THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1903. ,
POLICY X
Democrats to Oppose
Panama Canal Treaty. '
STAND BY SPOONER ACT
Nicaragua Should Be Chosen
Since Colombia Balked.
CAUCUS SET FOR TOMORROW
Cuban Bill Will Be Considered, and
It Is Certain Several Amend
ments Will Be Proposed.
"WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. Democratic
Senators have determined to oppose the
ratlhcation of a canal treaty with the new
Republic of Panama, should the Adminis
tration enter upon treaty negotiations -with
that country. The Democratic steering
committee Is said to be unanimous in con-
fested in Its beauty In our own country,
and he expressed his surprise mat any
Senator could consider It necessary to pre
sent his views -on this subject. However,
he said that was a question for all Sena
tors to decide for themselves.
Dubois said in closing that Instead of
discouraging the Christian people of the
country. In giving vent to their opinions
In the shape of petitions on the subject, he
would like to have them encouraged In
that direction. Replying to Mr. Dubois'
argument, Mr. Hoar said that In his re
marks yesterday he had merely called the
attention of some of his own constituents
to the fact that 'they are pointing out to
the Senate their determination of a Judicial
queslon In regard to wnicn tne oenators j
are the Judges. He again compared the ,
Senate to the Supreme Court and fielded
he had addressed the Senate uppn the sub
ject not because he considered a matter of
small moment, but because of Its vast
Importance, and because of this import
ance he thought it most desirable the
Senate should approach the suoject in wo
proper way.
Hale took the position that the question
of Mr. Smoot's eligibility had been improp
erly raised at this time. He referred briefly
to the moral aspect of the Smoot case,
nnrt cnM r-rnvA nc thpv are thev are not I
kmore important than "the intrusion 01 a.
ii.. . i.i..nMii. ill's fhik "Mnr-
mon Church into the political affairs of
the country." He suggested to the Sen
ate the Importance of not prejudging the
case.
A large number of bills were then pre
sented, aAd when this order of business
was passed there was a brief executive
session, after which the Senate adjourned
until next Monday.
HOUSE RECEIVES CUBAN BILL.
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Ways and Means Committee Named
and Will Consider It Today.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. When the
Houm met today the Speaker announced
the ways and means committee as fol
lows: Republicans Payne (N. T.), Dalsell
(Pa.). Grosvenor (O.), Tawney (Minn.).
McCall (Mass.), Babcock (Wis.), Metcalf
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damnation of the recognition the United I (Cal ), Hill (Conn.), Boutelle (111.), Watson
States has given to the creation of a new
government on the Isthmus, though the
announcement has been made that no
course of opposition has' been definitely
adopted.
It has been learned on the authority of a
member of the Democratic steering com
mittee that the sentiment of the commit
tee Is to attack any effort to open negotia
tions with theiew republic, and go before
the country In support of the Spooncr act
to show the party Is not antagonistic to
the building of a canal.
It is alleged the law is on the side of the
Democratic programme. Inasmuch as the
Spooncr act Is a Republican measure. This
act authorizo the President to proceed to
the construction of a canal on the Nica
ragua and Costa Rica route, In the event
negotiations with Colombia are not con-N
eluded within a reasonable time for the
Panama route.
The Democratic attitude on the Cuban
bill, as well as the general policy on pub
lic questions. Is to be the subject of a
caucus of the minority members of the
House Saturday night- A meeting of the
minority members of the ways and means
committee was held tonight for the pur
pose of outlining several amendments to
the Cuban bill. These amendments will
include one removing the differential on
refined sugar, and the elimination from
the treaty of that portion of article 8
which binds the United States Govern
ment not to reduce the duties on sugar for
a period of five years.
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In explaining the reasons for the omend
xncntp proposed, Mr. Williams, the Demo,
cratiu floor leader, said the Democratic
partj- in his opinion could not afford to
allow, without protest, the enactment of
legislation which was an attempt, although
an ineffectual one, to bind future Con
gresses and future Administrations by a
pledge against further reduction of duties
upon any article, with any country. The
right to abrogate the treaty, he said,
ought to be reserved in this Instance, as It
is reserved in all treaties, upon due notice
being ghen. It is customary In every
treaty, he said, to fix a period for the con
tinuance of the treaty, but both sides un
derstood that it Is subject to the right of
abrogation on notice.
"This treaty," continued Mr. Williams,
"seemingly goes a bit further and under
takes to bind the United States legally In
the respects mentioned. Of course, le
gally, the proposition is absurd on its face.
Eut it Is a matter of grave Importance,
notwithstanding that fact, for the reason
that it might be argued when the question
came up for reconsideration that we were
morally bound, although not legally bound.
As a matter of fact, v,e would not be mor
ally bound If the Democrats came into
power, unless the Democracy acquiesced or
by active consent had made Itself bound."
Aid of Majority Pledged.
Mr. Williams said assurances had been
received from the majority of the House
cf enough votes to add the amendment
doing away with the refiners differential.
It was hoped, he continued, that an appeal
to the common sense of the House would
succeed In passing the two amendments to
article S of the treaty, which amendments,
be said, would be so framed as to deny
cither the legal or moral obligation to bind
future Congresses or Administrations.
Mr. Williams expressed the hope that
the Dtjmocrntlc caucus Saturday night
would adopt a resolution making the
action of the caucus binding on all those
who participated In the deliberations.
find.). Curtis (Kan.). Democrat il
Hams (Miss.), Robertson (La.), Swanson
(Va.), McClellan (N. T.), Cooper (Tex.),
Clark (Mo.).
Payne (X. Y.) introduced the bill tq
makf effective the Cuban reciprocity con
vention, which without objection was read
by title and referred to the committee on
ways and means.
Payne having moved to adjourn, Will
iams (Dcm.. Miss.), Inquired if ho was
ready to announce the programme of the
majority. Payne said a meeting of the
was and means committee would be
called tomorrow, and he hoped to report
the bill to tho House tomorrow.
Payne, replying further to "Williams,
said he would be happy to consult with
him, and stated the ways and means com
mittee would meet at 10:36 o'clock tomor
row morning.
Thayer (Dem.), rising to a question of
privilege, asked if a member would be
considered derelict in his duty If he would
go home to get In his Winter's wood with ,
the understanding that he would return ;
when the six or seven men who, he said, i
constitute Congress, should announce that 4
something was to be cone.
The Speaker suggested that the question
hardly amounted to a faint assault upon
the dignity of a parliamentary Inquiry.
Payne observed that he was about to xe
quest unanimous consent that the gentle
man from Massachusetts be excused for
the remainder of the session.
The House then adjourned.
GRANTJNG RELIEF TO CUBA.
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SENATE DEBATES SMOOT CASE
Dubois Takes Issue With Hoar, Who
Sticks to His Position.
"WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. Immediately
upon assembling today, the Senate plunged
Into a discussion of the question of the
eligibility of Reed Smoot, of Utah, to a
cat In the Senate. The debate grew out
of the remarks made yesterday by Hoar,
caing petitions bearing upon Smoot's
case were as much out of placq as would
similar petitions to the Supremo Court of
the United States be In the Interest of
any case before that tribunal.
I'ucois took Issue today with Hoar's.
rcnuaks and presented his views In
connection with tho petitions for Smoot's
expulsion, which had been presented by
himself.
Alter announcing the fact that his views
differed from those of Mr. Hoar as to the
propriety of the petitions on this subject.
Dubois proceeded.
"I contend," he said, "that these varl.
ous objectors. Christian men and women,
havo a right to petition the Sen
ate and maintain their duty to do so.
Of course, we all appreciate that this Is
a Judicial question, which must be de
termined by the facts, but It is not an
Idle question and It Is properly before
the Senate. It Is tin same quest!
question that
was inolved in the case of the polyga
mous Roberts, for whose unseating by the
House of Representatives many petitions
Payne Introduces a Bill Making Re
ciprocity Treaty Effective.
"WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. Representa
tive Payne, of New York, today Intro
duced In the House a bill making effect
ive the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The
bill was referred to the ways and means
committee. Following Is the full text of
the measure:
"That whenever the President of the
United States shall receive satisfactory
evidence that the Republic of Cuba has
made provision to give full effect to the
articles of the convention between the
United States afad the Republic of Cuba,
signed on the Hth day of December, In
the year 1902. he Is hereby authorized to
Issue his proclamation declaring that he j
has received such evidence, and there
upon, on the tenth day, after exchanges
of ratifications of such convention be
tween the United States and the Repub
lic of Cuba, and so long as the said con
vention shall remain In force, all arti
cles of merchandise being the product of
the soil or Industry of the Republic of
Cuba which are Imported Into the United
States free of duty shall continue to be
so admitted free of duty and all other ar
ticles of merchandise being the product
of the soil or Industry of the Republic of
Cuba Imported into the United States
shall be admitted at a reduction of 20 per
centum of the rates of duties thereon, as
provided by the tariff act of tho United
States, approved July 24, lS9t or as may
be provided by any tariff ' law of the
United States subsequently enacted.
"The rates of duty herein granted by
the United States to the Republic of
Cuba arc and shall continue during the
term of said convention preferential In
respect to all like Imports from other
countries; provided, that while said con
vention Is In force, no sugar Imported
from the Republic 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 pnnided by the tariff
act of the United states, approved juiy
24, lS97k and no sugar the product of any
other foreign country shall be admitted
by treaty or convention Into the United
States while this convention Is In force,
at a lower rate of duty than that provided
by the tariff act of the United States,
approved July 24, 1S97, and provided fur
ther, that nothing herein contained snau
be held or construed as an admission on
the part of the House of Representatives
that customs duties can be changed oth
erwise than by act of Congress, originat
ing In said House.
"That so long as said convention shaU
remain In force, the laws and regula
tions adopted or that may be adopted by
the United States to protect the revenues
and prevent fraud In the declarations and
proofs that the articles ot merchandise to
which said convention may apply are the
product of manufacture of the Republic
of Cuba, shall not impose any additional
charge or fees therefor on the articles
Imported, excepting the consular fees es
tablished, or which may be established,
by the United States, for issuing shipping
documents, which fees shall not be higher
than those charged on the shipments of
similar merchandise from any other na
tion whatsoever; that articles of the Re
public of Cuba shall receive on their Im
portation Into the ports of the United
States treatment equal to that which sim
ilar articles of the United States shall re
ceive on their Importation Into the ports
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Wood to be Major-General, In view of the
request made yesterday In executive ses
sion by Senator Teller, that he be given
an oportunlty to make Inquiries concern
ing General "Wood's military record.
Senator Proctor, acting chairman, will
call a second meeting of the committee
on military affairs within a few days. It
Is the Intention now that the meeting
shall be public and a hearing granted to
all persons opposed to the nomination of
General "ft ood.
The committee voted to recommend the
confirmation of the appointment of Major
General S. B. M. Young to be Lleutenant
General. vice General Miles, retired.
The appointment of iirlgaaier-ucnerai
his employes, and while the factory Is
closed will establish a training school
for unskilled workmen to whom, when
they learn the trade, will be given tho
places of the old hands.
CAENEGIE TO MAKE GIFT.
New York Engineers Are to Be Given
Fine Buildings.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Andrew Car
negie's plan to make New York one of
the crcat engineering centers of the
world and to give to all branches of the
Samuel S. Sumner to be Major-General., profession a large building for general
said Importation and prior to their enter
ing Into consumption Into the Unltod
States shall be Imposed and collected
without discrimination upon like articles
Tvhencesoever Imported."
of the Republic of Cuba; that any tax or
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were filed. All the petitioners ask is that I ?,narse inat "" J"oc" 7h TTt;
..... .i,.. ., r.,n r M I tlonal or local authorities of tho United
. " .T T... TT-tr ..;: .JL.r: States unon the articles of merchandise
&r5 ssra. 5&si -sss-Sf -ssarsss,-
of the country and .should not be dlscour- -" ,"?:'A'nr. ,?,
aged. They scarcely expect to Influence
our votes, but It Is to be hoped that the 1
petitions will at least have the effect of
causing us to pause and give careful at
tention to their representations.
If the allegations now on file with the
committee on privileges and elections can
be proven, I do not believe there is a
Senator here who would vote to havo
Mr. Smoot continue In his seat, but if
they are. not prov en I think we would all
unite In asking him to remain."
Mr. Hoar replied he did not believe any
member of the committee on privileges
and elections wpuld find It nepessary to
make a public display of his attachment
to the family tie as established In all
Christian countries, and so signally manl-
TO LOOK INTO WOOD'S RECORD
Senate Committee Favorably Reports
Other Army Nominations.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. TWo nomina
tion of Robert Shaw Oliver, of New York,
to be Assistant Secretary of War, was or
dered to be favorably reported "by tho
Senate committee on military affairs to
day. No action was taken on the norm
nation of
made prior to that of General Wood, was
ordered favorably reported, as long as
the nomination of General Wood Is held
up. About 100 nominations of others will
remain unacted upon as their promotion
depends upon that of General Wood.
PRESIDENT MEETS LEADERS.
Isthmian Situation Is Believed to
Have Been Discussed.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. President
Roosevelt tonight held a conference with
leadinc members of the Republican party,
who dined with him early at the White
House and remained until late. Those
present were Secretaries Hay and Wilson
and Senators Hale, Hanna, Fairbanks,
Piatt of Connecticut, Spooncr and Allison.
The conference broke up at midnight. Va
rious questions were discussed, and Sen
ator Hanna, when he left the White
House, on being asked what had been
talked about, replied: "It was a little of
everything."
The -presence, however, of Secretary
Hay and Senators Hanna and Spooner
leads to the Impression that tho Isthmian
situation received more attention than
any other matter. -
New York to Revive War-Pay Bill.
NEW YORK. Nov. 12. Efforts of the
City of New York, made annually for
nearly 20 years to have the United States
Government reimburse it for moneys ex
pended "In defense of tho National Union"
during tho Civil War, will be renewed dur
ing the present session of Congress, when
a petition will be again presented asking
the National body to reimburse the city
In the sum of $1,000,000, expended by It In
arming and equipping troops to the num
ber of almost 60 regiments.
Oregon Appointments Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. The Senate in
executive session today confirmed the
following nominations:
Registers of Iand Offices John N. Wat
son, of Paisley, Or., at Lakevlew; Ed
ward W. Davis, Union, Or.; Algernon S.
Dresser, Oregon City, Or.; Charles TJ.
Snyder, Receiver of Public Moneys, at
IakevIew, Or.
club purposes is reported to bo fnst ap
proachlng realization. The proposed
buildings will cost $1,000,000. The plans
now under consideration contemplate two
ten-story buildings, one for the Engi
neers' ClUb, In West Fortieth street, near-
Fifth avenue, and the other as the home
of the four National societies' of the en
gineering profession in West Thirty
ninth street. Here will be housed tho mag
nificent technical libraries of these or
ganizations, and here their members will
meet for the ouslncss and professional
details that pertain to each.
Mr. Carnegie's offer to the engineers
was made at a dinner given to six men
representing the organizations on last
St. Valentine's day. Those in charge ot
tho preliminaries expect to announce be
fore tho end of the present year the for
mal acceptance of Mr. Carnegie's propo
sition and to begin at once the work of
construction.
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FAMOUS IETTER IN ETJBBISH.
Factory Shuts Down to Break Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12. As a result
of a strike of S6 glaziers, the J. P. Mathew
glaze factory will suspend operations this
Week and about 700 hands will bo ren
dered idle. John P. Mathew, head of
Brigadier-General Leonard the Arm, states he will discharge all of
Epistle Written by President Grant
Is Found by a Scavenger.
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 12. The his
toric letter of General Grant, accepting
the nomination to the Presidency, and
ending with "Let us have peace," has
been found among some waste paper here
by a scavenger. The letter was ad
dressed to General Joseph R. Hawley,
president of the National Union Repub
lican Committee. After General Hawley
went to Washington as Senator, the let
ter disappeared and was believed to havo
been lost.
Workmen taking waste paper from the
cellar of the Courant building to send
to the ragman tossed out a bulky en
velope, which was picked up by tho
man in charge and taken to the office.
It proved to be the long-lost epistle, the
last paragraph of which reads:
"Peace and universal prosperity, its
consequence, with economical administra
tion, will lighten the burden of taxation,
while it constantly reduces the National
debt Let us have peace."
Tho letter Is dated May 23, 1S6S.
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