Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-06-15
A CLOSE VOTE.
Caucus Amendment to the Tariff
Bill Put to the Test.
VICTORIOUS BY A NARROW MARGIN

Change Made In House Rate ON Re-
fined Sugar-Caucus to Consider
Hawaiian Reciprocity and
other Propositions.
Washington, June 1.-THE first test
vote on the sugar schedule was taken in
the senate late Friday, resulting in the
adoption of the republican caucus
amendment increasing the duty on re-
fined sugar from 1.675 to los cents per
pound. The affirmative vote was made
up of 20 republicans, one democrat
(McEnery, Lay, one silver republican
Zones, New and one populist Stew
art, New. The negative vote was
made up of 25 democrats, three popu
lists and two silver republicans. Ii
was the closest vote thus far taken on
an issue of Importance, and was accept
ed as showing that any amendment
having the sanction of the caucus was
assured of adoption.
The vote was taken after a day spent
in speeches on the effect of the sugar
schedule. The main speech of the day
came from Senator Allison, in charge
of the bill, and was in the nature of an
answer to the charges made against the
sugar schedule as whole, and de.
Tense of it. Senator German MIDI
spoke against the schedule and the Ell.
tire bill. pointing out that its effect was
to burden the people without opening
up to us new foreign markets. Senator
White (Cal.) reviewed the records OF
republican senators on the sugar sched.
ule during the debate on the Wilson
bill, arraigning Them for inconsistency,
Senator Gallery Q.a.) and Senator Stew.
art (Nev.) also spoke, the former
against and the latter for the pending
schedule, after which the vote was
taken. The first paragraph of the
sugar schedule was not finally disposed
of up to the time of adjournment.
Senator Turpie dem, Ind.), in be-
half of the minority of the finance
committee, gave notice of new
amendment to be offered as an addi-
tional paragraph to the internal rev.
enue provisions, placing a tax of twope1
cent. on estates of decedents when the
inheritance amounts to $4,000 or more
and it not for the benefit of religious,
charitable, educational or like institu.
ton. The tax is to be in force for five
years from July 1. 1898. {.
The Tillman Resolution,
Washington, June 12.-The members
of the committee on contingent ex-
penses of the senate have agreed to re-
| port adversely the Tillman resolution
for an investigation of the alleged
speculation in sugar. 1t is not known
when the report will be made to the
senate. The report, 1t is understood,
will go fully into the merits of the ques-
ton, showing such Investigations as
that proposed to be generally barren OF
| results.
WILL Hold a Caucus.
Washington, June 12.-There was
decidedly unsettled condition of affairs
on the republican side of the senate Fri.
day and it finally ended in decision
to caucus next Friday on the Hawaiian
reciprocity proposition and perhaps the
J antitrust amendment and other tariff
| propositions. The republican members
| of the finance committee tried to agree
uponsomething concerning Hawaii, and
avoid caucus, but the differences Of
| opinion prevented 1t. The internal rev.
enue tobacco tax also is still unadiustet
and the committee is not yet agreed, as
there Is clash between the New Eng
land tobacco growers and those of other
parts of the country on the dutiablf
rate on wrapper tobacco.
1 The same Is true with reference to the
duty Ga hides. The advocates of 6
higher rate on wool believe that the,
will do better in caucus than with the
finance committee. The Hawaiian ques
ton was under consideration by the
finance committee Thursday night, but
no conclusion was reached. Senator
Perkins (Cal.) was present at the meet
ing and suggested an amendment Civ
ing notice of the abrogation of thu
treaty within year. The especia
friends of Hawaii antagonized thi
amendment, stating that they were will
ing to leave the matter entirely will
he president, going SO far as to inser
recommendation that the treat,
should be revised. but said they could
not make a concession In any othel
direction.
Unpaid Sugar Bounty Claims.
Washington, June 1.-THE interna
revenue bureau has prepared schedule
of the balance of unpaid claims TO
bounty on sugar manufactured and pro
duced from August 2s, 1894, to jun
30, 1895, under the act approved Marcl
2, 1895. Under this net $5,OO0,OOO wa
| appropriated and disbursed, on pr
rata basis, which left balance on ap
proved cfaims unpaid Of 81 ,os6,15e. a,
appropriation covering this amount Re
Gently was made by congress, In faye
of the 493 claimants, which will b
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