The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DEBATE ON THE MEASURE FCP
THE RELIEF OF CUBA BEGUN
IN THE HOUSE.
A TEST VOTE is TAKEN

Motion to Go Into Committee Of the
Whole on the Bill Is Carried, III tc
8o-Mr. Payne Makes a Strong
Speech in Favor of the Proposition
and Is Followed by Mr.. NewIands
and Mr.. Mcclellan.
Washington, April 9.-The first day
of the debate on the, Cuban reciprocity
bill which opened in the house was
disappointing from spectacular
standpoint. There were no. sensation
al clashes after the debate, was actu
ally begun and none of the bitterness
which was expected to crop out on the
floor came to the surface. The vote
on the motion to go into committee OF
the whole to consider the bill, how
ever, developed the lines of cleavage
and showed that the Democrats are
quite as much divided on the question
as is the majority. In the division
which is regarded as practically test
vote on the bill, ia Republicans and
GO Democrats voted for the motion
and IL Democrats and 80 Republicans
against it. The vote was in reality
more embarrassing to the Democrats
than to the Republicans. as the mem
bers of the minority had called a con.
ference at which they desired to get
together on course of action. The
vote forced the hands of the Demo.
Gratis as individuals before the eau.
Gus.
Immediately after the approval OF
the journal Mr.. Payne, the Republican
leader, moved that the house go into
committee of the whole for the con
sideration of the Cuban reciprocity
bill. Mr.. Tawney (Minn) }, as parlia.
mentary inquiry, demanded to know
upon what theory the bill was privi'
legged.
Mr.. Payne replied that the bill was
one affecting revenue, and the speaker
sustained that view. Thereupon Mr.
Robertson Ua.) raised the point of or.
der that the bill did not come within
the purview of the rule His conten.
ton was that the bill proposed to au.
thorize
reciprocal Trade Relations
with Cuba-that it was not a bill to
raise or reduce revenue and not amen.
able as such.
The speaker held that, under long
line of precedents, the bill was priv.
LEGGED.
Mr.. Newlands (Nev) attempted to
secure a ruling Of the chair upon the
question of whether amendments eff.
fecting the general reduction of the
tariff would be in order, but the speak.
er declined to rule upon a question not
before the house. ~ j.
Mr.. Robertson Ia.) attempted to
propose proposition as to the length
OF general debate, but Mr.. Payne cut
him off with a demand for the "reg.
ular order"
The vote on MI. Payne's motion re.
suited in 1T ayes and 80 noes.
Mr.. Payne, the Republican leader,
opened the debate for the bill in a
strong speech which commanded close
attention from both sides of the house.
There were only two other speeches.
MI. Newlands, a Democrat from Ne
vada, took the position that the con.
cession should not be made to Cuba
unless she were invited at the same
time to become part of the United
States Mr.. Mcclellan, a New York
Democrat, who was the last speaker,
favored a SO per cent reduction for
the benefit of Cuba, but gave notice
that if the rate of reduction was not
increased he would not vote for the
bill. He contended that reciprocity
was in line with time-honored doc.
trine and that while Republicans
might fear it Democrats should not.