Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-18
Making Issues
For Campaign
fH'af De6ate on Cuban Recpsociiy Bill WM be Memota-
6e-RlchatdSon Defines His Position Shows PLAINLY
That IarW Reduction VIII Figure in Fall Elections
hneo0 Nothing Of DeaIRegardihg Crunpaches Resolution

Washington, April lS.-When the
house met today at II o'clock there
was a prospect of a memorable session
ahead. The general debate upon the
cuban reciprocity bin was to close A.
. o'clock and It was the intention OF
the leaders, II possible, to hold the
house session until the final vote was
taken The action Of the Democratic
caucus last night which decided to vote
solidly for the removal Of the dfferen.
tai on refined sugar gave the leaders
lnuch concern as they We're unable 10
inquire out exactly what strength the
proposition would command on the Re-
publican side. The disclosures of Mir.
Underwood last night relative to over
lures made to the Democrats ON the ba-
SIS OF an abandonment OF the Crum-
packer resolution added a new compU-
cation to the situation and there
seemed a likelihood that II might figure
IN the debate today in sensational
FASHION. The whole atmosphere OF the
mousse was in fact charged with cleo
tricity ana presaged the coming storm
Mr. Richardson OF Tennessee. The DEM
ocratlc leader, was the first speaker to-
day He made a careful and dlspasslon-
ate speech, explaining why he had vot-
ed In favor of reporting the bill. He
stated frankly that he doubted wheth-
err the enactment Of the bill would do
much TO bring about the reciprocal
trade relations between Cuba and the
United States which were earnestly TO
be desired. But he had voted for il In
the hope that It might accomplish
something II would at least reduse 20
per cent the outrageously high rates of
the Dlngley law, so far as Cuba were
concerned. These high rates could not
stand and he said, Mr.. Grosyenor's
speech a few days ago was a warning
or the coming storm. He thought the
time Tor revision OF the tariff was AZ
hand and the fact that the pending bill
began IL In O modest way commended
the measure to him.
Mr. Richardson called attention TO
the action of two country dltrlcts Of
Mr.. Babcock, endorsing the latter's bill
10 remove the duties OF steel and amid
Democratic applause said the Demo.
Gratis proposed to give Mr.. Babcoek
an opportunity later on 10 vote for the
bill his constituents endorsed. He also
outlined the Democratic program rela-
tive to Offering an amendment to abol-
ish the differentlal duty on refined SUI
gar. II this amendment carried, he
said five or six million dollars would
be taken from the sugar refners and
given TO the American consumers Of
sugar.
just before SIR. Richardson took HIS
seat, Mr.. Brernwell (0hio) asked him
this question.
Does the gentlemen from Tennessee
Know anything Of a reported bargain
between the leaders on this side and
the Democrats on that. by which the
Crumpacker resolution Is 10 be smoth-
cred In order to aid the passage of the
pending bill?"
Absolutely nothing" replied Mr..
Richardson.
Mr.. Fordney (Mlch.) opposed the bill.
He declared that not a single Cuban
appeared before the ways and means
committee In favor OF the bill. Every
one OF the witnesses for Il, he said. was
either an American citizen owning land
In Cuba, or indirectly or directly rep
resenting the influence OF the sugar
trust
Mr. Hepburn Gowa) aroused consid-
cradle excitement by bringing up the
revelation made In the Democratic eau
Gus last night concerning the alleged
overtures from the Republican side to
abandon the Crumpacker resolution II
the Democrats from the states threat
ened would vote against 0yerrulng the
chair After reading the account Of
the caucus in a morning paper. he pro-
ceeded with great emphasis TO declare
that the charge was Of a very serious
character. ut charges some members
of this house with attempting 10 traffic
with the legislation before this body"
he said III charges them with q will
lingness TO shelye legislation which
members here consider very important,
I'm order to secure the ultimate triumph
OF this bin
~ DO not believe IT, think the
gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Under
wood must have been mistaken or
misinformed but nevertheless | think
II his duty 20 this house to be more
explicit and 10 locate this ohense where
II properly belongs"
With great earnestness. Mr.. Hep
burn continued 10 express his doubt
whether such alleged methods would
be resorted TO 10 pass a bill which he
was convinced 30 per cent OF the Re-
publicans we're Indifferent or opposed
to- He held up to ridicule some OF the
most ardent friends OF the measure
He quoted from the speech Of Mr. Gros-
venor Of Ohio the statement that Mr.
GrOsyenor declined 10 support a bin for
a 30 40i 80 or 2i per cent reduction
II was only when the concession was