The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-19
INSURGENTS AND /
 ! DEMOCRATS WIN
Ride Rough ShOd Over Republican Leaders of the House and Over
 rule the. Speaker.


 shod over the House leaders today when the voting began on the Cuban reciprocity bill. They overthrow the ruling or the chair in committee of the whole on the question of the germanoness Of the amendment 10 remove the dinerentiai from refined sugar during the existence of the reciprocity agreement provided for in the bill The vote to overrule the de- cision of the chair, Mir. sherman IN Y.) presiding. was I'll to 13o. thirty seven Republicans joining with solid Democratic vote. Having won this pre- liminary victory, the amendment was adopted in committee d64 to 1lD ana later in the House by a still larger maJorit!- 19e to 1o5 On this occasion, sixty-tour Ren,,,,lioans voted with the Democrats for the amendment. The bill then passed by an overwhelming majority-2H to D..
 Analysis of the vote shows that i-f R,publicans and l23 Democrats voted TOT the amended bill and forty-two Repuoh- cans and ten Democrats against it.
 To las, nights Democratic caucus the defeat of the Republican leaders "ho sought to pass the bill without amend ment is attributable. Previous to the holding r the caucus, the Democrats were very much divided and the oppo- sitjon of the Republican beet sugar men showed signs of disintesration.
 Beet Sugar Men Take Heart
 Today when it became apparent that the Democrats would act together, the heet sugar men decided at meeting at tended by thirty-two of them to take the bit in their teeth and ovcrruie the chalr. One of the surprises of the session was the attempt of Mir. Roberts, Massachu- sctts Republican, to take the duty oH hi cs He offered two amendments ana appealed once from the decision or the chair, but was voted down each tune. The bill as passed authorizes the Presi- dent, as soon as may be after the es- tablishment of an independent govcrn- ment in Cuba, and the enactment by saiu Government of immigration exclusiofl and contract labor laws as restrictive as those of the United States, to negotiate reciprocal trade agreement with Cupa by which in return for equivalent eonces- sions, the United States Will grant reduction of 20 per cent from the Dingiey rates on goods coming into the United States from Cuba, such agreement 10 continue until December l, 1905. During the existence of such agreement the duty on refined sugars and all sugars above No Is, Dutch standard, is to be 1895 per pound.
 Underwood's Sensation.
 When the House met today at Il eiech there was prospect of m2moraoie ses sion ahead The general debate on the Cuban reciprocity bill was to close al " o'clock and it the intention or the leaders. if possible, io hold the mousse ''l session until the final vote was taken
 The action of the Dcmocrat'c caucus last night. which decided to vote soiidly far rho removal of the differcntal on re- fined sugar, gave the leaders much con cern as they were unable 10 tlSure out exactly what strength the proposition would command on the Republican side. The disclosures of Mir. Underwood last night relative to ovcrtures madc to the ucmorrats on the basis of an abandon nent ot the Crumpackcr resolution, ad- dcd new complication to the stuatioh and there seemed a likelihood that IL might figure in the debate today III d scusational fashion. The whole atmos- phcre of the House, in fact was chargeo with electricity and presaSed the coming storm. MT Richardson Crenn) the Democratic leader was the first speaker today. He made careful, dspassionato speech
 
 of reporting the bill. He stated frankly that he doubted whether the enactment of the hill would do much to bring about the reciprocal trade relations between Cuba and the United States, which was ,arnestly to be desired. But he had voted for it in the hope that 1t might ac- complish something. It would st least rad,1cc hv 20 per cent the outrageousiy hipb rates of the Dingley law SO far as Cuba was concerned. These high rates sould not stand and he said Mir. Grosve- uor's speech few days ago was warn ing of the coming storm.
 Time for Revision.
 lie thought the time for a revision or the tAriff was at hand and the fact that the pending bill began it in a modest way commended the measure to him. MT. Richardson called attention to the action of the two counties in the district or Mir. Babcock CNis.) endorsing the lat ter's bill to remove the duties from steel. end, amid Democratic applause. said that the Democrats proposed to give MT Bahcock an opportunity later OH to vote for the bill his constituents had endorsed, He outlined also the Democratic program relative to offering an amendment to abolish the diffcrential duty on rehned sugar. If this amendment carried ne said five or six million dollars would be taken rom the sugar TcHll'l . anu hiNt'' to tho American consumers of sugar.
 Just before Mir. Richardson took his seat. Mir. Cromwell tOhio) asked him this question;
 Does the gentleman from Tennessee know anything of reported barGan be- tween the leaders on this side and the Democrats on that. by which the Crum- hacker resolution is to be smothered in order to pass the pending bl?'
 Absolutely nothing replied MT. Rich ardson.
 Hepburn Causes Excitement,
 Mir. Hepburn Oowa) aroused considers- hIa excitement by bringing forward the revelation made in the Democratic caucus last night concerning the alleged over tures made from the Republican side to abandon the Crumpackrr resolution, if the Democrats from the States threatened would vote against oNerrling the chair. After reading the account "f the caucus in n morning paper he proceeded with great emphasis to declare that the charge is true or the statement if made, was of very serious character.
 Hepburn Causes Excitement
 Tt charges some memhets of this Houss