Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-29
AGREEMENT ON CUBAN BILL
Senators Decide on Twenty Per Gent Re-
duotion in Present Tariff Rates.
HOUSE MAY NOT TAKE KINDLY TO THIS
Appointment of Colonel Grigsby said
TO BE n Personal Compliment from
the President and Not Charged
to the state.
tFrom a star Correspondent

(From a stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-It is stated tonight that an agree
ment will in all probability be reached by
the republican senators Of the committee
on Cuban affairs upon the Cuban reciprocity
bill within the next twenty-four hours.
The indications are that the agreement will
be in the nature OF a 20 per cent reduction
for FIVE years, with all other provisions
Of the house bill eliminated. While an
agreement may be reached upon the bill
and such a bill reported from the COM
mittee it is exceedingly doubtful II such
a measure can pass the senate without Sc
rious opposition. as some Of the leading
senators insist that II a reduction is had
upon sugar coming into the United states
from Cuba, the diferential must also be
taken of refined sugar. Just what the
house republicans will do with a measure
making a 20 per cent reduction is sub
ject for much speculation. So far as can
be learned there seems to be no change
among those who voted against a 20 per
cent reduction on sugars coming from Cuba
into the United States, and II they are
serious in their protestatlons against any
thing but the house measure, a very inter-
esting contest may be looked for.
Senator Willard today introduced a bill
for the relief Of the Nye & Schneider COM
pany. appropriating a small sum OF money
due the Nebraska firm for fuel furnished
the government for heating the postof1ce at
Hastings, Neb.
Personal Compliment of President.
The appointment of Colonel Melvin
Grigsby of South Dakota to be United
States attorney for the district OF Alaska
is a personal appointment Of the president,
SO far as could be learned tonight. The
South Dakota delegation, while being con-
tent with his nomination, did nothing for
or against Colonel Grigsby's candidacy.
Colonel Grigsby became prominent at the
beginning Of the Spanish American war by
organizing a regiment of Rough Riders, and
il was during his military career in the
Spanish war that President Roosevelt met
him. He has been an active candidate for
something for some time past. He de-
sired the South Dakota delegation to give
him their endorsement, but they frankly
said they could not do so under the cir
cumstances. They said they would not OPP
pose his nomination to any position that the
president desired to honor him with, but
they could not go on record in view or
the fact that there we're 20 many deserving
republicans who ought to be taken care OF
nrst.
Representative Shallenberger Of the Fifth
Nebraska district made a speech today IN
opposition to the Hill subsidiary coinage
measure, which the house took up.
The speaker and Mrs. Henderson gave 9
dinner to the following Iowans in the
speakers private rooms in the basement
of the capitol: State Auditor and Mrs.
Frank Merriam Of Dcs Moines, Insurance
ami and Mrs. Max Beehler OF Des
Motnes. George Al Burden. of Dubuque, JUL
ianrcR Richards OF Waterloo and Leroy j.
McNeeley.
Representative Thomas Hedge Of the
First lows district left tonight for Nor
folk, Litchheld county, Conn, where he
is to deliver the Decoration day GRAFTON.
p, M, Starnes, secretary Of the National
Life and Trust company OF Des Moines,
is in the city.
E.. X. Valentine of West Point, Neb., is
also in Washington.
Representative Hull will accompany Rep
resentative J. w. Wadsworth on a visit to
the ~latter's farm in New York state
Senator Dietrich today recommended the
reappointment of ]. w. Mondlsett for post
master at Aida, Hall county.
Bank at New Town.
The comptroller Of the currency has APP
proved the application Of the following
persons for authority to organize the First
National bank OF Bonesteel. S. D., with
$25, 900 capital: F. w. Rathman, j. d. KEEL
Ter. George Rathman, Nels Anderson, D.
H. Indman.
The First National bank Of Chicago has
been approved as reserve agent for the
First National bank OF Gowrie Ia, and the
First National bank of omaha for the First
National Of Carroll. Neb.
L. F. Pease has been appointed postmaster
at Paxton. Keith county, Neb., vice r. NJ.
Pease. dead.
The postofice at Chase, Chase county.
Neb., has been re-established, with John L.
Shugart as postmaster.
The postofAce at Menominee. Cedar
county, Neb., has been discontinued, mail
to st. Helena.
DR.. Walter r. Scott has been appointed
a pension examining surgeon at Gillette,
Wyo.
Perry H. Towson OF Laramie. Wyo., has
been appointed clerk in the coast survey
ONCE.