The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-16
THEY BREAK AWAY
Democrats Desert Leaders and
Vote With Payne Crowd
On Motion to Close Debate on
Cuba Friday.
GOT AN EARLY START.
Senate Met Two Hours in Ad-
vance of Usual Time.
Only Three Senators Faced the
Chair at That Hour.
POINT OF NO QUORUM.
% Minutes Consumed in Gath
ering in Absentees.
Discussion of Chinese Exclusion
Then Began.
Senate Met Two Hours in Ad-
vance of Usual Time.
Only Three Senators Faced the
Chair at That Hour.
POINT OF NO QUORUM.
% Minutes Consumed in Gath
ering in Absentees.
Discussion of Chinese Exclusion
Then Began.

washington, April 16.-There was
very interesting situation in the house
at the opening of the session. today Mr..
Payne the majority leader, again at
tempted to secure an agreement to
close general debate on the Cuban re-
ciprocity bill at o'clock Friday. After
some sparring Mr.. Williams (Miss.) OBJ
jeeted whereupon Mr. Payne placed his
proposition in the form of a motion
and upon that motion demanded the
previous question. On the division upon
the previous question the Republican
opponents of the bill, voted with the
Democrats. While the house was di-
Viding, Mr.. Williams (Miss.) Withdrew
his objection but Mr.. Jones (Wn-9 I'M
nediateIy renewed it and the division
proceeded. The demand for the preVl-
Gus question was sustained, LOB to W,
but on a rising vote upon Mr.. Payne ;
motion to close debate on Friday the
opponents of the motion won, 105 to 10
The announcement of the result gave
the Republican leaders surprise ana
caused some excitement. Mr. watson
Und), the Republican whip. demanded
the ayes and noes. The demand was
sustained by the friends of the bill and
the roll was called. The voting was fol-
lowed with intense interest.
While the vote was proceeding several
conferences We're held on the Republican
side. Mr.. Tawney (Minn.), one of the
leaders of the Republican opposition had
agreed with Mr.. Payne yesterday that
there should be no opposition to the mo-
tiOn to close debate and he was busy
persuading his friends to keep the
agreement A number of the Democratic
friends of the bill also broke away from
the leaders and the result was that Mr..
Payne's motion was carried easily ayes
153, nays 123.
Thirty-three Republicans voted
against the motion, as follows: Messrs.
Alpin (Rdich). Bishop (Mich.l, Brom-
well (O.), Brown (Wis.), Coombs, fCal.),
Dick do0. Esch Wis), Fletcher
lN!irin.). F,ordney 6Mieh;), Gardner
(Minn), Hepburn Qa.), Jackson 1Md-),
Jones (Wash.) LittIefield (Me.). Loud
(Cal.), MeClear (dinn.), McLachlan
(CaI), Minor (Wis.), Morris (NGinn-),
Needham (CaI). Prince Gll-), Sheldon
(A4ich.), Smith (IlL), H. c. Smith, 5.
W Smith (Mich.), Stevens (Minn.),
Sutherland (Utah), Warner and Weeks
(AIich.)
Thirty-two Democrats voted for the mo-
ton. as follows.
tucky; Banlzhead. Alabama Bartlett, Geor-
gia; Bovine. Alabama: Brantley. Georgia;
Burnett, Alabama; Candler Mississippi:
Clayton, Alabama Elliott, South CAROLINA;
Fox, Mississippi: Griggs Georgia: Henry,
mississippi. Howard. Georgia: Johnson,
South Carolina; Kehoe. Kentucky: Kluttz,
North Carolina; Lever. South Carolina:
NeIsain Mississippi. Mcclellan. New York;
Pugsley, New York. Scarborough. South
Carolina; Spight. Mississippi: Taylor Al
ALBANIA; Thompson, Alabama: Underwood,
Alabama: Wheeler Kentucky: Wiley. Ala
bama; Williams, Mississippi, and Wilson,
It was agreed that tomorrow and Friday
the house should meet at II o'clock.
Mr.. Roberts (Mass.l, the first speaker to-
under the latitude allowed for debate, to
make a vigorous argument in favor of an
amendment to the DIngIey law to place
hides on the free list
IN THE SENATE
Washington, April 16.-Pursuant to
yesterdays agreement the senate today
was called to order at 10 o'clock, two
hours in advance OF the usual hour of
the meeting This hour was fixed in Or
der to permit more extended debate on
the Chinese exclusion bill prior to the
voting on that measure which is to be-
gin at O'Clock. The attendance was very
slim. Only three senators-Messrs. Pet
tus, Kean and Kittredge-faced Mr..
Frye when he called the senate to order.
Mr.. Morgan gave notice that tomor-
row he would call up the Nicaragua
canal bill for the purpose of addressing
the senate upon it.
The president pro tenn laid before the
senate q number Of telegrams bearing
on the Chinese bill These messages
were all from the Pacific coast, 81 of
them being favorable to the PIatt sub
stitute and u opposed to it.
ply to the speech made yesterday by Mr..
Spooner but before he could proceed Mr..
Culberson suggested the absence of a
quorum. It took rs minutes to get a
quorum.
Mr. Turner CWash) then proceeded.
explaining casual remark made yester-
day concerning the Republican party
He said he had no bitterness toward
| that party and that he had been mem
ber Of it as long as it was true to its
/ principles He declared that the party
now on all occasions preferred the dollar
| to the man and that this fact IS admitted
| by the Republican organizations atti-
tude toward the Philippines. In that
proceeding, he said, there had been no
/ regard for principles of liberty and
t Democratic government and they were.
! he declared, allowing this theory to
drown in a sea Of blood the aspirations
| of an allied people for freedom
/ He said that the shipping interests
| the railroads have agents in Washington
using their strongest efforts to defeat
! the pending bill.
/ Mr. Turner then entered upon d dis
/ cussion of the merits Of the Chinese ex-
cIusion bill He spoke Of the Chinese,
( declaring that two-facedness is a char
/ acteristic of that people from which not
i even the emperor is free. He also de-
I cIared that the great Chinese viceroy
who had recently died had amassed his
colossal fortune by the corrupt use Of
Office and followed this remark with the
statement that if Chinese were to be