The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
'VllIlG|AR ! '|| FIGHT
into HOUSE
Payne Cuban Reciprocity Bill
FayorabIy Reported.
Am ENDMENTs VOTED DOWN j n
Messrs. Tawney and Metcalf, Republic
cans, Voted Against Measure,
While Three Democrats
Supported it.
Try Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The ways
and Means Committee by vote OF u to
!, to-day ordered favorable report on
the Payne bill for 20 per cent tariff con-
5cession to Cuba Eight Republicans
voted for the bill. Two Republicans
Tawney, Of. Minnesota, and Metcalf, OF
California-voted against it. No amend
nients on the reciprocity feature were
made, but by general consent the United
States contract labor laws were included
with the naturalization and exclusion
laws as applicable to Cuba. a series OF
Democratic. amendments for general
tariff revision were defeated on strict
rarty votes.
The final vote in detail was:
Yeas-Messrs. Payne, Dalzell, Gros-
venor, Russell. Steele, Mccall Long,
and Babcock Republicans), Richardson,
Swanson, N1cClelland Democrats)-n.
Nays-Messrs. Tawney and Metcalf
(Republicans), Robertson, NeWlandS, and
Cooper Democrats)-5.
Although the actual vote was II to by
general consent Mr.. Hopkins. who was
absent, was recorded in the affirmative,
making the recorded vote II to S.
BITTER STRUGGLE.
To-day's meeting was regarded as the
elimination of the long struggle over
Cuban reciprocity. The full strength of
kins (Rep.), of Illinois, who was paired
with Mr.. Swanson, of Virginia.
The first vote was on a proposition by
Mr.. Robertson, Of Louisiana, to have
reciprocal relations with Cuba in imr1i-
grafton and naturalization procedure, so
as to permits citizens to pass freely
These were defeated. Another amend
ment by Mr.. Swanson, OF Virginia; that
the immigration and exclusion laws re-
ferred to in the Payne bill should not
Lar United States citizens from Cuba,
was similarly defeated. Mr.. Grosvenor's
amendment including the contract labor
laws with those of immigration, to be
adpoted by Cuba, was agreed to without
division, and was the only amendment
| made.
This cleared the way for the real test
of strength, which was first made on
Mr.. TawneA's amendment. making .D:Se;
| the general rate on sugar, i. e., taking Off
| the differential.
Chairman Payne promptly ruled this
| out of order as not germaEe, whereupor
Mr.. Tawney appealed from the ruling
was sustained, Q to +. Mr.. Metcalf voted
with the other Republicans in suppor'
of the Chair, making Mr.. Tawney# the
only Republican against the ruling.
Chairman Payne also ruled out two
other amendments by Mr.. Tawney, one
relieving: from tax alcohol made from the
residue of beets, etc., and another tina
the Payne reciprocity rate should no,
begin until December I, 1902.
MANY AMENDMENTS BEATEN.
The Democratic members. then begar
offering amendments. Mr.. ( Mcclellan
came first, to raise the7reciprocfty conces
/ sion to fifty per cent. Mr.. Richardson
| was the only one to join Mr.. Mcclellan
| the other Democrats and all Republican,
| voting against the increased rate, making
! the vote to IS. Similar adverse vote
were given on each Of the Mcclellan
/ amendments.
Mr.. Mcclellan then moved to take OF
| the limit of the Payne bill to Cacamber !
1905, so that reciprocity would continu
| indefinitely. This was also defeated,
| to IS.
Mr. Newlands, of Nevada, proposed a
new section that Cuba be invited t
l become a part of the United states. Thi
was ruled out as not germane. Mr.. New
lands then announced that he would vot
against the bill.
Mr.. Richardson. the ranking Democrat
offered several amendments in behalf o
his party colleagues, all of them bein
ruled out and the ruling sustained b.
strict party votes