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CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
Spooner's Plan Endorsed by Senate
Committee.
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HOUSE BILL.
Text of the Proposed Measurc-The
House Passes Bill to Amend the
Bankruptcy Law - Other
Capital Gossip.

Tee on Cuban relations Tuesday finally
agreed to the acceptance Of the
Spooner bill providing for reciprocity
with Cuba and decided to ask that n
conference of republican senators be
called for tonight to consider its
terms.
This conclusion was reached at a
meeting of the republican members
of the committee. After the meet
ing adjourned the text of the bill was
made public. 1t is n substitute for
the house bill, and Is as follows:
.'When the republic of Cuba shall have
ENACTED a law or laws establishing prefer
entail rates of customs duties on any or all
articles the growth, production or manu-
fncture of the United States imported into
Cuba which preferential rates shall in the
opinion of the president OF tbs United
States constitute a satisfactory equivalent
for the reduction hereinafter provided In
the rate of customs duties upon articles
the growth. production or manufacture OF
Cuba imported into the United States, and
he shall SO declare by proclamation. there
Npon and thereafter. 80 long as such prefer
entail duties shall be continued by the gov
eminent of Cuba, not longer, however, than
five years, the duties levied, collected and
paid upon such articles so exported from
Cuba to the United States shallfbe 80 per
centum of the duties specified in the act
entitled An act to provide revenue for the
government and to encourage the industries
of the United States approved July "a,
1887, and any amendment thereof Provid-
ed, however. that 1T shall be the duty of the
president to thoroughly Investigate,
Through the diplomatic and consular repre-
Eentatives of the United States. in Cuba
and both such other means as he may deem
necessary to employ for the purpose, wheth-
er the tariff concession hereinbefore pro-
Nided upon articles the growth, production
or manufacture of Cuba cubs TALLY, in
ures SO far as the articles of sugar and
Tobacco are concerned. to the benefit of the
producers of said articles in Cuba, and if the
president shall be satisfied from such I'M
Easf1gatiop that the substantial benefit of
said concession upon either of said articles
is inuring to the purchasers thereof, in
f1vidual or corporate in the United States
ut shall be his duty to SO declare by procla-
mation to that effect. and thereupon and
thereafter so long as said conditions shall
continue there shall be levied and collected
upon such articles or that one of them as to
which said conditions exist, the rate of
duty levied and collected by law upon such
article or articles coming into the United
States from other foreign Countries
Senators Elkins, Burrows, Dietrich
and Foraker called at the white house
Tuesday and discussed Cuban reel
procity with the president. The atti
tude of the president now is regard
ed more as that of n listener than an
adviser, he having expressed himself
in his special message as to the duty Of
congress toward Cuba Senator Ell,ins
remarked at the white house that con-
gress would adjourn without action of
any kind on Cuban reciprocity. Sena-
tor Foraker, on the other hand, pre-
Hicted that some sort of an agreement
would be reaehea-Defore long.
Committee Action a Surprise.
Washington, June 1s.-The house
committee on military affairs Tues
day ordered favorable report on the
resolution of Representative Bartlett,
iof Georgia, directing the secretary of
kyar to furnish the house information
Jas to what amounts were paid by
United States offieers III Cuba to F.
%. Thurber OF other persons for ndvo-
eating Cuban reciprocity. The &C
zion of the committee caused some
surprise, as somewhat similar reso-
Tuition was voted down about week
ago. The change is said to have been
influenced to some extent by the
pending controversy on the Cuban
reciprocity bill.
j Representative Hay, of Virginia,
called up the resolution, and his mo-
Hion for consideration prevailed two
republicans as well as three demo-
Gratis voting for it. All the democrats
and three republicans voted for the
oG Of no -,
ers not voting. The action was in ex-
ecutive session, and the details of the
vote were not made public.
House.
Washington, June 1S.-The house
spent the day considering bills report
ed from the judiciary committee BY
Far the most important measure was
that to amend the existing bankruptcy
law. The minority made vigorous
effort to repeal the present law in toto,
but was overwhelmingly defeated. 65
Ito 1877. The bill passed amends the
law in 10 particulars to meet defects
which, it is said, experience has proven.
Nhe most Important amendment is one
NO define preference, TO meet the SUI
preme court decision in the case of
pirie vs.. the Chicago Title and Trust
company. Fouradditional grounds for
refusing discharge in bankruptcy
also are added: First, obtaining prop
erty on credit on materially false
statements: second, making a fraudu-
lent transfer of property: third. bay-
ing been granted or denied a DISCHARGE
hin bankruptcy within six vears. and.