Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-12-24

Resume of .he Week.
Proceedings.

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proceedinss.
Washington. Dec. 16. - The sena,.
continued the debate on the Cuban him
yesterday. Mr.. Perkins (Cal.) smoke
for the measure. as did Mr.. Simona
IN. CO.. Mr.. NcCumber of North D..
kota opposed 1t. Mr. Patterson q,
Colorado made an extended speech
against the bin during which there
were numerous ~collcquies betwea,
himself. Mr.. Aldrich and Mr.. Dolljve,
With the former there was ouite ,
lively debate on the tariff, In which
Mr.. Aldrich said tho duty on sugar
was too high.
Rural free delivery, reciprocity will
Canada and the new republic OF Pan.
anna were topics Of discussion in t,a
house yesterday. The subject OF rural
free delivery was introduced by Mr.
Maddox (Dem., Cal, who claimes
that certain states had been favored
in the establishment OF routes. This
allegation resulted In 4 lively siscus.
sion. Mr.. Hepburn (Rep., Iowa) and
Mr.. Hemenway (Rep, In6.). anon
others, replied on the Republican side
Washington. Dec. II. - By the IA
cisive vote of 81 to IS the senate yes.
terday passed the bill carrying INF.
effect the reciprocity treaty with Cuba
The final vote came at the close OF :
day which was marked by a dash
which, while at all times animates
was never acrimonious. The PRINCIPAL
speeches were made by Mr.. Spooner
for the bill and by Mr. Bailey against
1t. The bill passed carries into ere
cution the treaty between the United
States and Cuba which was ratified
last March. After the passage OF the
Cuban bill the senate agreed to the
house resolution providing for a hon.
day recess from Dec. 10 to Jan. 4.
Central American affairs were dis
cussed in the house yesterday and alse
pensions. Industrial and agricultural
conditions and labor. The session last
ed more than four hours, the hoase
being in committee of the whole al
most the entire time on the pension
appropriation bill, on which no COZ
clusion was reached.
Washington. Dec. 1S.--The president
signed the Cuban reciprocity bill a few
minutes before i o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Now that the bill has be-
come a law, q question OF great inter
est has arisen, namely, the effect Of
the reduction of the duty on Cuban
sugar upon importations OF sugar from
other countries. The British govern
ment has served formal notice upon
the state department that under the
favored nation clause It expects that
British sugar from the British West
Indies shall be admitted into the
United States on equal terms with
Cuban sugar, and II Is not doubted
that Germany, France, Austria and
other great beet sugar producing ccun-
tries will do likewise. An old holding
of Attorney General Olney in Prssi.
dent Cleveland's administration wss
adverse to such demands, but the ques-
ton promises to be ~reopened with
vigor.
Washington, Dee. 13.-The relation
ship Of the United States to the new
republic OF Panama continued to b
the leading theme In the senate yes
terday, but the discussion was con-
fined to one senator and wac not so
exciting as Thursday.
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia was the
speaker and he advocated the accept
ance OF Mr.. Hoar's resolution calling
Ter more information relative to the
November revolution In Panama. He
said that SO far as the available In
formation shows the executive aataorf
ties OF the United States had know-
edge OF the revolution In advance OF
the people on the isthmus, and he cor
tended that the action OF this country
In preventing the landing Of Coiom-
bian troops In Panama was without
precedent.
The house yesterday, by resolution
authorized the committee on expendF
lures in the postofice department 70
request the postmaster general 70
furnish that committee the papers ID
reference to the postofice investiss
ton, The resolution met opposiuos
on the Republican side.