The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
IS GOOD FOR SOUTH
Is Amended Cuban Treaty as
Ratified in the Senate.
EXTRA SESSION IS ADJOURNED
FIoht for this Section Was Led by 4a.
con, of Georgia-Products Of Our
Cotton Mills on Equality
With Eastern Factories.

A Washington special says: After
formally approving the Bacon amend
ment providing that the treaty shall
not become effective until approved by
the congress, and after adopting. also,
another amendment, introduced by
Senator Bacon, which materially af-
fects one of the south's greatest in
dustries, the senate Thursday after
noon ratified tho Cuban reciprocity
treaty.
AS to final ratification there never
has been doubt since the committee
on foreign affairs, upon the insistence
Of the democrats, accepted the first
mentioned amendment. There was
some doubt for a short while during
the day, however, whether there would
be a. quorum of the senate present, so
many republicans having left the city,
but there were many more than enough
senators present on the final round up.
the treaty being ratified by vote OF
so to Is.
Important to the South.
Of chief Importance to the south
was the acceptance by the commit
tee and the adoption by the senate
of an amendment which Senator Ba-
con has been quietly pressing. This
gives to the coarser grades Of cotton
fabrics, which are made principally in
the southern states the same percent
age Of advantage which IS given the
finer grades of New England man
ufacture. In the original treaty,
there was a 5 per cent discrimination
against the coarser grades. The finer
grades imported into Cuba were to be
accorded 80 per cent reduction OF the
duties in the general tariff act OF Cuba,
while the coarser grades were to be
given but 25 per cent reduction. Sen
ator Bacon and other southern sena-
tors construed this as an uncallcd for
advantage given lne finer grades OF
New England mills. But some OF the
New England senators seemeA 70 LINK
this was all right. Senator Bacon m
sisted, however, and as his contention
was backed by other southerners, who
stood with him, the committee finally
accepted, his amendment, and 1t was
incorporated into the treaty. This puts
all grades Of cotton fabrics on plan
of equality.
After ratifying the Cuban reciprocity
treaty the senate adjourned sine die at
SIS. Practically the entire day was
spent behind closed doors in executive
session. Most of the time was devoted
to consideration of the Cuban treaty.
The Detailed Vote.
Several speeches were made In oppo-
sition to the treaty and one in favor OF
it, and then, promptly at the agreed
hour, 8 o'clock, voting began. Roll
calls were had on number OF amend
ments and the treaty itself was made
the subject of an aye and nay vote.
Inc motion to ratify was adopted by
ballot of so to 16, somewhat more
than a three-fourths vote, whereas
only a two-tnirds vote was necessary
to secure a ratification. The detailed
vote follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Alger, Alice, Alisdp,
Ankeny, Bacon, Ball, Beveri, ge, Elack-
burn, Burnham, Burrows, Burton,
Clark of Wyoming, Cockren, Cullom,
Depew, Dietrich, Dolliver, Dryden, Ell
kins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster OF
Washington, Frye, Fulton, Gall-nger,
Gamble, German, Hanna, Hansorough,
Hepburn, Hopkins, Kean, Latimer,
Lodge, Long, McComas, .McCreary,
McCumber, Nelson, Overman, Penrose,
Perkins, Simmons, Smoot, Spooner,
Stewart, Stone, Warren, Wetmore-6O.
Nays-Bailey, Bard, Bate, berry,
Carmack, Clark of montana, Daniel,
Foster of Louisiana, McEnery, Mallory,
Martin, Money, Morgan, Newlands,
Pettus, Taliaferro-16.
In making the pairs two senators
were paired for the treaty with one
against it.