Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

which he adverted to southern cleo.
ton methods, precipitated live three
hours debate in the senate today.
Money. of Mississippi, to whose state
reference had been made by the New
York senator, replied tartly to some of
the statements of Depew and defended
the suffrage clauses in the Mississip.
pi constitution. Depew made warm
reply and attacked the election meth.
| DDS not only OF Mississippi, but of
several other southern states. He In.
timated that II fair methods were en-
| ployed In those states. republican sen.
ators would be here as their represent.
| atives. His remarks drew a sharp fire
from several senators. Money and
his colleague, McLaurin, explained
Mississippi election methods, and Sim.
mons, of North Carolina, pointed out
that Depew had been entirely mistaken
about the operation of the constitution
of that state. and that his statements
were erroneous. Blackburn, of Ken.
tuck, warmly arraigned the New
York senator for his comments on
Kentucky elections. defended what is
known as the Goebel election law, and
asserted that the New York senator
was not informed as to the facts of
Kentucky politics.
House-Debate nm tho cuban roof.
rroc;t, I'm oor,in,aa T., ~ -.
pao's Dii .on.in a1 ~ .ne nouse To-
Inv Long of Kansas j member ~ tho
ways and means committee. who from
the first ardently supported the propo.
sition for reciprocity and who original.
ly favored a reduction of 40 per cent,
and by Shaforth, of Colorado, who
vigorously opposed the bill on the
ground that the sugar trust, which he
said was waging war of extermina,
ton against the beet sugar industry.
would be its chief beneficiary. The
leaders OF the house, who have been
much worried as to the outcome Of the
controversy, were considerably reliev-
ed today, when Watson, of Indiana,
who is acting as the republican whip
on this occasion, informed them that
| after careful canvass he was posi-.
tive that when the attempt was made
to oyerrule the chair to make way for
an amendment to abolish the differen.
tial rate on sugar. the chair would be
sustained. On both sides 1t Is conced-
ed tnat the uncertainty regarding the
rate OF the Dill hinges upon the ques.
ton OF overruling the chair. Despite
Watsons canvass, there are those
among the opponents Of the bill who
still contend that they will win the
victory.
Washington, April 12.-Senate.-A
feature of the Chinese exclusion de.
hate In tho sepota todov ,vos ,ho ,h.r,,
criticism of Minister WIN of China he.
cause of the protest he made To the
secretary of state against the enact.
ment O the pending bill Mitchell Of
Oregon and Teller of Colorado sharnIv
attacked him. declaring that he de-.
served to have been given bis mass.
ports and that no self. resnectinp nation
would have permitted such Interior.
ence in its Legislative affairs Eorakar
of Ohio and Hoar of MEASUREMENTS In.
sisted that the Chinese minister had
done no more than his dutv and thar
he would have been derelict of his duty
had he done less. Lodge of Massacbn.
sets. delivered n speech in sunnort ~
the pending hill although he antago.
nized that provision which nrevented
American ships from employine
Chinese seamen. He vigorously urped
the enactment of the measure with fba
notifications he suggested maintaininp
that congress should Mace nermanant
and not merely tentative ieeislation
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