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Would Adopt More Gag Rules"


publicans He told then to keep on passing
theif gag rules, but declared that when the
democrats got control of the House they
would ram more gag rules down the threats
of the republicans than were now being
ramuad down democratic threats by the
party in power.
He declared that the republican leaders
were afraid to allow a, vote on an amend
nent to the bill carrying into effect the
Cuban treaty for they knew the members
from the beet sugar states would kick over
the. traces and vote with the democrats to
defeat the differential on sugar. He said
the republicans would go before the coun-
try next year and In referring to the pas
sage of the Cuban bill would say: 1--WE
did it,
You could not pass 1t to save your
souls shouted Mr.. Clark. IF you did not
know that a lot of-the democratic members
would vote with you. The truth is the re-
publican majority is not in favor of this
bill. A year and half ago Senator Hanna.
who Is conceded to be the mouthpiece of his
party, when the tariff discussion was up.
gave forth the slogan, Let we'll enough
alone This afterward changed to
Stand pat That's phrase" added Mr..
Clark amid much laughter that l don't
understand the meaning Of
Mr.. Clark concluded by saying that the
democrats utterly repudiated the attempt
OF the republicans to bind the Congress by
the provisions Of the present bill for a
tenn of five years.
When we get in power" he said. I'VE
will do what we please. We going to
vote for this bill. containing the five-year
clause, under duress. Every one knows
that what is done under duress is not bind
ing"
Mcclellan Favors the Bill.
Mr.. Clark was followed by Representative
George B. Mcclellan of New York, who
made his first speech of the extra session,
and what will probably be his last before
he retres from Congress and returns to
New York to take up the reins Of city
government as mayor, January 1 next Mr..
Mcclellan said that under the rule shutting
off amendments 1t was necessary to pass
the bill ii stands
He said 1t had been the purpose of him
self and his colleagues on the democra tic
side to offer an amendment removing the
dlfferential on sugar.
In response to question Mr.. Mcclellan
took occasion to define what is meant by
the differential. He said it was the diff
ference in the rate of duty fixed on. raw
sugar and on refined sugar the higher ra te
on refined sugar being intended as a pro-
lection to the American sugar refining in
dustries. Mr.. Mcclellan strongly urged the
passage of the bill, saying the country was
in honor bound to do &c. and that both the
United States and Cuba would be immeas-
urably benefited by 1t.
On the Point of Callapsing.
The democratic opposition to the Cuban
reciprocity bill was on the point of col
lapsing today. The democrats found them
selves lacking in speakers desiring to make
remarks upon the bill Quite a number of
democrats went to Mr.. Williams. the MI
nority leader. and suggested that he ask
unanimous consent to suspend the rule and
come to an immediate vote on the bill. Mr.
Williams did not think it advisa BILE to do 1t
this morning, however, and the debate pro-
decided
IL is considered possible that a vote NAV
yet be taken before the time fixed In the
rule next Thursday. Very little interest is
manifested in the discussion. The supjec ct
has been talked almost threadbare in the
past and every one is familiar with the is
sues involved. The only thing which will
lead TO continuance of the talk will he the
desire of a few men to get into the Record
with tariff speeches.
In the Senate interest in the Cuban reci-
procity is overshadowed by the Panama sit
uation. The democrats of the Senate are
more concerned in establishing a harmoni-
Gus position toward the isthrnian canal
treaty than in endeavoring TO talk about
Cuban reciprocity.