Evening star., 1902-08-18
IN CUBAN CONGRESS
LOAN AND TARIFF MEASURES
MOST IMPORTANT.
Minister Saui1es Informs State De-
partment in Detail on These
Pending Propositions.

An interesting report on pending legsla-
tion before the Cuban Senate and House
has been transmitted to the State Depart
ment by Minister Squires. The two things
of Importance are the proposed Cuban loan
proposition and the tariff revision meas
ure.
There are two propositions for the loan,
one having been originated in each house.
The Senate bill is now before the House
and seems to be the one most favorably
talked of. However, 1 understand there is
some considerable objection in the House
to certain provisions of the Senate BILL
particularly article 10, which l Will re-
port as soon as / am better informed
The text of the bill shows that in section
I'D the executive is directed to negotiate
a loan of so 1000. the proceeds of which
are to be used in part for the payment of
the Indebtedness and obligations legally
contracted in behalf of the revolution by
the four commanders of the liberating
army after February -, 1898, and prior
to Septe mber ~ of the same year. and to
the payment of the Indebtedness and OBJ
legations which the revolutionary govern
ment itself or through its legal representa-
t1VeS. may have contracted previously in
foreign countries, in compliance with the
hrst transitory provision of the Con.titu-
ton. Another section provides for the
payment of the wages of the liberating
army of Cuba, after the rolls Of said army
have been revised and the compensation
due each member thereof has been de-
cided."
Tariff Revision.
Mr.. Squires also gives in detail a COM
parison of the tariff rates at present and
the proposed increase, as follows:
Coal LOCO Kilograms now free s5 cents
per GOO pounds; stearin, per 100 kilograms,
mon soap, per 100 kilograms, present rate
S3 increase 150 per cent: pine lumber pres
ent free, 40 per cent ad valorem; poultry,
per kilogram present .OS, increase
100 per cent: canned beef, per kio-
cent; fresh beef. per 100 keg present 81 30.
increase 30 per cent; fresh mutton. per 100
keg. present $40. increase 50 per cent;
fresh pork. per 1Go keg, present 81, in
crease 100 per cent: salt beef per
per cent; salt pork. per 100 keg,
present $3.50, increase 100 per cent; ierked
beef, per 100 keg, present $3.50 increase 30
per cent to 100 per cent; bacon per 100
keg, present 81. increase 100 per cent:
hams, 100 keg, present 500 increase 30
per cent; lard, 100 keg. $3.50, increase 100
per cent; cheese. 100 keg. present 90 cents
increase 100 per cent: condensed milk pres
ent III per cent, increase 100 per cent
wheat flour, per 100 keg. present 81, in
crease 100 per cent; butter, per 100 keg
present 81 increase 30 per cent; goldfish
present 81, increase 100 per cent; herring
per 100 keg, present 81. increase 30 per
cent; rice. per 100 keg. present ST. increase
100 per cent; eggs, per 100 keg present So
increase 100 per cent; beans and peas per
100 keS, present S110, increase 100 per
cent; onions, per 100 keg, present 20 cents
increase leo per cent: potatoes, per 100 keg
30 cents, increase 100 per cent: olive oil
per 100 keg, present So, increase 100 per
cent; coffee, per 100 keg. present S12.15,
increase o0 per cent; corn, per 100 key
present 80 cents. increase 80 per cent: boots
and shoes, per dozen. present 80 cents. in
crease 10 per cent to II per cent; wine,
lltre, present So cents, increase 10 per cent:
wines, hectol, present S13. increase 20 per
cent; liquors. hectol, present sd to S34 in
crease 40 per cent; cider. hectol. present
SlGo, increase 30 per cent; beer in wood
hectol, present 81. increase 30 per cent:
beer bottled, hectol, present 81. increase 80
per cent; hats. Dozen present 90 per cent
ad Valorem, Increase GO per cent: alimen-
tary preserves, keg, present 81 per cent ad
increase 100 per cent