Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-25

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gresham Lacey introduced a bill max.
ing provision for this, and the bill is
quite likely to become law
Lacey Favors Concessions.
1t appears that the attitude of Con.
gresham Lacey has not been correct.
ly stated, touching the beet sugar pro-
position. 1t was understood that Ma
Ijor Lacey was against the ways and
means committee, but as a matter of
fact Mr.. Lacey is not only favorable to
concessions to Cuba, but he favors
more radical reductions than the com
mittee or in fact many other members
of the house who favor concessions.
He would favor a reduction in the
Dingley tariff rates of from forty to
fifty per cent but realizes that he
would have but small following with
such proposition.
Calls Attention to Point.
Congressman Lacey, who has been a
member of the house many years, and
who has the faculty of storing away in
memory, convenient for reference, ma.
ny events which the average congress.
man forgets, says there is one point in
connection with this beet sugar ques-
ton that has apparently utterly escap-
| ed the attention of the house, or the
beet sugar people. He well remem.
bers that at the time of the construc-
ton of the Dingley tariff act the duty
upon sugar was purposely placed high
er than necessary or than otherwise
would have been the case, for trading
purposes. 1t was apparent a large
amount of sugar would come from Gu
ba and other South American coun-
tries, and with a view to providing
trading material to enable the con.
summation of favorable reciprocity
treaties, the tariff rate was increased
perhaps as much as it is now proposed
to reduce it for the benefit of Cuba
Therefore, in case the reduction of
twenty per cent is made upon sugar
imported from Cuba, even then the
tariff will be approximately as high as
under natural conditions it would have
been made by the ways and means
committee under the leadership OF
Nelson Dingley.
Not one.Sided.
, There seems to be a disposition to
look upon this concession as one
sided affair, when as matter of fact
it may be possible to make one hand
& wash the other nicely. At the present
J time the United States is exporting
about $2S,000,O00 worth of goods an
. nually and buying approximately $45,
100000 in the trade with Cuba. This
leaves balance of s17O0C.0O0 in fav
orNof Cuba. Major Lacey takes the
iground that under proper reciprocity
treaties the imports and exports
would very nearly balance.
Brands Correspondent.
. The Washington correspondent to
the daily press has his woes, and just
now Correspondent Otto Carmichael OF
the Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune is
having a congestion of woes; literally.
pneumoniafied trouble In 6 recent
, dispatch he asserted that Congress
man Miner, who was alleged to be op
! posed to the ship subsidy bill and the
ways and means report on sugar con,
9 cesslons, has suddenly right-about
2 faced and was now enthusiastically in
: favor of these measures. 1t was al
. legged that the reason for this sudden
i change was found in a deal made by
l the speaker whereby certain legisla
ton desired by Mr.. Minor, relative tc
e the revenue cutter service on the
l lakes was to be conceded.
: The matter was brought to the at
/ tention of Mr.. Minor who arose to 6
: question of personal privilege denying
}, the allegations absolutely. He sale
: probably he would have permitted the
5 allegations to pass unnoticed had il
: not involved the personal and public
honor Of the speaker and that in jus
B tice to him he must brand the state
J ments as miserable lies without shad
{ ow of foundation. He denied that the
{ speaker had ever approached him up
y on any subject in any manner or form
= privately or openly and closed by de
= handing that the correspondent be eX
= PEELED from the privileges of the pres.
!, gallery.
The remarks came from Mr. Mino
like a bolt from clear sky. Thu
house had been droning along on pri
waite pension bills. A message from
the President which was close cal
4 to veto, had just been read Sud
denly Congressman Minor arose ant
addressed the house and before HI
concluded the interest was intense
i Speaker Henderson sat as serene as
4 May morning During the recital o
The allegations he did not change ex
a preston not seem at all perturbed
At the conclusion of Mr.. Minors re
marks the speaker remarked that h
thought, under the circumstances,
B would be proper for him to say tina
4 the statements of Mr.. Minor were al
solutely true. The judgment @
n Speaker Henderson has been subjec
to criticism, as might be expected, blu
heretofore his honor has never bee
8 attacked and it is not likely that it Wi
4 be again, either Frank j. Stillmar
Dolliver Would Be Soldier.
Senator Dolliver was one of th