New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
BEET SUGAR MEN DEFEATED


lected on the products of Porto Rico and the
Philippine Islands.
for successfully inaugurating and permanently
establishing the new government of Cuba during
a time which the experience of all nations has
shown will be its most critical period.
Thirteenth-It affords relief unit the present
adverse trade conditions affecting the price OF
sugar shall have been improved by the abolish
ment of European sugar bounties.
Fourteenth-It discharges every obligation as
Sumed by us under the provisions of the Treaty
of Paris. the Platt amendment and by our in
tervention to secure the independence of Cuba
Representative Lacey. of Iowa. supported the
Ways and Means Committees proposition,
pointing out that the farming interests of his
district would reap benefits by Cuban conces
sions which enlarged the market for farm prod
utCs
Representative Hepburn of Iowa. made a
somewhat satiriCal speech to the relief which
the proposed reciprocity plan would give to
cuba. He declared that. whereas Cuba's pros
peCtive production was 5O00Oo1 tons of sugar
year, by Imposing our immigration laws upon
them and limiting the labor required for the
full development of their resources, we were
restricting their productive capacity 10 oUoWo
tons annually.
The debate now became general. Mr.. Boutell.
OF Illinois: Mr.. Sibey, of Pennsylvania Mr.
Morris, OF Minnesota; Mr.. Lttlefeld OF Maine,
and Mr.. Burke of South Dakota, speaking on
various phases of the question.
FIRST DECISIVE TEST OF STRENGTH.
Mr. Payne brought the discussion to a close
with earnest plea for support of the reel
procity plan and "a motion that the previous
question be ordered all pending propositions.
This brought the question to a decisive issue
rather Unexpectedly. and the voting began amid
considerable excitement. The previous question
was ordered by a vote of rs to J6. which was
the first decisive tcst of strength between the
two contending elements.
The next vote was the substitute offered by
Mr.. Dick earlier in the evening representing the
views of those opposed 10 the Ways and Means
Committee. Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Tawney. acting
as tellers announced that the substitute was
defeated - to 70 After this vote number of
those I'm the minority left the hall.
Mr.. Morris. of Minnesota. one of the conferrees
on behalf of the beet sugar interests. offered
amendment taking off the diferential on re-
fined sugar This was defeated, 30 to a.
RECIPROCITY PLAN ADOPTED.
This cleared the way for the final vote on
the reciprocity proposition brought forward
by Mr.. Payne. modified by the amendment of
Mr.. SibIey limiting it's duration to December
1903. The vote was taken on these two propo-
sitions as a whole. resulting: Ayes. ~; noes. 81
Immediately following this vote the confer
ence adjourned and the long pending cOntro
versy over Cuban reciprocity determined
so far as the Republican conference was con-
cerned although 1t still remains to be dealt with
in the House
/ ne faNIlt IfSolullou duoPN'N No-'ilt4AN 81
| the general form of bill authorizing the Pres
dent TO negotiate commercial agreement Wltf
| Cuba for reciprocal and equivalent concessions
by which the rates of duty shall he reduced a.
| least 20 per cent ad valorem on all articles i'm
! ported from Cuba into the United states. Il
| also provides that the United States immlgra
! ton and exclusion laws shall be enacted by tn
! government OF Cuba as a preliminary TO recl
! proCty. The Sbey amendment which Is
! adopted as a part OF the Payne resolution, pro
| yides that the 20 per cent reduction shall o'
| Limited I'm its duration and effect to the frs
| day OF December. 1903