The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-17
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ton for the island at this session
Congress. The bill for the abolition
all war revenue taxes has been pl
ahead of the Cuban reciprocity matte
by the ways and means committee
which is undoubtedly a slap at tn
Presidents urgent recommendation
Members of the ways and means com
nittee are rushing vigorously into prin
TO deny that idea, including Chairma
PAYNE and General Grosvenor, the lat
ter leading off.
However, the inside talk of the com
mittee is that a majority can not b'
had for Cuban reciprocity, and tina
the matter is dead for this session, un
less the President and the Senate car
force the House out of its attitude OF
Indifference and hostility. The atti-
tude of the Democrats of the ways and
means committee. and of the House
undoubtedly had a large influence on
the action of the Republicans OF the
ways and means. The Democrats were
threatening to move in committee TO
put the war revenue reduction Dill
ahead of the Cuban reciprocity, on the
ground that it was preferable to take
off the taxes imposed on the American
people for the purpose of Iiberating the
Cubans, before taking off the taxes on
the Cubans who were freed. With the
votes of the beet sugar Republicans
in the committee the Democrats could
have forced the ways and means COM
mittee to that action.
There is every prospect of a big
fight before Congress adjourns. The
President has just reiterated his de-
termination to have the Cuban duties
reduced one-quarter, and he is not
likely to change about on that propo-
sition. as President Mckinley did on
the Porto Rican proposition.
NEW SCHEME FOR CUBA.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "A new scheme
TO aid Cuba has been preached to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, namely, to advance the
countervail:ng duty on sugar from Aus
tria and Germany forty points. 1t is ar
gued that through the cartel system in
vogue in both countries the producers in |
Austria and Germany derive an indirect |
bounty of 40 of cent per pound in ad- |
dition to the government bounty of % |
per pound. The proposition is that the |
President, through the Secretary of the |
Treasury, shall advance the countervail- |
ing duty now in force against these su-
per pound. In support of this proposal
it is argued that this action would af-
ford additional protection to Cuban
planters and give them all the relief they
need and have the additional advantage
of stimulating the domestic production
Of cane and beet sugar. careful pre-
was made to the President OIL
the subject by a representative of both
he beet and cane interests. and he prom
sed it should be referred to Secretary
Shaw for his consideration. This has
been done. and Secretary Shaw Will
doubtless communicate his findings to
he President
The new plan would, 1t is said. amount
o reduction of L67 on Cuban sugar.
hus meeting the Presidents views.
Speaker Henderson has informed
Roosevelt that there exists no reason
Why Cuba should be assisted at the ex-
,ense of American sugar and tobacco
growers, and that he thought if the con-
.ession was granted it might cost the
epublican party the House.
GROSVENOR WOULD PAY CASH.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-'.As a solu- $
ion of the Cuban problem 1 would vote {
or an appropriation of 100000 out OF {
ur Federal Treasury to be distributed '
&c =,
Grosvenor of Ohio, a /
member of the Committee on Ways and c
leans. this afternoon I
REPUBLICANS DISAGREE. G
YES Babcock and Long, republican MEM
ers of the Ways and Means Committee.
allied on Pres dent Roosevelt today ana
.scussed with him Cuban reciprocity. It
as stated today by a republican mem >
er of the Ways and Means Committee
nat there was little further doubt that
lie committee would report some meas II
re of Cuban reciprocity. Another MEM Il
er OF the committe expressed the con- :
lotion that the rate OF reduction would r
. about 20 TO % per cent Other men,
ers are of the opinion that definite con- D
usions as to the course of the COM
iittee are not yet warranted. Char n
ian Payne says there is no materia, X
nange n the status OF the subject.
AGAINST CUBAN CONCESSIONS. K
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The petition %,
; members OF the House OF Representa- o..
YES. addressed to the Ways ana Means p.
ommittee, asking that no legislation on ..
uba be framed which shall. IujuriousIy -,
feet American Industries, has now re-
s-ved IS signatures. mainly OF republican
embers.
ANNEXATION REMEDY. -
wAsHINGION. Feb. 5.-kspresenJd- re
We Newiaaas OF Nevada, o. the Ways d.
i'd Mems Committee. WHO WIS the au- B..
Tor OF the -zo-utlon annex ug hawaii. 3
day INTRODUCED joint resolution in h
ling the republic OF Cuba 10 become u -