Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-22
DIETRICH HAS CUBAN BILL
Proposes to Rebate Duties OF Goods In.
ported to United States,
ISLAND TO GRANT TARIFF CONCESSION
state Chairman Lindsay and National
COmmitteeman Schneider in wash-
inEtOn 10 Talk Politics
with SeBators
Prom a star Correspondent

From stsT Correspondent
/ WASHINGTON, April 2l-tSpecial Tele-
! gram. senator Dietrich introduced q bill
\ today which may solve the complicated Gu
I ban situation and relieve the present stress
ful conditions regarding reciprocity between
I the United States and Cuba The bill BU-
/ tborises the president on behalf Of The
/ United States TO enter into q reciprocal
agreement with the permanent government
/ Of Cuba. respecting trade between the
! United States and that country. The bill
! provides that when the permanent govern
ment Of Cuba is established that the presi-
1 dent shall make q trade arrangement be-
tween the islands and the United States for
period OF Eve years and during that time
( TO pay Cuba for its use and benefit sum
/ Of money 10 be HscertRined and paid
/ follows.
| Al end Of each quarter OF the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1908. q sum Of money
/ equal TO 20 per cent Of the amount Of i'm
port duties collected during each quarter OF
1 the year on articles Of the growth and
product Of the island Of Cuba coming d.
rectly from the island into the United States
! In American or Cuban bottoms for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1904 during each
I quarter, 80 per cent Is to be paid; for the
| fiscal year ending June 30. 1908, rs per cent,
/ for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1906. 20
per cent and after the fiscal year ending
June 30 1907. 10 per cent. The amount
thus collected is to be devoted under the
terms Of the bill TO the construction Of
permanent hsrbor, 9 system Of sanitation
and other public improvements and q Eys-
TEN Of public schools.
AS & set Of for this rebate which Senator
/ Dietrich proposes to give Cuba for FIVE
years, that country is 10 remit on al i'm
ports from the United States, subject TO
payment at the end Of each quarter OF the
/ fiscal year ending June 30. 1903. 70 per cent
Of the import duties and other charges i'm
/ posed upon like articles imported into Cuba
| from any country other than the United
| States for the fiscal year ending June 30,
I 1904. so per cent is TO be absorbed; for the
/ fiscal year ending June 30, 1905, s. per
cent; for the fiscal year ending June 80,
! 1906. 20 per cent and the same in 1907.
Fruit of Consultation.
Senator Dietrich in speaking Of this bill
said: Ever since the Cuban question
came up ! have urged that something
should he done in the way Of reciprocal
! trade relations with the new government.
/ After q great oesl Of discussion among
senators TO whom ] submitted the outlines
Of what ] believe would be q fair solution
Of the present dtfhculties. the bill intro
duced today is the result This bill turns
/ back into the Cuban treasury 20 per cent
| Of the import duties co8lEcted during the
first year Of the reciprocity treaty with
Cuba, 80 per cent during tbs second, Is per
cent during the third 20 per cent IN the
! fourth and Is per cent Ia the fifth yea.
/ And this refund is. by the terms Of the
bill. 10 be spent IN permanent Improvement
/ in the islands. so that should the time ever
! come when Cuba joins the union Of states
] these Improvements would be beneficial 70
all the people the Cuban people in the
meantime having enjoyed the beneficial re-
suits Of good hsrbors. good sanitation.
/ good roads and good schools.
/ Under the terms Of my bill the whole
Cuban people would be benefited by this
! rebate and not the sugar trust or specu-
/ lRtors in sugar. On the other hand. II
/ Cuba would give us trade concessions OF,
/ first. % per cent reduction on imports from
the United States Il would be the means
OF stimulating enterprises and manufEc-
turers would be induced 70 make Cuba one
Of the frat markets IN the country. The
bill not only furnishes money for the gov
eminent OF Cuba. bun will tend 10 build
up its enterprises, and ] believe is a happy
outcome Of the present conditions"
Papers in the case Of the Schuyler Ma
tionAl bank and others against George
Thrush and Others. remEDded from the
supreme court Of Nebraska, have been re-
oeived by the clerk OF the supreme court
OF the United States preparatory 10 being
filed and the case commenced.
Lindsey and schneider I'm Capital
Chairman H. C. Lindsey Of the rspub-
iicRn state committee Of Nebraska is in
Washington, having been summoned here
by Senator Districh. presumably for the
purpose OF talking over some prospective
postofhcs changes and also TO go over the
situation concerning the judicial division
bill which lanKuishss in the house commit
tee Of judiciary II is understood that Mr..
Lindsey is slated for the position Of United
States attorney in the event OF the bill
becoming q Law.
National Committeeman r B. Schneider
is also ID Washington, II iE believed for
the purpose Of talking over the political
situation in Nebraska with Senators Die
trich and MulErd. Mr.. Schneider said his
presence here was wholly without sig
nihcEncs.
Postal Matters.
Senator Dietrich made the following
recommendations for postmRsters to-day:
Sutton. Clay county. J. II. Tower, reap
pointment; ThHyer, York county, J. A
Eckles, reHppointmsnt.
The following subststions OF the Dss
Moines UE) p0stofhcs have been or
! dered established July !; No. at Sixth
/ and School streets. No. al Ninth and
/ Center streets, No. Al 6lb East Scott
Easton Place station al EAston boulevard
and SeErls street
William H. sehriver was today appointed
/ substitute carrier in The Mount Pleasant
| Ga pOst0fhce.
/ PosrmEsters appointed, Nebraska J. z
I stinglsy, ElyriH, Valley county. vice J. "
/ CErkEsgi, resigned. Iowa C. p. ThEyef
/ avery Monroe county; Lee Garfield. Ben
( son. BlAckhHwk county. J. D. Comstock
! High Point Decatur county.
william stRnbo OF Syracuse and William
/ I. Kirkpatrick Of York, Neb were Today
admitted 70 practice before the Interior
/ department
The Interstate National hank Of Kansas
! City Kan, was today approved sE reserve
AGENT for the FirEt National pf Mounf