Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
BEET SUGAR VICTORY
REFINED SUGAR AMENDMENT.
cuban Reciprocity Bill Amended and
Passed In the House-Thirty-
Seven Republicans Join With .
Solid Democratic Vote.

Seven Republicans Join Win .
Solid Democratic Vote.
Washington. April l0.-Thc Demo-
Gratis aud Republican Insurgents rode
rough shod over the House leaders
yesterday when the vo'ins began on
the Cuban reciprocity bill. They over
threw the ruling OF the cEair In COM
mIttcc OF the whole on the question
of tho gcrmnnencss OF M amendment
To remove the dincrcntial from refined
sugar during the existence Of the reel
proclty agreement provided for Ia the
bill.
The vote To ovcrrule the decision Of
the chair. made by Mr.. Sherman OF
New York, was III To l:D. Itepubii-
cans 10 the number OF thIrty-scycn
Joining with "a solid Democratic yot.
10 accomplish this rcsult. Having won
this preliminary Victory, the amend
mcnt was adopted In com Wittcc. lGt To
Ill, and later in the llous. by n stili
larger majority, luJ To inb. On this
occasion siNiy-four Republicans voted
with the Democrats for the amend
ncnt. The bill then was passed by an
overwhelming majority. 2,I to 81
An analysis OF the vote showed that
Ia Republicans und l.:i Democrats
voted for the amended bill nnd forty
two Republicans and ten Democrats
against II.
III. voting ON the bill was the culini.
nation of long struggle which began
almost with the oi.iin. of this session
vi Congress, mud after two weeks OF
continuous debate. during which much
bitterness, WIS aroused. To-dny's de-
IAa.s lEg..IES
character. the feature bsing ccliocs "
last nights Democratic caucus.
To TINT caucus I'll. defeat of the Itc-
publican leaders who sought To pnss
the biii without amendment In attrib-
uiabic. Previous To the holding Of tho
caucus the Democrats wcrc very much
divided. and the opposition of the ltc-
publican br-t sugar mrn showed signs
OF ilsinicgrnting. To-day when Il b.
came apparent That the Democrats
would net together the bcct sugar men
decided at u mcciin. attended by thir-
iy.two Of them. To take the bit la their
teeth nnd override the chair.
As soon ns this combination wss
.ffcci~-i the Republican leaders real
isrd tiint they would In. defeated. so
far as the removal of the din-rrntini
was concerned. ani Mr. Payne. the
Republican leader. contcntcd himself
with warning his bcct sugar colleagues
TINT in removing the difYcrcniinl they
were taking on lit Of protection
placed In the binTicy biii especially
far the ,-rn.nt VI the beet sugar pro-
iuccrs-
The Democrats attempted To follow
np their advantage when the dincrcn-
iiai amendment was adopted by Offer
ing the. Bnl,cocL bIll uuL other umsusl-
m-n,s To- reduce the binsi.y schedules,
but ON .'csc amendments the ltcpub-
LEANS declined to stand with them.
aud ,h" Democrats did not press them
vigorously. One of the surprises OF
the session was the attempt Of Mr..
Roberts. n Massachusetts Republican.
to take the duty OF hides. -" offered
two amendments ani appealed once
from the decision of the chair. hut was
voted down each time.
The biii. as passed. authorizes the
President. as soon ns nny L. after tho
c-tn nbiishmcnt OF mn independent gov
.rnmcnt In Cuba aud the enactment
10y said government of immigrat ton.
exclusion and contract labor laws ns
restrictive rs tbos. Of the United
States. to negotiate reciprocal trade
agreement with Cuba 10y which. In ~.
turn for equivalent concessions. tho
United States viii grant "a reduction
OF twenty per cent. from the bingicy
rates on goods coming into the United
States from Cuba. stcb agreement to
continue until December I, 1903. Dur
ing the existence Of such agreement
the duty on refined sugars aud NIL SD
gnrs above M. 1G Dutch standard TO
bc i.s.5 per pound.