The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-14
ANOTHER TARIFF CAUCUS.
REPUBLICAN, SENATOR'S WILL TRY
TO SETTLE SOME DIFFERENCES.

The Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty May Noa
Come Up for Discussion, but tho Tobacco
Schedule aud PettIErew's Auti-Truas
Amendment VIII Have 20 ne Disposed or
WASHINGTON, June l3.-"If the Finance Com.
mittce Of tho Senate" said n prominent Senator
tonight to a L reporter, any.
thing to the Republican caucus tomorrow night,
II will he that the House provision relating to
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty be restored.
That will not be expressing any opinion as to
tho merit OF that instrument, but merely letting
the present condition OF things remain"
The qualification "if anything " in the Sem
ator's remarks was due to the fact that the COM
mittee may not have acted by the time the
caucus meets tomorrow night. Senator Platb
Of Connecticut followed Senator Aldrlch out OF
town yesterday. seeking a period OF rest. He
expected when he left TO return tomorrow, but
may not get back in tine to confer with his
associates on the committee.
Senator Morrill, has not been able, because OF
III health, to take part in committee discussions.
and Senator Jones of Nevada. although no has
SO far upheld the action OF the Republican menu
bcrs. is not consulted by them in the preparation
Of the bill.
This leaves Senators Allison and Burrows an
the only working members of the majority, and
they have done nothing to-day. Whatever 10
done tomorrow viii necessarily be the result
OF Informal conferences.
1t Is not expected tonight that any progress
will be made at to morrow's session Of the Sem
alto in the consideration of tho Tariff bill.
Senators Allen and Pettigrew arc down for ex-
tended speeches. Mr.. Pettigrow's. based upon
his proposed antitrust amendment, is awaited
with some concern by the friends OF the bill.
The Democrats have consented to begin tho
daily sessions at IL o'clock on Wednesday and
continue them until the bill Is disposed of. Even
II the Hawaiian treaty recommendation is not
ready tomorrow night, the caucus will not lack
topics for discussion. The tobacco schedule
must be settled and some action taken on the
antitrust amendment.
Inquiry among Senators to-day disclo ses seri.
GUS opposition to the suggestion made by Sen.
ator Spooner yesterday that for a period Of six
| months after the passage of the Tariff bill tho
| present duties on refined sugars BIO continued in
force, the higher rates OF the bill on raw grades
to go into effect at once.
This. 1t was argued, would deprive the trust of
half years stock OF raw sugar unde or the present.
law. On the other hand II was pointed out that
this would open the markets OF, the United
States to the European %relners, with
the result that the Government would
get no revenue and the retineries hero
should be exhausted. The suggestion also went
to the wool schedule, 10 punish the, manufac-
turers for laying in a supply of wool equal to
the demand for a year and n half. But 1t was
argued that to withhold the compensating, du-
ties on the manufactured product would DO
simply to expose our markets TO European man.
ufacturerS.
llThe proposition OF young Mr.. Spreckels to inn
pose a tax of one cent a pound on all sugars re-
fined in the United States in the six months sue
as producing revenue and protecting the
markets.