The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-01
NOTABLE VICTORY.
Democrats in House Give Sugar Trust
Crushing Blow.
The Republic Bureau,
l4th St. ssd Pennsylvania Ave.

Ths Republic Bureau,
l4th St. AID Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington. April 1S.-The Demo-
Gratis of the House, with the aid Of
the beet sugar insurgents" won a
clsan-cut victory To day against the
allies of the Sugar Trust. Theyforc-
ed the Republican managers of the
House To ace pit all amendment re-
moving the differential on refined
sugarsimported not only from Cuba,
but from all other places.
This differential, Havemeyer has
stated, is the profit OF the trust, and
its removal would be IN infamous
outrage.
1t is expected that the Senate will
strike out the amendment, and much
interest is ielt in the final action up
on the bill, when it goes circumference
between the TIVE houses.
The Democrats will stand solid.
Their harmony is perfect. They do
not doubt that the Republicans I'm
surgents" also will remain firm, aud
the opinion is very general among
the party leaders that the amend
mpnt will he retained or otherwise
that the bill will fail,
The Democrats tonight are jubi-
hnt. They have struck telling
blow at the great Sugar Trust and
have demonstrated that they are a
unit on important issues. They have
proved that their ranks are solid and
/ those of the opposition broken.
The Republicans who voted for the
antitrust amendment have burned
their bridges behind them on this
measure, and proclaim that they will
stand or fall by their votes to-day
! when the bill comes back to the
/ House.
SOLID DEMOCRATIC vOTETO OVERRIDE
| THE CHAIR.
Afirrvutr 10 -Uvrrrufr the dpriSIUTrUi
the chair, made by Mr.. Sherman, OF
New York, was III TO 1870, Republi-
cans to the number of thirty-seyen
Joining with solid Democratic vote
to accomplish this result. Having
won this preliminary victory, the
amendment was adopted in commit
tee-1G1 to 211--and later in the
House bya still larger maiority 10!
to 105 On this occasion siXty.foul
Republicans voted with the Demo
Gratis for the amendment The bill
then was passed by an overwhelming
majority, 247 to -.
! An analysis Of the vote shows thai
| 124 Republicans and 123 Democrats
voted for the amended bill, and for
ty-two Republicans and ten Demo
Gratis against it.
The voting Oh the bill was the cul
m,nation OF long struggle, which
began almost with the openinh 0
this session OF Congress and aftel
two weeks of continuous debate, dur
ing which much bitterness was arous
ed
PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS OF CUBAN BILL
AS PASSED.
The bill, as passed, authorizes til,
President, as soon as may be ate
thu establishment of an Independent
Government in Cuba, and the enact
ment of said Government ofimmigra
ton, exclusion and contract labo
laws as restrictive as those OF tn
United States, to negotiate a recip
rocal trade agreement with Cuba, b,
which, in return for equivalent con
cessions, the United States willgran
reduction of 20 per cent. from tn
Dingley rates on goods coming int
the United States from Cuba, sucl
agreement to continue until Decem
Der l, 1903. During the existence Q
such agreement the duty on refine,
sugars and all sugars above No. 1G
Dutch standard, is to be 1925 pc
. pound.
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