Show Ml M IN CONGRESS ON CUBAN RECIPROCITY BILL Warm Debate Preceding Final Vote Which May lay MayBe MayBe layBe Be Taken Before Session Session Ses Ses- sion Closes Today W WASHINGTON April 18 When When th the House met today at 11 o'clock there was a prospect of a memorable se see ses- don aba ahead T The Th general rebate upon the Cuban reciprocity bill was to close closer at 3 o'clock and it was the Intention of or the leaders If It possible to hold the tha I House Houe session until the final vote ote was taken The action of ot the D Democratic caucus last night which decided to vote solidly for the removal of the differential on refined sugar sUSu gave the tha leaders much concern as they were unable to figure out exactly what strength the proposition would command com corn mand on the Republican side Storm Presaged The disclosures of or Mr Ur Underwood t last night relative to overtures made to the Democrats on the basis of ass art an abandonment of the Crumpacker resolution reso rero- lution added a new complication tc ten to the situation and there seemed a likelihood like that It might figure In th the de debate debate debate de- de bate today In a sensational fashion The whole atmosphere of the House HousEl was In fact charged with electricity and presaged the coming storm I Democratic Position Mr Richardson of or Tennessee th the Democratic leader was the first speaker speak speak- er today He made a a. careful and dispassionate die dis passionate speech explaining why he ha had voted In favor of reporting the bill He state stated frankly that he doubted whether the enactment of ot the bill I would do much to bring about the re reciprocal reciprocal reciprocal re- re trade relations between Cuba and the United States w which was as earnestly earnestly earnestly ear ear- nestly to be desired But he had voted for it in the hope that It might accomplish something It would at least re reduce reduce re- re duce by 20 per cent the outrageously high rates Tates of the Dingley law so 90 far faras faras faras as Cuba was concerned These high rates could not stand and he said sald Mr Grosvenor's speech a few days ago was a warning of or the coming storm He thought the time for a a. revision o othe of oC the tariff was at hand and the tact fact that the pending bill began It In ip a a. modest way commended the measure to him Taunt t to Republicans Mr Ir Richardson called attention to the action of two country districts of Mr Babcock endorsing the latter's bill to remove the duties fron from steel and amid Democratic applause said the Democrats proposed to give Mr Babcock Babcock Bab- Bab cock an opportunity later on to vote ote for the bill his constituents had 1 en en- en He also outlined the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- c cratic j relative to offering an amendment to abolish the differential differential I duty O-duty on refined sugar If this amendment nt he said ald five or six ix million n dollars o would ld be betaken taken from the sugar refiners refine and given to th the tha- American consumers of sugar Knows Nothing of Bargain Just before Hr Mr Richardson took his se seat t Mr 1011 Bromwell of Ohio asked him this question Does the gentleman from Tennessee know anything of a reported bargain bargan between the leaders on on this side and d the Democrats on that by which the Crumpacker resolution 19 is to be emoth Continued on Page GY II Storm Storm- Storm Breaks Continued from Page 1 1 ered in order to aid ad the the passage of ot the ere pending bill pasSe Mr Absolutely nothing r replied Richardson Rep Republican Opposition Mr Fordney of Michigan l opposed the bill bi He declared declare that not a a single Cuban appeared before the Ways and Means committee in favor of ot the bill bi I Every Everyone one of of the witnesses for tor I it t he said aid was either an American Amerian citizen indirectly indirectly indi indi- owning sugar land In Cuba or or directly representing the in influence influence in- in fluence of ot the sugar trust Hepburn Grows Grows Grows' Serious Serious Serous Mr Hepburn Hepbur of l Iowa wa arou d considerable considerable con con- e excitement lt by b bringing up fh n the revelation made in the Democratic r caucus last night concerning the al alle alleged al- al le over overtures ures ovet-ures res from the Republican side to ab abandon don the Crumpacker resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution if the the Democrats f from om the St States tes threatened would voter vote against overruling the chair After Aler reading the account of ot th the caucus in a a morning paper paper paper pa pa- per he proceeded with great emphasis to declare that the charge was waso of a avery avery avery very serious character It I charges some members of this House Hous with wih at attempting at tempting to traffic with wih the legislation before this body he said It charges charges them with a willingness to Shelve helve legislation which members member here consider very Important in order bill bUl to il secure cure the ultimate triumph of this thi Shot at Grosvenor Mr Hepburn held up to ridicule ule some of the most ardent friends frends of the mess meas mea mea- ure He quoted from the speech of Mr Grosvenor of Ohio the statement that Mr Grosvenor Gros declined to support a a. 3 bill bi for a 50 40 30 or 25 per cent reduction It I was only when th the concession was wa reduced 5 per cent further that he was induced to support it if In other words said Mr Hepburn had it not been for the last nickel of reduction the gent gentleman gentleman gentle gentle- man from Ohio to quote his own language lan Ian gage guage would have today been with wih the insurgents attempting to divide the Re Republican Re- Re publican an party and destroy It End Ed of Deb Debate te The remaining time after Mr Hepburn Hepburn Hep Hep- burn concluded two concluded two hours and twenty minutes was was' was divided equally between Mr Tawney of Minneapolis who closed the debate against the bill bi and Mr Dalzell Dalzel of ot Pennsylvania who concluded for the measure Mr Tawney at the outset defended the course of those on the Republican side who had not surrendered stir sur str- str rendered their convictions that thrift might tolo follow fawning v Duty to Cuba Cba Mr Dalzell Dalzeil Dalzel in closing the debate for tor the friends of the bill bi declared it was was' not an attack upon protection It Is not a revision of the existing tariff laws or Cr Its is schedules said he It will wi not harm a single American industry or d deprive p ve an an American workman of a single days day's days day's vage wages This bill bi contains a a single sIgle n for reciprocal trade relations and is Justified on plain busi business ness principles n. n But it is more than than that It I is a step toward the redemption tion ton of the pledge we made not to Cuba but to ourselves when we Ore e volunteered to intervene to right the wrongs which she as was teaS s suffering ferng ander antler the Spanish regime Mr Dalzell Dalzel Insisted t that at it was our duty now that Cuba was to be set upon the high highroad road of the world to see that she started under fair auspices Nearing the Vote Mr Dalzell concluded by saying the te differential in the Dingley bill bi was placed there for the benefit of ot beet- beet sugar growers Soon after 3 o'clock the bill bi ws w's was ws read red and considered under minute five minute rule Mr Morris of Minnesota offered an amendment to remove the differentials on refined sugar Mr r. r Payne PaYe made the point pont of order that it was wa not germane and entered into an argument on the subject |