Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-03
SENATORS ARE FIRM.
Friends of Beet Sugar Stand
Out Against Cuban
Reciprocity.
AGAINST PRESIDENTS WISHES.
He Summoned a Number to the
White House and Discussed the
Matter With Them-Meetine Fol-
lowed Conference With Roosevelt

A,.---.ngton, June j.. .s&nators
Proctor, Nelson, Gamble and Kit
tredge called at the White House yes
terday forenoon, on invitation, and
had conference with the president
in regard to pending legislation. The
subjects discussed were the Cuban
reciprocity bill and the prospects for
canal legislation at this session. The
object of the conference was to urge
upon the senators the necessity for
unanlmity of action and the necessity
for legislation on these subjects at
this session.
President Sent For Senators.
The president sent for a number of
senators who have been known in
opposition. to granting concessions
on the ground that it will seriously
interfere with the beet sugar inter
ests of the country. He urged upon
these senators the Importance of
united action. He again assured
these Republicans that in urging ac-
ton on reciprocity he was carrying
out the announcement of President
Mckinley, uttered in his last speech,
which had met with such popular ap-
prevail throughout the country The
president indicated that the adoption
of the Plat amendment made it OBJ
ligatory upon the United States to
treat Cuba differently from other ma
tions.
In one casual remark he said that
events may show that it would have
been better to allow Cuba to be alb
solutely independent, as was Mexico.
He told these Republican senators
that the party ought not to be divided
On tariff issues as it was entering the
campaign and he expressed the hope
that a Cuban bill would be passed
without the aid of Democratic votes.
Beet Sugar Senators Met.
Eighteen Republican senators at
tended the conference of those rep.
resenting the beet sugar interests
yesterday, after the White House
conference. The general sentiment
was in favor of defeating any propo-
sition for Cuban reciprocity, but in
order to secure harmony an agree
ment was made that they would sup
port rebate plan, the money to be
paid to the Cuban government
The IS senators present were
Messrs. Elkins, Scott, Perkins, Bard,
Gamble, Kittredge Dietrich, Willard,
Burrows, Foster, Mitchell, Nelson,
Clapp, Burton, Kearns, Jones New,
Mason and Pritchard Senator
Pritchard did not go farther than to
say that he was opposed to the Cuban
Republican caucus.
1t was stated that the senators in
the conference were opposed to any
tariff changes. especially of the
pieeemeal character, but that If any
changes were to be made they thought
that the whole tariff should be re.
vised
Firmly Against Reciprocity.
1t was determined that the utmost
concession to be granted should be
In the way of rebate turned over
to the Cuban treasury to be disposed
of as the Cuban government thought
desirable. This rebate, to be either
200 25 or 80 per cent of the duties
collected on Cuban products, it was
stated, was offered simply as a COM
promise by those who were opposed
to Cuban concessions.
The conference selected Senators
Burrows. Jones, of Nevada, and Die
trich to confer with members of the
committee on relations with Cuba
and inform them of the attitude OF the
senators who participated in the con-
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