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CUBAN BILL GOES
RECIPROCITY MEASURE PASSES
HOUSE AFTER A LONG
STRUGGLE.
SUGAR DIfffRfNllAI REMOVED
1NSuHGENr REPUBLICANS RIDE
R0UGH-sHoD OVER HOUSE
LEADERS.
BIG MAJORITY FOR THE BILL
FIFTY two VOTES AGAINST III,
FoRTY-Two OF THEM RE-
PUBLICAN.

Washington, April 10. - The Demo-
Gratis and the Republican insurgents
rode rough-shod over the house leaders
yesterday when the voting began on
the Cuban reciprocity bill. They over
threw the ruling of the chair in COM
mittee of the whole on the question Of
the germaneness of an amendment Of
fered by Norris OF Minnesota to remove
the differential from refined sug,-r dur
Ing the existence of the reciprocity
agreement provided for in the bill.
The vote to overrule the decision Of
the chair. made by Mr.. Sherman of
New York, was III to $780, Republicans
to the number of 81 Joining with a solid
Democratic vote to accomplish this re-
suit.
Having won this preliminary victory,
the amendment was adopted I'm COM
mittee. 164 TO III, and later in the house
by a still larger majority--199 to 1o5.
On this occasion 81 Republicans voted
with the Democrats for the amend
ment. The bill then was passed by an
overwhelming majority-247 to 81
Ar analysis of the vote shows that 124
Republicans and 1923 Democrats voted
Tor the amended bill and AZ Republicans
and 10 Democrats against IT, Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio, Morris, Fletcher,
Stevens. McCleary and Tawney of Min
nesota, were among those who voted
against the bill The voting on the
bill was the elimination of
Long Struggle
which began almost with the opening
Of this session of congress ind after
two weeks of continuous debate, dur
ing which much bitterness was aroused.
Yesterdays debate was of an exceed
lngly lively character the feature be-
Ing echoes of Thursday nights Demo-
cratic caucus To that caucus the de-
feat of the Republican leaders, who
sought to pass the bill without amend"
ment, is attri5Ltable Previous to the
holding of the caucus the Democrats
were very much divided. and the oppo-
sition of the Republican beet sugar
men showed signs of disintegrating.
Yesterday. when 1t became apparent
that the Democrats would act together
the beet sugar men decided at a meet
ing attended by 80 of them to take the
bit in their teeth and overrule the chair.
As soon as this combination was eff
fected the Republican leaders realized
that they would be defeated so far as
the renewal Of the differential was con-
cerned. and Mr.. Payne, the Republican
leader, contented himself with warning
his beet sugar colleagues that I'm re-
moving the differential they were TAX
Ing off Bit of protection placed in the
Dingley bill especially for the benefit of
the beet sugar producers. The Demo-
Gratis attempted TO follow up their adj
vantage when the
DinercntiaI Amendment
was adopted by offering the Babcock
bill and other amendm to reduce
the Dirgley schedules, but on these
amendments the Republicans declined
to stand with them and the Democrats
did not press them vigorously. one Of
the surprises Of the session was the at
tempt of Mr.. Roberts, Massachusetts
Republican, to take the duty off hides.
He offered two amendments and APP
pealed once from the decision of the
chair. but was voted down each time.
The bill as passed authorizes the pres
ident as soon as may be after the es-
tablishment o., an Independent govern
ment in Cuba and the enactment by
said government II immigration, ex-
CluSiOn and contract labor laws as re-
strictive as those of the United States.
to negotiate a reciprocal trade agree
ment with Cuba by which, in return
for equivalent concessions. the United
States viii grant a reduction of 20 per
cent from the DinCley rates on goods
coming into the United States from
Cuba, such agreement TO continue un-
til Dec. I. 1903. During the existence
of such agreement the duty on refined
sugars and all sugars above No. is
Dutch standard, is 10 be 1925 cents per
pound.
I'm the senate
At yesterdays session of the senate,
consideration was begun of the bill
temporarily to provide a form of gov
eminent for the philippine islands. The
measure was real and the committee
amendments were agreed 10 tentative
ly, but no action on ihe bill was taken.
Fifty-five private pension bills and a
few other measures were passed
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