The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-10
DEBATE ON CUBAN BILL
Smith If Michigan's Impassioned
Speech Against It
SENATE CONSIDERS THE CHINESE BILL
Minister WI Declared by Foraker to be Clearly
Within His Rights in Writing to Stcre-
tary Hay Protest Against
the Bill.
(By the Associated Prees.)

Washington, ID. c., April 9.-The fea-
ture of the second days debate in the
House on the Cuban Reciprocity Bill was
an impassioned speech in opposition to
the measure by William A. Smith, a
Michigan Republican. Senators Spooner
and Quarles, of Wisconsin. and Dolliver,
of Iowa, and a group cf Michigan beet
sugar manufacturers in the gallery were
plauded by his Republican supporters as
he assailed the Republican leaders who
were advocating the bill, bodily charging
them with being false to the Republi-
can doctrine of protection. In the course
of his remarks he announced that he
was willing to vote to overrule the chair
in order to support an amendment to
take the differential off refined sugar Z
Mr.. Morris, of Minnesota, another Re-
publican, who made a strong speech
speech against the BILL also made a sim
liar announcement. The other speakers
today were Mr.. Ball (Dem., Tex), and
Mr.. Sparkman Dem. Fla }, both of whom
opposed the bill and Mr.. Mondell (Wyo) +,
who advocated it's passage The Demo-
Gratis and Republican opponents of the
measure are trying to get together on
the proposition to take the ditferential
off refined sugar. The indications are
that tn" debate will be protracted The
demand for time to speak is great and
there is now no expectation that the
general debate will be completed until
next week.
IL the course Of Mr.. Smiths speech, Mr..
Underwood (Ala.), asked Mr.. Smith if
he would vote to take the differential
OFF refined sugar coming from CuOa. Nh.
Smith replied that no refined sugar came
fern Cuba and in his turn he asked Mr.
UnderW ood If his (the Democratic) side
would vote to overrule the chair and
join in voting to take the differential off
the sugar of the world.
After some sparring during which Mr.
Underwood showed a disposition to evade
the question in response to the prompt
ings Of the Democrats around him, he
finally ventured the prediction that there
would ba an opportunity to vote upon
the proposition to take the differential
Off the sugar of the world.
"If there u.s." observed Mr.. Smith. 81
will watch your vote with great inter
est"
I'VE are not here" said Mr.. Morris,
'to make laws for the benefit of the SOL
diers Of fortune who go to Cuba instead
of home and of such buccaneers as Mr..
Havemeyer, the head of the sugar trust.
But gentlemen he added turning to
his Republican colleagues, "if you are
determined to do this thing, if you in
sist upon giving the sugar trust u pres
ent of two and a half millions let us
give the sugar trust a dose of its own
medicine. Let us take the differential
off Of refined sugar under which the trust
mas gdown strong and powerful"
He called upon the Democrats to stand
with the Republicans and hit the su-
gar trust and chit it hard" The Demo-
Gratis cried out that the would join with
The Republicans and applauded vigo-
rCusly.
Mr.. Ball (Tex.), denied that the bill
was in line with Democratic doctrine be-
cause it was admitted that it would not
result in reducing the price of sugar to
the American consumer. It's sole bene-
ficiary, he argued, would be the sugar
trust.