Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-05
SOUND MEMBERS ON CUBA
Speaker Henderson and Associates Investi-
gate Reciprocity,
STEEL AND IRON SCHEDULES ATTACKED
Omaha Indians Expect to Get Division
of Accumulated PrincipRI-Res-
toratIon ~f Indian
Agencies.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

among republicans OF the house that the
opponents to Cuban reciprocity were en-
deavoring to secure the solid support Of
the democrats on a proposition to bring
about a reduction in steel and iron sched-
ules, brought CONSERVATION to the ma
jority of the members Of the ways and
means committee.
Speaker Henderson, in conjunction with
| Representatives Dalzell and Long, began
systematic canvass Of the republican
side with the object Of ascertaining just
how many republicans would support the
reconcentrados in their effort TO beat the
| ways and means committee measure for
Cuban reciprocity.
gentleman close to the speaker said
that IL the republican opponents to the
ways and means measure could muster
forty votes, as they confidently predict they
can do. the solid democratic vote and the
votes Of the republican opposition would
! be sufficient to take an appeal from the
decision of the chair on the motion to take
up the Cuban reciprocity measure alone.
Hope TO Dissipate Opposition.
| The friends of the ways and means COM
mittee are hopeful, however that the forty
members OF the republican opposition will
| be dssipated by the time the Cuban dis
| cussion is brought up in the house, al
| though tonight the leaders of the ways and
| means committee are not oversanguine that
! they can pass the bill reported by the
| ways and means committee without bring
ing on a general tsrin discussion. The
/ democrats realize that they can make con-
/ siderable capital out of the general pro-
| vision to make a horizontal reduction in
some of the tariff schedules, and they are
encouraging radical republican leaders to
| 1WUn NHs,Va
| osition in retaliation for reciprocity with
Cuba
The speaker stated today to friends that
the omnibus bill providing for the admis-
! sion of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
| would be given time for consideration.
There is a growing belief that at least
| Oklahoma will be admitted, and possibly
New Mexico, but there are few who think
that Arizona will get through during this
congress.
! Claim of Omaha Indians.
| The delegation Of Omaha Indians in
Washington looking after an item in the
Indian appropriation bill to pay per
! capita to the Omaha Indians entitled
thereto. Of 100000 from the principal now
| to their credit in the treasury and derived
! from the sale OF their lands in Nebraska,
had a conference today with Representa-
| tives sherman and Curtis. who assured the
delegation that they would do what they
could to retain the item in the bill when
Il reached the conference. Every indication
now points to the adoption Of the measure.
Favorable action was taken today by
the senate on several amendments to the
Indian appropriation bill restoring the
agencies at Lower Brule, Sisseton, Ysnkton
and Crow Creek, S. D., which were seri-
ously talked of as being left out Of the
bill. The item in the bill appropriating
$4,000 for continuing the Indian supply
depot at Omaha was also agreed to.
Senator Dietrich made the following rec
concentrations for postmasters today:
Ithaca-Miss Agnes Atkinson, vice Alex
ander Robb, resigned.
Arborville-W. r. Shafter, reappointed.
Hubbell-C. NJ. Casad. reappointed.
The Treasury department sent a draft
today for $500 to A. L. MaTyott Of Pender.
who was appointed by the county court Of
Thurston county as administrator OF the
estate OF William E. PEBBLES. His claim
grew out Of transactions PEBBLES had with
the Omaha and winnebago agency.
Captain John F. Merry Of Dubuque, Ia,
left for his home today.
Cousins at His Convention.
Representative Cousins announces that
the congressional convention in his dis
trict will be held on May l. Mr.. Cousins
has three speeches to make at points in
the east, and in Iowa but is not permit
ting their preparation to interfere with
his congressional duties. 1t ls Mr.. Cousins
intention to be present at a meeting of
his congressional convention.
Julian Richards. secretary OF Speaker
Henderson. stated today that the congress
sional convention in the speakers district
would be held In Waterloo May or 2. The
date. however, has not been definitely fixed,
Representative Walter /. Smith Of Council
Bluffs and Lot Thomas OF Storm Lake have
returned from the good roads convention at
Charlottesville.
OIeOmarEarine Bill Effective.
The oleomargarine bill, which was passed
by the senate yesterday afternoon is re-
garded by Senator Proctor, chairman Of the
| committee on agriculture, as being much
more effective in suppressing the sale OF
oleomargarine as butter than it was in
the form in which the bill passed the house
The main change in the measure consists
in striking out the provision in the FIRST
section In regard TO the right Of a state
I TO allow the manufacture Of oleomargarins
for sale within q state, which the senators
argued would practically have nullined the
bill wherever the state chose to legislats ts
against it. Another important change pro-
vldes a new system for taxing the inspec-
/. tion and process of treating renovated and
adulterated butter, putting these articles
under restrictions similar to those which
are applied TO oleomsrgarine. The effect
of this is 10 tax any adulterated or fraudu-
lent product at a high rate and to make
the tax on the genuine product as low al
> ! possible. The tax uncolored oleomar
garlne Was reduced by the senate, as waI
the tax on the dealer handling such ar
, ticle The bill is regarded, 50 far as buttel
is concerned, as a pure food law, and wher
. Il gets into the conference 1t is believed
Il will be put into shape that will be helc
! constitutional by the supreme court.
Rockwell A. LaTsh was today appointed
Z substitute clerk in the Des Moines post
I ! once.
c. ]. Davis was today appointed post
= master at Pluma, Lawrence county, S. d.
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