Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-17
BEET SUGAR MEN HOLD A CONFERENCE
Fourteen of Them Agree to Stand Out
Against Present Reciprocity Bill.
SETTLE ALLIANCE LAND OFFICE MATTER
After Talk with Senator MiIIard
President Decides to send Van
Buskirk's Name TO Senate
for Conformation.
lFrom a stan correspondentD


| probability pay a visit to Nebraska about
J october l. Senators Dietrich and Millard
| had an interview with the president this
morning in regard to his forthcoming west
ern tour and urged upon him the very
great importance Of including Nebraska
| on his western trip. The president stated
! he desired to see Nebraska again and II
possible the sections of the state which
! he had not heretofore visited. He stated
| that his itinerary had been by no means
completed nor would 1t be for some time
to come, in view of conditions, but ne
| thought fayorably of the project OF includ-
| ing Nebraska in his itinerary. The sena-
tors were greatly encouraged over the
! talk they had with the chief executive and
| they have no doubt but he will devote one
day at least to the Antelope state.
Senator Dietrich suggested that the presi-
! dentdent reach Omaha on the evening OF
September 30 and deliver an address either
in the opera house possibly In a tent
| that may be erected for the purpose. That
early on the morning of October he leave
! Omaha for run on the Union Pacific as
far as Kearney stopping at points along
the way and that from Kearney he come
east on the Burlington & Missouri River
to Lincoln finishing his tour of Nebraska
| at the Nebraska capital with a night ad-
! dress. This program was submitted to him
I in tentative manner in order that when
| he comes TO make up his itinerary the
| president would have before him the suE-
gestions of the two senators as to what
| they believe would meet with enthusiastic
| support on the part Of the section the state
TO be visited. The president is receiving
| invitations from everywhere and 1t was
| the desire of the senators from Nebraska
TO get their invitations on file at an early
gn NahraGla h.,
shut out when the president comes to make
up his extensive trip into the west and
| south.
| Talks over Alliance Land once.
After the senators had presented the
question of including Nebraska in his toui
OF The west Senator Millard remained foI
a few minutes, talking with him over the
nomination for the registership Of the land
office at Alliance. 1t appears that protests
against the appointment of J. X. Van Bos.
Kirk for register to succeed NJ. +. Doring-
ton have been filed at the White House
and it was for the purpose OF discussing
these protests, which are said to have
| originated at the instance OF Mr.. Dorinsf
ton, :he president desired to talk with
Senator Millard. The junior senator went
over the matter with the president and
urged that no attention be paid to the pro-
! tests. He showed the president a letter
| from one Of the leading citizens OF Alliance
/ and he made so clear a case for Mr.. Van
/ Boskirk that the president at once wrote a
note to the secretary OF the interior direct
| ing Mr.. Van Boskirks name be sent to
him for transmission to the senate. II Ia
| thought Van Boskirks name will 20 to the
senate tomorrow.
| Compact on Cuban Reciprocity.
Cuban reciprocity has struck on the
| rocks Fourteen senators last night held
! a secret conference at the home OF Senator
| Elkins and entered a compact to fight
Cuban reciprocity to the bitter end. 1t
was agreed at the conference that should
! the Spooner bill for reciprocity with Cuba
be presented to the senate as a committee
bill coming from the committee on rela-
tions with Cuba then Senator Dietrich is to
offer an amendment to the bill In the
senate repeating the dlfferential on refined
sugars and attaching It to the raw product,
with the further clause stipulating that
Cuba shall put In operation In the island
our immigration laws. This, II is argued
| will make a direct issue and one upon
which the beet sugar advocates are willing
to stand. The fight between the contend
| ing factions is growing more bitter daily
and the result Of last nights conference at
| Senator Elkins' house, which was attended
| by both the Nebraska senator's was the
! talk OF the capital today The advocates
| Of reciprocity are bitterly opposed to Sena-
tor Dietrich's amendment knocking on the
| dfferental on refined sugar and do not
| hesitate to say that II II comes to that
alternative the subject Of help for Cuba
through a reciprocity bill will be abandoned
| for the session. This, II is believed, 10
just what the beet sugar advocates are
| playing for.
Another alternative was being discussed
this afternoon by the opponents TO recipro-
| city, suggesting that the president negotiate
! during the summer and fall a reciprocity
| treaty with Cuba to be submitted to the
next session OF congress. The beet sugar
men claim for this plan that IL will unite
the republican party on the eve OF the
elections and postpone further talk about
reciprocity until after the elections They
urge further that the treaty would take the
! question out Of the hands OF the house al
| together and make It a subject for the
| senate 10 act upon alone. Steps were
| taken by the beet sugar senators late this
afternoon to bring the compromise above
| suggested to the attention OF the
| reciprocity advocates Immediately, that II
might be freely discussed before the con-
ference Of republicans to assemble next
| Wednesday, which Il is understood will be
| called Immediately after the bill for rsci-
procity with Cuba is reported tomorrow
from the committee on relations with Cuba
| Conservative senator's who were seen to-
| night, while hopeful something may be
| done for Cuba in It's dilemma. are doubtful
whether any Cuban legislation is enacted
during the present session OF congress-.
Caucus of Iowa Delegation.
Senator Allison. dean Of the Iowa dele
cation, today sent out notices to the mem
bers OF that delegation to meet In ths
! private rooms Of the speaker tomorrow at
$3.50 for the purpose OF deciding upon the
| federal patronage Of the state Efforts
were made last Saturday to get the dele
cation together but by reason OF the alb
| sence Of Major Lacey from the city