The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-09
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS
Amendment Agreed 70 la Place nfSGoBasS
nIttes's Sugar Schadals,
NO KICKING OUT Of The 1RaJEs.|
Nearly Every Republican ssnaldssss
!" tho city Attended ei,e alaetfns
knie Adopted nintiinE AitfosYofss
Together - Amendment { ( a d3psSsa
with Practical Immunity y s
Washington, .. q. June s. 8 \ 1851.

washington. D. q. j une s, 1ss7. Ssssss sS
Inc Republican caucus to-day sc 1lsssss iaiss
Well attended, nearly every il ReDlibiIsA iS8S
senator IN the city being present &. GreaE# #3
i,nteiest was manifested in the ScauciiIsa
ueeiluse 'cs It was known that rs aax 4; 4;
s,,ons s,,,1a was 70 be made to- secure 81 ngyssl
sugar schedule and one which al tissssa
,uol!Can senators could support .asY Sen asas
tor Aiurich, Of Rhode island, was ores4sss
, ent. ana after the caucus ad1our1ie
T.t'u S.I. ~, - was very successful and thai haa
le.t mat the Republicans were $gofiiijf. eo fs Il
STAND together on all schedules of SfnasS
nlil ana that All agreement t& would i bassS
,Gucheu where differences OF Opinion sss
istea. Almost the entire time offthal cat sssS
sugar schedule ;9SSSS77S ssSs5gg99
NO agreement was reached sint regardss
~ ~ tne Hawaiian treaty and the con,l sS
,,ittce n IS expected to report soma
iu.,iGnts mntiorn 4, mat VIII not leave met
aers niatters IN any uncertain condition, ,8i 81 rfs
posoiulcly nbroSate the existing FreniSg
proclty provisions or the treaty.! ssss
an important feature OF the caucus, y
to1 Mus tne determination reached to S3Votes@
togcther as party, which insuras IA v..sSss,
ornble action on contested schedules q aIT1hl
Inc passage Of the bill as approve a IbySsss
me majority This determination Ma aS
t, tauGu si,, upon O suggestion mad e by IS enass
the most interesting Incident Of fhsSs
caucus: There had been setairal re ferasSsss
ences to the meeting as d confererl ce:.sH .sS
NJ ar. Ihurston objected TO this deslg aa
tion. saying that conferences B nav Tsss, sss
bound anyone and that lie waited S9IHS
definitely understood whether this me et4 4#S
ing was to be binding or 4 s4I Ifrfen Iys.5ssss
cnat without further results;S. forSs
II was not to bind tall A$ ssena tof.assss
abide by the decision upon the B(iEa IEs Is
question. t7S 7 SssSFssTSYsSS#s
This speech brought Senator Hannas toB;
ms ms rect with an earnest plea for par tyS5
harmony and united effort on y all fhSassss
features or the bill. He referred to SthagS
apparent divisions at present existing i1fssSy
the Senate and said it was high timgs
llat perfect understanding 3WasssSs
The main propositions on the sugar.
schedule were those fixing the "a ateS oiisS
refined sugar There were three Ssss llaaSsfss
these propositions. The one adoptadS
liNinE the rate one and ninety-nve Il ht1n4s
dredths Of a cent per pound IN place.
or one and eight hundred seyenty-tayes
thousandths, as fixed by the House j aJillSSs
was suggested by Senator Spooner.} SEM ss
ator Periiins suggested 3-16 and SenaaS
tor wellington the rate Of the 8IIons nsaasse
bill. M 3 .59E<8g - si
Ihe two last amen dments were Yotedss
down vivn voce and tho Spooner anisndSsEs
ment accepted by an almost unanimously 81
vote. jsgF8sss.SS;;
There was no special effort to rafai1iE
the amendments originally offered sbYakss
the Senate Finance Committee and nc ~
proposition was made to that effect bysa sa
anyone. Senator'S Allison and Aldriciia8 81
expressed the opinion that the schedules III
as prepared by their committee ~ IS sS
equitable and that its provisions were
misunderstood. j8S3I 5iSS "a %i5yFE$
MI Aldrich, who is generally creditedG
with the authorship Of the FlnanGal
Committee provisions. had been expeot4s.
ed to stand out stifly for the amends sa
ments. but he did not do SO. He ssafdsa
that his interest in the success Of 3tariffIa
revision IS a whole was superior CO hia9s
interest in any particular scbe dulas3S
that he had no pride in the rates fixed ~
by the committee. and that, notWi th@N Is
standing his conviction that the CONF aE
mittee rates were equitable and dns8 s8thss
line Of Republican policy. he was $wl II
ing to subordinate his Judgment TO thAtis
OF the majority ,4SsS; f5ssSSs sS
The announcement was received WtEtS}ss
demonstrations Of approval. SpeechaaaEy
were made by almost all the SenatorRaN
for unity Of action, but said the sugar 3z
schedule should be definitely agreeAfa
upon ut this time and put in such Shape E
as to terminate the unfrlendly crlti ieiAm {9
that had been aroused. S5ss3f II
'SenatUr Frye asked the caucus to corssf3Js
slider the necessity OF protecting Ith4s
Hawaiian reciprocity trea tys and tnadafsa
@ speech in that behalf. This occurretg
early In the proceedings, and the Ha4I
waiian question was apparently io3ss
sight Of In the subsequent proceadinHEs
over the main features Of the schadu1e,a8
The caucus was compelled to ed jourrIyss RI
at noon, when the Senate met. and wee;
unable TO take up any other sttons
Indeed. Senators generally were Of tIle3ss
opinion that with the Hawaiian qusssfy
tion undisposed Of, the suger3 31uesHo1isss
was not finally settled. but there WEE xse3ss
agreement for a future caucus. gsgSsass