Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-20
ADVOCATES OF
RECIPROCITY WIN
Conference Of House Repub.
Iicans Decides on Payne
Proposition.
20 PER CENT REDUCTION
Schley Amendment Limiting the Re-
duetion to Two Years Is Also
Adopted-Finel Vote
IS to 81.

Washington, March 2O.--The advo.
Gates of Cuban reciprocity scored q de
cisive victory last night at the confer
ence of republican members of the
house of representatives, the PROPOSE
4 and means committee for a 20 per cent
reduction of duties, With the Sibles
amendment, limiting the duration OF
the reduced rates to December ], 1903
being adopted by a vote of SO years t.
81 nays. The result was reached a,
| 1880 o'clock, after a protracted debate
/ followed by series of exciting roll
calls.
The first test was when Mr.. Payne
concluded the speechmaking With q
motion for the previous question on all
pending propositions.
This motion prevailed, IS to So. A
i vote was then taken on Il substitute
| offered by Representative Dick OF
Ohio in behalf of those opposing the
reciprocity plan, offering in its stead a
| plan of direct payment to Cuba cover
ing several years This was defeated,
81 to 80. An amendment by MIR. Norris
| of Minnesota, to take off the ditferen-
tial on refined sugar was defeated, 81
To H.
The ways and means proposition for
reciprocity, with the Sibley amendment
| limiting it's duration. was then agreed
To, So to 81. While the voting was in
progress quite u number of those who
| opposed the ways aud means commits
| tee plan left the chamber.
About 14O republicans attended the
/ conference, including Speaker Hender-
son. Chairman Payne of the ways and
| means committee, and others who have
| flguerd prominently in the contest.
| Chairman Payne made a statement OF
the difficulties encountered by the ar
| Eitrating conference which has been
| seeking for several days to bring the
two elements together. He frankly CON
fessed that nothing had been accom-
| plishe6l, as each side had adhered firm
| l.. to its original position.
| MIR. Payne said the proposition of
/ the ways and means committee now
| vas In effect that presented by Mr..
| Sibley at the last conference. namely
| for 20 per cent reciprocity. limited to
| December j, 1853.
Representative Dick of Ohio. one of
! the conferees of the clement opposing
| the ways and means committee, con-
CURED With MIR. Payne that no prog
ross had been made by the arbitrat-
| ing body toward reaching a solution
| AT the same time Mr.. Dick said he was
still hopeful of an ultimate agreement,
| and he urged deliberate action in or
der that harmony might prevail in the
end.
Mr. Dick closed by presenting reso-
buttons representing the views of the
conferees who had represented the ele-
ment opposing the ways and means
committee as follows
"Rcsolved. That it is the sense of this
conference that the committee on ways
and means be directed to report to the
| house a bill for the relief of Cuba sub
stantially embodying the following pro-
visions.
That tie president be authorized
to enter into commercial agreement
with the government of Cuba when the
same shall have been organized and
established, Whereby ON account of
the relations that have existed be-
tween the United States and Cuba
since 1885 and i'm consideration of such
reduction of duties as shall be salts
factory to the president ON goods.
wares and merchandise the growth or
product of the United States exported
into Cuba he Shall agree to pay each
year for three years to the governs
ment of Cuba II sum of money equiva-
lent to 20 per cent of the duties col
|lected and paid into the treasury of
the United States ON goods, wares and
merchandise, the growth or products
OF the island of Cuba imported into
this country
In support of these resolutions, Mr..
Dick submitted formal statement for
his side in which it was claimed that
the adoption of the resolutions would
afford relief both TO the government
and to the people of Cuba, and make
certain that Cuba and her people. and
no one else, would be the beneficiary.