The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-20
MEANS MUCH TO KANSAS
Congressman Long Discusses
Results of His Victory.

Washington. March 2o-Representa-
tive Long is naturally much gratified
with the victory over the beet sugar
forces which was won by the admin
istration men in the conference on the
Cuban BILL as he acted not only as the
administration whip, with Tawney, the
regular whip, in opposition, but the
conference, in principle. adopted his
compromise propositions submitted to
the committee on ways and means
some time ago. Just before the con-
ference he gave out his canvass of the
vote. The figures We're 118 to ga, a ma
jority of "a. The actual vote was IS
to 81, a majority of 81.
The result closed one of the greatest
contests that has been waged within
the Republican party for Is years, and
apparently has inflicted no incurable
ness and it is expected that there will
be further opposition on the floor, but
the bill will doubtless be passed by the
Republicans unassiSted.
Speaking of the contest Mr.. Long
said:
I'm the third conference, the sugar
men thought they had a majority and
tried to force a vote. We had probably
least we had no idea that there was
any real serious opposition, and we had
not got our forces together. In the
fourth conference, they did force a test
them. AT the last conference they did
not want vote. but we forced it and
carried through our proposition by 81
majority.
1.-The policy of reciprocity was at
stake in this contest. If we had been
defeated, we could not have had reci-
procity with Cuba, and would have
practically abandoned reciprocity as
part of the Republican faith. Reel
procity means much to the farmers of
Kansas and the people of this country
in securing markets for the products
of our farms and factories. The pI,in-
cipleS announced by President McKin-
ley in his last speech at Buffalo were
indicated.
1.-THE bill will be passed through the
house by Republican votes, and the OPP
position, in my opinion, will disinte-
CRATE from this time on, There will be
some opposition in the senate, but the
measure will not encounter the OBJ
stacle there that it met in the house.
From the very moment that the
ways and means committee determined
to submit its proposition for reciprocity
with Cuba to- the conference" added
Mr.. Long, Speaker Henderson Loyalty
and earnestly supported the measure
and worked only for it's success. His
efforts are highly appreciated by all
those who have conscientiously sup
ported this measure, and his leadership
in the house has been strengthened by
the result
Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee has introduced the
following bill, entitled ITO provide for
reciprocal trade relations with Cuba"
as a result of the Republican confer
ence decision:
That for the purpose of securing re-
ciprocal trade relations with Cuba, the
president is hereby authorized, as soon
as may be after the establishment of an
independent government in Cuba, and
the enactment by said government of
immigration and exclusion laws as full
ly restrictive of immigration as the laws
of the United States, to enter into ne
gotiations with said government with a
view to the arrangement of a CONNER
cial agreement in which reciprocal and
equivalent concessions may be secured
in favor of the products and manufac-
lures of the United States by rates of
duty which shall be less by an amount
equivalent to at least 20 per cent ad
valorem upon such products and manu-
features than the rates imposed upon
the like articles when imported into
Cuba from the most favored of other
countries, and shall not be greater than
the rates imposed by the United States
upon the like articles imported from
Cuba; and whenever the government of
Cuba shall enact such immig ra ton and
exclusion laws and shall enter into such
commercial agreement with the United
States and shall make such concessions
in favor of the products and manufac-