| Show RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA GUBA Republican Members of House of Representatives tives Confer on Matter Malu Large lo tl Washington WI Feb I eh The Tho can members mem ers of ot the t 1 house hO o of ot met In caucus at lt 81 lo to th lh of or Cuban ro the members of or the thu ways WIH and mentis committee hav having ing reached an agreement n to grant 10 10 concessions of or about 20 o per percent cent coni There was nn 1 unusually largo larlu about n olL 12 mem member mel ber h present of or Illinois was ns Chair Chairman man lan of ot tho ways US and means menns a n bill bl on the lines authorized by the mem members Ilm bers of ot the committee as M follows for COl the thc of Q equalizing the tho trade of oC tho United with wih Cuba the president Is hereby as ni POOH oon ns UM may be he after lter the th oi o an un Independent 11 In Cuba Culla mul the enactment by ot 01 Immigration and nl exclusion laws ns fully tuly of ot nH all the tho of o the to enter with said government Into negotiations with wih a view to t the arrangement of ot a n commercial agreement In which ie 1 concessions may bu secured In Jay l of ot the products mid manufactures of or States K by rates ot ut duty which shall bo bl less 1119 by h nn 11 amount equivalent to ut ul least 81 JO per cent nd 1 valorem than the Imposed upon Ullon the Ihl like articles when Imported Into leo lul from frol the most favored of ot other othor countries And the government go of ot Cu Cn Cuba ba shall enact such laws and shall enter Into Inlo such Inoh commercial with wih the United States Sine rhall make ake concessions In favor rr the and manufactures thereof as ni and 1111 which agree agreement 1111 ment In the Judgment of ot the president be Ind he be II authorized to tn facts both oth ns 18 to 10 the enactment of ot such Ich immigration laws tho making of or Mich agreement and 1111 thereafter the Im 1 of o the duties dutes by law lawin lawn in n all ni from Cuba Cuhl Into Inlo the States shall be ho suspended and andIn ni II In lieu leu thereof shut I be hf levied upon nil Articles Imported from Cuba uba 50 SO per leI cent of 01 the rote rt of duty dULY now nol levied like Ik articles Imported from foreign countries The pre shall Ihal have hae power l ower and It shall be I his hl duty whenever ho hall halll l Je e satisfied that such Ieh laws las lasu or such uch agreement mentioned In this act u are not noi being ln fully tuly executed by b tho lct ar it of Cut CulB to notify noU BUCI uch it thereof th and thereafter there shall l he on all articles Im Imi i by Cuba u a the full filI rate of ot duty I by b law la I upon articles Imported from rom foreign countries Mr Ir Payne spoke for Cor more lor than an hour In support of ut this plan He I was frequently Interrupted by I questions from representatives William Wilam 11 Gardiner Weeks pk and Hamilton fl mi I 01 of Michigan and Lester Iter of ot New Nel Yorki Mr Ir question contained the that upon tho thu n A of or protection about him hl been Jle In tin Industry In II am al althis this would be h imperiled If I tin WI Mr Illyn that thaI In hiM would lie 1 ample to HIP IIII Industry alter ul tho Iho 20 00 l Iel r cent j allowed n 11 nth th the protection amount II I to about 57 51 per lIeI cent nd t lorem He Ill also to III recommendation of o j or of JJ the committee ns II Lest LIHt means of o a It dilemma of ot Minne a II member of the nm menus IellI then ed the follow Ins l That nUtt the ways wa and n means be he null It IH III to 10 prepare report to the thu house ft I Jill bill for tor the relief of and aull to III extent the Iho trade between till the States that Ihal Island l which bill hili shall It In authorise Ii lu consideration lIou of oC our securing on goods wares and the or growth of the Into Cuba lower duties than thou thoi o to 10 agree to In pay and to 10 pay year eur that mi It trade 11 be hi In loice tOl from the of lit the United lo to the of o Cuba uha when fully 1111 lied moneys t ted ed Ill In the tul n Import duties on Oil merchandise the thi product or lI grott th of Ir the tho Island of ot Cuba Cuha Imported Into the United Status a mim of money equivalent lent In amount to Ii 70 jO per of ot the duties now collected on 1111 nil all such goods Joll mid that Ihn t tn o much of ot wild Muhl slim Bum UK shall be hI equivalent to 20 per of 0 the duty un collected on Imported from Cuba Into till the States StaleR shall 1 lit distributed by tm nf of Cuba or 01 through mich KliCh other additional agents or and regulations to he hp pro by I the of Cuba Cu n and approved by tile president of lit the Plates to actual Iona hie resident I planters of ot the tho Island of o In proportion to the quantity of sugar produced from cane grown by h them tuning the year preceding the date of o wild reciprocal trade agreement that said reciprocal rell P II I trade agreement o continue In force rort for 01 n period ut three yours from Crom the of ot lIB Its lIe o end said bill shall further pro IBO 1110 that before till the payment of 01 uld mim or 1111 portion thereof to the gov government II of lit lIhu or h 10 of ot the of ot nl lt be Ill become como come shall first our Immigration 1111 Mr Ir spoke In of ot his hlA substitute It was now IIO after 11 p II m 11 ns 1111 It was clear no r rould be h secured was 11 to tu token ken until f 8 p II m 11 next Monday |
