The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-04-24
DEFEAT FOR LEADERS
Ruling of the Chair 0yerthfOWa By
Aid of Republicans.
PASSAGE OF RECIPROCITY BILL.
The Alleged Bargain of the Repubii-
cans to Sacrifice the Crumpacker
Resolution.

Washington, Specialize Demo
Gratis and Republican insurgents rode
roughshod over the House leaders Fri
day when the voting began on the Gu
ban reciprocity bill. They overthrew
the ruling of the chair in committee
Of the whole on the germaneness OF
an amendment to remove the dlner-
entail from refined sugar during the
existence of the reciprocity agree
ment provided for in the bill. The
vote to overrule the decision Of the
chair, made by MI Sherman, Of New
York, was III to 130, Republicans to
the number Of 81 joining with solid
Democratic vote to accomplish this
result. Having won this preliminary
victory. the amendment was adopted
in committee. 164 to Ill, and later in
the House by a still larger majority.
1919 to 1867 On this occasion "a Re-
publicans voted with the Democrats
for the amendment. The bill was then
passed by an overwhelming majority,
247 to 50.
An analysis of the vote shows that
124 Republicans and 1913 Democrats
voted for the amended bill. and ~
Republicans and 10 Democrats against
it. Mr.. Grosvenor. of Ohio. was one OF
those who voted against the bill. The
voting on the bill was the culmina-
ton of a long struggle which began
almost with the inception Of this ses-
sion of Congress, and after two weeks
of continuous debate, during which
much bitterness was aroused. The
days debate was of an exceedingly
lively character, the feature being
the echoes of last nights Democratic
caucus. To that caucus the defeat OF
the Republican leaders who sought to
pass the bill without amendment was
attributable. Previous to the holding
of the chair. the Democrats were dl-
vided and the opposition Of the beet
sugar, men showed signs OF disin-
tegrating. To-day when it became ap-
parent that the Democrats would act
together, the beet sugar men decided
at a meeting attended by 80 to take
the bit in their teeth and overrule
the chair. AS soon as this combina-
tion was effected the Republican lead
ers realized that they would be de-
feated, so far as the removal OF the
differential was concerned, and Mr..
Payne, the Republican leader, con-
tented himself with warning his beet
gugar colleagues that in removing the
differential they were taking of bit
of protection placed in the Dingley
bill especially for the benefit OF the
beet sugar producers.
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, the
Democratic leader. was the first
speaker. He stated frankly that he
doubted whether the enactment OF the
bill would do much to bring about the
reciprocal trade relations between
Cuba and the United States which
was earnestly to be desired, but he
had voted for it in the hope that he
might accomplish something. 1t
would at least reduce by 20 per cent.
the outrageously high rates of the
Dingley law so far as Cuha was con-
cerned. Those high rates could not
stand and he said that Mr.. Gros-
venor's speech a few days ago was
a warning of the coming storm. He
thought the time for revision Of the
tariff was at hand and the fact that
the pending bill was so in a modest
way commended it to him. Mr.. Rich
ardson called attention to the district
of Mr.. Babcock, of Wisconsin, en-.
dorsing the latter's bill to remove tie
duties from steel, and amid Demo
cratic applause said that the Demo
Gratis proposed to give Mr.. Babcock
an opportunity later on to vote for
the bill his constituents had en-.
| dorsed.
Just before Mr. Richardson took his
seat, Mr.. Bromwell, of Ohio, asked
him this question: Does the gentle
man from Tennessee know anything
of a reported bargain between the
leaders Hn this side and the Demo
Gratis on that by which the Crum.
packer resolution is to be smothered
in order to aid the passage of the
pending bill?"
Absolutely nothing" replied Mr..
Richardson.