Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-05-20
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE statement was made in Wash
;.,r-+o,, last week ON what was consld-
cred GOOD authority that President Nc
EinIev i so strongly opposed TO the su-
-rar scbadule of the Senate sub-commlt-
Fees tariff bill that he will veto the OH
= II comes to him with that schedule
unchanged. H.. .h,+
the amount of protection AFFORDED tle
S-,aar Trust is excessive, and that the
anactment of the schedule into law
11-o,1ld rive color to the charges OF the
ornoneTts of the Republican party that
II i controlled by trusts and monopo
i;as and that the schedule was drafted
with the idea of repaying fne trusts ioi
its political contri buttons
Fer since President Mckinley was
o1acted he has paid much heed to the
advice of friends representing western
Sentiment While it is impossible to
verify his reported utterances on the
sno,ar schedule. it is known that many
of his closest friends in Congress from
the West are bitterly opposed to g1vlng
the Sugar Trust the large bonus pro.
posed in the Senate schedule ana tl.a'
tbev have told the President that TO en-
mount TO political suicide. .loa,,o
He ia said to favor the sugar schedule
of the House bill as affording adequate
protection to the beet and cane suRal d.
nroducers. while giving the trust ar
much as necessary to enable IL 10 GUN
nete with the foreign retlners
Senator Aldrich, on the otner hahu
was quoted, on the authority OF anotnel
no
schedule reported by him In his ultima,
tnTn and that unless it is accepted
there will be no tariff bill. The Sena
for ia in constant communication VIII
representatives of the Sugar Trust, ano
that influential corporation Is bringing
every possible influence 10 pear upol
him to make him adhere to tnls decls-
| ion.
Mr.. Aldrich defends his compounc
schedule by asserting that the poiarl
scopic test alone is not falr method ol
yalnino sugars He says, for instance
that different sugars may all snow tne
nresence of s8 degrees of sacchar1nt
strength and yet be of different values
| Therefore he argues that it is necessary
| to have an ad valorem duty III cohheG
ton with the specific one he VII
make an explanation of this theory II
| his statement to the Senate lnursday G
| immediately after the reading of the
| journal in the Senate Monday. the fol
lowing message from PreslhehI hchiii
ley was presented:
ITO Senate and house OF representa-
| tive of the United States: Ofhclal IN
| formation from our consuis In Cupa, es
| tablishes the fact that large numpe
| of American citizens on the lsianu ar
| in state of destitution, suffering 10
want of food and medicines. Inns ap
plies particularly to the rural dlstrlco
of the central and eastern parts
"The agricultural classes have beel
forced from their farms into the neares
towns, where they are without work o
money. The local authorities or Tn
several towns, however. kindly, ar
unable to relieve the needs Of their owl
people, and are altogether powerless U
help our citizens.
THE latest report of Consul Genera
Lee estimates that 600 to 800 American
are without means of support. nav
assured him that provisions would
made at once to relieve them. 10 Una
end I recommend that Congress max
an appropriation of not less than 100
900 to be Immediately available Tor US
under the direction of the Secretary 9
State.
sIt is desirable that part OF the sur
which may be appropriated by CoI
gress should, in the direction OF th
Secretary Of State, be used for trani
portation of American citizens, who
desiring to return to the United States
are without means to do So W1llial
Mckinley"
In the Senate, Tuesday, Mason, Rep
Of Illinois, made strong plea for I'd
recognition of Cuba.