The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-11
COmpIicating the Cuban Debate by
Suggesting Free Pulp and Lower
Duty on Plate Glass.
EFFORT TO SECURE HARMONY
SPEAKER HENDERSON AND OTHERS
AT WORK LAST NIGHT.
InrOads Said to Have Been Made in
the Ranks of the 'Insurgents"
conference Tonight.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-Representa-
tive Heatwoe, of Minnesota, transplanted
Indiana editor, to-day complicated the
Cuban sugar situation by introducing a
resolution providing for the wiping out of
the duty on wood pulp. He claims that
were it not for the duty on this pulp, much
of which comes from Canada, and is used
in the manufacture of white print paper,
for the use of American newspapers, the
price to the publishers would be materially
reduced. He gave notice that he would
offer to make this an amendment of the
Cuban reciprocity bill. and said he would
insist on having it considered in the debate
tomorrow night at the Republican con-
ference. 1t is plainly the intention of Mr..
Heatwole to bring to his support the pub
fishers of newspapers who are interested
in the cost of white paper. He said to-
night he was satisfied the duty on wood
pulp gave no particular protection to any
important American industry and yet it
caused a higher price TO prevail for white
paper.
This is only part of the scheme of the
insurgents TO complicate the debate in
the conference tomorrow night. 1t is the
plan for William Alden Smith, OF Michigan,
one of the strongest opponents of Cuban
reciprocity, to introduce a resolution pro-
viding for the reduction of the tariff on
plate glass. He says he will ask that this
be considered in the conference, and that
the friends of beet sugar would insist on
il taking the same course that the reci-
procity measure took. 1t is not likely that
this intention will have any legislative eff
feet, but ii will be of the greatest inter
est TO the representatives who have glass
houses in their districts. 1t is the further
intention of the insurgents to have
Representative Roberts, of Massachusetts,,
introduce resolution providing for the
reduction in the duty on hides. This is
a matter of much interest TO the leather
people.
The policy OF those who object TO the plan
of the ways and means committee is TO
unite with the Democrats if they are driven
TO it and force unlimited debate on these
subjects That is instead of permitting
the committee on rules bring in an order
as TO when the House shall vote on the
question without debate the policy will
be to have the majority of the House de-
clare that there shall be opportunity TO
amend and that the amendments and the
main question shall have satisfactory de-
bate.
The speaker, with his friends in the
House and many in the Senate. started out
this afternoon TO convince the Republicans
who were opposing reciprocity for Cuba
that the time had come when they shUIld
give in and not further involve party har-
mony in the House They were very sue
ceSsflll When the House adjourned In
the evening Representativ Long of Kan
sas who has been acting the Republican
whip announced that they had more than
enough to carry through the conference
tomorrow night any resolution motion
which wound be considered necessary.
They did not give out a poll. but the i'm
preston among nhpre9udlced observers
was that they had sufficiently weakened
the sugar-beet following to prevent their
dominating the caucus tomorrow night.