Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-27
PLANS TO SAVE CUBA.
PROPOSITIONS OF THE CONIAIIs-
SION MADE PUBLIC.

! Economies and Reforms In the Esti-
mates First on the Tapis-Conversion
of the Islands Debts Also Recon-
mended-An Increase OF the Spanish
Duties on Foreign Imported Sugar
Also Proposed.
NEW YORK, July ga late number Of
La Didrio de Ia Marina Of Havana gives
the following details of the work Of the
Commission on Reforms Of Cuba at
Madrid. La Didri0'S correspondent, who
cables this news, is understood TO speak
officially. The bases discussed in the
meeting of July IA were:
/. To Introduce into the estimates for Cuba
the greatest possible economies, particularly
the departments of war and marine.
2. To transfer to the general estimates Of
the nation the expenses incurred in Cuba by
the legations and cOnsulates of Spain in
American countries and those of Fernando
10; to include in the estimates of Porto Rico
the expenses of the naval station there, which
shau involve proportionate reduction for
CuDa; to distribute proportionally between
Cuba and Porto Rico the subsidies paid the
several lines of mail steamers of the Gulf of
Mexico and the Antilles; to divide proper
tlonately between the peninsula, Cuba and
Porto Rico the subsidies paid to the several
lines of trans- Atlantic steamers.
). 10 make In various ways reductions in the
duties upon imports, and especially in those
ieVleu upon exports, reducing them to the
lowest possible INIT.
CONVERTING TIE DEBTS.
A.. To effect, with the consent of the
creditors, a conversion of all or some Of the
debts OF Cuba, deferring their redemption
IN such manner as to diminish the amount
required for the liquidation Of the debt, and
10 issue bonds. with the necessary guaranty,
In q form that may be considered favorable
to the interests of the state, for the exclusive
purpose of liquidating the floating debt of
fall due agreeably to the laws If creditors
VIII accept such a conversion, and thus
become able to negotiate the necessary loans
required to meet this obligation.
). To liquldate the war debt by converting
1t into the ordinary form of a general debt
and by greatly accelerating such conversion
Dy whatever measure is deemed Opportune,
among such means being the admission of |
them at their nominal value in whole or par
tial payment of obligations due the state. the |
redemption Of ''censor," payment of current |
contributions and dues for other classes Of |
G.. To release portion of the dues for con-
to debtors ''for taxes who hasten I
to comply with the terms and conditiSns' |
which have been established.
DUTIES ON SUGAR.
z. To elevate the duties which sugars 81 |
Tore. gn production pay in Spain; to negotIate |
treaties of commerce which, without conflict
ng with the exchange of commodities be-
tween Spain and the Antilles Provinces
sumption which are Imported into Cuba and
Porto Rico, which concession will aid in pro-
ecting the products Of those islands, to say
lothing Of the benefit obtained by those cOun- /
ries withwhicn treaties have been concluded
or the principal products Of Cuba and Porto
1icO, duties which relate eXclusIYely to those |
provinces and nos to Spain.
8. To anticipate the clause of commercial
elatiOns with the Antilles provinces in favor
f the product of those Islands, keeping in
lew the interests Of SPAN and suppressing
encefOrth the custems duties on grain, flour,
ommon wines, sugars and all other national
PRODUCTS arriving directly from the Antilles
r the Spanish coast, without prejudice to con-
esslOns which may be made in manufactured
rtlcles, and reserving to the government the
light of imposing duties upon consumers or
descriptiOnOf the articles referred to, and
hus the privileged tax upon consumers may
e imposed upon every class of articles with
ut distinction among those enumerated.
Debate on these propositions continues from
ay to dav.