Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-17


iiheo sugar all over the world.
opooher continued that all revenu.
asufes should originate in the Hons,
" representatives. and said that he dif
not see how Lodge could reconcile his Nj,
i"f the Tree admission of hides with ,h;,
requirement
opooher also discussed the effect of The
adoption by Cuba of the Platt amend
iheht as part of the Cuban constitution
anu sald 1t should remain there foreye,
| lof Cupa S own protection both as against
ioreign 1oes-and against insurrection. He
commended that the Plat measures is nc
wise derogates from Cuba's independence
| he expressed the opinion that the Unit.
eo States owned the Isle of Pines. For
himself he was for the bill in the inter
esq of the United States ana not in the
interest of Cuba.
| Hoar followed Spooner with a brief ex.
position of his views on the constitution
al question as to treaties affecting the
| revenue. He did not agree with Spooner
| that the President and the Senate could
not make treaties affecting the revenue
without the assent of the House of Rep
Iresentatives, but held that under the con-
sutution treaties are as absolutely the
law of the land as a statute upon which
both Houses of Congress have passed.
| He did not, however, believe in the
policy of treaties affecting the tariff
and contended that direct legislation
was easier Of Accomplishment than the
exchange of treaties. Hoar also said
| that because of his opposition to this
apethod he had found it difficult to Sc
cure his own assent to support the bill.
Hoar objected to the claim that prom
| lses had been made to Cuba and con-
fessed that he had not looked With
favor upon the statement made by the
PRESIDENT in his message to the effect
that failure to pass the bill would
amount almost to breach of faith.
Still, he added, he did not intend to
let this objection interfere with his
support of the bill.
Bailey took exception to the state
ment made by Spooner to the effect
that he (Bailey) had been influenced
| toward protection because of his in
terest in the cattle business of his
state, and explained that his position
on all matters relating to tariff was
that of favoring a tariff for revenue
| only.
Speoner disavowed any intention of
impugning the motives of Bailey.
Bailey discussed at some length the
attitude of the Democratic senators
against the reciprocity provision of the
Mckinley law and the fact that the
party had divided on this and other
matters.
But" he said, turning toward the
Republican side of the chamber, you
will hereafter get no senator's votes
for the White House on this side of
the chamber; you'll have to take care
| of yourselves in the future
This statement was accepted as a
direct reference to the decision of the
Democratic caucus to stand as a unit
on all measures agreed upon by two
| thirds vote of the caucus, and aroused
quick interest.
"Why?" asked Aldrich, and he asked
| the question two or three times before
| Bailey could reach the end of his sem
| tence.
| The senator knows why said Bailey,
and added I'm some way or another the
| Republican senators have been able to
| unite on measures without a party resolu-
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| on the spot. They have carried party dis
| cipine to point of INSTRUMENTATION. Now
/ say that in the future when your meas
| nres are right you will have the SOLID
Democratic vote, but II you are not right,
we will oppose you.
He appealed to Spooner to know if that
was not correct, but the Wisconsin SEN
ator replied in the negative. expressing
the opinion that senator's should vote as
! they think and not two-thirdS of their
party caucus may direct. This expression
of opinion brought out the statement
| from Bailey that his opinion had not
| been eXemplifed in SpOoners official life,
because, he said. there had been many in
stances in which Spooner had pointed out
| the obnoxious features of measures and
afterwards had voted for them.
Bailey then entered upon defence OF
unity of action in party measures. calling
lattention to the partys long retention III
| Il have no patience with q mugwump.
! he said. and added: Nv hen man THINKS
he knows more than his party, he should
get out of the party. for, for hlnl TO re-
| main after reaching such CONCLUSION
must be bad either for him or his party
Again addressing, the Republican side ,
aisle towards the Republican senator's
most of whom were giving him their clos
est attention, he said; we oon won
der that you look worried You VII get
lit, and always have been able 10 find
! someone over here who was Wiling 20
make an honorable exception, 70 use the
language of the senator from Wisconsin,
and vote for anything you might ask them
to vote for. But you vii! get no more OF
our votes. . -,
| Railey resumed his discussion of the
| constitutionality of reciprocity treaties
enga ging in a colloquy with Hale.
| PIatt, Foraker and Lodge explained
briefly that they did not agree with the
position of either Spooner or Bailey. Al
three maintained that with the ald OF the
Senate the President has the same power
to negotiate treaties affecting commercial
and tariff questions that ne mas 10 heso-
tate other treaties. G., &C., ,.o
| At AS the vote on the maj pass3Ee
| of the bin was taken. President FRO
lTcmpore Frye announced the passage OF
the bill by a vote of 81 to is.
| The vote in detail was as loiio"S;.
YEAS:-Aldrich, Alger, Alice. A1llso,.'
Ankcney, Bacon, Ball. BeNerldge, S 6IaSn
burn. Burnham, Burrows, Burton, E 'iia,i,
lClarI (Wyo), Clay, Cockreli Suilon1'
lnepew. Dillingham;. Dolliver, Dryden -
|kins. Fairbanks. Foraker, roster !" 4 ISL =
Frye. Fulton. Gallnger Gornam' I a;.ie'
Hanna, Hansbrough. Heypufhhi; 1oai
Hopkins. Kean, Lodge, Long ;,, McC 4nnnn
IMcCreary, McCumber, Mitcheln Ma e.
,Overman. Penrose. Perkins. r Ia, $50 $50
Platt On. ", Proctor. e.siti ieH. S %..rt
Simmons Smoot. Spoohei' "'e""' l
Stone. Wetnore-57. 80 porr,, Cav
NAYS:-Bailey. Bard. Bate. BerrE -, "a -
mack. Culberson. Daniel. Dub1ls, W. AZ,
,UaD. McEnery, McLaurln; Manois ;;r Nna,