The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
Senators Agree to Amend the Present
Tariff Measure. Il

Washington, June 0.--The republic
an caucus Tuesday was well attended.
nearly every republican senator I'm the
city being present. Great interest was
manifested In the caucus because IL
wns known that IN effort was 10 be
made TO secure a new sugar schedule
and one which all republican senators
could support. Senator Aldrlch. OF
Rhode Island. was present and after
the caucus adjourned said II was very
successful, and that he felt that the
republicans were going TO stand to-
gcther on all schedules OF the bill. and
that an agreement would be reached
where differences OF opinion existed.
Almost the entire time OF the caucus
was devoted TO consideration OF the
sugar schedules: other features where
there are differences were not reached.
The text of the new sugar schedule is
as follows:
Sugars not above No. 10. Dutch stand
ard In color, tank bottoms. sirupH OF cane
| juice. melada. concentrated melada, con-
crete and concentrated molasses. testing
by the polariscope not above 10 degrees.
one cent per pound. and for every nddi-
tional degree shown by tho polnrlscopic
per pound additional. and fractions or
degree In proportion, and on sugar which
has gone through process or refining, one
cent and nincty-iye-one hundrcdths OF one
cent per pound molasses testing above 40
degrees and not above sc degrees. three
cents per gallon: testing % degrees ana
above six cents per gallon: sugar draw
ings and sugar sweeplngs shall be subject
TO duty as molasses or sugar. as he carr.
may be. according 10 polariscopic test;
sugars. tank bottoms. sirups, cane Juice or
beet Juice melRda. concentrated melada
and concrete and concentrated mnlasscs,
the product Of any country which pays,
directly or Indirectly, n bounty on the ex-
port thereof whether imported directly
and In condition as exported therefrorn. or
otherwise. shall pay In addition to the
foregoing rates duty equal TO such boun-
~. or so much thereof as may NC I'm excess
OF any tax collected by such country upon
such exported article or upon the beet or
cane from which IL was produced"
A new paragraph is added reading as
follows:
THAT the duty on molasses clayed, jog
gerry and other sugars testing not above 81
degrees by the polRriscope shall be ore
tenth OF one cent per pound less than
those imposed by the preceding paragraph
on the corresponding tests or sugar"
An important feature of the caucus
was the determination reached TO vote
together as party, which insurcs IA
yorable action on all contested sched-
ules and the passage of the bill as APP
proved by the majority. This deter
mination was reached upon n sugges-
ton made by Senator Thurston.
Senator Thurston put his sugges-
ton in the shape OF motion TO the
effect that the agreement of the caucus
should he binding upon all republican
senator's. and II carried by large ma
jority.
Senator Aldrich, who Is generally
credited with the authorship OF the
finance committee provisions, had been
expected 10 stand out stifliy for the
amendments. but he did not do so. lie
said that his interest i'm revision as n
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-
viction that the committee rates were
equitable and in the line OF republican
policy. he was willing 10 subordinate
his judgment to that of the majority.
The announcement was received with
demonstrations OF approval.
No agreement was reached in regard
TO the Hawaiian treaty, and the com
mittee is expected to report some
amendments or n provision which will
not lenve the matter in any uncertain
condition or absolutely abrogate the
existing reciprocity provisions of the
treaty.
The failure of the caucus TO take
steps looking TO the protection of the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty has caused
considerable comment, but the friends
OF Hawaii i'm the senate say that the
omission was due To no other reason
than the want o. sufficient time. They
feel confident that IL the point had been
reached an amendment similar 10 that
proposed by Senator Davis continuing
the treaty i'm force would have been nc
ceptcd. They base their assertion upon
the manner ia which Senator Frye's
speech was received and the side re-
marks made upon the subject. They
now express belief of confidence that
the finance committee will accept the
amendment without caucus action.
Senator Fryc's speech was Jealous APP
peal for the maintenance OF the treaty.
lie sad that Pearl llarbor was coded TO
the United States in exchange for the
concession TO Hawaiian sugar by this
country and declared that it's abroga-
ton at this time would be an act of
bad faith.
WAR MAY BE RESUMED.