The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-17

ASHINGTON, Dec. 16-By the de-
wv cisfve vote OF 81 TO rs the senate
today passed the bill carrying
into effect the reciprocity treaty with
Cuba. The final vote came at the close
OF the day. which was marked by de-
bate which. while at all times animat-
ed, was never acrimonious. The prin-
cipal speeches were made by Mr..
Spooner for the bin and by Mr.. Bailey
against it. Both senators were subject
ed to frequent Interruptions in their
Eemarks. Mt Bailey alluded to the
accent agreement OF the Democratic
caucus to stand soIdly on party ques-
lions and warned the Republicans that
i'm the future they could not depend
son struggling Democratic votes i'm sup
port of Republican party measures re-
3 gardless or whether they were or were
not i'm accord with Democratic doc
trinc.
The bill passed carries into execu-
Ttion the treaty between the United
States and cuba which was ratified last
March. The treaty provides for "a re-
Ubction Of 20 per cent from the rates
eff DUTY under the Diugley law on all
Cuban articles imported into the Unit
eel States and p varying reduction OF
from 90 90 40 per cent from the estab-
hshed Cuban duty on articles shipped
into cuba from the United states. Art
er the passage OF the Cuban bin the
senate egreed to the house resolution
providing for holiday recess from
Bee, is to Jan. g.
Democrats United Hereafter.
9Ir. Bailey discussed the constitution
- questions involved in the bill. main
siNe right 60 originate revenue lcgisla-
sion and had no power over treaties.
Mr. Bailey discussed at some length
1he attitude of the Democratic senators
ON the reciprocity provision of the Nc
-JIiuley larv and the fact chat the party
had divided on this and other meas
ures.
But" he said. turning toward the
Republican side of the chamber. you
viii hereafter get no senator's votes
Erom the White House on this side of
The chamber You viii have to take
care Of yourselves ia the future"
This statement was accepted as di-
: rect reference to the decision OF the
Democratic caucus to- stand as a unit
on an measures agreed upon by a two
THIRDS vote OF the caucus and aroused
quick interest.
All or None.
Why asked Mr.. Aldrich. and he
asked the question two or three times
before Mr.. Bailey could reach the end
of his sentence While the query was
being put and reiterated, Mr.. Bailey
was proceeding 10 say that When the
4sson was sufficient and while house
N essures were good they would get
an the Democratic votes
Then he MADE reply 90 Mr.. Aldrich's
request for an explanation Of the rea-
sons for the statement just made The
first thought evidently was that a SEN
tentiOus reply only was necessary. The
senator knows why ne said. and then
after a moments thought he repeated.
1.-The senator knows and added. I'm
seine way or another the Republican
members have been able to unite on
I1aeasures without "a party resolution
and when a man bolted he was shot on
the spot. They have carried party dis
cipline TO the point of sbject submits
sion. W. have pursued our course TO
the point Of INSTRUMENTATION. Now.
say that i'm the future when your meas
ures are right YOU viii have the solid
Democratic vote; If YOU are not right
we VIII oppose you"