Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-15
Senate DISCUSSES
THE CUBAN BILL
Foster, of Louisiana, Takes Floor
in Opposition to the Recipro-
city Measure.

COMMITTEE MEETS TO OUTLINE
SMO0T INVESTIGATION POLICY
Utah Senator to De Given Opportunity
to Reply to Charges of PolyEamy
Democratic Senator's Hold Spirit
ed Cnucus-Complnint Against Re-
publicans.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Immediately
after the conclusion Of the routine
morning business Saturday the senate
resumed the discussion of the Cuban
reciprocity bill with Senator Foster Ia.)
as speaker. He opposed the bill on the
ground that it's enactment into law
would prove injurious to the sugar-pro-
ducing and other important interests OF
the United States. After speaking of the
sentiment that had been created in be-
half Of Cuba when the appeal was first
made for relief for the republic, and re-
ferring to committee hearings in the
house, the senator spoke of the appear
ance of Mr.. Thurber, of New York,
before the ways and means committee.
and declared that it was subsequently
developed that he was in the pay Of the
military governor of Cuba. The SEN
ator added as his belief that the money
of the Cubans was used for the wrong
full purpose of misstating the facts.
In this same connection he spoke of Mr..
Thurber as having in his pockets money
of Mr.. Havemeyer for the purpose OF
reaching "the best thought" to use Mr..
Thurber's words.
To Outline Policy.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections met Saturday to outline
policy to be pursued in investigating the
protests filed against Senator Reed
Smoot being permitted to retain his seat.
and decided before taking further steps
in the matter Senator Smoot should be
given opportunity to reply to the
charges.
Senator Burrows, chairman of the
committee, was instructed to notify
Senator Smoot of the decision of the
committee and to request that whatever
reply he may desire to make shall be in
writing.
In addition to the innumerable petit
lions filed with the committee for the
expulsion of Senator Smoot two protests
from citizens of Utah were presented
and briefly considered by the committee.
These protests charge Senator Smoot
with being polygamist They also
charge that the Mormon church, ofwhich
Senator Smoot is an apostle, holds its
own laws to be superior to those of the
state. and they contend that the church
still stands for polygamy.
Neither Senator Smoot nor his oppon-
ents we're represented at the meeting
and for that reason members of the com.
mittee avoided taking any action which
would in any manner show the sentiment
of individuals.
Democrats Meet
The democratic senators held eau.
Gus Saturday Cor the purpose of discuss
Ing the advisability of attempting tt
amend the Cuban reciprocity bill ,butad.
journed to meet again next Monday.
without arriving at any conclusion. The
caucus was spirited one, and was sharp.
ly divided on the point at issue, some Of
the senators contending that numer.
GUS amendments should be presented
and others holding out against any ef.
fort whatever to change the character
Of the bill and standing for a straight
party vote against it. The caucus con.
tinued until after the beginning Of the
session of the senate.
The caucus considered some com.
plants made by senators relative to the
early adjournment of the senate or
Thursday. Senators who filed thes.
complaints expressed the opinion that
the Thursday session should have con.
tinued in order to afford opportunity fol
speechmaking, and some of them sug.
gested that an effort should be made tt
extend for day or two the time TO,
discussion, which would have the effec,
Of postponing the final vote beyond mex.
Wednesday, the date unanimously
agreed upon for the vote. Senator Cor.
man presented the difficulties OF chang
ing unanimous understanding and 4,
!. was ultimately decided to allow the pres.
ent arrangement to remain undisturbed
According to agreement between the
parties the time on Tuesday and Wednes.
day Is to be evenly divided be.
tween the republicans and demo.
Gratis. The suggestion was made in the
caucus that as the republicans had beer
responsible for the early adjournment
on Thursday, they should be willing te
at least give the major part of the re.
naming time to the democrats. Thie
proposal was considered at length witt
the understanding that if the time for 9
vote cannot be extended it will be i'm.
possible to disturb the agreement IL
regard to division of time.
Cold In Minnesota.
Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 14.-This city is
in the clutches of the coolest weathe,
of the season SO far. The thermometer
at the government weather bureau reg.
istered five degrees below at ten a. m.
and the temperature is steadily going
down. At seven a. m. Saturday the
thermometer registered only two below,
the increase being one degree per hour.
Fatally Injured in Wreck.
Huntington, w. Va, Dec. 14.-rhe
third section of Chesapeake & Ohio