The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-11-12
ISSUE ON PROCEDURE
Opposing Views as to How the
Cuban Reciprocity Treaty
Must Be Ratified.
SENATE COMMITTEES DESIGN
Which Holds That q Joint Resolution
Is Sufficient, Is Antagonized
Elsewhere.

Washington, Nov. 6.-Senators ALI
son, Aldrich, Spooner and Piatt of
Connecticut, arrived in Washington
and Immediately went into conference
in AllisOn's apartments at the Airing
ton hotel. At the conclusion Allison
said he believed the Cuban treaty
would be made operative by joint res
Olution. He cited the method adopted
by congress in relation to the Mexican
treaty as a precedent
The special committee appointed by
the senate at the last session to pre-
pare financial bill to be submitted for
consideration of the Fifty eighth con-
gress has not prepared draft
OF its ideas, and Allison said he did not
look for much financial legislation.
Some Difference of Opinion.
Apropos to the fore going relative to
the Cuban reciprocity treaty there are
some interesting developments as to
the method of congressional procedure.
That treaty was amended by the sen
ate adding the words this treaty shall
not take effect until the same shall
have been approved by the congress"
1t bad been generally supposed that a
joint resolution OF bill approving the
treaty would be all that was neces-
sary, but members of the house and
some senators take an entirely differ
ent view. They say that bill must
be passed reducing the duty on the
products of Cuba, and that every pro-
vision affecting duties must be enact
ed in the legislation.
How 1t Is Viewed by Tawney.
Representative Tawney, III MinnesO-
IL, who WAS leader OF the Republican,
minority tLat opposed the recipi Ocity
bill in the last congress, Said That the
treaty OF 1854 with Great Britain for
reciprocity with Canada, and the reel
prociIy treaty of lS.S with Hawaii,
both We're ut once followed by legis
laticn in the fOrm Oil u bill reciting
the articles that We're 10 be admittt Il
duty free. Tawney contends that to
approve the treaty by simple resO-
lutiOu NOulQ Dt NOlQ, anu dSctIlS
the sugsr provision of the treaty il
nothing more than a pledge of the
good faith of the government that the
duties on sugar shall not be changed
during the life of the treaty. Any tar
III bill. he cOntt nds, can abrOgaie this
provision Of the treaty or the treaty it.
self.
Teiler's View Is Not Hopeful.
Senator Teller. of Colorado, thinks
that If appro, al is attempted by joint
al question which will cause long
debate in the 5, nate. Teller expects
that the whole tariff question will be
opened up tor discussion by the Gu
ban measure, and that it will be well
into the regular session before action
on the matter is taken by the senate.
Michigan "Agin" the Concessions.
Detroit, Nov. u. = Three Michigan
representative who passed through
here ON their way to Washington ex-
pressed opposition to reduction of
the duty OH Cuban sugar. They We're
Loud, Of the Tenth district; FOrdney,
of the Eighth, and Darragh, of the
Eleventh. Representative William Al
den Smith had already taken the same
attitude. The Free Press, in giving in
terviews from the three representa-
tives, says it looks as though the Mich
igan delegation will be almost as thor
Oughly opposed to the reduction as it
was last year.