The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-11-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
Nations Capital. Things Being
Done and Talked About.
The Tsriii ouestisp cpd What Mag
be Done With It.
Talk About an Extra Session OF Congress.
Hardly Possible One will be Called.
Free Trade with the Philippines and
Other Matters.

Tariff revision continues to be
the most talked Of subject in polit-
ical circles in Washington despite
the statement, given unof1icially
at the House last week, that there
was no prospect Of change in
the tariff schedules at the coming
session and that even the Presi
dents proposed recommendation
of a tariff commission would not
imply the necessity for immediate
revision. It is now stated that
the President has ''left open' that
passage in his message with this
subject and that he will not COM
plete it until he has had a number
of conferences with the party
leaders, some of the most. impor
tant of which will take place to-
day.
1t will be remembered that at
the Oyster Bay conference, just
before Mr.. Roosevelt started on
his western trip, it was decided
that it would be unwise to attempt
any change in the tariff scheudles
during the short session and, SO
far, that decision has not been
(abrogated, but as the western
senators and members begin to
arrive for the session they are, in
many instances, so clamorous for
revision that the President has
determined to give all hearing be-
fore completing his message. I'm
mediately on his return from the
lsouth the President held a Cabinet
meeting at which the subject was
extensively discussed and that was
followed by important conferences.
| So far as learned, Senator Scott of
Western Virginia, is emphatic in
his advice against revision and
Senators Lodge and Burrows ad.
wise conservatism. Senator Spoon.
er, however, is alleged to be waver.
ing. Senator Mitchell wants alb
solute free trade with the Philip.
pines and says he speaks for all bis
Pacific coast colleagues and Rep
; resentative Babcock, whose skill
as a campaign manager entities
him to a hearing, is emphatically
in favor for an extra session callet
+, to revise the tariff.
FL The Cuban situation was full!
discussed at the Cabinet meeting
General Bliss has gone 20 Havan:
to negotiate at treaty which shal
. provide that Cuban duties Of
tAmerican imports shall remail
Istationary, while they shall be in
tcreased 80 per cent on import
from other countries and that, i
return, a concession of % per cen
from the DingleY duties shal
he allowed on Cuban goods CON
J. ing into this. country. Ger
:, eral Bliss cables that he ha
:. found great opposition to the prof.
!, osition in Havana, although he
.inot yet disco, aged. The Pres
dent and his Cabinet decided tina
.In0 further concessions would b
: Elnade, that Cuba was acting in a
:. ungrateful and ill-advised manne
IL i and that in no instance would th
re- provisions of the Platt amendmel
ID be waived, at least until q treat
g had. been negotiated. Incidental
wilt was stated at the White Hou
10 that, the present relations wi
of1 Cuba. were so acute that tho
er1 papers which wish. to befriel
hol the administration would refra
iuI from discussing the situation.
4. The Commercial Pacific Cal
II. Company has finally agreed
ne abide by the regulations laid do,
81 by President Roosevelt and "
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he be operated under those conditi0
,e. in time Of peace and turned oS
he to the Government IN time of VI
To- As result of this agreeme
o. Secretary Moody has given to I
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yer q. s. Ship, Nero, and it is expe
ISL ed that within SIX months the 4
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