The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-27
0XNARD TELLS
OF THE TRUST
Says 1t Has Inspired the Cuban
Reciprocity Agitation.
HAS TILT WITH GROSVENOR
RICHARDSON ASKS SOME CUES
TONS NOT ANSWERED.


III ASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Action on
w Cuban reciprocity viii not be
taken during the coming week
Representative Chester Long left for
Kansas. and it was the understanding
before he went away that the proposed
concessions to Cuba would not be de-
cided upon until his return.
Nevertheless the hearings VIII con-
tinUe throughout the week On Tues
day the committee returns to the sub
iect. Representatives of the beet sugar
interests have many more facts and
arguments to lay before the committee.
and their hearing viii begin Tuesday
morning, if the schedule mapped out
is followed.
There has been quite an influx of
Cuban sugar planters and others in
terested in auxiliary branches OF the
sugar business. They viii be given a
hearing after the beet sugar men have
concluded theirs
Mr.. Oxnard's testimony is causing
wide discussion. Mr.. OXnard said that
while it was supposed the price Of
sugar was controlled from Hamburg
| the sugar trust was so powerful il
| could depress the price of sugar in
| America d quarter of a cent below what
/ it was in Hamburg
/ The testimony of Mr.. Oxnard con
stantly tended toward showing the
sugar trust is back of the whole move
ment to get reciprocity for Cuba, aud
he quoted the rise in sugar stock in
/ Wall street because Of the expectation
the tariff would be reduced
President Roosevelt, in his message,
and Secretary of War Root had both
favored the reduction and Mr.. Rich
10 Of TTarraceaa TnnI- n
ask Mr.. Oxnard if he believed those
recommendations had been inspNed by
the sugar trust.
| General GrosvenOr said: Hold on
sir; I denounce such proceedings
What do you mean, sir?'' replied
the TennesSeean. sharply
Il denounce such question, re-
piled General GrosvenOr. shaking his
finger at Richardson. and I make a
point of order against such question
"And what does your denunciation
amount to- rejOined the Democratic
leader scornfully- This witness as
serts that the sugar trust instigeteS
this movement in behalf Of Cuba
, 1t is a plain effort to get the witness
J to make an attack on the president
declared Mr. Grosvenor-
! THAT is not true rejoined Mr.. Rich
ardson.
2 Chairman Payne ruled the question
+. out OF order.
I Mr.. Oxnard finally secured an oppor-
, tunity to discIaim any purpose Of re-
= fecting on the president, whose rec
= concentration for Cuban reciprocity ne
, believed was due TO not having all the
: facts in his possession
o The house leaders have made no pro
: pramrne for the work of the present
& ! af
= portance pressing for attention, al
! though the anti-oleomargarine bill and
/, the Hill bill for the eXchangeablity OF
= gold and silver are both on the calen
dar. and may be taken up before long
3 Thus far no exact time has been fixed
= for either Of these measures, and TIT
: lesser bills will take their chances a.
=. opportunity presents itself There
promises to be considerable time u
o spare during the week. as there are NJ
: anDropriatiOn bills to i'll the gap whel
# bills of a general nature are lachlns
The chief interest Of the week center
in the opening Of hearings by the way
and means committee on the reduction
m OF war revenue taxes
=, The committee gives tomorrow Z
- this subject. hearing the beer interest
: in the morning and the tea inteTes
- in the afternoon. On Tuesday the com
!, / mittee returns TO the subject or Gu
- ban reciprocity, hearing more OF IN
reports of beet sugar, and also severa
Cuban planters who have come to IN
United States to present their views Q
! the case. One Of the members Of tn
committee. Representative Long G
c Kansas. left for his home yesterday
~ be gone a week. and this led 10 an IN
Outstanding among the RepubIica
members Of the committee that no az
5e ton on Cuban reciprocity would
y taken for a week