Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-12
CUBAN RECIPROCITY TREATY,
An Alleged Flank Movement Upon the Nc.
Kinley Tariff Bill.
PROMISES TO REDUCE TOBACCO DUTIES.
The B1yd-1haycr Contest Not Yet
Taken 70 the Supreme Court
Army Assignments - Land
Decision fiirmcd.
WASHINGTON BUREAU The BEE, !
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET.


WAsHiNGToN, u. c., MAY Il.
1t is intimated that Secretary Blaine con
templates a flank movement upon the Nc
kiuley tarif law. This is disclosed by a
dispatch from Madrid, which gives some of
the arguments General Foster brough to bear
in order to have Spain endorse the reciprocity
treaty with Cuba Among other things the
United States government notified the Span
ish government that an effort would be made
before the next congress to have the high
duties on Savanna tobacco scaled down. This
assurance was extended as a mark of good
will on the part Of this government as il
mater tally aided in securing Spain's consent
to the reciprocity treaty. 1t has been
expected all along that the democratic ma
iority in the next congress would have a
great deal of fault to find with the Mckinley
act, but the first time that Secretary Blaine
will also have some important amendments TO
propose. The tobacco ssnedules in the Nc
kinley act put the duties so high as to be
almost prohibitory and the tobacco houses of
Havana have already been seriously affected
by the act. The secretary's efforts to have
the excessive duties lowered will be wei.
coined by the Cuban tobacco houses, but 1t,
is certain to widen the breach between
Messrs Mckinley and Blaine as to the
nature of tariff legislation.
THE BoYD-THAYER CASE.
1t was expected that the supreme court
would today receive some kind of a motion in
the Boyd-Thayer gubernatoral contest from
Nebraska, but this afternoon Just before the
announcement was made that the court
would on Monday, May - adjourn for this
summer, the cl9rk of the court told your cor
respondent that nothing had yet been re-
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seemed next TO an impossibility now to get
the matter before the court till next October.
The appeal to this court said he, would
have to be doCketed before ii could be heard,
or before motion for writ of error would
be made, and do not see how, after the court
has fixed day of adjournment and announced
that II will hear TO more arguments, the case
can be docketed. 1t is possible although not
probable, that stay of proceedings might
be ordered by Associate Justice Brewer. who
is the justice for the Nebraska circuit, but it
is not very likely. The papers may be filed
here pro forma by attorneys for Boyd, but
unless they present some extraordinary fea-
lures the case will simply go over to the ses-
sion next fall, especially since Boyd is out
and Thayer in, and no further steps are pro
posed to change the condition Of affairs in
the governors Office
ARMY ASSIGNMENTS.
BY direction of the secretary of war, First
Lieutenant Powhatan H. Clarke of the cav
airy arm is assigned TO the Ninth cavalry,
troop NJ 10 date from April ~, 1891 vice
Hutcheson, appointed adiutant
Lieutenant Colonel William B. Hughes
deputy quartermaster general and Major
William H. Bell, commissary of subsistence.
are detailed as members of the examining
board at Fort Omaha, convened February Is,
for service Herewith during the examination
of officers of quartermasters and subsistence
departments only. vice Majors John NJ
Bacon, Seventh cavalry, and Daniel w. Ben.
ham, Seventh infantry, who will continue tc
act as members of the board for all other
purposes
Captain John Simpson, assistant quarter
master, will report in person to Colone
Frank Wheaton, Second infantry, president
of the examining board at Fort Omaha at
such time as he may designate tor eXamina,
tion by the board as to his fitness for promo
ton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Assistant Secretary Chandler today
affirmed the decision below holding for can
collation. the homestead entry of Minnie Beh
lings contested by Alex n. Rickart III the
Huron, :. D., district.
T. f. Prill was today appointed postmaster
at Irving, Tama county, Ia, vice +. Two
good, resigned. PERRY 5. HEATH