Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-07
THREE PLANS OF RECIPROCITY
Tawnsy Rebate, Morris Increase and Com.
mittee Reduction Explained.
PAYNE THINKS LAST NAMED THE BEST
Declares First wOuid ne UneOnstitu-
tiOnal and Morris Bill Unpopular
Cabinet and Republicans
NOt Committed.

WASHINGTON, March e. Chairman
Payne Of the ways and means committee
today gave out the following authorized
statement In connection with the discussion
over Cuban reciprocity:
I think the large majority of the repub-
leans have made up their minds that we
,mhppssss 90 Sometnins Ior Su6a' IN hnere are
uOn Of Mr.. Morris Of Minnesota provides
the outside world and a rebate on sugar
imported from Cuba, It does not seem to
me that many republicans are willing to
increase the duty on sugar.
Then there Is the proposition OF, Mr..
100000 directly into the Cuban treasury and
to ask the Cuban government TO distribute
native Cuba planters, This nrst payment
y 20 be paid without any compensation
from Cuba in any way or manner-a pure
gift to the Cuban government.
says Tawney's Plan In Invalid.
1t hardly needs the opinion of a lawyer
constitutional. His proposition further is
to pay a like sum yearly on the granting
Of our immigration and exclusion laws.
OF course no bounty of this kline could be
In thes next place, seyen-eiehths OF the
Cuban & laborers would remain without
.Tsar tT i Would % 6bs be just = co as sssy for or The The
sugar they bought on account of the
bounty as to obtain a concession where
cent concession in duty. SO that Mr.. Taw-
ney's proposition has no advantages over
hat for 2 20 per cent reduction and it has
The third, proposition is that for q 20 per
cent reduction of duties. This would inture
no home industry. Coupled with the pro-
vision to extend our exclusion laws to
S ssS On no wS SSs a aRs means es eonteh sss oG han t
srgued that the price Of sugar to the
same. Nor would IL inure to the benefit OF
the sugar trust.
Trust Gets No BeneHt.
The. witnesses before the committee
united in t~estifying-and the statistics
beneht in buying sugar. either in Hawaii
or Porto Rico since the duty. was reduced
feaped BY the planters in these islands.
We have every reason to believe the same
wSuld prove trus as to Cuba, a.. o..
tude of the president, the cabinet and the
house republicans are appearing in the
But j. have every assurance that the
have a majority Of the house republicans
computed themselves either to the Nor
The proposition of a 20 per. cent reduc-
t msnti II t SSsoP SSSex wiI put Of o Cuba In I %y % dTas,
Year,. She Will not come in until her popu.
iatlon Is ,AmericaniEed from the states. II
will settle the question for generations to
sugar business. II the reduction is made
no further change will be made until we
to do anything would put the house in a
position. hostile to the president, would
SSension to the producers q Sugar IN the
states and would be demoraiising.
HOLD Third Conference.
The third conference Of republican mem
II h.~. - 49, ko.aa - a1,.aa,tattvaa 4c nnu.
slider the question of Cuban tariff conces-
was. held tonight in the hall of the
house. About las members were present
and great interest was manifested, owing
to the sharp division which, has occurred
between the supporters of the ways and
means proposition for 20 per cent reci-
procity as put forward by Chairman Payne
and the rebate plan proposed by Repre-
sentative Tawney of Minnesota.
Prior to the meeting Speaker Henderson
and Representative Cannon of Illinois, the
latter chairman Of the caucus, called at
tho White House and were understood to
have held a further conference with the
president on the situation.
When the caucus met at SIS Mr.. Cannon
occupied the chair, with Mr.. Laudenslager
OF New Jersey as secretary.
Attacks Tawney Plan.
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania OF the ways
and means committee and an ardent sup
porter Of the Payne reciprocity plan was
recognized at the outset for an extended
speech, presenting legal objections to the
Tawney proposition. He maintained that
this proposition has a bounty to Cubans
and as such is unconstitutional. He also
urged the impractical character of the
bounty plan, saying there we're some l5'OOo
planters dealing through 100 middlemen, so
that It would be impossible to make an
4 equitable distribution.
Mr.. DalzeIl referred to the widespread
sentiment Of the press favorable to recip-
rocal concessions. He was interrupted by a
fire OF cross-auestions as he proceeded.
i Mr.. Daisell declared that the republican
party had never run away from an issue
and that 1t should not run away from this
one. He spoke Of President Roosevelts
position and read from the presidents mes
sage favoring reciprocity.
says Payne's PIsn IL Best, =.
one Of the Philadelphia members added
the statement thai his district did not IA
vor the reciprocity plan. Mr.. Daizell pro-
eeeded with his argument, maintaining that
from the standpoint Of expediency and prac-
ticabnity the Payne plan offered the best
? solution of the problem.
] Representative Taylor of Ohio. represent
ing the old Mckinley district, followed In
: a speech maintaining that there should be
no inroads in the doctrine OF protection.
4 Representative Mahan followed up the
: brief query he had made OF Mr.. Dalzell by
q presenting a resolution for the postpone
. ment OF the entire subject until the next
Z session OF congress. In the course Of q
I speech he said the west had stood by Penn
s~ylvania when there was not a smokestach
: in the west and In return he proposed q
stand by the beet sugar smokestacks Of the
west.
Representative Fordney Of Michigan
sought 10 again gain recognition for q prop
J. osttton somawhaf aimIfar IN that Of Mr.