New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-14
UR4N BILL REPORTED.
Vote To Be Taken IN the House
Nfrt THURSDAY.
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WARRINGTON. Nov. 13.-Another step toward
TIRE acconplishn,snt of Cuban reciprocity vas
r-Eea today. when. by q vote OF fourteen %
-7c Eepress-t--ve Grcsve1or being absent the
C--n-rree On WAYS and Means authorized z
-z~o-z1-e report without alaerdnenr on the hill
ce--vtrg he Provisions q TIE Cuban treaty into
eject The E-use VIII begin consideration q
IRE XII aex- Monday. and. BY agreement with
TIE -l-----v. vote VIII be reached 81 o'clock
- THURSDAY. Tbs arrangement gives one more
csv for consl5e-a--or Of the bill than was orig--
rally INTENDED. and Is q concession 70 TIE Demo
Gratis and TIE few Eepublicans whose opposition
remains unchanged.
The meeting CT The committee lasted an hour
-u-o zrre-5-e--s were offered BY the minority
ana rejected by z strict party vote One vas
presented by 1-r Cooper. Of Texas. making 9
horizontal reduction Of 20 per cent On all goods
Imported from all countries so long as the Cuban
--ezrv -e-1ziEa operative. Representative VIII
Sans. the minority leader offered the other
n--en5-ert which provided for the removal Of
The c51ere-t-zl duty On refined sugar
Only two Democrats III. Robertson. Of LoUisi-
s-z. and NJ Cooper. n Texas. voted against
favorable report. These TWO votes represented
the opposition q The cane sugar growers Of
those States 70 Cuban reciprocity. and die not
t-6icsre any organized revolt against the meas
u-e by other interests
The majority report SAYS
The enactment o- this bill into Law Is reces-
fa-T 20 S.Ee eject &C the convention providing
fcF rec procsI -r11e between this country and
cuba This results LCL merely because The con-
HA--lo1 -ts=l< provides that II shah not take
eject l-r- me same shall have been approved
~ ne Congress tL- because the Constitution
gives 70 power 70 the President and the Senate
10 make convention or treaty changing the
re-es - revenue That power is expressly
lodged III r-e Congress T is not intended here
NJ Gre authorities or advance reasons OF this
Proposition. The records Il Congress abound
v'fr1 Lr-efIted arguments or the Affirmative q
TINS contention. ana the practice q Congress
has beer uniformly iu The same direction
TIE President has deemed lhe subject OF suf-
scent importance 70 convene extraordinary
sess on rf Congress IN order that the convention
-sv become elective before the announcement
~ The harvest ct The new sugar crop IN De
Ce-ber
THIS legislation VIII result u no harm 70 any
american industry. Articles The product Il this
country. like the articles embraced II this con
F-rriCr now Imported from CUBA receive The
-e-- highest protection % any = The same
schedule TIE cur On sugar was placed above
ne protective point for -he purpose Of revenue
The house Tarlf h-l PROVIDED expressly Tor q
reduction ia the interests OF reciprocal trade
ssreerlec- which u authorized The President
- make The duty CT tobacco has Tor years
beer much higher than any necessity required
o. account of the competition Of Cuban tobacco
The REDUCTION i1 rEis bin leaves II amply pro-
-erte6
TIE report cIozes with - argument setting
-o--h TIE advantages % both this country and
Cuba which VIII result from the reciprocal ar
rsrgenent provided IN the legislation