The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20

a Number of Speeches Were Made
for and Against the Treaty-Louis-
lana Senators Begged That 1t Be
Not Ratifed-WiII MfIitate Against
the Sugar Industry in the United
states - No Amendments other
Than Those FavOrabIy Reported
by the Committee Were Adopted.
BY R. NJ. Larner.
Washington, March 19.-After for
mally approving the Bacon amendment
providing that the treaty shall not be-
come effective until approved by the
Congress, and after adopting also an
other amendment introduced by Sem
ator Bacon, which materially affects
one of the South's greatest industries,
the Senate this afternoon ratified the
Cuban reciprocity treaty.
AS to final ratification there never
has been a 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 to-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 the vote
of so to 16.
OF chief Importance to the South to-
day was the acceptance by the COM
mittee and the adoption by the Senate
of an amendment which Senator Bacon
had been quietly pressing. This gives
to the coarser grades of cotton fabrics,
which are made principally in the
Southern states, the same percentage
Of advantage which is given the finer
grades of New England manufacture.
In the original treaty there was a per
cent. discrimination against the coarser
grades, as compared with the finer
grades. The finer grades imported into
Cuba were to be accorded a 30 per
cent. reduction of the duties in the
general tariff act of Cuba, while the
coarser grades were to be given but a
20 per cent. reduction.
Senator Bacon and other Southern
senators construed this as an uncalled
for advantage given the finer grades of
New England mills, but some of the
this was al fright Senator Bacon in
sisted, however, and his contention was
backed by other Southerners, who
stood with him. The committee finally
accepted his amendment, and it was in
corporated in the treaty This puts all
grades of cotton fabrics on a plane of
equality.
How They Voted.
After ratifying the Cuban reciprocity
treaty, the Senate adjourned sine die
to-day at 5:15 o'clock.
Practically the entire day was spent
behind closed doors in executive ses-
sion. Most of the time was devoted to
consideration of the Cuban treaty.
Several speeches were made in oppo-
sition to the treaty and one in favor
of it, and then, promptly at the agreed
hour, o'clock, voting began.
Roll calls were had on a number of
amendments, and the treaty itself was
made the subject of an aye and no
vote. The motion to ratify was adopt
ed by vote of SO to 16, somewhat t
more than three-fourths, whereas
only two-thirds vote was necessary
to secure a ratification. The detailed
vote follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Alger, Alice, Allison,
Ankeny, Bacon, Ball. Beveridge,
Blackburn, Burnham, Burrows, Bur-
ton, Clark (Wyoming), Cockrell, Gull
lom, Depew Dietrich, Dolliver Dry
den, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Fos-
ter (Washington), Frye, Fulton, Gal
linger, Gamble, German, Hanna, Hans
brough, Hepburn, Hopkins, Kean,
Latimer, Lodge, Long, McComas, Nc
Creary, McCumber, Nelson, Overman,
Penrose, Perkins, Simmons, Smoot,
Spooner, Stewart, Stone, Warren, Wet
more-total so.
Nays-Bailey, Bard, Bate, Berry
Carmack, Clark (Montana), Daniel,
Foster Oouisiana), McEnery, Mallory,
Martin, Money, Morgan, Newlands
Pettus, Taliaferro-16.
In making the pairs two senators
were paired for the treaty with one
against it. The pair list was as fol-
lows:
Kerns and Hale, with GIBSON; Mil
lard and Proctor, with Clark (Ark. }
Scott and Quay, with McLaurin; Dill
hngham and Clapp, with Tillman;
h1ttredge and Platt IN. ". with Pat
terson; Platt (Ccnn.) and Hawley,
with Teller; Mitchell and Clay, with
Dubois; Quarles, with Culberson. Mr.
Hoar was absent and impaired.
Debate on the Treaty.
Immediately after the doors were
closed, a few minutes past IL o'clock
floor in order to make a set speech in
opposition to the treaty. In the main
MS speech was an appeal for the pro-
lection of the American ugar-produc-
ing industry. He spoke especially for
the cane sugar interests of Louisiana
but said that while the sugar interest
was of paramount Importance
an his own state, on ac-
count of the cane produced
there, the beet sugar industry had
grown to such proportions that many
other portions of the Union also were
coming to have a very pronounced
interest In the making of sugar.
lie drew a graphic picture of present
conditions i'm Louisiana, and said that
II the treaty should be ratified the
result was liable to be very disas-
trous to many OF his constituents. He
appealed to senators from North and
South alike TO refrain from inflicting
this hardship upon his people.
Mr.. Foster also made the point that
There was nothing 10 prevent the in
PRODUCTION Of Chinese coolie labor into
Cuba, and said that II such labor should
ne introduced, American labor could
not compete with n.
simmons the Sole Democrat.
Other speeches In opposition 20 the
treaty We're made by Senator Berry
and carmack. while Senator Simmons
or North Carolina spoke IN support of
~ Senator Berry based his opposition
70 the agreement on the amendment
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