The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-14
Mr.. Payne Then Returned the Measure
to the House, which VIII Begin It's
Consideration ON Monday.
VOTE TO BE TAKEN THURSDAY
ALL PAIRS DECLARED DIFF BY THE
DEMOCRATIC sTEERERS.
Republicans Notified by Their Whip
Vote Is Taken on Special Rule.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The House was
in session seventeen minutes to-day, adj
j~ourning at 1911 p. m. until Monday. Mr..
Payne, chairman of the COMMITTEES on ways
and means, reported the Cuban bill and
gave notice that ON Monday he would call
it up for consideration. By unanimous con-
sent the minority of the ways and means
was given further time in which to submit
a minority report.
Immediately after the reading of the jour-
nal Mr.. Livernash, of California, arose to
a question Of personal privilege. Reading
from manuscript he began by saying: In
dications are that in the Panama-Colombia
matter the President is invading a consti-
tutional p~rerogative of the Congress, and it
seems of high Importance TO the dignity and
authority of this House that doubt be dis
PEELED forthwith
Mr.. Payne rose to a point of order and
insisted that the question of privilege be
stated first. The speaker suggested that a
resolution would inform the House as to
what question the gentlemen desired to
present. He finally sustained the point of
order. cries of regular order being heard
on the Republican side.
At the meeting of the ways and means
Ills HUI luS llc lCpOII Ou lit
bill making effective the Cuban reciprocity
treaty was adopted by a vote of IA to 2.
Mr.. Metcalf (Rep., CALI was present but
did not vote. and Messrs. Roberts Dem.,
La.) and Cooper Dem., Tex.) voted against
the bill. Two amendments were offered in
committee. but both were rejected by the
Republican vote. One offered by Mr..
Cooper extended the provisions of the treaty
to all other countries. The other, offered
by Mr.. Williams, the minority leader, abol-
ished the differential duty on refined sugar.
The meeting of the committee occupied an
hour and in the discussion as to the length
of time required for consideration In the
House it developed that a rule will likely
be reported from the committee on rules
Monday requiring G vote without Oppor-
tunity for amendment at 4 o'clock on Thurs
day.
The report says: THE enactment of the
bill into law is necessary to give effect to
the convention providing for reciprocal
trade between this country and Cuba. This
results not merely because the convention
not only provides that 1T shall not take eff
feet u~eil the same shall have been ap-
proved by the Congress- but because the
Constitution gives no power TO the President
and the Senate to make a convention or
treaty changing the rates of revenue. That
power is now expressly lodged in the Con-
Sress. 1t Is not intended here to cite au-
InOEltleS OF advance reasons on this DrODO-
sition. TIL records of Congress abound
with unrefuted arguments on the afirma-
tive of this contention and the practice of
Congress has been uniformly In the same
direction. The President has deemed the
subject of sufficient importance to convene
an extraordinary session of Congress in
order that the convention may become eff
fective before the commencement of the har-
vest of the new sugar crop in December.
This legislation will result In no harm to
any American industry; Articles the prod
uct of this country like the articles en-
braced In this convention now imported
from Cuba receive the very highest pro-
lection of any in the same schedule. The
duty on sugar was placed above the protec-
tive point for the purpose of revenue. The
House tariff bill provided expressly for a
reduction in the interests of reciprocal
trade agreement, which it authorized the
has for years been much higher than any
necessity required on account of the COM
petition of Cuban tobacco. The reduction
in this bill leaves il amply protected"
When the bill was reported to the House
Mr.. Payne stated that the agreement with
the minority was that it be considered until
4 p. m, Thursday, when a vote will be
taken.
Chairman Hay, of the Democratic caucus,
has notified the Republican leaders that all
pairs have been declared off for the vote
on the rule for considering the Cuban bill
on Monday. Representative awney, the
Republican whip, has notified every Re-
publican member TO be present at the ses-
IOI vi LhO llOA0t jill WING
The following among other bills were in
troduced in the House to-day:
BY Mr.. Rixey, of MISUNDERSTANDING the
PRIVILEGES OF national soldiers homes to
Veterans of the Confederacy.
BY Mr.. Smith. of Illinois-Reducing letter
postage to l cent.
BY Mr.. Wiley, of Misunderstanding a
penalty of ten years Imprisonment for the
crime of train robbing and Imprisonment
for life for the crime of obstructing a pas
senger train.
BY Mr.. Loudenslager, of New ~Jersey-Au-
thorizing the secretary of the treasury to
reimburse Governors of States for money
expended by them toward the expenses of
State troops mustered into the volunteer
service during the war with Spain upon
the certificate by Governors as to the ac-
curacy.
BY Mr.. Lacy. of Iowa-Granting grazing
privileges to homestead settlers and hold
ers of small farms On the public domain.
BY Mr.. Shafroth. of Colorado-Authoriz-
ing the issuance of currency redeemable in
bonds of the United States. The measure
is intended to cause the conversion OF
United States bonds into l per cent. bonds.
BY Mr.. Gardner. of Misunderstanding
for post check notes" of the
lions of 81, 81 and s.. The bill is identical
In wording to the one introduced in the
last Congress.