The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-06-11
A CHANGE IN SUGAR.
Rep ublican Caucus Adopted
New Schedule.
AGREED TO STAND TOGETHER.
.he Republican Members Decided to
ovsrlOok Their n-renc-s and Main
tain solid Front on All Schedules
Hawaiian Treaty Matter Not Decided.

Hawaiian Treaty Matter Not Decided.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Senatcr Aid
rich Of Rhode leland states that the Re
publican caucus was very successful and
Ihat he feels that the Republicans are
gong 10 stand together on all schedules
of tie bill and that an agreement Will
he reached where differences OF opinion
exist. Almost the entire time of the
cauCas was devoted to consideration of
the sugar schedule; other features
where there are differences We're not
reached
No agreement was reached in regard
- ire Hawaiian treaty, and the COM
rrtttee~ Is expected to report some
aTnengiments or provision which Will
nrt Ieove the m after in any uncertain
condition or ahsolutely abrugate the ex-
lsttns reciprocity provisions Of the
trsTy
IN important feature of the caucus
was the determination reached to vote
together a. party, which insures
favorable action on all contested sched-
ules and the passage Of the bin as ap-
proved by the majority. This determ-
luatloQ was reached upon a suggestion
MAIDS BY Senator 1hurston. This sug-
gessfo1 led 70 the most interesting IN
u sent of the caucus. There had been
several references 70 the meeting as a
Conference. Mr.. Thurston objected
70 this designation. saying that confer
enCS@ never bound anyone and that he
Nvanteyi lt definitely understood whether
this meeting was 30 be binding or
friendly chat without further results.
Tor If Il was not TO bind all senators on
all - Cludules he would not agree to
abide by the decision upon the sugar
QUESTION.
TEiz speech brought Senator Hanna
to MS feet With an earnest plea for
party harmony and united s2ort on all
the features OF che bill. He referred
to the apparent divisions at present ex-
isring IN the senate and said it was
high time that a perfect understanding
was reached
Senator Ihurston then put his sug-
EcstfOu in the shape of a motion to the
effect that the agreement Of the eau
Gus should be binding upon all Repub-
lican senators and 1t carried by a large
majority
The text of the new sugar schedule is
as follows:
sugars not above No. Is Dutch stand
aTtt in color, tank bottoms, syrups of cane
JusNo, melIda, concentrated mclada, con
crete ana concentrated mOlaSSeS testing
10y the pulariscope not above IS degrees
dcgr7r shown by the polariscope test
thrgc-onc hUndredthS of l cent per pound
additional, and fractions of q degree in
proportion: and on sugar above No I6
Dutch standard in color and on all sugar
which has gone through process of refin-
ing one cent and nIncty-five one-hun-
tirrdt lLs of 1 cent per pound; molasScS
testing above 80 degrees and not above Is
.del--7,1s. cents per gallon. testing - de-
grosa~ and above. cents per gallon sugar
drliuingS and suga< SweCDings shall be
subject To duty molaSscS or SUGAR as
the C1se may he. according to polari-cup,
Test sugars. tank bottoms, Syrups cane
juice or beet juice, mclada, concentrated
. luclada and concrete and concentrated
mol1s7es. the product Of any country
which DAYS. directly or Indirectly a
bounty ON the * esrt thereof. whether i'm
ported directly and in condition AS er-
ported therefrOm, or otherwise shall nav.
in addition to the foregoing rates a duty
equal To such bounty or 50 much thereof
10y such country upon such exported arti-
Gle Or upon the beet OF cane from whichit
was produced
\ new paragraph is added reading
q As follows:
That the duty on mOlaSscS clayed iOg-
grry and other sugars testing not above
5 GcETrcs by the pulariscopc shall be one
JCuth OF one cent per pound less than
those imposed by the preceding paragraph
on the corresponding tests OF sugar
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 IN she senate say that the
omission was due to no other reason
than the want OF sufficient time. They
feel confident that If the point had
been reached an amendment similar TO
that proposed by Senator Davis CON
timing the treaty in force would have
beep accepted.
They base this assertion uDou the
manner IN which Senator Frye's speech
was received and the side remarks
made upon the subject. They now ex-
press the utmost confidence that the
finance committee will accent the
amendment without caucus action.
Senator Frye's speech was a jealous
appeal for the maintenance of the
treaty. He said that Pearl harbOr was
ceded to the United States in exchange
for the ConCesston to Hawaiian sugar
by this country and declared that its
abrCgation at this time would be an act
of bad faith.