The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-04-25
modest way commended the measure
TO Give Habcock a Chance.


latter's bill to remove the duties from
steel and amid democratic applause
said that democrats proposed to give
Babcock an opportunity later on to
vote for the bill his constituents had
Endorsed. He also outlined the demo-
cratic program relative to offering an
amendment to abolish the diffenential
duty on refined sugar. If this amend
ment carried, he said, $5,0O0,OOO OF So
900 would be taken from the sugar |
refiners and given to the American con-
sumers of sugar.
Just before Richardson took his seat
Bromwell of Ohio, asked him this ques-
ton:
Does the gentleman know anything
of the reported bargain between lead
ers on this side and democrats on that
by which the Crumpacker resolution is
to be smothered in order to aid the
passage of the pending bll?'
| Absolutely nothing" replied Rich
| ardson.
| Fordney of Michigan opposed the bill.
! He declared that not a single Cuban
appeared before the ways and means
committee in favor of the bill Every
one of the witnesses for it, he said.
| WIS either an American citizen owning
sugar land in Cuba, or indirectly or
directly representing the influence of
| the sugar trust.
| Hepburn Causes Stir.
! Hepburn of Iowa aroused consider
able excitement by bringing forward
/ the revelation made in the democratic
caucus last night concerning the al
legged overtures made from the repub
| lican side to abandon the Crumpacker
| resolution If the democrats from the
| states threatened would vote against
overruing the chair.
After reading the account of the eau
Gus in a morning paper, he proceeded,
with great emphasis, to declare that
the charge. if true, or the statement,
| if made, was of very serious charac-
ter. 1T charges some members of this
| house with attempting to traffic with
| legislation before this body" he said.
1T charges them with a Willingness to
ShelVe legislation Which members here
consider very important in order to
seeare the ultimate triumph of this
BILL
II do not believe it, I think the gen
tleman from Alabama (Underwood)
must have been mistaken or misin-
formed, but nevertheless I think it is
his duty to this house to be more ex
plicit, and to locate this offense where
it properly belongs"
continued to express his doubt
whether such alleged methods would
be resorted to to pass the bill, which
|
publicans We're Indifferent or opposed
to. He held up to ridicule some of the
most ardent friends of the measure. =
Tawney of Minnesota closed the de-
bate against the bill, and Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania concluded for the meas
ure.
When Dalzell concluded, soon after
? 5, the bill was read and considered
| under the five minute rule.
rLa r;SS.,o o+,ai hr,o,dpan+
At o'clock the time for general de-
j bate expired, and the bill was open to
amendment under the hve-minute
rule
+ Mr.. Morris of Minnesota, one of the
, republican opponents of the bill, was
recognized, and amid much excitement
. offered an amendment to remove the
! differential from refined sugar: The
amendment was as follows:
v Upon the making of said agreement
: and the issuance of said proclamation
: and while said agreement shall remain
: in force, there shall be levied, collect
, ed and paid, in lieu of the duties there.
: on now provided by law on all sugar
/ above No. is, Dutch standard in color
: and on all sugar which has gone
through a process of refining, imported
into the United States, l cent and S25
], 1000 of cent per pound.
= Mr. Payne, the republican leader, a
= once made the point Of order that the
amendment was not germane. HI
: argued that there had been rulings in
! Vulnerable against such extraneou
q leagues to vote on this question &C
q. cording to the, dictates of their con
. sciences and honor"
!, Mr.. Littlefield Of Maine, followed Mr.
: Payne, taking the view that tn
: amendment was germane. He reverted
to the report that at the democratic
= caucus that Mr.. Underwood stated tina
;, oyertures had been made to him in re
4 gard to the Crumpacker resolution. Al
~ insinuat ton has been made here today,
=, / said he (which has not been repealed
= as It ought to have been. refer t
i, the report that at the democratic eau
q Gus last night it was stated that ap
4 proaches had come from this side Q
q the house for the democrats to ente
= = into an unholy, ungodly and infamou
: alliance to sacrifice human rights i
order to save the face of certain lead
ers or protect the profits of an aggre
CATION Of capital.
= Denial by Underwood.
Mr.. Grosyenor Of Ohio, asked M
I'D Littlefield to whom he referred.
=, =, Mr. Littlefield, in reply, said h
a. thought Mr. Payne, the chairman {
III the ways and means committee, shoul
= !. make a: statement. and the republica
q q Il lead r was just about to do so when NJ
20 Underwood again arose and said:
"a have never made any such charges 6
~ the gentlemen repeats, either in
al democratic caucus or elsewhere =
Is The republicans applauded this state
~ ment, and both Mr.. Underwood ar
al Mr.. Payne sat down.
n II have accomplished my purpose
IS said Mr.. Littlefeld. II have succeede
a. In vindicating the republican majo
M 4 ity.'
mt He then proceeded with his arg
ment that the Morris amendment WI