The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-19
VOTE ON CUBAN TREATY TO-DAY
Az AGREEMENT REACHED TO
HAVE 1T TAKEN AT 3 p. NJ.

senator Newiands Oners an Amendment
Inviting Cuba 10 Come Into the Union
Amendment, which Has strong
/ support, Reduces Duty on Flour.
| WASHINGTON, March ls.-An agreement
was reached by unanimous consent In
the Senate tlis evening to begin voting
on the Cuban Reciprocity treaty and all
pending amer dments at clock to-mor-
| row afternoon. The Senate was in ex-
! ecutive session from lI5 until O'Clock.
! and most of the time was spent In discuss
| ing the treaty and in reaching the agree
ment fixeng an hour for the vote. Much
| difficulty was encountered in making this
arrangement, Mr.. Carmack entering strong
objections against it and asking that the
treaty be allowed to 60 over until next
| December in order to give Senators
chance to invsetigxe it. He thought that
ratification at this time would not hasten
matters In the least.
Mr. McEnery Of Louisiana was the first
speaker. He consumed over an hour in
a bitter attack upon the treaty. which he
declared was solely 10 the interest OF the
Sugar Trust and a suicidal policy for the
United States to pursue If 1t hopes TO build
up the home productioa OF sugar.
Mr.. Teller of COLORADO entered his pro-
test against the treaty in behalf OF the beet
sugar industry, which was threatened
with ruin, in his opindon, by the Cuban
convention. He did not zee any virtue
in the Lodge amendment. which provides
that the duty on sugar imported from
foreign countries Other than CUBA should
not be reduced daring the life OF the treaty.
There was nothing binding In this pro.
,aaA IN
revise tine sugar schedules at any time,
making the treaty provision void.
MIR. Newlands OF Nevada made his maiden
speech in the Ser ate on the treaty. he
spoke against II in general way asserting
that the removal OF The bounty ON European
sugar had raised the price one cent pound.
amounting to SIC, ,OO,0J on the Cuban
crop. The Cuban pl anters we're FAR better
of now, he said. than they would have been
if the House bill had paced last year and
the bounty had not bonn removed MIR.
Newlands also pointed cat that the treaty
did not expire at the END Of five years, as
commonly supposed, bun would continue
until one country or the other gave notice
of it's termination. This Office on the part
on the part OF the Unit ID states would
have to be 10y Joint resolution OF Congress,
which might be found diff cult TO obtain.
Mr.. Newlands then ofia red an amend
ment inviting Cuba to come into the Union
as a State. He is an ardent annexationirt,
incorporation OF the island into the Ameri-
can Union "We have just said Good morn
irg' TO Colombia" remarked Mr.. Newiands.
and we ought now to say Good evening to
Cuba.
Mr.. Spooner made rcI2y 10 Mr.. New
landss annexation talk. lie attacked IL
ON number of grounds and argued in favor
of the ratification Of the trtaty as 1t stood.
An amendment offered by Mr. Burton
OF Karsas caused considerable debate.
,,rr1,oaI ~ in rfsrnffiOn in
the duty on American four, corn and corn
meal going into Cuba from 20 per cent,
as fixed by the treaty. TO 40 per cent; Mr..
Nelson strongly favored the amendment
that they favored it,. There were some
indications manifested that the amend
ment might be accepted, although objec-
ton was made TO II by the committee mem
bers Some Of the Senai ors from big wheat
States went 80 far a. to declare that they
would vote against the treaty II the Burton
amendment were not included.
After a number OF brief speeches in
favor OF the treaty. the request was
made by Mr.. Cullom and others that
1t was hoped that a vote might ec
reached tonight, but Mr. Carnack's
opposition prevented thu and as COM
promise il was agreed that the vote should
BE- taken Tomorrow afternoon The Re-
publican Senators. while anxious to get
away. we're rather pleased 10 obtain con-
sent from the Democrats for an hour for
vote, half expecting that opposition
would develop and that tls quorum event
ually would disappear.
The Bacon amendment requiring the
approval OF Congress 10 mako the treaty
effective was discussed in passing There
il no question that II will be attached to
the treaty This. in practical effect, leaves
il mere matter Of detail whether the Senate
ratifes the treaty now or next December.
The senate, however, will ratify the treaty
Tomorrow unless tha unforeseen occurs,
and will thereupon ad yourn sine die.