The evening Republican., 1902-04-19
CUBAN BILL PASSED.
Reciprocity Measure Prevails
: by a Vote of 247 to So.
AMENDED TO HIT SUGAR TRUST,
Democrats and Rect Sugar Repub-
Leans Unite to Overruie the
Chair and X RAmOve DifTeren.
tial on Refined Sugar.

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| WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Dem.
ocrats and the Republican insurgents
rode rough shod over the house leaders
| yesterday when the voting began on
| the Cuban reciprocity bill. They over
| threw the ruling of the chair in com.
mittce of tie whole on the question of
the prOpriety of an amendment to re-
| move the ditferential from refined sug-
| ar during the existence of the reci-
procity agreement provided for in the
bill.
The vote to overrule the decision Of
the chair, made by Mr.. Sherman On.
", was III to 1870, Republicans to the
number of thirtyseven Joining with a
solid Democratic vote to accomplish
this result. Having won this prelimi.
niry victory, the amendment was
adopted in committee, 164 to Ill, and
later in the house by still larger ma.
jority, 199 to 105. On this occasion six
ty-four Republicans voted with the
Democrats for the amendment. The
bill then was passed by an overwhelm-
ing majority, 247 to 80.
An analysis Of the vote shows that
124 Republicans and 123 Democrats
voted for the amended bill and forty
two Republicans and ten Democrats
against it. Mr.. Grosvenor IOD was one
of those who voted against the bill. The
voting on the bill was the elimination
of long struggle which began almost
with the opening of this session of con-
grcss and after two weeks Of continu-
GUS debating, in which much bitterness
was aroused. The debate was of an
exceedingly lively character, the fea-
ture being the echoes of the previous
nights Democratic caucus. To that
caucus the defeat of the Republican
leaders who sought to pass the bill
without amendment is attributable.
Previous to the holding of the caucus
the Democrats were very much divid-
ed, and the opposition of the Republic
an beet sugar men showed signs of dis
integrating When it became apparent
that the Democrats would act together,
the beet sugar men decided at meet
fng attended by thrty-two Of them to
take the bit in their teeth and ovcrrule
the chair. As soon as this combination
was effected the Republican leaders
realized that they would he defeated so
far as the removal of the diffcrential
was concerned, and Mr.. Payne, the Re-
publican leader, contented himself with
warning his beet sugar colleagues that
in removing the dfferential they were
taking off Il bit Of protection placed in
the Dingley bill especially for the bene- |
fit of the beet sugar producers. The
Democrats attempted to follow up their
advantage when the dffercntial amend
ment was adopted by offering the Bah.
cock bill and other amendments to re-
duce the Dingley schedules, but on
these amendments the Republicans de-
clincd to go with them, and the Demo-
Gratis did not press them vigorously.
One of the surprises of the session
was the attempt of Mr.. Roberts. a
Massachusetts Republican, to take the
duty off hides. He offered two amend
mcnts and appealed once from the de-
ClSlOil VI lht tllall, pul was No'So Wv" |
each time.
The bill as passed authorizes the
president as soon as may be after the
establishment of an independent gov
ernmcnt in Cuba and the enactment by
said government of immigration, eX-
clusion and contract labor laws as re-
as those of the United States
to negotiate Il reciprocal trade agree
ment with Cuba by which in return
for equivalent concessions the United
States will grant reduction of 20 per
cent from the Dinglcy rates on goods
roming into the United States from
Cuba. such agreement to continue un-
til Dee l. 1903. During the existence
Of such agreement the duty Oh refined
sugars and all sugars above No. 16,
Dutch standard is to be l.S25 per
pound.
At the session of the senate cOnsid-
.raton was begun of the bill tenn
oorarily to provide form of govern
nent for the Philippine Islands. The
Measure was read. and the committee
were agreed to tentative !
Y, but no action on the bill was taken.
Fifty-tive private pension bills and q
ew other measures were passed.