Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Senate Committee on Cuba Decide
on 20 Per Cent. Reduction.
RECIPROCITY FOR FIVE YEARS
Action Of Republican Members Was
Unanimous and Bill VIII. Be Pre-.
scented to Their caucus-5enefits
Assured to Cuban Planters.

Unanimous and Bill VIII. BE Pre-.
scented to Their caueus-Benefits
Assured to Cuban Planters.
Washington, June 18.-The Republi-
can members Of the senate committee
on Cuban relations met yesterday
morning and agreed upon the SpOoner |
bill providing for a 20 per cent. reci-
prOcity arrangement with Cuba, to con-
tinue for five years. with safeguards
whereby the benefits of the measure |
are assured to the Cuban planters. The
action of the Republican members of
the committee was unanimous. Messrs.
Plat. Aldrich. Cullom, Mcmillan,
SpoOner. Deboe and Burnham all sup:
porting the motion to adopt the bill as
the party measure. No other PROPOSE
ton was submitted or considered.
The bill will be presented to the Re-
publican caucus, which, it has been
decided, will be held tonight.
The text of the measure is as fol-
lows:
Vixen the Republic of Cuba shall
have ahaeted a law or laws establish
ing pEiAFential rates of customs duties
upon any or all articles the growth.
production or manufacture of the Unit
ed States imported into Cuba, which
preferential rates shall. in the opinion
OF the president of the United States,
constitute a satisfactory equivalent for
the reduction hereinafter provided in
the rate of customs duties upon arti-
cles the growth, production or manu-
facture of Cuba imported into the
United States, and he shall so declare
by proclamation, thereupon and there
after so long as such preferential du.
ties shall be continued by the govern
ment of Cuba, not longer, however
than five years, the duties levied. col
lected and paid upon such articles Sc
exported from Cuba to the United
States shall be 80 percentum of the du
= ties specified and provided in the &C
r entitled AN act to provide revenue TO
Y the government and to encourage tn
y industries of the United States ap
e proved July "a, 1897, and any amend
s ment thereof.
:. provided, however, that 1t shall
o the duty of the president to thorough
: ly investigate. through the diplomat
e and consular representatives of tn
r United States in Cuba, and by sue
: other means as he may deem necessar
IS to employ for the purpose, whether tn
: tariff concession hereinbefore provide
n upon articles, the growth, prOductio
e or manufacture of Cuba substantial
} inures, so far as the articles of suga
le and tobacco are concerned, to the Der
1t eft of the producers of said article
E in Cuba; and if the president shall /
n satisfied from such investigation tn;
f the substantial benefit of said cOnce
d sion upon either of said articles is il
OL uring to the purchasers thereof, ind
IN vidual or corporate, in the Unite
States, it shall be his duty to SO d
OF clare by proclamation to that effeC
III and thereupon and thereafter so lOI
es as said cnditions shall continue, the
ay shall be levied and collected upon SUI
u articles, or that one of them as
nj which said conditions exist, the "a
es of duty levied and collected by Ia
OF upon such article or articles cOmil
le- into the United States from other fC
~ eign countries"
Senators Elkins, Burrows, Dietri
les and Foraker called at the White Hou
'm yesterday and discussed Cuban re
'ur procity with the president. The at
tude OF the president now is regard
W. more as that Of listener than an g
U.s. visor, he having expressed himself
SEQ his special message as to the duty
US. congress toward Cuba. Senator Elk
lih remarked at the White House vest
my day that congress would adojoU
VIII without action of any kind on Cub
De reciprocity. Senator Foraker, on
ID other hand, predicted that some s
inc of an agreement would be reached
fore long.
but President Roosevelt arrived at w
aim Point this morning to attend
in graduation exercises of the cadets.
,itb Three men were killed yesterday
NO ternOOn by an explosion in the Aur
N. mine of the Oliver Mining Company
al IrOnWOOd, Mich.