The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-15
WANT QUICK ACTION
Reciprocity Supporters Feel
Confident of Their
Success.

Washington, June 14-The present plans
Of the senatorial supporters of Cuban
reciprocity are 10 press the question to an
issue next week. This was the result OF
the conference held today and yesterday.
The Republican members of the COM
mittee on Cuban relations will meet
either Monday or Tuesday and finally
agree upon the exact terms Of the bill
TO be reported as a substitute tor the
public building bill. The measure thus
agreed upon viii be reported to the Re
publican caucus to be held Tuesday or
Wednesday, and if the caucus endorses
the measure il then will be brought be-
fore a meeting OF the full committee on
Cuban relations and reported TO the
senate
May Be Considered Friday.
The desire Is 10 have all this done by
the time the isthmian canal bill is dis
posed Of on Thursday. so that the reel
procity bill may be given the first place
in the order of business. The reciprocity
advocates still profess the utmot con-
fidence in tbier ability 10 pass through
the senate any bill that may De recon-
mended by the committee and caucus.
They count largely upon the unwilling
ness of Republican members TO align
themselves strictly with the opposition
against the bill that has been made
part measure by the presidents message,
and there are indications that AZ least IN
some instances this pTognCsitc2tiOn WLl
prove sound
Beet Sugar Men For Protection.
The critical point viii come upon the
acceptance Of the house bill with it's
amendment FOR the removal Of the diff
feTential duty on refined sugar The beet
sugar Republicans are all pTOteCtiOnistS.
and there has been from the beginning "a
division as to the expediency Of adopting
policy looking % the abolition Of this
duty. This opposition was evidenced I'm
/ Thursdays beet sugar conference, but the
determination 10 stand by the house bill
as amended was secured largely upon the
understanding that such course would
( inevitably result in the defeat OF all leg
islatiOn.
Recent developments lead 90 the con-
4 ClUsion that fl any considerable number
OF Republicans should adhere 70 the de-
termination to vote with the Democrats
% support the house bill, it would pass
the house.
There would then be no chance for a
conference and the bill would then so TO
the president. who, it is expected, would
attach mis- signature and thus make a law
or the bin with the Morris amendment in
eluded. This provision would, of course,
affect the beat sugar interests equally
with the trust in proportion with the eX-
tent Of their refining industry and is not
desired.
Big Loss to West.
The beet sugar refiners say they would
lose about $1,000 annually. while the
cane sugar refiners would lose s. or. O00.
but they argue that the cane sugar re-
finers would still have an advantage IN
the reduction on Cuban raw sugar They
also hesitate TO violate the principle OF
I protection
None Of the beet sugar Republicans
have gone so far ss 70 announce his non
! adherence 10 Tuesdays argument, but
their discussion OF the phase Of the ques-
I ton has given hope 20 the reciprocity
( advocates and lends color TO their claim
that in the end they viii secure a ReDub-
/ licau vote sufficiently large for their pur-
nose