The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25

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an caucus today emphasized r. fact
that there is a wide divergence Of opin-
| ion among the Republican senators on
rates of duty fixed in the various schei-
ules of the tariff bill. The senators
were in caucus nearly four hours. The
! only official announcement that was
made after the caucus adjourned WAS
! that it was decided to appoint three
! senator's in addition to the Republican
/ members of the finance committee,
who were to act as a committee to as
sist in getting the tariff bill through
] the senate. 1t was generally stated
that an agreement had been reached
that there should be no set speeches
on the bill from the Republican side,
except that of Senator Aidrich, which
is TO be delivered tomorrow. A reSolu-
/ ton of memorandum offered by Sem
ator Burrows was agreed to by those
present 1t sets forth that the sense
of those present, there not being a full
attendance of the caucus. was that Re-
publican senators having amendments
to offer, should present them TO men,
berS of the finance committee, and if
approved, they are to be offered in the
senate. If disaDproved, the senators
presenting them are to have the right
TO submit them to the Republican eau
Gus, which is to be called upon each
separate. The finance committee is to
hold sessions each evening for the pur-
pose of hearing propositions from Re-
publican senators and to decide upon
the advisabilty of presenting such
amendments in the senate.
TO PREVENT DIVISION.
The object of this proposition is to
prevent the Republicans from dividing
upon various schedules which might be
presented. The necessity of this ar
rangement was DEVELOPED by the de-
bate and the various contentious of
senators. In the early part of the eau
for an explanation of the bill and some
of the amendments. During the re-
marks Senator, Cullom called for a
statement on the sugar schedule, over
which there had been so much eoatro-
yersy. The EXPLANATION was largely
technical. but the senators who heard
him understood that the house would
likely exclude the low grades from
Java, the Philippine islands and other
points. The protection in the senate
bill was rs per cent and equalized the
high protection on low grades and high
grades. The effect of the house sched-
ule would be 70 shut out the lower and
cheaper grades of sugar, the system CT
compound duties presented by the SEN
ate bill being for the purpose of making
this equality. The average rate IN the
senate bill was 10 per cent. with a diff
ferential of II of cent on refined SuS-
ar. Senator Aldrich said that this was
not advantageous to the Suga~ refiners
as the house bill. The exclamation
seemed TO cause general satisfaction.
At least no one questioned the senator
further.
There was some discussion upon the
length of time the bill should be under
discussion in the senate. Senator Ma
son suggested that as soon as the
opening speeches We're made a move
should be taken toward having a vote
on the bill in two weeks. 1T was de-
cided to ask that after the debate had
run along for a week the senate begin
its sessions at, II o'clock and sit until
$50. and have evening sessions from 8
to IL D. m.
ON VARIOUS SCHEDULES.
Debate on various schedules con-
sumed the time of the caucus. great
deal of opposition was developed TO the
increased tax on beer and duty on
leather. Senators Platt, Hanna of
Ohio and Spooner of Wisconsin were
especially vigorous in their opposition
to the increased tax on beer II was
pointed out that the Democrats had
already stated their opposition to this
tax.
They thought it would be wise to
have an arrangement effected which
would relieve Republican senators of
embarrassment. 1t was determined
that am effort should be made TO secure
the revenue both fer beer and tea by
tax, which would accomplish the same
result
Wy
pearing as the spokesman for the wool
growers of the west. said that the du-
ties proposed by the committee were
in his judgment Inadequate, and he
thought there should be increases
along the lines of the amendments
by the western senators.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts |
spoke against the duty on hides, saying /
he did not see how he could avoid vot 4,
ing for an amendment which proposed |
placing hides on the free list.
This statement raised a storm among
western men, who said if such meth |,
cd was proposed they would be COM
PEELED to vote for placing certain aIti- !
cles on the free list or for reducing !
the duty on them. They did not ex-
pect that the Democrats would vote /
with them to increase duties. The |
westeTne announced that to settle I
with the eastern men who had voted I
to reduce duties on their products they /
would vote to reduce the duty on ar +
ticles which their people purchased and /
did not produce. X was this state of I
affairs that brought forth the PROPOSE /
ton of Senator Burrows to submit THE /
proposed changes to the Republican
members of the finance committee /
and then to caucus. There was no talk |
Of boiling and no senator said he |
would vote against the bill as a whole /
1t was on the matter of schedules that /
they disagreed.
HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The question of abrogating the Ha-
waiian treaty caused a lively debate
Senator AldTich stated that the COM
mlttee intended to bring in an amend
ment to this portion of she bill.
Senator Frye opposed the abrogation
IN the strongest possible terms, while +
Senator Nelson of Minnesota made a
speech in support of the COM
nittee amendment. declaring that the
revenue which would be raised from
the duty on Hawaiian sugar would be
greater than that which the committee
to get from tea. He declared
-he admission of Hawaiian sugar free /
was in the interest of the sugar re-