Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-04-24
CUBAN BILL GOES
"%CifHoCITf MEASURE PASSES
HOUSE AFTER A LONG
STRUGGLE.
SUGAR DlFTERENllAl REMOVED
ANsuRGENT REPUBLICANS RIDE
RoJGH-SHOD OVER HOUSE
LEADERS.
SUGAR DIfEtRfNlIAL REMOVED
BIG MAJORITY FOR THE BILL
FIFTY TWO VOTES AGAINST III
FORrI-TVVt, OF THEM RE-
PUBLICAN.

washington, April IL. - The Demo-
Gratis 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
mittee of the whole on the question of
the germaneness of an amendment Of
fered by Morris of Minnesota to remove
the differential from refined sugar dur
ing the existence of the reciprocity
agreement provided for in the bill.
The vote to overrule the decision of
the chair, made by Mr.. Sherman of
New York, was Ill to 1870, Republicans
to the number of 81 joining with a solid
Democratic vote to accomplish this re-
suit.
Having won this preliminary victory,
the amendment was adopted in COM
mittee, 1854 to Ill, and later in the house
by still larger majority-199 to 105.
On this occasion Ga Republicans voted
with the Democrats for the amend
ment. The bill then was passed by an
overwhelming majority-247 to 50.
Ar analysis of the vote shows that 124
Republicans and 1913 Democrats voted
for the amended bill and AZ Republicans
and 10 Democrats against it. MI.
GrOsvenor of Ohio Morris, Fletcher,
Stevens, McCleary and Tawney of Min
nesota, were among those who voted
against the bill. The voting on the
bill was the elimination of
A Long Struggle
which began almost with the opening
Of this session of congress and after
two weeks of continuous debate, dur
i,7or yvhi ~, or0llS6d
Yesterdays debate was of an exceed
ingly lively character, the feature be-
ing echoes of Thursday nights Demo-
cratic caucus. To that caucus the de-
feat of the Republican leaders, who
sought to pass the bill without amend
ment, is attributable. Previous to the
holding of the caucus the Democrats
were very much divided, and the oppo-
sition of the Republican beet sugar
men showed signs of disintegrat1ng.
Yesterday, when it became apparent
that the Democrats would act together
the beet sugar men decided at meet
ing attended by 90 of them to take the
bit in their teeth and overrule the chair.
AS soon as this combination was et-
fected the Republican leaders realized
that they would be defeated so far as
the removal of the differential was con-
cerned, and Mr.. Payne, the Republican
leader, contented himself with warning
his beet sugar colleagues that in re-
moving the differential they We're TAX
ing off biz Of protection placed in the
Dingley bill especially for the benefit Of
the beet sugar producers. The Demo-
Gratis attempted to follow UP their ad-
vantage when the
Differcntial Amendment
was adopted by offering the Babcock
bill and other amendments to reduce
the Dirgley schedules, but on these
amendments the Republicans declined
to stand with them and the Democrats
did not press them vigorously. One OF
the surprises Of the session was the at
tempt of Mr.. Roberts, a Massachusetts
Republican, to take the duty off hides.
He offered two amendments and ap-
Dealed once front the decision of the
chair, but was voted down each time.
The bill as passed authorizes the pres
| ident as soon as may be after the es-
tablishment of an Independent govern
| ment in Cuba and the enactment by
said government IF immigration, eX-
olusion and contract labor laws as re-
strictive as those of the United States,
to negotiate 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 Dingley rates on goods
coming into the United States from
Cuba. such agreement to continue I'M
til Dec. i, 1909. During the existence
of such agreement the duty on refined
sugars and all sugars above No. IL
Dutch standard. is 70 be 1926 cents per
| FOUND
| In the Senate.
At yesterdays session of the senate,
| consideration was begun of the Dill
temporarily to provide a form of gov
eminent for the philippine islands. The
measure was read and the committee
amendments were agreed to tentative
ly but no action on the bill was taken.
Fifty-fivc private pension bills and
few other measures were passed.
Charged With Incest.
Muskogee. Ind, T., April GOV. II.
Means, the Lexington, Mo-, farmer who