The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-22
CUBAN BILL AGREED upon.
THE SENATE OuuITTEE PtRTIi
YIELDS TO THE H0tSE.
Amount Of Tsrir Reduction Fi>ed q, m Per
Cent. hut the Limit ef time u 1s
TO Operate u Extended tn i've Wears
-Iiouse Provision Abolishing Mnerrn.
iiaI on Refined sugar u Dropped.

WAsHINoroS. Nav - The Republican
memtens of tho senate Committee on
Relations with Cuba have practically agreed
upon the terms ~ n compromise cuban
taif reduction hil. which they are conf.
ben, will ie accepted hv at lca-, forty-fve
Of the hny-four Republican senator. in.
dorsed as a party measure and passed
AT an early date.
The lsasis ui the compromise is tho bill
passed by the House 81 Representatives
on April II. bat with materia! changes,
both in form and substance. The amount
Of the proposed reduction /. 70 per cont
a. in the hill passed by ths House. hut,
the limit 81 lime during which II isto op~r-
ate ~ fixed a, Eve years instead 81 TO Dec.
/. 1904. a. provided IN the Hous hin. senator
Plat, chairman Of thu committee. and
other influential Republicans desired to
make a reduction Of IS per cent but have
been compelled TO Weld TO the sentiment
Of the House.
Tho Hou-. bill authorizes the President
TO bring about the proposed reduction by
negotiating a commercial agreement with
Cuba. and provides a. a condition prece-
dent that the new Cuban Government
shall tnst enact contract labor and immi-
grafton laws. and that II they are suspended
he taTiH reduction shall be suspended
also.
The language Of the Senate substitute
II simpler. and will provide that the Pre-i-
dent shall issue a proclamation ordering
customs officers 10 collect 10 per cent Of
the Dinghy law rates on Cuban imports
into the United States whenever the Cuban
Government shall make an 90 u~ivalent
reduction on the imports u United States
products into Cuta. The Houe provision
for abolishing the direrential on refined
sugar will lie dropped. a. IL was put on by
the beet mon 20 kill the hul.
In adopting their compromise mea sure
the Republican Senators have been guidei
by the necessity Of having a bill that could
he acceptable to the House of Representa-
tiyrs. as well a. 10y IA desire Ia overcome
tho opposition II thuse Republican Seua- |
tors representing hset sugar States. who are
opposed To any reduction ~ all.
II il now r~gard.Si a. certain that. having
accepted the HouSe rate 81 reduction. ,
there will bc a general agreement on the
proposition 20 extend Ne operation TO five
vcar-. IL j. po-~ibl. that some provision
NAV also Ia" maie for making Il certain
the reduction shall not extend to i'm
ports belonging To others than the original
Cuban owners
the cnnlprOmi-r tlll - 'ne result OF MANY
conferences between The senate and House
leaders and the President. ard the opinion
IL strong hat IL will meet with no serious
from Republican sources after
made "a party measure. but will 10
treated ~ an important and necessary
Of the Goyernment's policy TOW ard
The bill will 10 called IN In the senate a..
a. ths Philippines bil is disposed OF
and brought 20 n vot. A. soon a. possible.
50 hat Il can he sent 20 a conference coiu-
and the way cleared for Considers-
ton OF the sthmian Canal bill. which l.
next on the Steering Comini,tce's pro-
gramma |