Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-31
The Cuban Reciprocity Measure.

Washington, d. c., March 81. -
The ways and means committee OF the
House this morning took up the ques.
ton of reciprocity with Cuba. Mr..
Hopkins, was the only absentee. BE
was paired with Mr.. Swanson. The
republicans favoring reciprocity are thus
left in a majority of one. All attempts
to amend the bill 10 accordance with
the wishes of the bee t sugar men failed.
The test came or Representative Taw.
neys' amendment reducing the differ
entail on refined sugar, Chairman
Payne ruled this amendment out OF
order, as not germane. Mr.. TAwney
appealed from the decision OF the chair
The chair was sustained.
Among the amendments offered and
defeated were those by Mr.. Mcclellan,
making the reduction 80, 40. 33 and 25
per cent. instead Of 20 per cent; by Mr..
Tawney, that tne new duties shall no,
90 iutc effect until December l, 1902;
by Mr.. Tawney, allowing the use OF
low grade sugars for the manufacture
OF alcohol to bs used 10 the manu-
features, and for scientific purposes.
without tax; by Mr.. Richardson, to re-
Ter the bill to a subcommittee with TO-
structions to report q bill to reform,
revise and reduce the tariff on all
articles under the Diugley law; to re.
port bill to reduce the tariff on all
articles manufactured in the United
States and sold more oheaply abroad
than here; to put all trust made articles
on the free list; to report the Babcook
bill putting on the free list all trust
made articles OF stsel; to put wood pulp
on the free list.
The bill as reported is entitled: "A
bill to provide for reciprocal trade re-
lations with Cuba"
1t authorizes the President las soon IS may
be after the establishment Of an independent
government in Cuba and the enactment by
said government Of contract labor, immigra.
ton and exclusion laws as fully restrictive
as those OF the United States) to enter into
negotiations with the Cuban government
for reciprocal trade relations. The United
States lie to receive a reduction Of at
least 20 pei cent. over other countries and
as an equivalent, Cubs shall pay only eighty
per cent Of the Dingley rates on goods ex
ported to the United States until December
/, 1908. The bill will not be taken up in
the House till next week. Messrs. Tawney,
Morris and other beet sugar leaders, declare
they will oppose 1t to the end. II will DO
their endesvor to force vote on the amend
ment for the differential or refined sugar. but
their plans are not yet completed. They still
say that thirty-6ve republicans will hold out
with them and that If the bill is passed, it
will have to be with the aid OF democratic
votes.
Chairman Payne, of the ways and means
committee, says the bill will be called up for
action in the House on Tuesday of next week.
Representative Newlands wanted to amend
the bill inviting Cuba to become q State Of
the Union. He was ruled out on q point OF
order and therefore voted against the bill.
Washington, d. O., March 3l.--The
House committee on ways and means
today by vote OF II to ordered
favorable report on the Payne bill IA
voring reciprocity for CUBA. All OF the
republicans except Metcslf and
Tawney, voted for the report and
the vote of Hopkins, though
absent, wac allowed to be recorded 10
favor Of the report. The democratic
who voted In favor Of reporting the
bill we're Richardson, Swanson, and
The democrats who voted |
with Metcalf and Tawney against the |
bill were Cooper, Newlands, and Rob-
ertson.