The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-24
WORK OF CONGRESS
A Lot of Discussion and Little Prac
tical Business.


hours Saturday discussing the Cubal
reciprocity bill ard during that timt
three speeches were made. Mr.. Fost
er, Of Louisiana, led the discussion
and occupied the greater part of the
day with an argument in opposition
to the measure. He declared that it
passage would greatly injure the sug
ar industry of the United States. Sen
ator Depew, on the Republican side
and SenaGor Clay, on the Democratic
side, supported the bill as meas
ure in the interest Of both countries
Senator Clay said that he accepted
it as q provision for the reduction
of duties on the part Of both coun'
tries. Mr.. Foster declared that there
Is no moral obligation on the part oi
this government to enter into the
proposed arrangement with Cuba. He
said we are standing at the open
door" of the far East saying we can
compete with England and other for
eign countries If given equality OF
rights, while we are entering into a
contrary arrangement in our own
hemisphere. Speaking Of the claim
contrary arrangement in our
own hemisphere. Speaking OF
the claim from the standpoint
Of business, he conteDded that
rocal arrangement the manufacturers
Of the United States could get the
Cuban trade if they would ask for 1t.
He also declared that the reduction
Of our revenues which would result
from the enactment of the proposed
law in the five years that the law was
10 continue in force would be S35, 5,000,.
300 Of S40,000,000. This money must
90 either to the Cuban sugar planters
5r to the sugar trust. In either event
the policy was one contrary to our
own best interests. The speaker pro-
nounced the treaty not only political
and economic blunder, but declared II
falls little short Of legislative
crime. The fundamental error Of the
measure, he said, is the taking Of the
fruits and vegetables Of Florida and
the far West, the tobacco and sugar
products Of the country and placing
them in competition with the Cuban
products in which the tariff is reduc.
ed Of 20 per cent. He predicted that
the preferential provision of the trea.
!y will bring on a tariff war with
foreign countries, because anything
coming from foreign countries will
be Disseminated against. Reciprocity,
he said, was called by some Republi.
cans the handmade of protection and
oy some Democrats the haid-maid of
,ree trade, but in this age Of COM
mercialism, If he might so term it, he
declared reciprocity to be the hand
maid of special interests. Senator
Foster declared that behind the
:reaty are every power and influence
If the sugar trust, giving as his rea-
sons that the building up Of the beet
sugar industry Of the West means
The down-pulling Of the sugar trust.
Rural free delivery, reciprocity with
Canada and the new republic Of Pana-
ma were topics Of discussion in the
House Tuesday. The subject Of rural
free delivery was introduced by Mr..
Maddox. Democrat, who claimed that
certain States had been favored In the
establishment of routes, which resulted
In lively discussion. Mr.. Hepburn, Re-
publican, Of Iowa, and Mr.. Hemenway,
Republican, of Indiana, were among the
others on the Republican side.
Mr.. Crumpacker, Democrat, Of 1ndi-
ana, defended the course pursued by
the administration in dealing with the
Central American situation and replied
to criticisms which have been made on
the opposite side Of the chamber.
Washington, Speciality the de-
,,sive vote of 81 to Is the Senate
passed the bill carrying into effect
teh reciprocity treaty with Cuba. The
final vote was taken at the close Of
lay that was marked by a debate
which, while at times animated, was
never acrimonious. The principal
speeches of the day were made by
Mr.. Spooner for the bill and by MIR.
Bailey against it. Both Senators were
subjected to frequent Interruptions.
IN his remarks Mr.. Bailey referred to
the recent agreement Of the Demo
cratic caucus to stand solidly on par.
ty questions, and warned the Repub-
Iicans that in the future they could
not depend on struggling Democratic
yotes y support Of Republican meas
1res, regardless of whether thew were
Or were not in accord with Democrat.
Ic doctrine. The vote in detail was as
follows:
veas-Aldrich, Alger, Alice, Allison.
Ankeny, Bacon, Ball, Beveridge,
Blackburn, Burnham, Burrows, Bur
ON, Clapp, Clark, Wyoming; Clay,
Cockerell, Cullom, Depew, Dilling'
ham, Deliver, Dryden, Elkins, Fair
banks, Foraker, Foster, Washington,
Frye, Fulton, Gallinger, German,
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hepburn,
Ioar, Hopkins, Kean, Lodge Long,
.cComas, McCreary, McCumper
Mitchell, Nelson, Overman, Peprose
Perkins, Platt, Connecticut; rlatt,
New York; Proctor, Quarles, Scott,
Simmons, Smoot, Spooner, Stewart,
Stone, ,Wetmore-57.
Nays-Bailey, Bard, Bate, Car
mack, Culberson, Daniel, Dubios, Eos,
ter, Louisiana; McEnery, McLaurin
Mallory, Martin, Newlands, Pettus,
~, rron.-