Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-09
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
NEARLY EVERY SENATOR or THAT
rrRsr.sroN PRESENT.
NEW SUGAR SCHEDULE ADOPTED.
syrccmcnt 10 stand Together on
,he whole Tariff Bili-No Asr'e-
nam, pc,cbcd In Regard 10 ha-
Nniinn Reciprocity.

CITY being present. Great lhN''N''
manifested i'm the caucus. because II was
known that an effort was TO be m"ue ~
.oc,,r, "a now sugar schedule. and one which
nh Republican senators could supper"
senator Aldrich, OF Rhode lsiahu' ""S
,rcsent. and after the caucus adJourheu
"a 3, ,.,s very successful, and that he |
felt that the Republicans were gong 10
stand together on all schedules OF the !
br and that an agreement wouiu DC
reached where differences of OPINION eN-
,st,5 Almost the entire time OF the |
caucus was devoted TO a consideration
of the sugar schedule other features
.,bors there are differences were not reacn- |
~, sereomcnt was reached in re |
psr5 10 the Hawaiian treaty, and the COM
mittce is expected to report some amend
r,en,s that will not leave the matter IN
any uncertain condition. or aosoiu'eN
obroeate the existing reciprocity pToVi-
sious Of n treaty.
An important feature Of the caucus was
the determination reached to vote To-
eether as a party. which insures favor
able action on all important scheduies'
and the passage of the bill as approved
by the majority. This deterhina'iol
80 rescbod ilpon a suggestion made by
senator Thurston. The suggestion leu
10 the most interesting incident OF the
coucus. There had been several rel
erences TO the meeting as "conference.
Mr.. Thurston objected TO this designation
saving that conferences never Dound any
one. and that ne wanted II definitely uh-
derstood whether this meeting was 10 De
binding or just a friendly chat, without
further results. for If ii was not TO De
binding on all senators, ne would not
agree 10 abide by the decision upon the
sugar question. This speech brought
Senator Hanna to his feet with an earnest
riea for party harmony and united et-
fort on all the features of the bii. lie
referred TO the apparent divisions al pres
ent existing in the Senate. and SAID II
was high time a perfect understanding
was reached.
AGREEMENT BINDING.
Senator Thurston then put his sugges-
fon i'm the shape Of a motion, TO the e.
feet that the agreement of the caucus
should be binding upon all kepuDhcah
senators. and it was carried by a large
majority.
The main propositions on the sugar
schedule were those fixing the rate on re-
fined sugar. INtIt were tHitt vA N''~~
rroposltions. The one adopted fixing the
r3te at ] gj-lo0 OF a cent per pound, III
rlece of I S70-100O, as fixed by the House
bu was suggested by Senator Spooner
senator Perkins suggested 1136 and Sena-
Tor Nelling the rate of the House Dill
The TWO last amendments were voted
down viva voce. and the Spooner amend
1nent accepted by an almost unanimous
vote
Senator's Allison and Aldrich expressed
the opinion that the schedule as prepare
y,v their COMMITTEES was eqmtaDle' an"
that it's provisions were misunderstood.
N,r Aldrich who is generally credited
with the authorship of the Finance COM
rnittee provisions. had been expected 10
stand out stifiy for the amendments put
ne did not do so. He said that ms IN
terest in the success Of taIlH reNislOh O.
. whole was superior TO his interest III
any particular schedule: that he had ho
rride I'm the rates fixed by the comnlIt'ce'
ana that Notwithstanding his cohNicl,Tn
that the committee rates were equl'"D'o
and in the line Of Republican poAcy, nc
,-,s willing 10 subordinate his Judgment
80 nat Of the majority. This announce
- US received with demonstrations
srttcbes were made by almost all the
,~.,ors nresent. Mr.. HOar made
,.i-,ro,,s rlea. for unity Of action, but sara
.r, e,qsr schedule should be deillltey
egre.d upon at this time, and put III
snch shape as to terminate the unirlehuiS
criticism that had been aroused.
senator Frye asked the caucus 10 TUn
slider the necessity OF protecths 'ns
yyaiian reciprocity treaty, and mace a
,-...cb In that behalf. This occurred
.ariv in the proceedings, and the ma
valian question was apparently lost s'sh'
~ in the subsequent proceedings over the
main features Of the schedule.
Tho caucus was compelled 10 adjourn
et noon when the Senate met, ana was
unable 10 take up any other queS''uii,
f-1ee5 senators were generally OF the
oninion that with the Hawaiian questioh
uniisposed Of the sugar question was iol
finally settled. but there was no "siee-
melt for a future caucus
NEW SUGAR SCHEDULE.
The text Of the new sugar schedule Is
as follows .., ..,,d-
ard iu color. tank bottoms. syrups OF
came iuice. melada. concentrated melada'
ro-crete and concentrated molasses, test
Ing hv the polarisope not above 20 de-
grees. I ceet per pound, and tor every
additional degree shown by the polalls-
comic test 300 Of / cent per pound addi-
tlonal. and fractions of degree IN pro-
portion and on sugar above no. TO- Dutch
standard. in color. and on all sugar which
has gone through a process or rehnlhS'
$500 cents per pound moldSse9
testing above 30 degrees ana not apONe
O. degrees. cents per gallon; testing %
Qcgf,-ss and above cents per salioh'
Sugar DRAWINGS and sugar sweeplnss
shall be subject 10 duty as moiasses OF
sugar as the case may be, according TO
pOlauscopic tests Sugars. tank bottoms,
syrups cane juice or beet juice, melada,
concentrated melada, and concrete ana
concentrated molasses, the product OF any
country which pays directly or indirectly
bounty on the export thereon, ~hether
Imported directly and in condition as eX-
ported thcsefrOm. or otherwise, shall pay,
in addition 10 the foregoing rates, duty
equal 20 such bounty, or 50 much Thereon
as may be in excess Of any tax collected
b. such country upon such exported aru-
Gle OF upon the beet or cane from which
IL was produced
4 new paragraph is added, reading as
follows: THAT the duty on molasses,
clayed and other sugars testing not
above 81 degrees by the polariscope shan
be one-tenth Of ! cent per pound less
than that imposed by the preceding para
graph on the corresponding tests OF
sugar"
HAWAIIAN RECIPROCITY.
The failure Of the caucus 10 take steps
looking 10 the protection OF The Ha-
waiian reciprocity treaty has caused con-
siderable comment. but the friends OF
Hawaii In the Senate say that the omis-
sion was due TO no other reason than
tho want of sufficient time. They feel
confident that II the point had been
raised an amendment similar TO that pro-
posed by Senator Davis, continuing the
treaty In force would have been accept
ed They base this assertion upon the