The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-27

From xHt6 Journal bAT0Ntts Room 10. Post
But1dtag, Warrington.
Washington. FeD. 27.-The long contin-
ued debate among house republicans re-
garding relief for Cuba has finally taken
definite form in two distinct and widely
differing propositions. One Is the reci-
procity proposition favored by Mr.. Long
OF Kansas and modified by the ways and
means committee. The otner is tae
Tawney proposition presented to the
house caucus Tuesday night.
Mr.. Long desires SIMPLE reciprocity
based on the Mckinley policy. as, he
claims. with provisos that Cuba enact our,
immigration laws. Mr.. Tawney wants the
present rates continued on Cuban imports
and out Of the funds derived from them
wants payments made to the Cuban gov
ernment equal to twenty per cent Of the
collected duties, the Cu'bans to use part
Of this money in payment Of bounties to
one class of sugar planters. The Cubans
would then be obliged to pay $4,000,000 in
bounties.
It is claimed by opponents of the TaW-
ney plan that it would drive all non-resi-
dent planters, OF whom there are many,
out of business. since 1t would be impos-
sible for them to compete with their resi-
dent neighbors, who would get bouty of
$40 ton. The cultivation OF nonresident
plantations would cease and their labor
would be without employment. One class
of planters, under this view of the case,
would prosper for three years, but it
would be at the exI ense of the rest Of the
island. The further point is made against
the Tawney proposition that 1t is uneon-
stitutional there being number OF de-
cisions against the payment of sugar
bounties, the latest by the supreme court
of Michigan.
Against the Long proposition it Is urged
that the sugar trust and not the Cubans
would get the benefit accruing from the
reduction of sugar duties, and so the
house republicans are apparently as far
from a decision as ever.
81 WOMEN Some women in North
Dakota are in great dan
LOSING ger Of losing their home
steads. Several years ago
HOMESTEADS. they mace homestead en-
: - tries, bat before proving
up were married. This forfe1ts the home
stead, which many Of them do not seem
to have understood, and SO the land de-
partment Is being importuned to do what
it can-which is very Httle-to relieve
the situation. ...-.-...
IRRIGATION The senate committee
-@ ~; on public lands has again
BILL had under consideration
-. 3D., the HansbrOugh irriga-
n CHANGED. ton bill and decided to
incorporate some amend
ments suggested by the secretary Of the
interior in the interest of better admins
tration They will be offered by Sena-
tor Hansbrough, in the senate. One re-
quires that public notice of intention
to construct reservoirs shall be given be-
fore any contract is let. Another pro-
vides that failure on the part of any
purchaser of irrigated lands to make any
two successive payments required in the
bill shall render his entry subject to can
collation. and will forfeit all rights and all
money paid by the entryman. A third
provision is that registers Of land offices
in whose jurisdiction the lands are located
shall be paid the usual commissions and
fees allowed by law for other entries.
The fourth amendment provides that title
to the reservoirs and controlling works
are to remain in the government until
otherwise ordered by congress.
SCHOOL AND The senate committee
on public lands has
.- SWAMP favorably reported Sena-
tor Nelson's amendment
LANDS. to the sundry civil appro-
=. priation bill making an
appropriation Of $4,000 for the completion
Of the survey Of public lands in Mime
sofa. This legislation was suggested by
State Auditor Dunn In order that the
state of Minnesota might receive patents
for all the school and swamp lands due it
under the act Of admission.
w. W. Jermane