The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-12
This Is the Object of Repub-
lican Senators.
TO OVERRUIE HOUSE
Determination to Deal Justly With
the Cubans.
REDUCTION OF SIXTY MILLIONS
Senate idea Represents $2O,OOO,OOO
Less Than the Mouse Meas
ure ContemDlates.

From The Journal Bureau. Room Is. Posi-
B,tttds'ag, Washington.
Washington, Feb 12.-The senate
finance committee is proceeding to the
discussion of war revenue reduction with
has concluded informally that the country
cannot stand the $80,oOo,0Oo reduction
which the house bill provides. It is be-
lieved the senate committe will favor
reduction of only about 100000, 900 and will
leave the tax on bucket shops as it Is.
The house bill provides for wiping out all
war taxes save on mixed flour.
The senate committee has good reason
for taking this position. It wants to do
something for Cuba and believes that ii
all the war taxes are wiped out, this will
be impossible because the remaining
revenues will be needed for the continu-
ance of river and harbor improvements,
which have been practically suspended for
two years, the erection of new public
buildings, of which almost none have been
authorized during the last four years, the
Inauguration Of the work of constructing
an isthmian canal and the continued up
building Of the navy. Senator Aldrich,
chairman of the senate committee on
finance, says he favors a reduction of at
least % per cent on Cuban products and
he says plainly that not all of the war
taxes will be repealed.
TROUBLE Postmaster p General
Payne has adopted new
FOR PAYNE policy in the appoint
ment of fourth class
postmasters which is likely to get him
into endless rows with congressman and
others who make recommendations for
these Offices. He has declared that the
commissions Of such officers are contin-
uous and that where a republican has
served four years with a good record he
shall be allowed to serve during the
Payne administration at least.
A representative from a northwestern
| to file "a Recommendation for the appoint
ment Of a postmaster Of fourth-class
office, where the incumbent had served
four years. He desired to let the in
cumbent out and appoint another good
| republican. The clerk in charge of the
case referred him to the fourth assistant
postmaster general, who expressed re-
gret, but said orders had come from the
/ head of the department and he could do
nothing to change them. The member
was industriously telling his colleagues
about the new order to-day and there is
something akin to a panic aiming repub-
tlican members
! RESERVOIRS Members from North and
South Dakota and Mime
MUST WAIT. sofa who are interested in
getting legislation for the
establishment of reservoirs at the head
quarters Of the Red River Of the NORTH
with a view of preventing floods in the
basin of that river, to-day decided to post
/ pone attempts to get provision for it in
the river and harbor bill. This was done
after consultation with the members oil
| the river and .harbor committee, who told
| them the consideration of THE bill had
gone so far that it is doubtful whether
| the committee would give the delegation
a hearing. They will go before the SEN
ate committee on commerce when the bill