The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-11
A Step in the Direction of
Tariff Reform.
THEY Illus CONSIDER II
They Find Prospects for Committee Assign
rents carcely B'ighl--e A J,hn-
son Of shaw UnW~rsI'y on } Ire
Negro in History.'
Especial to News and Observer.)

especial W NEWS duu SOStINel'J
Washington, d. c., Nov. 1o.-The North
Carolina delegation in Congress will vote
for the Cuban reciprocity treaty. They
not only consider it a step in tie direction
of tariff reform, but they believe that
the opening and extension of markets in
Cuba will prove of great benefit to the
Southern manufacturer.
While they would like for the treaty to
be amended in many respects, especially
by removal of the differential ON sugar,
and will lend their aid to any effort n
this direction, they will support the treaty
as it now stands if nothing better can be
secured. That nothing better can be Sc
cured is already quite evident. The b-ll
that is to render operative the treaty was
agreed upon at a conference of House and
Senate leaders with the Presidenv at tie
White House tonight, and Is designed TO
be proof against amendment; in other
words, the plan is to simply ratify the
treaty and nothing more.
The fear of the Republicans AL along
has been the precipitation OF tariff dis
cussion by means of amendment TO the
bill All the power of the administration
is to be brought to bear to prevent this.
North Carolina Congresmen are now
devoting all their attention TO an effort
to get good committee assignments, but
the prospects san hardly be called bright.
In the first place. there are Very few va
cancies on the committees as they now
stand. and in the second place, the re-
quest of Democrats for an increase OF theU'
representation on committees VIII not be
granted Representative w w. .Kitchin,
who is the oldest member in poize q SER
vice. may get the transfer he asks from
naval affairs to Judiciary, as the two COM
mittees are of about equal Importance,
and there are three vacancies on the Judi
ciary For like reason Mr.. Pou will ike
" have granted his request to be put on
District of Columbia committee. MIR.
Small may be advanced from the rer-
chant marine and fisheries committee, but
he will hardy get the place he asks on
the rivers and harbors committee
Senator Simmons is very wen satisfied
with his present committees, though there
is a possibility OF his being put.o judi
ciary committee and the committee on for
est reservation that he now holds being
given to Senator tJNerudD. ne Nluel
committees that Mr.. Overmar especially
desires are those on territories and the
Philippines. Though conferences ct Dem
ocratic Senators are being daily held to
ascertain the desire of Senator'S regarding
committees, several days may elapse Be-
fore assignments can be definitely deter
mined upon.
Major Guthrie, of Durham, and Judge
Shepherd. Of Raleigh. are here 10 argue
the appeal in the Supreme Court tomor-
row involving the validity OF license tax
in North Carolina on sewing lachne
agents. 1t is expected the case Will be
reached late tomorrow afternoon.
At tonight's meeting of the National
Sociological Society, nov in session here
TO consider the trace problem Prot. E.
A. Johnson of Shaw University, Raleigh.
delivered an address on the Negro in His
tory
Deputy Mitchell today brought here Joe
Moore, fifteen-year-old colored boy from
Plymouth, sentenced to two years III the
national reformatory for VOCATION of pos
tai laws.
FRED L. NTRRIrT.