The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-17
Senate Passes Bill Carrying Into Effect the Treaty by Large
 Majority
ANIMATED SPEECHES BY
 BAILEY AND SPOONER.
Texas Senator Publicly Notifies Repub- lican Senators They Will Get No More Democratic Votes-Echo
 From Recent Caucus.

Washington, December 16.-By the de- cisive vote of 57 to Is, the senate today passed the bill carrying into effect the re- ciprocity treaty with Cuba. The final vote came al the close of tho l day. which was marked by a debate which while at all times animated, was never acrimonious. The principal speeches were made by Mir. spooner for the bill, and by Bailey against it.
 Both senators were subjected to fre- quent Interruptions. In his remarks Mir Bailey referred to the recent agreement of the democratic caucus to stand solidly on party questions. and warned the re- publicans that in the future they could not depend on struggling democratic votes in support of republican party measures. regardless of whether they were or were not in accord with democratic doctrine
 The bill passed carries into execution the treaty between the United States and Cuba which was ratified last March
 The treaty. provides for a reduction of 20 per cent from the rates of duty under the Dingley law on all Cuban articles im- ported into the United States and vary ing reduction of from 20 to 10 per cent from the established Cuban duty on arti- cles into Cuba from the United States. The yotae in detail was as follows:
 The Vote.
 Ayes-Aldrieh, Alger, Alec, Allison, An- key Bacon, Ball. Beveridge, Blackburn. Burnham, Burrows. Burton. Clapp. Clark. of Wyoming; Clay cockrell, Cullom De-
 
 ins, Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster of Wash ington, Frye, Fulton Gallagher, Gornan Hale, Hanna. Hansbrough, Hepburn, Hoar, Hopkins, Kean, Lodge. McComas. McCreary. McCumber, Mitchell, Nelson, Hermann, Ploatt of Connecticut Platt of New York, Proctor, Quarels Scott, Sim mons, Shoot, Spooner. Stewart, Stone, Wetmore. 57
 Nays-Balley, Bard. Bate. Berry. Car mack, Culberson, Daniel, Dubois. Foster of Louisiana, Mcf1nery MeLaurin, Mal- lory, Martin. Newlands, Pettus, Talia- ferro, Teller. Tillman IS.
 Pairs were announced as follows: Flaw ley with Clark of Montana, Willard with Clark of Arkansas Kearns with Gibson; Warren with Money; Quay with Morgan. and Kittredge with Patterson.
 After the passage of the Cuban treaty the senate agreed to the house resolution providing for a holiday recess from De- cember 19 to January f.
 Spooner Opens Debate.
 The senate was prompt in taking up the 1 Cuban reciprocity bill. and MT. Spooner was immediately recognized He began | by remarking that 1t was strange that the senate should find 1t necessary to spend so much time in consideration of a bill which had been so promptly accepted by the house. This attitude he declared was l ipcoDGistapf xyft ha attitn1p of tors who not so long ago were engaged in accusing the white-faced, patient man who then occupied the executive mansion with ulterior motives in standing out against war with Spain for the liberation of Cuba.
 MT. Spooner spoke of the various posi- tions of the opponents of the bill. and especially of the Newland resolution in- viting Cuba to become a part of the United States deprecating 1t. and say ing that he hoped 1t would be postponed indefinitely because he said sometimes invitations are regarded as combinations.
 Not in Interest of Trusts.
 Mir. Spooner also replied to the charge that the bill is in the interest of the su- gar trust referring to the different mo- lives attributed by the opponents of the bill to the senators who favor it. Some of them" he said. say are sincere. but stupid others that we are able, but dishonest. As to which of these accusa- tions is correct" he concluded, I've will leave them to seetle with their demo- cratic colleagues who support the bill
 MT Spooner referred to the House bill of the last session, reducing the duty on sugar and spoke of the fact that MT. Teller had challenged the republican sen- ators to pass if. notwithstanding 1t would have been deadly blow to the beet sugar H.. .t.tg t1.nt Mir Teller had believed that the challenge would have been accepted he would not have made it.
 MT. Teller admitted such to be the case. He did not believe the republican senators would accept the bill because it removed the differential duty on refined sugar T did not want to kill the dlfferentaL" said Mir Teller 'It was put on by the house to kill it.
 Then" said Mir. Spooner, "l have de- veoped one thing" --
 That the challenge was a bluff" said Mir Teller. taking the words out of the Wisconsin senator's mouth.
 "rhen." continued Mir Spooner. the charges against us are Inconsistent"
 He did not however. believe in the policy of treaties affecting the tariff. and contended that direct legislation was easier of accomplishment than the ex- change of treaties. MT. Hoar also said that because of his opposition to this method. he had found it difficult to se- cure his own assent to suppost the bill
 Not a Breach of Trust.
 Mir. Hoar objected to the claim that promises had been made to Cuba and confessed that he had not looked with favor upon the statement made by the President in his message to the effect that a failure 10 pass the bill would amount