Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-08
RELATIONS
WITH CUBA.
Bitter War to be Waged Against
Granting Concessions,
MUCH OPPOSITION IN SENATE
President DESTROYS OF Giving the Is-
lana u Helplng Hand ,BeverIdge
Aud the philippine.

And the philippines
Washington March Especially
Although the Republican members Of
the ways and means committee have
made a move IN the direction Of COM
coaslons to cuba, It does not mean THAI
The Cubans are out OF the woods yet,
for there is bitter war to be- wagoi
against concessions by those who are
opposed to them II Is well understood
that the Republicans Of the ways and
means committee would not have act
ed had II not been for the consistency
ana ilrmncss with which the president
held to his purpose lie dll not bring"
pressure ag the saying goes, nor ala
he use patronage as a lever but ey-
cry time the Republican leaders called
on him. hc talked the matter over ex-
pressing the conviction that the con-
ccssion would be- very important. nc,
only in the way Of maintaining our
good relations with the Cuhans but
also In continuing the peaceful situa-
ton In the island But even ufter d,
concession proposition passes the
house II win run the gauntlet Of
herce opposition in the senate and the
persistence Of the executive may again
De expected to secure favorable action.
SURE or HIMSELF
There are men In the senate some Of
them with long experience. who occa-
slonally manifest some doubt ag To the
position they occupy but such is not
the case with Senator Beyerldge Of
indiana. lie Ia absolutely sure Of him
self, and no one can accuse him OF
timldity. While he takes an interest
IN several matters of legislation he
gives hts attention almost exclusively
to the subject OF the Philippines Hay-
Ing tWcp visited the Islands he ha9
great deal OF personal knowledge as to
their conditions. ana when H. speaks
he Is able to give interesting informal
ton to the senate and the public. only
TO limited extent has he engaged I'm
the Philippine tariff debate, but h.
viii no doubt take prominent part
In the discussion Of the Philippine gov.
eminent blll
SLEEPING CAR RATES,
Representative Blakensy Of Maryland
has introduced bin 10 reduce the
rates ON sleeping ear berths. II pro-
poses to FIX the rate at Sl,2j Tor low
or berth for 300 miles or less of travel
and ~ FOR an upper So far no very
great effort has been made to pass the
BILL ana the Pullman company has not
sent a lobby here 10 defeat the meas
are. The travelling public might be
induced to bring pressure TO bear foN
the bill, but there has been one stand
Ing ana invnciblc argument against
reducing the rates. which lg that such
d reduction would mean that the Sleep
ers would all be crowded to their ut
most and made uncomfor able for
those who are willing 20 ray the pres
ent rates There Is no question but
what the rates could be reached under
the interstate commerce law,
HuMoR IN THE HOUSE.
The house has run little short %
humorlsts and so Representative Bou-
tell Of Illinois Is more than welcome,
Since the departure Of John Allen of
Mississippi there has been no one who
could really make a hit as humOrlst
Cushman Of Washington, does pretty
well and frequently conyulses the
house with his quaint sayings Otey
Of Virginia Is another who can enter
tain the house for quarter Of an hour
with bright sayings, but the Tack of
real BRIGHT humor IN the house Is APP
parent I'm the fact that the laughter
appears In the debates frequently af-
ter the very poor jokes So when Bou-
tell made his appear ne and enter
tanned the house for az hour at the
expense OF Whee'er II Kentucky, h,
was welcomed with gales Of laughter
Cor he made a decidedly humorous
speech,
FIRST PAGE MEMBERS.
Some senators and representatives
appreciate the value Of the 'ilrst page
as much as the shrewdest advertisers
Oftentlmes speech Is withheld Tor
revision or for some other purpose
stated, when as a matter of faot 1t Is
really held up 70 get the first page OF
The Congressional Record. These first
page members after making speech
communicates with The Record clerk
in the capltol and ask him when they
can get the first page. IT II IS taken.
they mt themselves down for a next.
like the men in a barber shop, and wait
until their turn comes to get the choice
place. probably first page speech -
more likely to be read than IT tuck O.
away in the middle pages
FROM THE YOUNGEST STATE
The time may come when Senator
Kearns of Utah win feel like making
n speech I'm the senate, but II ne dots u
will he one of those occasions OF neCes-
slty when he feels that the junior
senator from the youngest state ~ Inv
Union has something 90 say Moan
while he Is taking the right course 70
make himself solid In the senate. nc
attends ALI the meetings Of committees
M which ne IA a member and WORKS
hard on anything there Is TO 40 bul,
more than that, he gets about ainonb
the senators and makes acqualhlauctS'
with a CHEEKY word on "a good Wesleln
story he IS always welcome Wherever
no goes. Senator Kearns was at "a dlh-
ner Inc other night where tather
lengthy speeches were being MADE ana
whom chilled for speech tolu
short story which set The table IN
soar of laughter making the hlt OF the