The sun., 1903-12-17
SENATE PASSES CUBAN BILL.
THE |OTE STOOD 81 FUR AND rs
AGAINST THE MEASi RE.
Nine Democrats Vote For and One RE-
publican, Hard OF california, Against
n--SenatOr SpOOncr Crlicises Gen.
woods Campaign In Favor OF the iIili.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18--lhe Cuban Re-
cprocty bill was passed by the Senate at
45O O'Clock this Afternoon after day OF
| debate in which Messrs Spooner Rep,
Wis., and Bailey (Dem.. TeND were the
principal figures. The bill was passed by
a vote of 81 TO Is, all the Republicans eX-
cepting Mr.. Bard Of California voting for
it, and all the Democrats excepting nine
voting against il. The nine Democrats
voting for the bill were Messrs Bacon and
Clay of Georgia, Blackburn and McCreary
| of Kentucky, Cockrell and Stone Of Mi-
| souri,, simmons and OveIman of North
Carolina and Gormau of Maryland.
Mr. Spooner ol,-ned the debate he said
, that both Senators from Colorado had de-
cared that the benefit Of reciprocity would
nure to the Sugar Trust, and that the Re
publican Senators knew it oud were willing
to sacrifice the bee; sugar industry FOR the
benefit of the Sugar Trust The Senator
from Texas Mr Baiiey) had. however
been more polite. He had shared in the
opinion that the Sugar Trust would profit
by the legislation, hut he had not accused
the Republican side Of lack of sincerity
They were merely stupid. laughter
Referring to Gen. Woods campaign in
attempting to secure the passage of the
Cuban Reciprocity bill aud to Mr. Teller's
criticism Of that action, Mr. Spooner said:
Il am frank to say that | did not like the
action OF an army officer in Cuba writing
to me as Senator and urging me- to sup
port a certain inca asllre. He should have
reported the facts 70 his superior officer.
! But that is not now the question at iss,le,"
Mr. Spooner ironically magnitied the OBJ
11,nt
little island of Cuba. with this bill in effect
will wipe ont the cattle industry of Texas;
it will destroy the citrus fruit industry of
Florida and the Pacific Coast; it will wipe out
the cotton industry OF the South and 1t will
blow to atoms the great infant beet sugar
industry Hurrah for Cuba" Laughter.
Mr. Spooner discussed at some length
the constitutional objections to the bill
raised by MIR. Bailey These objections were
that the President and the Senate could not
laws and that the House had no right to
pass upon treaties. Mr.. Spooner did not
agree with Mr. Bailey in his extreme con-
tention that the President and tho Senate
had no right to make reciprocity treaty
in any way affecting the revenues He did.
however, regard the constitutional require
ment that all bills for raising revenue should
originate in the House as meaning that all
revenue legislation should originate there.
Mr.; Bailey replied to Mr.; Spoone.rr;
which the people Of his State ,esponsed
in the line of protection. He had been
accused Of being tainted with the idea
of protection. but this he vigorously de-
MED. Mr.. Baileys discussion OF the con-
stitutiona questions involved led to occa-
sional colloquies. in which Messrs. Spooner
and Hale took part One of the exchanges
led the speakers into political fields and MIR.
Bailey delivered an impromptu panegyric
on the indestructbility Of the Democratic
Mr.. Hale Rep., Me J informed Mr.. Bailey
that he shared with him in entirety the
opinion that bills for raising revenue must
originate in the House and that there could
the President and the Senate in their treaty
making capacity. But practical
working proposition. rhe arrangement pro-
posed in the bill was a good one in that it
safeguarded the rights of the House while
not diminishing the constitutional right
ofthe President and Senate to make treaties.
Mr.. Bailey wound up his argument in
reply to Mr. Hale, declaring hat he Presi-
dent had originated the measure. that it
was revenue measure, that az such
measure it could not under the Constitution
be originated by the President, and it was
therefore unconstitutional.
The vote was then taken on the bill.
and it was passed as follows:
-Repusltegn' Msssrs Adrch, Assr Alice,
a'so' rows. bufiSn' % Glapp CLARK Of Wyoming, GMom.
Depew Dillingham;. Dolliver, Dryden. Elkns.
Fairbanks. Foraker. Foster Of Washington. Frye
Fulton, GailInger, Hale Hanna HsnsbrouEh,
eybnTn HosT hopS1s KGan kodse 9ns
Perkins, Plat OF Connecticut. rla,t OF New York
Proctor. Quarlcs Scott, Snoot, Spencer Stewart
and Wetmore Is. Democrats: NcSsrs Bacon.
Blackburn Clay. Cockrel German MrCreary.
NAYs-Repu bicdn: Mr. Bard Democrats:
McsSrs. Bailey. Bate Berry. Carmack, Cube rson.
Daniel dubois Foster. McEnefy Mcl.aurin Nal
lory, Martin. Newlands PettuS, Talafcrro. Teller
and Tllman ii. Total. ls
The House resolution TO take the holiday
recess from next Saturday until Monday,
Jan. 4, was adopted. and the Senate at 5:l5
O'Clock ad diourned until tomorrow.