The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-22
CABAN BILL PASSED
Reciprocity at Last Accorded
Islanders by Senate,
VOTE WAS DECISIVE ONE
Closing Debate Was Lively, But Devoid
Of Any Acrimonious Features,
Measure Went Through by
Vote Of 81 to ia.

BY the decisive vote of 81 to IS. the
United States senate, Wednesday
passed the bill carrying into effect
the reciprocity treaty With Cuba.
The final vote was taken at to close
OF a day which was marked by de.
bate which, while at times animated,
was never acrimonious. The principal
speeches were made by Mr. spooner
for the bill and Mr.. Bailey against It
In his remarks, Mr. Bailey referred to
the recent agreement Of the democrat.
ic caucus to stand solidly on party
questions and warned the republicans
that in the future they could not do.
pend on struggling democratic votes
in support OF republican party meas.
ures, regardless of whether they were
or wer enot in accord with democratic
doctrine The vote In detail on tho
bill was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrlch, Alger, Alice, Allison,
Ankeny, Bacon, Ball, Beverage, Black.
burn, Burnham, Burrows, Burton,
Clapp, Clark, OF Wyoming; Clay. Cooh-
erell, Cullom, Depew, Dillingham;, Dol
liver, Dryden, Elklns, Fairbanks. For
aker, Foster. Of Washington; Frye,
Fulton, Galllnger, German, Hale. Han
ma. Hansbrough, Hepburn, Hoar, Hop
kins, Kean, Lodge. Long, McComas
McCreary, McCumber, Mitchell, Mel
son, overman, Penrose. Perkins, Plat
OF Connecticut; Plat OF New York
Proctor. Quarles, Scott, Simmons
Smoot, spooner, Stewart, Stone, WIT
more-57.
Nays-Balley, Bard. Bate, Berry
Carmack Culberson, Daniel, Dubois
Foster, Of Louisiana; McEnery, Nc
Laurin, Mallory Martin, Newlands
Pettus, Tallaferro, Teller, Tlllman-
IS.
The bill passed carries into execu
ton the treaty between the. United
states and Cuba, which was ratlh ID
last March. The treaty provides tol
a reduction Of 20 per cent from the
rates Of duty under the Dlngley law
on all Cuban articles imported into
the United States and a varying re.
ductlon of from 20 to 80 per cent from
the established Cuban Duty on articles
imported into Cuba from the United
States.
Mr.. Spooner, in his speech, spoke II
the varying positions of the opponents
Of the bill, and especially OF the intro.
ductlon Of the Newlands resolution, n.
wiling Cuba TO become a part OF the
United States, deprecating 1t and say.
ing that he hoped II would be post
poned indefinitely, because, he said,
sometimes invitations are regarded as
commands.
Lets confne our population, so far
as we can, TO our own race" he said.
Mr.. spooner replied to the charge
that the bill is in The interest OF the
sugar trust, referring to the differing
motives attributed by the opponents OF
the bill to the senators who favor It.
Some OF them" he said, SAY we
are sincere but stupid; others that we
are able, but dishonest. AS to which
Of these accusations is correct be
concluded, 1--WE will leave them to set.
tie with their democratic colleagues
who support the BILL"
Mr.. Spooner contended that all reve.
nue. measures should originate In the
house OF representatives, and said that
he did not see how Mr.. Lodge could
reconcile his bill for the free admls.
sion OF hides with this requirement.
Mr.. Hoar did not agree with Mr..
spooner that the president and the
senate could not make treaties affect.
Ing the revenue without the assent Of
the house OF representatives. He did
not. however, believe in the policy of
treaties affecting the tariff and con.
tended that direct legislation was cas-.
Ter Of accomplishment tnan the OK.
change Of treaties.
After the passage OF the Cuban bill,
the senate agreed to the house reso.
luton provldn for a holiday recess
from December 10 to January 4.