| Show CUB AN TREATY BILL PASSED IN THE SENATE BY A DE VOTE the treaty provides for a reduction of 20 per cent from the rates under the dingley law by the decisive vote of 57 to IS 18 the senate on wednesday passed the mil bill carrying into effect the reciprocity treaty with cuba the final vote came at the close of the day which vas marked by a debate which while at all times animated was never acri conlous nion lous the principal speeches were made by mr spooner for the bill and by mr bailey against it both sena tors were subjected to frequent in in their remarks mr bailey alluded to the he recent agreement of the democratic caucus to stand solidly on party questions and warned the republicans that in the future they could not depend on gling democratic votes in support of republican party measures regardless of whether they were or were not hi in accord with democratic coc cochrine trIne the bill passed carries into execl tion the treaty between the united states and cuba which was ratified last march the treaty provides for a reduction of uty under the ding ley law on all cuban articles imported into the united states and a varying reduction of from 20 to 40 per bent from the established cuban duty on articles shipped into cuba from the united states after the passage of the cuban bill the senate agreed to the house resolution providing tor for a holiday recess from dec dee 19 to jan 4 |
