The Speaker OyerruIcd and the DIFF
ierential Removed from Refined
Sugars Coming from Cuba
by the House.

The Democrats and the Republican
insurgents rode roughshod over the
house leaders Friday when the voting
began on the Cuban reciprocity bill.
They overthrew the ruling of the
chair in committee OF the whole on
| the question OF the germanenesS OF an
! amendment to remove the differential
! from refined sugar during the existence
| OF the reciprocity agreement provided
/ for i'm the bill
The vote to overrule the decision of
the chair, made by Mr.. Sherman of
New York, was III TO l4O. Republi-
cans to the number OF 81 Joining with
solid Democratic vote to accomplish
this result. Having won this prelimin-
airy victory the amendment was adopt
ed in committee, 164-1l1, and later
in the house by a still larger ajority,
l99-lO5. On this occasion 81 Republi-
cans voted with the Democrats for the
amendment. The bill was then pass
ed by an overwhelming majority,
2I7-52.
An analysis Of the vote shows that
l2i Republicans and l23 Democrats
voted for the amended bill and ~ Re-
! publicanS and 10 Democrats against
! it. GrOSvenOr of Ohio was one OF
! those who voted against the bill. The
voting on the bill was the elimination
of long struggle which began almost
with the inception Of this session OF
congress and after two weeks of con-
tinuOuS debate during which much
bitterness was aroused.
Fridays debate was OF an exceed
ingly lively character the feature be-
ing the echoes of Thursday nights
| Democratic caucus. To that caucus the
defeat OF the Republican leaders who
sought to pass the bill without amend
ment iSattributable. Previous to the
! holding of the caucus the Democrats
were very much divided and the rp-
position Of the Republican beet sugar
men showed signs of diSintegrating.
! Friday when 1t became apparent that
the Democrats, would act together
the beet sugar men decided, at meet
ing attended by 81 Of them, to take
the bit in their teeth and overrule the
chair AS soon us this combination
was effected the Republican leaders
realized that they would be defeated
/ so far as the removal OF the ditferen-
tial was concerned and Mr.. Payne,
the Republican leader, contented him
! self with warning his beet sugar col
! leagues that in removing the difreren-
! tial they were taking off a bit Of pro-
lection placed in the Dingley bill
especially for the benefit of the beet
sugar producers.
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, was
the first speaker. He stated frankly
/ that he doubted whether the enact
ment of the bill would do much to
bring about the reciprocal trade rela-
| tiOnS between Cuba and the United
States which was earnestly to be de-
desired. But he had voted for it in
/ the hope that it might accomplish
something. He called attention to
the action of two counties in the dis
| trict of Mr.. BabcOck, Wisconsin, en-
| dorSing the latter'S bill to revoke the
/ duties from steel, and amid DemOcra-
! tic applause, said the Democrats pro-
| posed TO give Mr.. BabcOck an oppor-
| tunity later on to vote for the bill his
| constituents had endorsed.
Mr. Hepburn, Iowa aroused con-
siderable excitement by bringing for
ward the revelation made in the Demo
cratic cauSuS Thursday night concern
ing the alleged OvertureS made from
| the Republican side to abandon the
! Crumpackcr resolution if the Demo
Gratis from the States threatened
would vote against Oyerturning the
chair. He said he did not believe it
and thought the gentleman from Ala
| bama Mr.. Underwood. must have been
mistaken.
Mr. Morris of Minnesota, one OF the
| Republican opponents of the bill, was
| recognized and offered an amendment
| to remove the diiiercntial or refined
sugar. The moment the amendment
was read Mr. Payne. the Republican
| leader, made the point of order that
il was not gcrmanc lie argued that
there had been rulings innumerable
against such eXtraneouS amendments.
Mr.. Littletield of Maine followed Mr.
Payne, taking the view that the
amendment was germane. He had
not proceeded far in his argument be-
fore he aroused intense interest by
reyerting TO the report that at the
Democratic caucus Thursday night
Mr.. Underwood stated that overtures
had been made to him i'm regard Il
the CTumpaCkcr resolution. An I'm.
situation has been made here Friday,
said he, which has not been repelleC
as it ought to have been. i refer to
the report that at the Democratic
caucus Thursday night was stated that
approaches had come from this side
Of the house for the Democrats to en-.
ter an unhOly, ungodly and infamOu,
alliance TO sacrifice human rights in
order to save the face of certain lead
ers or protect the profits OF an aggre
cation Of capital"
Mr.. GrOSvCnOr of Ohio was on hi.
feet in an instant, asking Mr.. Little
field to whom he referred, when Mr.
Underwood arose and was about to in
tcrrupt him, but the latter was ap
pcalcd to by some Of his Democrati,
colleagues and he took his seat.
Mr.. Littletield i'm reply to Mr. GrOS
venor, said he thought Mr. Payne. tn,
chairman Of the ways and means com
? mittee. should make statement anC
: the Republican leader was just abuu
; to DO SO when Mr. Underwood again
7 arose. Il desire TO say just one word,
: said he. Il have never made an,
such charges as the gentleman repeat
= eithcri in a Democratic caucus or else
I where"
The Republicans applauded thi
= statement and both Mr.. UnderwoO
+ and Mr.. Payne sat down.
r Il have accomplished my purpose,
, Snf6 Mr. ittIoH,I1 81 Ia, No .,,,,,1s -