Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-06-19
cuban RECIPROCITY
Republican Members Of Senate Com
nlittee Accept spooner Bill.
CONFERENCE ASKED
senator EIkins Says Congress W ADJ
Isurn without Taking Any Ion
but senator Foraker ThidVs
Some win BE Taken. =

washington. June ls-The hepuo-
Ilcan members OF the senate commit
tee on Cuban relations has finally
agreed 10 the acceptance OF the spoon
er bill providing for reciprocity with
Cuba.
After the meeting adjourned tne
text OF the bill was made public. IL
il n substitute for the house bill ana
is as follows:
when the Republic OF Cuba shall
have enacted law or laws establish
ing preferential rates Of customs du-
ties on any or all articles the growth.
production or manufacture OF the Unit
ed States imported into Cuba. which
preferential rates shalt in the opinion
OF the president Of the United States
constitute a satisfactory equivalent
for the reduction hereinafter provid-
ed in the rate OF customs duties upon
articles. the growth. production or
manufacture OF Cuba. imported into
the United States. and he shall 80 de-
clare by proclamation thereupon and
thereafter so long as such preferential
duties shall be continued by the gov
eminent OF Cuba. not longer. however.
than Ave years. the duties levied. coll
lected and paid upon such articles so
exported from Cuba TO the United
States shall be so percentum OF the
duties specified In the act entitled
An act 20 provide revenue for the gov
eminent and 10 encourage the indus
tries OF the United States approved
July "a. 1897. and any amendment
thereof; provided however. that Il
shall be the duty OF the president to
thoroughly investigate. through the
diplomatic representatives OF the
United States In Cuba and by such 9TH
er means as he may deem necessary
10 employ for the purpose. whether the
tariff concession herelnbefore provided
upon articles the growth. production or
manufacture OF Cuba substantially In
sures. so far as the articles OF sugar
and tobacco are concerned, TO the bene-
NJ OF the producers OF said articles In
Cuba. and IN the president shall he sat
isfed from such Investigation that the
substantial benefit OF the said conces-
sion upon either OF said articles Is In
uring to the purchasers thereof. indl-
vldual or corporate In the United States
II shall be his duty to so declare BY
proclamation TO that effect. and there
upon and thereafter so long as said
conditions shall continue there shall
be levied and collected upon such ar
ticies or that one OF them as 10 which
said conditions exist, the rate OF dutv
levied and collected by law upon such
article or articles coming into the
United States from other foreign coun-
tries" N'"''
senators Elkins. Burrows. Dietrich
and Foraker later called at the White
House and discussed Cuban reciprocl.
y with the president. The attitude of
me president now Is regarded more
that OF a listener than an adviser. he
having expressed himself in his
special message as to the duty of con.
gress toward Cuba. Senator EIkIns
remarked at the White House thar
congress would adjourn without action
OF any Kind on Cuban reciprocity.
Senator Foreaker on the other hand
predicted that some sort OF an agree.
ment would be reached before long.
Interest In the question OF Cuban
reciprocity Is centered in the confer
ence OF Republican senator's 10 be held
at the request OF the Republican mem.
bers OF the committee on Cuban rela.
lions.
The sugar men have been so encour.
aged by recent occurrences that many
OF them claim that the conference de
cision will be adverse TO any Iegisla.
ton whatever in the interest OF Cuba.
They still claim 20 Republicans win
oppose any effort at legislation ON the
floor OF the senate. and they assert
that there are many others OF their
colleagues who are In sympathy with
them and will so express themselves
In the privacy OF the conference room.
This showing they believe will be such
as 20 convince the advocates OF reel.
procity OF the futillty OF their move
and cause them 20 abandon the effort
without taking the question to the SEN
ate. The friends OF the measure. how.
ever. say there can be no doubt that
the conference will have preference
for the Spooner bill. and that II will be
reported to the senate by the commit
tee having II in charge.