Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-19
AGREEMENT ON CUBA.
Republican Senate Committeeman
Accept spooner Measure.
SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL
Republican Senators Will Be Called
Into Conference to Discuss the
Terms 1t Provides For
Reciprocity.

Washington June 1S.-The Repub-
Iran members of the senate commit
tee on Cuban relations have hhally
agreed to the acceptance of the Spoon
er bill providing for reciprocity WIN
Cuba and have decided to ask tllat II
conference of Republican, senators DE
called to consider its terms
This conclusion was re'rf"d at Il
meeting of the Republican m"l'hers OF
the committee. After thr meeting al
iourned. the text of the bill Was made
public. 1t is II substitut" for III" house
BILL and is as follows;
when the republic Of Cuba SHAH
have enacted a law on laws establish
ing preferential rates of customs duties
upon any or all articles the growth.
production or tanufacture of the
United States imported into Cuba,
which preferential rates shall, in the
or Zion of w. president Of the United
States. con ,.itute satisfactory equiv
Nolent for re reduction hereinafter pro-
v,dad i, the rate of customs duties
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ar m nufacture Of Cuba imported into
tha,.Jnited States, and he shall so de
c,Ie by proclamation thereupon and
Hereafter so long as such preferential
duties shall be continued by the gov
eminent of Cuba, not longer, however
than Ave years, the duties levied col
lected and paid upon such articles so
exported from Cuba to the United
States shall be 50 per centum Of the
duties specified and provided in the
act entitled, AN act to provide revenue
for the government and to encourage
the industries Of the United States
approved July "a, 1897, and any
amendment thereof.
President to Investigate.
"Provided however, that it shall be
the duty of the president to thorough
ly investigate through the diplomatic
and consular representatives of the
United States in Cuba and by such 9th
ar means as he may deem necessary TO
employ for the purpose whether the
tariff concession hereinbefore provided
upon articles the growth, production or
of Cuba substantially in
ures, so far as the articles of sugar
and tobacco are concerned, to the ben
eft of the producers of said articles in
Cuba.
If the president shall be satisfied
from such investigation that the sub
stantial benefit Of said concession mp
on either Of said articles is inuring to
the purchasers thereof, individual OF
corporate in the United States. it shall
be his duty to so declare by proclama
ton to that effect, and thereupon and
thereafter, so long as said conditions
shall continue, there shall be levied
and collected upon such articles or that
one of them as to which said condi-
tons exist the rate of duty levied and
by law upon such article or
articles coming into the United States
from other foreign countries"
The house committee on military af-
fairs has ordered favorable report
on the resolution of Representative
Bartlett of Georgia. directing the SEQ
rotary of war to furnish the house i'll
formation as to what amounts We're
paid by United States officers in Cuba
to F. B. Thurber or other persons for
Cuban reciprocity. The ac
ton of the committee caused some sur
prise, as a somewhat similar resolution
was voted down about week ago
The change is said to have been infu-
enced to some extent by the pending
on the Cuban reciprocity
bill.