The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-06
OPENS THE WAY
FOR REVISION
Tariff Closely Connected With
Cuban Reciprocity.
PROSPECT OF LONG FIGHT
DOUBT AS TO METHOD OF
PROCEDURE.
PROSPECT OF LONG FIGHT

(TI ASHINGTON. Nov. 5.-There were
w some interesting developments
today as to The method of con-
gressional procedure on the Cuban recf-
procity treaty. That treaty was amend
ed by the senate adding the words.
mis- treaty shall not take effect until
me IN same shall have been approved by
the congress"
1t has been generally supposed that
a joint resolution or a bill approving
the treaty would be all that was neces-
sary, but members of the house and
some senator's take an entirely different
view. They say that bill must b
passed reducing the duty on the prod
ucts Of Cuba. and that every provision
affecting duties must be enacted into
legislation.
Defective Provision.
Representative Tawney Of Minnesota
who was leader OF the Republican minor
NY mat opposed the reciprocity bill in
the last congress. said today that the
provision requiring congressional aDnroV-
al when inserted in the treaty was known
10y him 10 be defective and open 20 OBJ
lectiOns. The treaty of 1861 with Great
Britain for reciprocity with Canada and
the, treaty q ISIS with Hawaii. ne added.
Dotn contained provision at the very
Deglnnlng stating that when suitable leg
islatiOn was enacted by congress to carry
out the provisions Of the treaties then
the president should issue "a pr0clan1a-
tion announcing the fact aud the treaty
thereupOn should become effective Both
these treaties were followed by legisla-
ton IN the form Of a bin recitng the ar
ucles that were TO be admitted duty
Tree. Mr.. IaWney contends that 20 APP
Prove The treaty by "a simple resolution
would be void, and asserts that the sugar
provision Of the treaty is nothing more
than a pledge Of the good faith of the
government that the duties on sugar
the treaty. ANY tariff bin. ne contends.
can abrogate this provision Of the treaty
or the treaty itself.
Resolution Won't Do.
The finance committee. which will meet
tomorrow viii take up the subject OF
the form Of legislation necessary to carry
the treaty into effect. Generally the seI-
ators believe that a simple resolution OF
approval viii be al that Us necessary.
but some. senator's. notably Senator Tel
Ter OF Colorado. think that If approval is
attempted IN any such form it will raise
a constitutional question which viii
cause long debate In the senate. Sen
dtor Teller expects that the whole tariff
question viii be opened for discussion by
the Cuban measure. and that it will be
well INTO the regular session before ac-
ton i'm the matter IS taken by the senate
This afternoon Representatives Payne.
HemenWay. Daizell. TaWuev and Mann
conferred wish MIR Cannon or the form
OF the proposed Cuban legislation. Later
Mr. Cannon said the matter would be de-
te-mined by the ways ana means COM
mittee. Mr.. Payne. who Is to be chair
man OF that committee. said he could
make no definite statement about the
form of the legislation until ne had con-
suited an the members Of the committee.
but il was his opinion that the measure
i'm form. would be q bin rather than "A
resolution as he did not see how the
house could do otherwise.
Senators Confer.
Senators Allison. Aldrich. Spooner and
Platt Of Connecticut arrived in Washing
ton tonight and Immediately went into
conference in Senator AllisOn's apart
nents at the Arlington hotel At the
conclusion Senator Allison said he be-
heyed the Cuban treaty would be made
operative by jOlnt resolution. He cited
the method adopted by congress in rela-
ton to the Mexican treaty as a prece-
dent.
The special committee appointed By the
senate at the last session to prepare a
financial bill to be submitted for con-
sideratiOn Of the Fifty-eighth session of
congress has not prepared a draft Of its
ideas and Senator Allison said tonight
that he does not look for any financial
However. the general finance
committee viii meet tomorrow and some