The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-13
PAYNE BRINGS
FORTH THE BILL
Measure Designed to Put the
Cuban Treaty in Force.
PREROGATIVE OF THE HOUSE
WAYS AND MEANS CoMBETTTEE
APPOINTED.

Washington. nov. 12.-when the
house met today the speaker an
nounced the ways and means commit
tee, as follows: -OIessrs.
Payne IN. ", Dalzeu CPa). Grosvenor
(O). Tawney CNIinn). Mccall CIass).
Babcock CWis), Metcalf CAD, Hin
Comm, Boutelle CIs.). Watson Qnd).
Curtis (Kan.) Democrats lIessrs.
williams CAIiss.), Robertson CLa),
Swanson (Va.), Mcclellan On. y,
Cooper CTex.). Clark CNIo)
Mr.. Payne introduced the bill to
make effective the Cuban reciprocity
convention. which. without objection.
was read by title and referred to the
committee on ways and means.
Text Of the Bill.
Following is the fun text Of the
measure
That whenever the president Of the
United States shall receive satisfaC-
tory evidence that the republic Of
/ Cuba has made provision to give full
effect to the articles Of the convention
| between the United States and the re-
public Of Cuba, signed on the 18th day
Of December, ia the year 1902, he is
hereby authorized TO issue his proc
lamation declaring that he has re-
ceived such evidence. and thereupOn
on the tenth day after exchange of
Publications of such convention be-
tween the United States and the re-
public Of Cuba, and so long as the said
convention shall remain in force, all
articles Of merchandise being the
product of the soil or industry of the
republic Of Cuba which are now inn
ported into the United States free OF
{ duty shall continue to be so admitted
free Of duty, and all other articles Of
merchandise being the product Of the
soil or industry Of the republic II Cuba
/ imported into the United States shall
| be admitted at a reduction of 90 per
centum Of the rates Of duties thereon,
as provided by the tariff act Of the
/ United States subsequently enacted
, The rates Of duty herein granted by
the United States to the republic Of
I Cuba are and shall continue during
the term Of said convention preferen-
/ tial I'm respect to all like imports from
other countries; provided,
Sugar Duties.
That while said convention is IN
force no sugar imported from the re-
/ public of Cuba and being the product
/ of the soil or industry of the republic
of Cuba shall be admitted into the
! United States at a reduction of duty
/ greater than 20 per centum Of the rates
/ Of duty thereon as provided by the
tariff act Of the United States approved
July "A, 1897, and no sugar the product
| Of any other foreign country shall be
admitted by treaty or convention into
the United States while this COnven-
ton is in force at a lower rate of duty
than that provided by the tariff act OF
the United States approved July "A,
]
/ ing herein contained shall be held or
construed as an admission on the part
/ Of the house of representatives that
customs duties can be changed other
wise than by an act Of congress,
| originating in said house.
Guarding Against Fraud.
Sec. .. That so long as said conven-
/ ton shall remain in force the laws
and regulations adopted or that may
be adopted by the United States to
protect the revenues and prevent fraud
/ in the declarations and proofs that che
articles Of merchandise to which said
convention may apply are the product
or manufacture Of the republic OF
! Cuba, shall not impose any additional
charge or fees therefor on the articles
! imported, excepting the consular fees
/ established. or which may be estab-
/ Lshed, by the United States. for issu-
| ing shipping documents. which fees
shall not be higher than those charged
on the shipments of similar merChan-
/ disc from any other nation whatsO-
ever that articles Of the republic Of
! Cuba shall receive on their importation
I into the ports Of the United States
I treatment equal TO that which similar
articles of the United States shall re-
ceive on their Importation into the
ports Of the republic Of Cuba; that
l any tax or charge that may be i'm
I posed by the national or local aUthori-
/ ties of the United States upon the ar
ticies of merchandise of the republic
| of Cuba. embraced in the articles Of
said convention subsequent 10 said i'm
portatiou and prior to their entering
/ into consumption into the United
states shall be imposed and collected
without discrimination upon like ar
ticles whencesCever imported.
Mr.. Payne having moved TO adjourn,
I Mr.. Williams CNuss) inquired If he vas
ready to announce the programme Of
the majority.
Mr.. Payne said a meeting Of the
ways and means committee would be
called tomorrow and he hoped TO report
/ the bin 90 the house tomorrow.
Adjourned