The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-10
PROBLEM Of HAWAII
SENATE COMMITTEE UNABLE To
AGREE UPON ANY LINE OF
ACTION.
WILL BE LEFT TO CAUCUS.
a NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS AS TO
A POLICY ARE UNDER CON-
SHERATON.
Numerous Alterations in the Agri-
cultural Schedule VIII Be Sub
mitted to the Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The senate
committee on finance has not yet been
able to agree upon the form of a pro-
vision in regard to the Hawaiian
treaty, and member of the commit
tee today expressed the opinion that
it might be necessary to hold another
caucus to decide upon a course of &C
ton.
There are several propositions I'M
der considera ton by the committee, but
there is difficulty in agreeing upon any
of them. They include the indorse-
ment of the Davis amendment for con-
tinuing the present treaty in force
without reservation; a suggestion to
the president that new treaty should
be negotiated, modifying the terms of
the existing agreement so as to render
them less partial to Hawaii, and also a
proposition looking to the giving of
years notice to Hawaii of the abroga-
ton is understood to originate with
Senator Allison, and is antagonized by
the special champions of Hawaii. The
opinion is freely expressed by senators
that the question Of annexation will
be taken up by the administration as
soon as the tariff is passed.
The senate committee on finance has
agreed upon a number of additional
amendments to the agricultural sched-
ule, the most important Of them re-
lating to fish, as follows:
A new paragraph on canned fish is
to be recommended, as follows: cps
Fish known or labeled as anchovies,
sardines, sprats, brislings, sardels, or
sardellon, packed in oil or otherwise,
in bottles jars, tin boxes or cans, shall
be dutiable as follows: Containing
seven and and one-half cubic inches or
less, one and one-half cents per bot
tie, jar, box or can; containing more
than seven and one-half and not more
than twenty-one cubic inches. two and
one-half cents per bottle, jar, box or
can; containing more than twenty-one
and not more than thirty-three cubic
inches, five cents per bottle, jar box
or can; containing more than thirty
three and not more than seventy cubic
inches, 10 cents per bottle, jar, box or
can; if in other pacages, 40 per cent
ad valorem. All other fish, except
shell fish in tin packages, 80 per cent
ad valorem; fish in packages contain
ing less than one-half barrel and not
specially provided for in this act, 80
per cent ad volorem."
The rate on picked or sailed herring
is increased from one-half to three
quarters Of a cent per pound and on
fresh herring from one-quarter to one
half cent.
| The following substitute is made for
paragraph 25S: Fish. fresh smoked,
dried, sailed, picked frozen, packed on
ice or otherwise prepared for preserva-
ton, not specifically provided for in
this act three-fourths cent per pound;
fish skinned or boned one and a quar-
ter cents per pound; mackerel halibut
or salmon, picked or sailed, one cent
per pound.
A new paragraph On chocolate was
also agreed to as follows: Chocolate
and cocoa prepared or manufactured,
not specially provided for, valued at
not over fifteen cents per pound, 2A
cents per pound; valued above fifteen
and not above tWenty-four cents, 21a
cents per pound and 10 per cent ad
yalorem; valued above tWenty-four and
not above thiTty-three cents per pound,
5 cents per pound and 10 per cent al
valorem, the weight and values OF all
covering other than plain wooden
shall be included in the dutiable weight
| and value Of the foregoing merchan-
| disc. Powdered cocoa, unSWeetened, b
cents per pound
The paragraph relating to extracts
| of meat was amended so as to pro-
! vide that the dutia'ble weight of this
| article should not include the weight
| of the package in which it is imported.
The house rate of one cent per pound
on edible berries which the committee
| originally struck out is restored and
| cranberries are specifically added at
20 per cent ad valorem. The rate on