Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-17
TARIFF TALK
IN THE HOUSE
Representatives Warner Of Illinois and De-
Almond Of Missouri Speak Against Reel
procity With Cuba.
THE PANAMA CANAL SCHEME
Senator Morgan Speaks Of the Clouds Of Doubt Con.
corning the Panama Route and Declares That
Political Conditions In Nicaragua and Costa
RIca Are More Favorable.
HOUSE.


Washington, April 17.--Yhe House be
gan it's session at II O'Clock today il
order to expedite the Cuban reciproci
ty bill. Jenkins, Wisconsin, spoke o
the political statues Cuba Is maintain
ing. There could be no suspended SOW.
ereignty and at the present time Cubf
is under the political dominion of the
United States.
Jenkins opposed the bill because OF
the relations of the United States to-
ward Cuba not being such as to permit
of the proposed reciprocity treaty
Gaines, West Virginia, also opposed
the bill, declaring it unnecessary and
unwise.
Warner, Illinois, also spoke against
the bill. He insisted that it was not
along Republican lines, and when he
declared that at heart majority of
the members on the Republican side
are opposed to it, the Republican oppo-
nents Of the bill gave him round of
applause.
DeArmond, Missouri, referred sar-
castieally to Grosvenor's statement,
few days ago, that the high rates
of the Dingley law would be reduced
by the friends Of the law. If too high,
he saw no reason why the reduction
should not occur now. He referred to
the Babcock bill, to place steel on the
free list, as measure introduced for
the purpose Of holding up the steel
trust in the interest of Babcock and
his party in the coming campaign.
Speaking of the sugar trust, he said, to
hear members talk one would think
nothing was so friendless in the house
as this trust. 1t is contended said he
on the other side, that the tariff which
developed gigantic trusts, should not
be reformed by it's friends. IT think"
he exclaimed. 'it should be reformed by
the friends Of the American people"
Mr.. Cushman, Washington, declared
that a majority OF the Republicans in
the house We're opposed to the bill, al
though they were convinced it would
be better for them to favor it. lie in
timated that the speakers position is
responsible for the change in attitude
of many members, and followed with
very outspoken and almost sensational
criticism of the power exercised by the
speaker. He declared he was prepared
to make the statement that no bill, |
private or public, could be considered
without the speakers approval. He dis
claimed any intention of rejecting on |
the speaker, as he had the highest re-
gard for him. 1t was the result of |
members themselves, he said, that |
they are powerless before the machine |
that controlled the house.
The members of the house who are |
sion bill, today decided to accept the
senate substitute adopted yesterday.
SENATE
Washington, April 17.-In the senate
today resolutions We're offered by Gull
berson, Texas, directing the secretary
of war to send to the senate a state
ment of the money paid by the United
States on account of the Philippine
commission, and a statement Of the
money expended in sending troops to
They were agreed to.
Morgan, Alabama, chairman Of the
committee on isthmian canals, at the
conclusion of routine business, address,
ed the senate on the Hepburn bill, pro-
viding for the Nicaraguan canal He
assumed at the beginning that the SEN
ate was convinced of the indispensable
character Of the canal-that 1t was a
national necessity-and only the choice
Of methods and comparison of national
advantages was left to decide.
Morgan spoke of the clouds of doubt
concerning the Panama route. He said
the political conditions Of Nicaragua
and Costa Rica were more favorable
than those Of Colombia.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
Washington, April 1.-THE senate
has confirmed the nominations Of Jas.
A. Garfield Of Ohio, for United States
civil service commissioner, and Will
lam Williams of Ohio, for commissioner
of immigration at the port of New
York.
CLARKsoN NOMINATED.
Washington, April 17.-The president
has nominated James 8. Clarkson for
surveyor of customs at the port of New
York.
An Ex-xing Of Spain Il Dead.
Epinay, France, April 17.-Don Fran