Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
Western Representatives Expect Help from
New England.
PRESSURE AGAINST THE REDUCTION BILL
Cry That Plan is First Step in Abandoning
Protection.
ATTITUDE OF NEBRAsKANs AND IowASs
Burkett Inclined 60 support Majority,
but Says He VIII Support No
Measure THREATENING
Home Industry.
CFrom a stan Correspondent)

(From a Stan Correspondentl
WASHINGTON. March 22.-(Speeial Tele-
gram.)-No one knows what will be the
outcome of the proposition to give Cuba
a concession OF 25 per cent in the matter
of tariff rates. The president and the ways
and means committee OF the house are
evidently determined to force their bill
through. but there are forty or more re-
publicans equally determined that no such
plan shall prevail. These men represent the
beet growing states of the west. Michigan
takes the lead, with practically a solid dele
cation opposed to any tariff concession
whatever Minnesota is almost equally en-
phatic There is but one member OF that
delegation who has not expressed himself
as opposed to the ways and means COM
mittee, and he may be found with his coll
leagues when the test comes. 1t Is the
understanding tonight that thirty-eight re-
publicans will stand by the proposition to
oppose any concession to Cuba. These OPP
ponents are principally representatives OF
the beet sugar states of California, Minne-
sofa, Washington and Michigan, but they
expect support from New York. Pennsyl-
vania and New England, to such an extent
that they hope to force the ways and means
committee to modify their program or to
abandon 1t entirely.
Fear Eject on Protective Policy.
There is a marked disposition on the part
OF many republicans TO fight against the
committee In the matter because OF the be-
| lief that the proposition to give Cuba
! concession means the first step 10 ths
/ abandonment OF the policy Of protection,
which has been the war cry Of the repub-
/ lican party for many years.
Representative Jones OF Washington no.
ticed the sentiment Of the majority of the
I
| tee today when he said: THE same mem
bers Of the ways and means committee who
decline to listen to any reduction in duties
on steel insist that we must give Cubt' this
I concession. They say that beet sugar can
stand a cut Of 20 OF 20 per cent, yet they
1 insist that any reduction in steel duties
would bring ruin to their industry, which
finds Il possible to sell Its product at
lower price In Europe than the same pro-
ducts are sold in the United States.
Messrs Mercer and Burkett are not to be
classed with the opponents Of the ways
and means committee program. Mr.. Mer-
Ger has declared himself as supporting the
rule OF the majority. Mr.. Burkett said to-
day: 81 have not determined what course
I shall pursue. l don't like TO be classed
as a boIter, yet I am disposed to stand
by the sugar beet growers OF my state"
Mr.. Burke:t will listen to suggestions OF
both sides OF the controversy before deeid-
ing how he will vote.
The Iowa delegation is disposed TO stand
by the speaker, with the exception or
| Tom" Hodge Of the Burlington district.
He declares his opposition to any conces-
sion which may prove inimical TO the inter-
ests Of the United STATES, and says he will
support no bill which threatens any Ameri-
can industry.
| Department Notes.
These Iowa rural free delivery routes will
be established Nay 1:
At AIlerton, Wayne county, two routes.
with Glenn r. Tibbetts and William +.
Duncan carriers; routes embrace an area
OF forty-two square miles, containing a
} population OF SOS. At Charlton. Lucas
county. one additional route. /. Downard.
carrier; area, seventeen square miles; pop
ulation, AL. At Cardyon. Wayne county,
one additional route. with John c. Moore.
head carrier; area, twenty-five square
miles; population, 454. At Perry. Dallas
county. one additional route. with Austin
w. ogden carrier; area, twenty-eight
square miles; population. so. At Seymour.
Wayne county, one route, with L. Evans
carrier The postofhces at Clinton Center
and Morgan will be discontinued and
BraceweII and Warsaw supplied by rural
carriers.
These Indian school appointments were
made today: Alfred f. Winters OF Gering.
Neb, teacher at Fort Totten. N. D.. N. J.
Martin OF Spring Lake. KY. gardener at
Rosebud, s. D.; Oscar II. B. orleau Of
Geneva, Neb.. farmer at Norris. Minn.
W. p. Noble was today appointed post
master at Ruble. Plymouth county. Ia.
The postofhee at Crawford. Woodbury.
county. Ia. Is ordered discontinued after
= April Is.
Z The Corn Exchange National bank of Chi
cago was today approved as reserve agent
, for the First National OF Omaha and the
Usage National OF Usage. la. The order
| diseontinuing the postoffice at Roslyn, Day
county, S. D., vas today rescinded.