Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-15

Sugars not above No. is, Dutch stand
ard In color, tank bottoms, sirups of cane
juice, melada, concentrated melada, con-
crete and concentrated molasses, testing
by the polariscope not above ID degrees,
one cent per pound, and for every addi-
tional degree shown by the polarlscopic
test, three-one hundredths of one cent
per pound additional, and fractions of a
degree in proportion. and on sugar which
has gone through process of refining, one
cent and nincty-hve-one hundrcdths of one
cent per pound; molasses testing above 40
degrees and not above Sc degrees, three
cents per gallon; testing Sc degrees and
above. six cents per gallon; sugar draw
ings and sugar sweepings shall be subject
to duty as molasses or sugar. az The case
may be, according to polariscoptc test;
sugars. tank bottoms, sirups, cane Juice or
beet juice. melada. concentra tod melada
and concrete and concentrated molasses,
the product Of any country which pays,
port thereof, whether imported directly
and in condition as exported therefron. or
otherwise. shall pay in addition to the
foregoing rates duty equal to such boun-
ty, or SO much thereof as may be in excess
OF any tax collected by such country upon
such exported article or upon the beet or
cane from which it was produced"
new paragraph is added reading as
follows:
That the duty on molasses clayed, Jog
gerry ana other sugars testing not above 81
degrees by the polariscope shall be one
tenth OF one cent per pound less than
those imposed by the preceding paragra on
on the corresponding tests of sugar"
VIII Vote Together as a Party,
An important feature of the caucus
was the determination reached to vote
together as party, which insures ia
Sorable action on all contested sched-
ules and the passage of the bill as APP
proved by the majority. This deter
mination was reached upon a sugges-
ton made by Senator Thurston. This
suggestion led to the most interesting
incident of the caucus. There had been
several references to the meeting as
conference" Senator Thurston OBJ
jected to this designation, saying that
conferences never bound anyone and
that he wanted it definitely under
stood whether this meeting was to be
binding or u friendly chat without fur
Their results, for if it was not to bind all
senators OH all schedules he would not
agree to abide by The decision upon the
sugar question.
Senator Thurston stated that he was
for the house sugar schedule, and gave
| emphatic notice that unless all senators
agreed to this and Were bound bv
the caucus proceedings on oil points OF
difference, and unless the finance COM
mittee amendments should be with
drawn, he would oppose the schedule
both by voice and vote on the floor of
the senate.
Senator Thurston then put his sug-
gestion in the shape of motion to the
effect that the agreement of the caucus
should be binding upon all republican
senator's. and it carried by large ma
jority.
The main propositions on the sugar
schedules were those fixing the rate on
refined sugar. There were three of
these propositions. The one adopted
fixing the rate at one and ninety-five
hundredths of cent per pound in place
of one and eight hundred seventy-five
thousandths as fixed by the house bill
was suggested by Senator Spooner.
Senator Perkins suggested 3-16 and
Senator Wellington the rate of the
house bill.
The last amendments were voted
down viva voce, and the Spooner
amendment accepted by an almost
unanimous vote.
AIdrich Yields.
| Senator Aldrich, who is generally
credited with the authorship of the
finance committee provisions, had been
expected to stand out stiffiy for the
amendments, but he did not do SO. He
said that his interest In revision as a
whole was superior to his interest in
any particular schedule, that he had no
pride In the rates fixed by the commit
tee, and that notwithstanding his con-
yiction that the committee rates were
equitable and in the line of republican
policy, he was willing to subordinate
his judgment to that of the majority.
The announcement was received with
demonstrations of approval.
| The Hawaiian Treaty.
| No agreement was reached in regard
to the Hawaiian treaty, and the COM
mittee is expected to report some
amendments or provision which will
not leave the matter in any uncertain
condition or absolutely abrogate the
existing reciprocity provisions of the
treaty.
Senator Frye asked the caucus to con.
slider the necessity of protecting the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty and made
a speech in that behalf. This occurred
early in the proceedings and the Ha.
waiian question was apparently lost
sight of in the subsequent proceedings
over the main features of the schedule
The caucus was compelled to adjourn
at noon when the senate met and wa
unable to take up any other question
Senators generally We're of the opinion
that with the Hawaiian question undis
posed of the sugar question was no
finally settled, but there was no agree
ment for future caucus.
The failure of the caucus to tax
steps looking to the protection of tn
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty has cause
considerable comment, but the friend
of Hawaii in the senate say that tn
omission was due to no other reaso
than the want of sufficient time. The
feel confident that if the point had bee
reached an amendment similar to tina
proposed by Senator Davis coutinuin