The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-15
PREPARING TO
RUSH THE BILLS
Roosevelt Will Aid Canal and
Cable Legislation.
BELIEVE THEY WILL PASS
HAWAIIANS WANT PROTECTION
FOR SUGAR IzTDUsTRY.

Washington, Nov. 14-Representa-
tive Hepburn of Iowa, chairman Of the
interstate and foreign commerce com
mittee Of the house, and Representa-
tive Sherman Of New York, a member
of the same committee. had long con-
ference with the president today about
the isthmian canal and Pacific cable
legislation. As result of the consul
tation they announced that it was their
purpose to press legislation on both
subjects at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
The canal bill which passed the
house at the last session viii be re-
introduced in substantially the form
in which it was passed last winter.
No delay is anticipated in the commit
tee, as the whole subject had been can
vassed thoroughly. Colonel Hepburn
told the president that the bill IN
doubtedly would have a large major
ity in the house.
The cable bill viii be identical with
the one reported from the committee
during the last congress. 1t provides
for the laying of the cable by a pri-
Vate corporation under a contract with
the postmaster general. with the alter
native provision for the building of the
ca bic by the government If no salts
I factory contract can be made. 1t is
understood that the president con-
I CURED in the proposed programme.
W. @. Smith, J. 3. Atherton, f. NJ.
! -Swansey and r. P Rithet, citizens of
/ Hawaii called on the president today
/ to discuss with him. the condition Of
/ industrial affairs in the Hawaiian is
] lands
Want Sugar Protected.
They told the president that Hawaii
| generally was opposed to reciprocity
/ arrangements between the United
/ states and Cuba, which would admit
/ sugar from that island at a low GUS
/ toms rate. The interests of Hawaiians
/ in this respect, they declared, are iden-
/ teal with those OF the beet sugar
| growers Of the west and the cane sugar
| producers of the south, and they ex-
/ pect to join with them if the matter
/ should come to an issue during the ap-
/ preaching session Of congress.
| The delegation subsequently called
! upon Secretary Gage and discussed
/ with him the labor situation in the
/ Hawaiian islands. The sugar planta-
4 tons, they told the secretary, were
! becoming less productive each year be-
! cause Of the planters inability to Sc
/ cure desirable labor The solution OF
! the question. as the delegation viewed
| it, was the free admission to the is
! lands Of Chinese at least for a time
| as they were the best lahorerS among
/ all those who had been tried on the SUI
gar plantations.
! Representative Long Of Kansas, who
| is a member Of the ways and means
committee Of the house. was one Of
| President Roosevelts callers today. He
] Joined with his eastern colleagues on
/ the committee in opposing q revision OF
/ the tariff. He believes that any at
tempt TO lower the duties on particular
] schedules. such as Mr.. BabcOck pro-
/ poses. would lead inevitably to a gcU-
| e~al revision of the tariff. and this ne
/ says his people do not favor He says,
| however. that there is a strong senti-
/ menr in his section in favor of rel
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