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THE MOBNING OKEGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1902. GUBAN BILL PASSED House Votes to Remove Dif ferential From Sugar. REPUBLICAN LEADERS DOWNED Decision of the Chair Overruled by a Larpe Majority Jinny Repnbll cans Vote With Solid Demo cratic Side. t i By a vote of 247 to 52. the House pasred the Cuban reciprocity 1)111, amended to remove the differential on refined sugar. The bill shows that 142 Republicans and 123 Democrats vcted for the bill and 42 Republicans and 10 Democrats against It. The main pur pose of the bill grants a 20 per cent re duction from the DIngley rates on goods coming to the United States from Cuba, in return for wheh Cuba Is to mak equivalent concessions and enact immigration, exclusion and contract labor laws similar to those of this coun try. WASHINGTON. April 18. The Demo crats and the Republican insurgents rode ' rough shod over the House leaders today, when the voting began on the Cuban reel- I proclty bill. They overthrew the ruling of the chair in committee of the whole on the question of the germaneness of an amendment to remove the differential from refined sugar during the existence of the reciprocity agreement provided by the bill. The vote to overrule the decision of the chair, made by Sherman. (Rep. N. Y.), was 171 to 130, Republicans to the number of 37 joining with a solid Demo cratic vote to accomplish this result. Hav- lng won this preliminary victory, the amendment was adopted In committee, 1C1 to HI, and later In the House by a still larger majority, 199 to 105. On this occa sion 64 Republicans voted with the Demo crats for the amendment. The bill was then passed by an overwhelming major ity, 247 to 52. An analysis of the vote shows that 124 Republicans and 123 Demo crats voted for the amended bill, and 42 Hepublicans and 10 Democrats againat it. The voting on the bill was the culmina tion of a long struggle, which began al most with the opening of this session of Congress, and after two weeks of con tinuous debate, during which much bit terness was aroused. Today's debate was of an exceedingly lively character, the features being cchors of last night's Dem ocratic caucus. To that caucus, the de feat of the Republican headers who sought to pass the bill wlthont amendment Is attributable. Previous to the holding of the caucus, the Democrats were very much divided, and the opposition of the Republican beet-sugar men showed signs of disintegrating. Today, when It be came apparent that the Democrats would act together, the beet-sugar men decided, at a meeting attended by 32 of them, to take the bit In their teeth and overrule the chair. As soon as this combination was effected the Republican leaders real- ! Ized that tney would be defeated, so far as the removal of the differential was concerned, and Payne, the Republican leader, contented himself with warning his beet-sugar colleagues that, in remov ing the differential, they, were taking off n bit of protection placed in the DIngley bill especially for the benefit of the beet sugar producers. The Democrats at tempted to follow up their advantage when the differential amendment was adopted by offering the Babcock bill and other amendments to reduce the DIngley schedules, but on these amendments the Republicans declined to stand with them, and the Democrats did not press them vigorously. One of the surprises of the session was the attempt of Roberts, a Massachusetts Republican, to take the duty off hides. He offered two amendments, and appealed from the decision of the chair, but was voted down each time. The bill as passed authorizes the Presi dent, as soon as may bo after the estab lishment of an Independent government In Cuba and the enactment by said govern ment of immigration, exclusion and con tract labor laws as restrictive as those of the United States, to negotiate a reci procal trade agreement with Cuba, by which. In return for equivalent conces cions, the United States will grant a re duction of 20 per cent from the DIngley rates on goods coming Into the United States from Cuba, such agreement to con tinue until December 1, 1903. During the existence of such agreement, the duty on refined sugars and all sugars above No. 16. Dutch standard. Is to be 1.825 cents per pound. Proceedings In Detail. Dichardson (Dem. Tcnn.), the Democratic leader, was the first speaker. He made a careful and dispassionate speech, explaining why he had voted in favor of reporting the bill. He stated frankly that he doubted whether the enactment of the bill would do much to bring about the re ciprocal trade relations between Cuba and the United States which was earnestly to be desired. But he had voted for it In the hope that It might accomplish some thing. It would at least reduce by 20 per cent the outrageously high rates of "the DIngley law, so far as Cuba was con cerned. These high rates could not stand, and, he said, Grosvenor's speech a few days ago was a warning of the coming storm. He thought the time for a revis ion of the tariff was at hand and the fact that the pending bill began it in a modest Ray commended the measure to him. He also outlined the Democratic pro gramme relative to offering an amendment to abolish the differential duty on re fined sugar. If this amendment carried, he said, SS.OOD.OW or f6.O00.000" would be taken from the sugar refiners, and given to the American consumers of "sugar. Just before Richardson took his seat, Bromwell (Rep. O.) asked him this ques tion: v "Does the gentleman from Tennessee know -anything of a reported bargain be tween the leaders on this side and the Democrats on that, by which the Crum packer resolution Is to be smothered in or der to aid the passage of the pending bill?" "Absolutely nothing," replied Richard son. . Fordney (Rep. Mich.) opposed the bjll. He declared that not a single Cuban ap peared before the ways and means com mittee in favor of the bill. Every one of the witnesses for it, he said, was either an' American citizen owning sugar land In Cuba, or indirectly or directly represent ing the Influence of the sugar trust. Democratic Caucus Charges. Hepburn (Rep. la.) aroused considera ble excitement by bringing up the reve lation made In the Democratic caucus last night concerning the alleged overtures from the Republican side to abandon the Crumpacker resolution If the Democrats from the states threatened would vote against overruling the chair. He pro ceeded! with great emphasis to declare that the charge was of a very serious character. "It charges members of this House with a willingness to shelve legislation which members here consider very important, in order to secure the ultimate triumph of this bill. I do not believe it. I think the gentleman from Alabama (Underwood) must have been mistaken or misinformed, but nevertheless I think It his duty to this House to be more explicit and to locate this offense where It properly belongs." With great earnestness, Hepburn con tinued to cxprera his doubt -whether such alleged methods would be resorted to to pass a bill which be was convinced 90 per cent of the Republicans were indifferent or opposed to. He held up to ridicule some of the most ardent friends of the measure. He quoted from the speech of Grosvcnor (Rep. O.) the statement that Grosvenor de clined to support a bill for a 50, 40, 30 or 2a per cent reduction. It was only when the concession was reduced 5 per cent fur ther that he was induced to support It. "In other words," paid Hepburn, "had It net been for the last nickel of reduction the gentleman from Ohio, to quote his own language, would have today been with the insurgents attempting to divide the Repub.ican party and destroy it. Great God, on what a slender thread hangs ever lasting things." (Great laughter and ap plause.) Hepburn denounced the feature of the bill to compel Cuba to accept our 1m- migration jaws, wnen the greatest neea plausc.) of Cuba today was labor. j Morris (Rep. Minn.) cdncluded the de- The remaining time arter Hepburn con- bate with a strong speech against the or cluded two hours and twenty minutes i dcr. While he agreed with -Grow that tho was divided equally between Tawney I word "sugar" was not in the bill, sugar (Rep. Minn.), wno cc&eu the atcate ! was all over it. against the bill, and Dalzell (Rep. Pa.). ; In a very elaborate ruling, Sherman who concluded for the uuodurc. 'lawney sustained the point of order. In doing at the outset defended thp roisrsp of ihos i fO. lie cited a lone line of oreerdnntE. on the Republican side who had not sur- j rendered their convictions, that ''thrift j might follow fawning." He declared that j those of his colleagues who bcleved as I he did had been denounced as traitors, their motives had been Impjsol, and j they had even been Insulted btcaure they had dared to assert and defend what they I believed to be to the Interest of the.: party, their constituents and their coun try. Tawney argued that if th beet-sugar Industry were property protected in a few ytars it would supply the entire do mestic consumption. It was for this rea son, (,he declared, that the sugar trust was seeking through the agency of U:!g bill to ciipple and destroy its great rival of the future. In conclusion, Tawney said this was the first time Republican leaders had proposed to depart from the protective theory. The i Republican party will be bound in honor to keep faith with those whom It had in duced to enter the bret-sugar maustry. If the United States owed a d'btto Cuba it should be paid out of the public treas ury by the whole people and not alone by the farmers who were growing sugar beets. Dalzell Closes the Debate. Dalzell, in closing the debate for the friends of the bill, declared it was not an attack upon protection. "It Is not a revision of the existing tariff laws or Its schedules." said he. "It will not harm a single American In dustry or deprive an American workman of a single day's wages. This bill con tains a single proposition for reciprocal trade with Cuba, and It Is justified on plain business principles. But It Is more than that. It is a step toward the re demption of the pledge we made, not to Cuba, but to ourselves, when we volun teered to intervene to right the ' wrongs which she was suffering under the Spanish regime." Dalzell Insisted that It was our duty, now that Cuba was to be set upon the high road of the world, to see that she started under fair auspices. While Dalzell was speaking, several of the Senators. Including Elklns. Spooner and Fairbanks, came Into the chamber. Ex-Senator HIscocK, of New York, also was on the floor. The galleries had also filled to overflowing, and almost every member was In his seat, ro that he had n brilliant and attentive audience. Repeat edly he stirred the friends of the. bill to applause. Just before he concluded. Dalzell dis cuFsed the question of striking the dif ferential from refined sugar. That dif ferential, he said, was placed In the DIng ley law for the benefit of the beet-sugar Industry. "If I am to have sugar from a trust," he said, "I want it from an American trust, not an English trust." At 3 o'clock the time for general de bate expired, and the bill, which consisted of only one section, was open to amend ment under the five-minute rule. Offering of Amendments. Morris (Rep. Minn.), one of the Repub lican opponents of the bill, was recognized and, amid much excitement, offered an amendment to remove the differential from refined sugar. The amendment was as follows: "Upon the making of said agreement and the issuance of said proclamation, and while said agreement shall remain In force, there shall bo levied, collected and paid, in lieu of the duties thereon now provided by law on all sugars above No. 16. Dutch standard. In color, and on all sugar which has gone through a process of refining, Imported into the United States. LS23 cents per pound." Payne, the Republican leader, at once made the point of order that the amend ment was not germane. Ho argued there had been rulings Innumerable against such extraneous amendments. Llttlefield (Rep. Me.) followed Payne, taking the view that the amendment was germane. He had not proceeded far In his argument beforo he aroused intense Interest by reverting to tho report that at the Democratic caucus last night Under wood stated that overtures had been made lo him in regard to the Crumpacker reso lution. "An insinuation has been made here to day," he said, "which has not been re pelledas it ought to have been. I refer to the report that at the Democratic cau cus last night, it was stated that ap proaches had come from this side of the House for the -members to enter into an unholy, ungodly and infamous alliance to sacrifice human rights in order to 'save tho face' of certain leaders or protect the profits of an aggregation of capital." Grosvenor (Rep. O.) was on his feet in an Instant, asking Llttlefield to whom ho referred, vwhen Underwood arose and waB about to interrupt him. But the latter was appealed to by some of his Demo cratic colleagues, and he took his scat. Llttlefield, in reply to Grosvenor. said he thought Payne, the chairman of tho ways and means committee, should make a statement, and the Republican leader was just about to do so when Underwood again rose. "I deslro to say just one word." said he. "I have never made any such charge as the gentleman repeats, either in a Democratic caucus or elsewhere." The Republicans applauded this state ment, and both Underwood and Payne sat down. " "I have accomplished my purpose," said Llttlefield; "I have succeeded !n vindicat ing the Republican majority." He then proceeded with his argument that the Morris amendment was In order, as It bore directly upon the duties on sugar which were to be disturbed by the pro posed reduction upon Cuban sugars. Oth er tariff amendments, however, he argued, would not be in order. Ho quoted a de cision of Speaker Blaine in support of his contention. Grow (Rep. Pa.), the venerable ex Speaker of the House, argued that the amendment was not germane, because su gar was not mentioned in the original bill. Richardson, the Democratic leader, con tended that the amendment was in order. He thought Speaker Blaine's decision was conclusive. A Vote Demanded. - As Richardson concluded, the Democrats cried, "Vote! Vote!" but several Repub licans, including Grosvenor, Olmstead and Laeey, were on their feet clamoring for recognition. Sherman (Rep. N. Y.). who was in the chair, recognized Grosvenor, who called attention to the fact that Blaine, great as he was as a parliamentarian, had been overruled repeatedly, especially with re gard to his proposition that one could lead a horse to water, but not make him drink the question of counting. a quorum. Despite the impatience of, members, as evidenced by their demands for a, vote, Lacey (Rep. la.) spoke briefly in sup port of the point of order and urged nis fellow Republicans not to place the mat ter In the hands' of the Democrats, who had bound themselves by caucus action last night to try to open the whole ques tion of tariff reduction. De Armond (Dem. Mo.) suggested that the chair should submit the point of order to the House. He observed iron ically that he thought the chairman had not made up his mind. Speaking to the merits of the point of order;' he argued that the real object of the rules was to facilitate matters, not to restrict or ham per a free expression on questions brought before the House. "Whether the chair rules this amendment Is In order c-r not," he said, "we will at least And out who are for the sugar trust and who are against It." "An ex-member from New York said on a memorable occasion," suggested Olm stead (Rep. Pa.), "what Is the constitu tion between friends?" (Laughter.) "Oh. no," retorted De Armond, "the question is, How powerful is a poor little rule when the Issue Ib between the sugar I trust and the American neonle " (Ad- covering three-fourths of a century of i parliamentary procedure in accord with I his dcc!s.cn. I As soon as the decision was announced, ' Tawney (Rep. Minn.) appealed from the I decision of the chair. I r,iT. n,-i.i I lie Chair Overruled. The vote was taken by tellers. Speak er Henderson was the Hrst member to j pass between the tellers In support of the j chair's ruilng. It was an interesting fpect&clc as the Issue was put to tne j tesL ihe whole Democratic side arose i en masse and watccu the Republicans to see how many wou.d dec.inc to voic wltn their colleagues. Not a Democrat voteJ lo sustain ti.e chair. The Louisiana de lation was the firtt to go through In oppo5ltlon to tne ca!r 6 ruling. Then. "trooping down a side else, came the Re publican recalcitrants, 37 strong, xiio Democrats encored as they went through. When tne announcement was made mat tne chair had been overruled, 1W) to 1.1, the Democrats and the Republican in surgents cheered. A dozen members were on their feet flourishing, amendments and clamoring tor tecogr.Iilon before the applause died away, but the chair recognized Payne, the Republican floor leader. Amid pro found silence he addressed his Republi can colleagues. He said it was useless lo address the other side. The opposition en his own side, he said, claimed to be friendly to the beet sugar industry. The i amendment was a proposition to reduce the duty on sugar from beet-sugar coun- . tries, xic warned tnote irienas or oeet sugar that he proposed Jo show his friendship for beet sugar by voting against the amendment. McClcllan (Dem. N. Y.)N offered an amendment to the amendment to reduce still further by 20 per cent the whole Eugar schedule of the DIngley law, and De Armond offered another amendment to strike out the language of the Morris amendment, which limited its operation to the period covered by the reciprocity agreement. Both were voted-down with,, out division. The vote then recurred on the Morris amendment, which was adopted, amid Democratic cheers, oy a vote of 1G4 to 111. The majority for It was so over whelming that Payne did not demand tellers. The next surprise came from the Re publican side, when Roberts (Rep. Mass.) offered an amendment to place hides on the free list. The chair sustained a point cf order against It, and when Roberts appealed, , many Democrats and practi cally all the Republicans voted to sustain the chair, and the chair was sustained, 183 to 70. Roberts then modified his amendment so as to make it apply only to hides from Cuba, and as modified, it was held to be In order. But on a direct vote it was defeated, 120 to 156; McClellan then moved to increase the reciprocal concession from 20 to 40 per cent. Two Republicans, Parker (N. J.) and Tompkins (N. Y.). voted for the amendment, and the Louisiana Democrats and several other Democrats, 11 In all, voted against It. It was defeated, 102 to 162. Richardson (Dem. Tenn.) then offered the Babcock bill to place articles in the metal schedules on the free list, also cof ton bagging, binding twine, wood pulp, etc. It was ruled out of order. Corliss (Rep. Mich.) offered an amend ment to authorize the President to ne gotiate a reciprocity agreement with Canada. It was ruled out on a point of ordor. Newlaods (Pop. Nev.) offered his amend ment to establish free trade between Cuba and the United States and extend the invitation to Cuba to enter the United States as a territory with a view to ultimate statehood. It also was ruled out. On motion of Payne, the committee then rose and reported the bill to the House. The prevlqus question was ordered. Payne demanded a separate vote on the Morris amendment to abolish the differ ential on refined sugar, and the roll was called. Vote on the Morris Amendment. The Morris amendment was adopted, 199 to 105. All the Democrats and the fol lowing Republicans, M in number, voted for the amendment: Aplln Barney Bishop Bowersock Bromwell Brown Burkett Calderhead Connor Coombs Cooper, Wis Corlujs Cousins Crumpacker Cushman Dahle Darragh Davidson Dayton Esch Fordney Gardner, MlchMlller Gill Morris Greene, Mass Mudd Hamilton Needham Haughen Hepburn Hltt Holllday Hull Jones, Wis Kahn Knox Lacey Lewrence Lessler Llttlefield Loud McGleary McLachfan Mann Mercer Power, Maes Prince Roberts Sheldon Smith, III Smith, la Smith, H C Smith, S W Smith, W A Southard Stevens, Minn Sutherland Tawney Thomas, la Warner Weeks Woods Vote on the Bill. The bill was then passed, 24T to 52. Those voting In tho negative were: ' Aplln Barney Bell Breazeale Bromwell BrouEard Brown Coombs Corliss Cushman Dahle Darragh Davey, La Davis. Fla Dayton Dick Esch Fletcher Fordney Ramsdell uarcner, MiehKODertson, La Grosvenor Shafroth gamllton epburn Hllfiebrant Jones, Wash Kahn Llttlefield Loud McCleary MeLachl&n Metcalf Meyer. La Morris Needham Neville Prince Sheldon, 111 -Smith, ill Smith. H C Smith, S W Smith. W A Stevens, Minn Sutherland Tawney . Tayler Tompkins, O Warner Week Woods Tho Senate amendments to the Chinese exclusion bill were disagreed to. and the bill was sent to conference. Hltt, Per. kins and Clark were appointed cotifer rees. Then, at 6:46 P. M., tho House ad journed. Playlngr Into the Trust's Hands. WASHINGTON. April 13. The Secretary ot War today sent to the Senate a com munication from General Wood asserting that the planters and sugar d.atei of Cuba hold the bulk of Cuban sugar. The amount held Is so great, he says, that they must 'unload Very soon. He frays this large amount, when thrown on the- mar ket, villi greatly reduce the price, and that delay of action -toward reduction of the duty on sugar in the United States lb playing directly Into the hands of the sugar trust. To Care Grip In Trro Days. Laxative Bromo-Qulnlbe removes cause. E. W. Grove's signature on every bfix. TAKEN UP BY SENATE BILIi TO PROVIDE FORM OP GOV ERNMENT FOR PHILIPPINES. Committee Amendments Agreed to Tentatively Fifty-are Private Pension Bills Passed. TTASHINGTON, April 18. At today's session of the Senate, consideration wao ucttu vi wip . Lcuiiiuiiv iu yiu.juo gineers, George B. Maher, District of Co il form ojf government for the Philippine lumDla: Hcnry a siayton. Maine. First IfliailUO. 4.11(3 UiCtUUlC VttlD lu OllU L"W committee amendments were agreed to tentatively, but no action on the bill was taken. Fifty-five private pension bills and a few other measures were pasoed. At the conclusion of routine business consideration of a bill to provide for a union railroad station in the" District of Columbia was begun. The bill flnally went over on objection of Jones of Ar kansas. . v Bills were passed as follows: To pro vide a commission to obtain designs for a monument or memorial to Abraham Lin coln, and appropriating J25.0CO for tHc purpose; to prevent any Consular officer of the United States from accepting any appointment from any foreign state as administrator, guardian or to any other office or trust, without first executing a bond with security to be approved by the Secretory of State. Cullom then presented the conference report upon the executive, legislative and judicial appropriation bill, and the report was agreed to without comment. , At 2 o'clock the unfinished business a bill temporarily to provide for tho admin- ; J.stratlon of affair? of civil government in the Philippine Islands and for other pur ple, was laid before the Senate, and the bill was read under an agreement that committee amendments should first be , conji'derrd. I The rending of the meisure was con- J eluded at 3:Cfl P. M.. ell of the committee amendments bring agreed to with the un derstanding that all parts of the bill .hould be subject to amendment. Raw lins, a member of the Philippine commit tee, offered a rubatituto for certain sec tions of the measure relating to the method of government of the Islands, the operation of the courts, and extending to the Philippines the land laws of the United States. Rawlins also offered, en behalf of the minority, a substitute for the entire measure. grantlngv on the con- ditlon of the restoration of peace In the archipelago, independence to the Filipinos, j and providing for the formation of a con stitutional government In the Philippines earmark offered two amendments, one ! providing that no perm or corporation 6houM hold peruana In slavery In the Islands, or should employ persons held in slavery, under penalty of a fine of not less than $10,000, and the other declaring that the United States regards with ex treme dlrfivcr the admission of the Phil ippine Ilands as a state of this Union. The Philippine bill was laid- ai'lde and a bill was passed appropriating $25,000 to establish a flsh hatchery and flsh station in Utah. Tho Senate then pnsred 53 private pen sion bllis, and. after a brief executive ses sion, at 4:55 P. M. adjourned. 'CONDITIONS IX IuWlI. Governor Dole Explains Them to House Committee. WASHINGTON, April lS.-Governor Dole, of Hawaii, was before thehouso committee on terrltroles today and gave an extended review of conditions on the island. The Governor said there were some things in the organic law which ,. tTn.f.n. .,i, i,i ,.., the "Hawnllans would be glad to have .1ifln xi ..Li v. v.o, n..-nnn , ; .ir.e"L . laJ k.ti1?. P":?f. l? criticise, but answering, direct questions, said tne franchise might have been prop erly limited further than to Asiatics. There also was the land question, con cerning which he said there was vague ness regarding the provision allowing corporations to hold 1000 acres. Whether this land was to be held In fee simple, or simply by lease or otherwise, was not seemingly understood by the Hawaiian people. He explained also the confusion that might arise In the reduction of Sen ators. Governor Dole said for the pres ent the island Industries could not be carried on entirely by white labor, the Chinese and Japanese being so numer ously employed In the rice and other In dustries that an Immediate change to white labor would not be practical. The expetlence in using Porto Rlcan labor had been disappointing. Agreement on LcRlalative Bill. WASHlNGfON, April 18. The con ferees on the legislative, executive and judicial' appropriation bill have reached a .final agreement. All the Items at Issue were of minor Importance except one. This was the Senate amendment, which was finally accepted by the conference, transferring the temporary clerical force of the War, Postofflce and Treasury De partments tc the classified service, and making those clerks eligible to transfer to any branch of the civil service. This affects from S30 to 900 clerks, tho tem porary force having been Incident to the war with Spain. For a Stronger Exclusion BUI WASHINGTON. April lS.-In view of the action of the Senate last' night in IN T V "My little brother had no appetite, and com plained of headache In the morning. He has taken three bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and now gets hungry like any other boy. and has no headaches." Maud Kllgore, Alden, Kan. "I had been feeling weak and tired all the Spring. I took a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla and felt much better." Mrs. J. S. Palnlln, Mor land, Kan. v "My father took Hood's Sarsaparilla for weak ness, heartburn, palpitation and debility, and It cured him. I had rheumatism and neuralgia,' and could not sleep. When I had taken five bot tles of Hood's Sarsaparilla I was cured." Lynne D. Covalt, Clem&n, Neb. HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA PROMISES TO CURE AND making the Chinese exclusion substitute an amendment to the House bill, it is ex pected that the action of the Senate will be disagreed to in order to send the bill to conference. By this parliamentary pro ceeding the California members feel as sured that the ultimate measure of ex clusion can be no less than that in the Senate bill, and they hope to Eecura the acceptance of some of the House provis ions in conference. Presidential dominations. WASHINGTON, April 18. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Promotions In 'Rpvoniio 7ntpr Service Flrst assistant engineers to be chief en- Lieutenants to become Captains, Frank H. Ncwcomb, Massachusetts; Charles H. McLellan. Maine: E. C. Clayton, South Carolina. Second Lieutenants to bev First Lieutenants, Percy H. Breton. New Jer sey; Godfrey L. Caraen, California. Third Lieutenant to be Second Lieutenant, Wlli iara G. Blaiidell, California. - Marine Hospital Service Assistant Sur , gcon Hill Hastings, Passed Assistant Sur geon. Army Clark Elliott. Minnesota, Second Lieutenant of Infantry. Opposition to Reciprocity Treaties. WASHINGTON. April IS. The Senate committee on forcisn relations today con- I sldered the reciprocity treaties, but poet- poncd action on them, and agreed to vote next Wednesday. Senator Cullom made a detailed s atement before the committee, j snowing tn extent to whlcli commerce Be tween the United States and each of tho countries Involved would be affected by the ratification of the treaties. While no i vote was taken upon any test proposition, the discussion developed the fact "that the opposition to the more Important of the treaties is so pronounced as to render It doubtful whether they will receive a fa vorable Indorsement from the committee. Amending Bnnlcruptcy Ln-rr. WASHINGTON. April IF. The House committee on judiciary today directed a favorable report on the bill of Chairman Ray amending the bankruptcy law in a number of particulars. Clayton and De Armond voted against the bill, preferring to repeal the bankruptcy act. One of the most lmpor.ant amendments allows cor porations to become voluntary bankrupts, with the proviso that this shall not re lease the corporation officers and stock holders from Individual liabilities under state or Federal laws. Numerous charges are made in bankruptcy procedure and methods. Snenlccr anil the Subsidy Bill. WASHINGTON. Anrll IS. In view of tho published reports that Speaker Henderson Is opposed to the ship subsidy bill, follow- It was stated today by those aware of the Speaker's views that he has expressed no opinion and reached no conclusion on the. subject thus far. preferring to wait measure has formulated action. DISCUSS EXCLUSION BILL. Conference of the Executive Council of the Federation of Labor. WASHINGTON. April 18. The Ameri can Federation of Labor Executive Council was In session all day. A 'con ference was held with Congressman Kahn of California, and Edward J. Livernash, of the California Chinese Exclusion Com mission; A. Furuseth. Thomas F. Tracy and the executive council, upon the sub ject of Chinese exclusion, .now pending J" X J wAf nZnwZ ;,.,tSw in the Piatt amendments, as adopted by J the Senate, were pointed out, particularly me aenme, were poiniea oui, tiaruuuiari' that feature of the re-enactment of the Scott act, the i-alldlty of which is now being attacked In the Supreme Court. It was decided that Congress be requested to rp-enact the essential provisions of the Scott act by the specific terms of the act so as to lift It out of the realm of con tention as to Its legal existence or non existence. The local situation In Denver was taken up, and Organizer J. D. Pierce was di rected to bring about unity among the labor forces of that city and vicinity. A resolution was passed providing for the appointment of a committee of three by President Gompers to visit Denver the latter part of May with a view of con ferring with the Western Federation of Miners and other organizations looking toward conciliation. It was decided that a meeting of the executive council, consisting of at least five members and as many more as can attend, be held In San Francisco,' July 21; that en route to that city and return, meetings be arranged to confer with the worklngmen of the different sections of the Western country and to address pub lic meetings. A Compromise Effected. WHEELING. W. Va.. April IS. A com promise has been effected In the Amal gamated Association regarding the lodgea which tolled to pay the recent strike assessments. It Is said that some of the alleged rebellious lodges were given time to make up their delinquencies. IlllnolH Central's Shopmen Strike. WATERLOO, la., April 18. The strike situation In the Illinois Central shops here I Is dally assuming a more serious phase. HE Owing to the close confinement and heavy living of the Winter, and the effect of cofd on the functions of the skin, your blood is impure, weak and impoverished a condition indicated by eruptions on your face and body, by deficient vitality, lack of strength and want of animation. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes the blood pure, vigorous and rich,gives vitality, strength and animation, and cures all eruptions., It's no trouble to take it only three small doses a day. SPRING MEDICINE In the Spring, when your blood Is thin and you feel run down after the tedious Winter, you require a gentle. Invigorating stimulant and tonic to enrich the blood and build up ihe system. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Is the only absolutely Dure alcoholic stimulant and tonic, which is Indorsed by over 7000 doctors and used ex clusively In 2000 hospitals for all cases of nervous prostration, coughs, colds and pneumonia, or when the system, Is run down and weak from any cause. Do not fill your system with drugs because you feel tlrtd and played out, and If you are sick, all you need Is a tonic like Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey to build up and fortify the system after the long strain of Winter. We receive thousands of testimonials, dally from patients who have been cured and built up by Iuffy's Pure Malt Whis key, and In many cases the doctors had given them. up. The leading actresn of the age, Sarah Bernhardt, sends -words of gratitude. New York, April 29, 1901. f?ntlPTT!pn? T f.ikf! errnt m'MSurt In as suring you that your Pure Malt Whiskey 13 a most dcsiraoie recuperative wnen tr. least bit fatigued. I know of nothing so perfect nor so pure. Yours truly, SARAH lf.RNHARDT. FAMILY TONIC. Gentlemen: I have been uslns your Dur fy's Pure Malt Whiskey In our family for tne past six months, as a tonic. I think It far surerlor to other brands of whiskey on account of Its pa!atablllty and pleasant after tffceis. Yours very truly. E. S. lOUSE. Reading. Pa., Dec. 17, 1901. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY If you wi?h to keep young, strong and vigorous, and have on your cheek the low of perfect health, take DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY regularly, a tea- spoonful In half a glass of water or milk three tiir.ps a dav. and take no otner medicine. It Is dangerous to fill your sys tem with drugs: they poison the system and depress the heart. Quinine depresses the heart, while DUFFY'S PURE MAii W-H1SKEY tones and Invigorates the heart action and purifies the entire sys tem. ,,, Write us and state your case. It will erst you nothing for advice. We will send you a medical booklet, free, which con tains symptoms and treatment of each alsease, also many convinclntestlmonlals of marve'oua cures. DUFFY'S VUKri MALT WHISKEY Is the only whiskey recognized by the United States Govern ment ns a medicine. It has saved thou sands of lives. It will fnve yours If you use It. There is none "just as good as DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISivEY. Sold by all grocers and druggists, or di rect, for $1.00 per bottle. DUFFY MALI WHISKEY CO., Rochester. N. Y. Business Agent Broderlck, of the Inter national Machinists Union. Is endeavoring to adjust matters. He states that unless the eomranv settles the strike here the ' &hops of the entire system may be called out. Tho unlon3 have forced the local j stores to. quit furnishing goods to tne company, and they are shipping them In. .'"'; S C Tig-The aCHLNECrADl. N. Y April 18.- members of the holders " ln Jj? General J " ' ?. ond screwmakers. ho non ? xms aiiernutm w icatiuuisu) iv - works, and as they went out hundreds of j other employes joined them. t SPINAL CORD SEVERED. ' Injury to a Montana Man That Did Not Cause Death. HELENA. Mont., April 18. Four phy sicians who were called in consultation last night In the case of Thomas Crys tal, who was shot last Friday by J. S. Keerl, ex-president of the Montana En gineers' Society, are unanimous In their findings that Crystal's ?plnal cord was completely severed by a bullet, an Injury that usually causes instant death. The physicians declare that it is a most re markable case. It was agreed that an op eration would be useless as well as ex tremely dangerous. Aside from this very serious Injury. Crystal's condition is not dangerous. His temperature and pulse are not normal, but neither Indicates that there Is danger of death In the imme diate future. Nevv York Day nt Charleston. NEW YORK, April IS. Details have been completed for the run of the spe cial trein which the Merchants' Associa tion delegation has arranged for the vari ous New York commlttets visiting the Charleston Exposition for New York day. The train will leave Jersey City at 10:14 A. M. on Monday next and arrive In Charlston at 8:30 A. M. on Tuesday. It will leave Charleston on the return trip at 4 P. M. on Thursday. Savinpr Pennies III Hobby. INDIANAPOLIS. April 18. Herman Boyce, a German grocer, at Goshen. Ind., has made a fad of saving pennies for the last 20 years. The quantity became so great that Boyce had no safe place to keep them, and he had deposited them in the bank. There were 19,700 pennies In the accumulation, and the bulk of cop per wa3 so heavy that he had to take It to the bank on a dray. Ladles Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken Into the shoes. It makes tight or new- shoes feel easy; gives Instant re lief to corns and bunions. Cures and pre vents swollen feet, blisters, callous and sore spots. Allcn'8 Foot-Ease Is a certain cure for sweating, hot. aching feet. At all druggists' and shoe stores. 5c. Trial package FItEE by mall. Address. Allen S. Olmsted. Le Hoy, N. "I have taken four bottles of Hood's Sarsa parilla, and have recovered from that tired feel ing which troubled me. My health has been good since the use of this medicine." Annie Welda, Elyslan, Minn. "I -had that tired feeling and loss of appetite. I was told of some of the wonderful results of Hood's Sarsaparilla. and after taking two bot tles of this medicine .1 again felt strong and healthy, and I could eat better than ever be fore. I highly recommend Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic." 'Miss Cora Eastman, Dancy, Wl3. "I was badly used up, and was so tired and weak It was hard for mc to be about. I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, and it gave me an appetite and Improved my whole system. I think It excellent to" take as a Spring medicine." Frank Carlson, Box 10, Stark, Minn. KEEPS THE PROMISE. DOCTORS INDORSE IT. For twenty-two years I have been using In my practice Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. I believe It to be a wonderful stimulant and tonic In cases where the physical and nervous forces are depressed and exhaust ed. C. W. BURROWS, M. D 132 Michi gan avenue, Detroit, Mich., November 20, 1S0L USED IN HOSPITALS. The Suffolk Hospital and Dispensary, Boston. Nov. 23, 1901. Gentlemen: You well know from our previous words tho very high appreciation we have of Its value as a tonic, and that our good words hare ever been ready to sound the praise of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. Yours truly. ALBERT C i SMITH. President. MAN'S MISSION ON EARTH. Medical Book Free. "Know Thyself," a book for men only; reg ular price, 30 cents, will be cent free (sealed1 postpaid) to any male reader of this paper, U cents for postage. Address the l'eaboily Medical Institute. 4 Bullfinch street. Bos ton, Mass., established In 1S00. the oldest an 1 'best In America. "Write today for free book. "The Key to Health and Haplnese." "CrHfif'c "NTntt Medical Institute has been XiUllUr hllOie For 40 jears the peabody 1 a fixed fact, and It will remain so. It is aj I standard ar. American Gold. I The Peabody Medical Institute ha many Imitators, but no eo.UE.ls. Boston Herald. 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