The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-19
THE DEMOCRATSWONI
The Cuban Reciprocity Bill Has Pass
ed the House.
DINGLEY RATES REDUCED.
Democrats and Republicans Rode
Roughshod Over House Leaders.
.----------r
THE TARIFF REVISION HAS BEGUN.
| Morris Amendment to Abolish the Diff
ferentia on Refined Sugar Adopted
BY AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
Hepburn Denounced the Feature OF Bill
Which Compels Cuba TO Accept Our
immigration Laws.
THE TARIFF REVISION HAS BEGUN.
Morris Amendment TO Abolish the Diff
ferentiaI on Refined Sugar Adopted
BY AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY

washington. April is The democrats
aud tho republican insurgents rode rough
shod over the house leaders today when
the voting began on the Cuban reciprocity |
hill rhcy overthrow the ruling Of the |
chair In committee Of the whole on tho |
question Of the Ecrmanoncss Of an amend |
ment to remove the difercntial from renncd |
sugar during the existence NJ the rccprot
ity agreement provided tor In the bill
The vote 10 overrule tho decision Of the
chair, made by Mir. sherman y. ~, was
III to 100 thirty seven Republicans Joining
with a solid democratic vote, Having won
this preliminary victory the amendment
was adopted in commlttcc-l6i to Hand
later in the house by still larger majority
100 to los. on this occasion slxtyfour
republicans voted with the democrats for
the amendment The bill was then passed
Nv an overwhelming majority 2F to ".
An ANALYSIS of the vote shows that 1874
repuhicans and 1913 democrats voted for
the amended hill aud fortytwo republicans
and ten democrats against IT, This defeat
cd the republican leaders.
| Previous to the holding Of tho caurus
| the democrats were very much divided ana
the opposition of the republican beet sugar
men showed signs Of disintesrating To.
day when it became apparent that tho DEM
ocrats and the republicans would act to-
getber meeting was attended by thirty.
two NJ them TO take tho bit in their teeth
End overrule the chair. One ~ the su-
nrises of the session was the attempt Of
Mr.. Roberts Mass to take off hides he
offered two amendments and appealed once
tr hut "a "a
voted down each time The bill as passed
authorizes tho president ms soon RS may be
noss,blc after thp establishment Of an In
dependent government IN CUBS. era me on
actmcnt by said government OF immigration
exclusion " contract labor laws as reSi'i
tive Of the trade Of the United States IN
negotiate reciprocal agreement with Cnha
by which in return for equivalent cnnces
sions tho United States Will grant re-
duction Of 20 per cent from the ptngi'y
rates on goods coming into the United
states from Cuba. such agreement 70 con
tinue to December 81, 1908 During the
existence Of such agreement the duly or
/ re6ned sugars and all sugars above No. u
Dutch standard Is to he ! s25c per pound
when the house met at II o'clock. there
was prospect Of memorable session
ahead. The general debate upon the Cnhal
reciprocity bill was TO close at o'clo''
. and 1t was the intention Of the leaders.
possible. TO hold the house in session until
tbe final vote was taken. The action O
the democratic caucus last night, whic
decided to vote soiidly for the remova
! Of the dIfferential on refined sugar, gave til
leaders much concern, as they were unahl
o,,} what strength tn
nropositlon would command on the reput
G ucan side The disclosures Of Mr.. Unde
a wood last night relative to oyertures mad
r 10 the democrats on the basis OF an ahant
4 onment of the Crumpacker resolution ado
/ cd new complication to the situation an
t thcre seemed a likelihood that II migf
] figure in the debate today In a sensations
, fashion. The whole atmosphere Of tn
C house, in fact. was charged with electriclt
and presaged the coming storm. Mr.. Ricl
e ardson tTennl the democratic lender WI
Il the first speaker today
't He made careful dlspasslonate speed
It explaining why he had voted In favor
Al reporting the blt lie stated frankly tbs
no doubted whether the enactment Of Il
70 bin would do mucn tn bring about Il
\ reci5rocal trade relations between Cul
lc 70 he desired But le had voted for II
the hopc that It might accomplish som
d thing II would at least reduce by 20 p
C. cent the outrageousy high rates Of Il
"a DirGley law so fer as Cuba was concerne
g. These high rates could not stand and
said that Mr. Grosvenol's speech a e
DAYS ago was warning of the conf
storm. He thought the time for revisit
10 Of the tariff was at hand and the fact tn
the pending bill began II in a modest W
commended the measure 10 hlm. Mr. RIc
ng ardson called attention to the sction Of
on conntien In the district of Mr. Bahco
nj (wisl indorsing the lattcr's bill to reno
III the duty from steel and amid democra
He applause said thHt the democrats propos
&C. to give Mr.. Babcock an opportunity la
10 ON 10 vote for the hill his constituents h
'h Endorsed He also outlined the democra
ee- program relative 10 offering an amendm
to abolish the differental duty on refr
ger sugar, II this amendment carried, he ga
re- ave or six million dollars would he tai
from the sugar rshners aud given TO
de- American consumers.
lpt just before Mr. Richardson took his q
tte Mr.. Bromwel Ohio asked him this a,
the ton: Does the gentleman from Tennes
me know anything Of reported bargain
re tween the leaders on this side and
nee democrats on that by which the crump,
the or resolution il n no sf,o,ha..s ~" =
TO aid the passage NJ the pending binY'
mr.. Absolutely nothing replied Mr. n
ain ardson
Mr.. Fordpey niich) opposed In. bui
Dir. Hepburn dowa aroused consider,