Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-26
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LYMAN P. WOOD, 1874 Bank Street.

expectations to cuba which now amount
to about $2S 000,o0 annually. would soon be
doubled He said he refused 10 accept the
theory that the American sugar producing
industry would be injured by adopting the
reciprocal relations proposed by the treaty
and ended that the only advantage
cuba would have over the United States
i'm the production of sugar would be found
i'm the fact that the Cuban soil is some
what better adapted to that industry than
is ours. Even after tn" reduction pro-
posed. the duty ON Cuban sugar, he said
would amount to 81 per cent. ad Valorom,
and he was satisfied that the rate of duty
would be sufficient to maintain the in
dustry in the United States.
TIE AMENDMENTS
CA the conclusion of Mr. simmons : speech
voting hogan The committee on foreign
relations announced through Senator Cul-
lom it's chairman. the acceptance of two
amendments in addition to those already
recommended by the committee. The first
of these was the amendment increasing
the rate of reduction on Hour. corn meal
and corn imported into cuba from the
United States Senator Nelson spoke yes
tcrddY in support of an amendment along
these lines ana Senator Burton perfected
the amendment. As offered it provided
for ~ reduction of 10 per cent but the com
mttcc modified the amendment so as to
provide for Il reduction of 80 per cent.
j The other amendment adopted by the
4 committee WAS suggested by Senator l}a-
/ con and fixed n uniform reduction of 80
per cent on American cotton goods import
fcd into cuba. The only aye and no vote
taken on the committee amendments was
ON the amendment adopted some time
iago by Che committee at the instance of
, IN" beet sugar republican senators proVid-
iug against further treaty reduction Of
the duty on sugar imported into the United
| states for the next FIVE years, or while
/ the treaty remains i'm force. \ division
! WAS called for on this amendment and 1t
WAS sustained 10y a majority of - votes,
| thc vote beng II for the amendment and
- against II, the negative votes being
cast 10y democrats Tho other committee
amendments, including those accepted to-
day aud the amendment making the ap-
prevail of the entire Congress necessary
I" reader the treaty effective, then were
adopted.
After the committee amendments had
been accepted tine democrats offered "a
number of mondmcnts. but they were all
Voted down ny strict party vote. ono
of these amendments provided for tn.
striking out Of article of the treaty which
| makes special declaration against thu
granting of any concession to American
tobacco importers into cuba. That article
was left Just ms it was when the treaty
WIS sent to the Senate. The amoudmcut
10 strike out article 8 offered by Senator
MCtnCrN was defeated, as was also an
other amendment providing for the u1-
mission OF American rice into Cuba fire. d
of outN. senator Foster presented AN
amendment providing that the treaty shall
not go into effect until cuba should ac-
Ccpt tho Chinese exclusion laws of the
| United states hut il. like the McEu-ry
amendment mot defeat. senator New
lands withdrew his amendment authorize
ing the United States to issue AN invita-
| ton to cuba 10 ontor the Union and be-
| como a state thereof. but gave notice
that he would renew it when the qucs-
li"n of approving the treaty should come
up in the next regular session
VERMONT SENATOR'S PAIRED
The vote then was taken on the motion
t. 'Huiy. which WAS made by Senator
Cullom. ana the motion prevailed, - to H.
IN making the pairs two senators were
haired for the treaty with one against it,
The pair list was as follows kors and
Hale with ellison. Willard and Irocto
with Clarke ArlD, Scott and quay viii
| MCl>lurin, Dillingham; and tlHpp Will
e Tillmau; Kittrdgo and Plat, (N. ~ viii
Patterson; llatt. Comm and IIaWl"y witt
Teller; Mitchell and clay with dubois
Queries with Culborson.
Mr., Iioar was absent and impaired,
When the result had been footed up the
figures were announced from the chair
, and the presiding officer stated that "a
the treaty had received the necessary two
thirds vote. it had been rali1cd.
EMAIL HI-SI\rSS or SENATE
Senators Allison and Cockrcll were ap
pointed a committee to wait on tho Prcsi
d"nt and notify him That II ne mad ~
further communications I" make to tn
Senate the senate was ready TO auJ"Hil
! Thos" two senators the TWO Oldest u
point 81 service IN the senate iihm"llal''
Is b.iy the WhIt