Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-20

cent while in some sections in this
country the yield is as high as Is
per cent and in my State it is from
Is to 16. Therefore, l argue that
the time is not very remote when
we will produce all the sugar we
require for our own consumption.
/ do not admit that we owe any
thing to Cuba. We have secured
for her the most priceless pearl that
can be bestowed upon mankind,
her freedom, nevertheless / am
willing to help her even farther, in
this way. | am willing to vote for
a bill that will return, in the form
of bounty, say % per cent of our
present duties, for determinate
period, not to exceed three years at
the most My opinion is that be-
fore that time Cuba will be clamor-
ing for annexation to the United
States. am willing to do this not
because ! consider that we owe it
to Cuba but because she is young
and / think we can afford to help
her get upon her feet, so to speak. "
Representative Wadsworth, of
New York, said to-day: II am OPP
posed to reciprocity in every form.
l do not say that | would not vote
for some temporary measure of re-
lief to Cuba if i was certain that it
would injure no American indus
try, but | am opposed also to any
form of bounty and | do not see
how relief is to be brought about
without working hardship to our
own people, No one could be
found yesterday or to-day who
would make any sort of prediction
as to the outcome of the Commit
tees deliberations although ! saw
most of the members of the Com
mittee.
The Senate has varied its regular
performance, "a speech by the
Democratic member on the Philip
pines revenue bill" long enough to
give some consideration to the per-
manent census bill during the past
week and it is believed that both
will pass within few days. The
Democrats have almost exhausted
their oratory on the subject and
can hardly put off the final vote
mucu longer.
In consideration of the census
bill Senator Lodge appeared as the
champion Of civil service reform by
opposing the clause of the House
bill transferring to the classified
service all of the present employees
of the Bureau and offered an
amendment which provided that
only those employees who would
be retained under the permanent
organization should be afforded
civil service protection.
Senator Mitchell, as predicted in
these letters some weeks ago, made
vigorous plea for his amendment
making the reduction of the Ding
ley rates 30 instead of % per cent
on Philippine imports and it is
possible that some concessions to
the views of the Pacific coast Sena-
tor will be made, especially as
Senator Foraker has offered an
amendment making the reduction
10 per cent.
4 Senator told me an amusing
story of a new Western Congress
man yesterday. The new member
went to one of the Departments in
search of Il pamphlet and was
directed to the document room,
which is lined with documents for
free distribution. 'I'm Congress
man VS., he said "and
[ want Bulletin 10". A clerk
handed it to him. Surveying the
room, and with his thumbs thrust
in his armholes, the member re-
marked, 81 guess a Congressman
can get pretty much anything he
wants here. ooh yes", replied
the clerk, "we make no discrimina-
tion against Congressman" And
the Member is still wondering what
he meant.