Evening star., 1897-06-08
Action of the Republican Senatorial
Caucus.
DECIDED TO ACT rs 4 PARTY
Vigorous Speeches for the Further
ance of Harmony.
PROMPT ADOPTION EXPECTED

the city being present. Great interest as
manifested in the caucus, because it was
known that an effort to be made TO
secure new sugar schedule in the tariff
bill and one which all republican senators
could support. Senator Aldrch of Rhode
Island was present, and after the caucus
adjourned said 1t was very successful ri
that he felt that the republicans were go
ing to stand together on all schedules of
the bill and that agreement would be
reached where differences of opinion ex-
listed. Almost the entire time of the caucus
was devoted to considerat ton of the sugar
schedule; other features where there are
differences were not reached.
NO agreement was reached in regard to
the Hawaiian treaty, and the finance COM
m-ttee is expected to report some amend
Inents or a provision and will not
leave the matter in any uncertain coalition
OF absolutely abrogate the existing reci-
procity provisions of the treaty.
IN my opinion, said Senator Frye of
Maine to a Star reporter this afternoon,
the original proposition of the committee
upon the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty will
he beaten. l think they will retire from it
themselves
Will Vote ak n Party
An important feature of the caucus was
the determination reached to vote toee ther
as party, which insures favorable action
on all contested schedules and ;he passage
OF the bill as approved by the majority
Ihls determination was reached upon a
suggestion made by Senator Thurs:on.
1his suggestion led to the most interestir y
inclient OF the caucus. There had been sey-
eraI references to the meeting as a CONFER
ence Mr. Thurston objected to this des1g-
nation, saying that conferences never ,n,trd
any one and that he wanted If siefnitsIv
understood whether the meeting was to he
nindihs or friendly chat without further
results LOT II Ii was not TO biJld al senators
on all schedules he would not agree 10
abide by the decision upon the sugar ones
ton. des
Mr. Thurston stated that he was for tie
Hoose sugar schedule and gave emrhatic
notice that unless all republican senators
agreed TO be bound by the Caucus proceed-
Nlgs on all points of difference ana nnleSs
sHe Hiiahce committee amendments should
De Withdrawn he would OPPOSE tha .c,sj,,Ia
both by vote and voice on the floor ,f tn
Senate. ~ u 'ie
Ihls speech brought Senator Hanna IN
ms fett with earnest plea for marry
harmony and united effort on all the e.
tIres of the bill. He referred to the on
pa eht DIVISIONS at present existing IN the
Senate' r.' ana SAID 1t was high time that a
perfect understanding was reached
senator ThurstOn then put his sugyestioo
"a the shape of a motion to the effect that
the agreement of the caucus should tc
b'nding upon all republican senators. and il
Carried by large majority.
senator Spooner's Figure. Cbo..,
The main propositions of the sugar
schedule were those fixing the rate on re-
hred sugar. There were three of these
propositions. The one adopted fxin, the
rate at 95-lOo cents per pound in place of
isio-lVo. as fixed by the House bill WIS
suggested by Senator Spooner
Senator Perkins suggested I3-l6 and
senator Wellington the rate of the House
me two last amendments were voted
down viva voce and the Spooncr ar1end-
ment accepted by an almost unarimous
vote.
There was no especial effort to retain The
tneldi'lehts originally offered by the SEN
ate hnance committee. and no proposition
vas made to that effect by any one SEN
ators Allison and Aldrich expressed the
oFlnlon that the schedule as prepared bv
telr committee was equitable and thar
lts provisions were misunderstood
The New Schedule
The text Of the new sugar sche dule is as
follows:
Sugars not above No 16 Dutch standard
In COLOR. tank bottoms. sirups of cane
juice. melada, concentrated meIada. con-
crete and concentrated molasses. testin, h,,
the polariscope not above 15 degrees. /
cent per pound. and for every additional de
gree shown by the polariscopic test. three
one 1undredths of one cent per pound ad-
ditional, and fractions of a degree In pro-
portion; and on sugar above No 10 Dutc n
Stahoard In color. and on all sugar which
mas gone through a process of refining ono
cent and ninety-fve one hundredtbs of
one cent per pound; molasses testing above
4" degrees and not above 56 degrees Z
cents per gallon: testing JG degrees and
ABOVE cents per gallon; sugar DRAWINGS
snc sugar sweep.ngs shall be subject to
dCty as nolasses or sugar as the case NAV
D. according 10 polariscopic test; sugars
tlf1r Drv1=
juice. melada, concentrated melada and
concrete and concentrated molasses the
product OF any country which pays. di-
rectly or Indirectly. a bounty on the ey
port thereof, whether imported directly and
IN condition as exported therefrom or
otherwise. shall pay in addition to the fore
gong rates. duty equal to such bounty.
or SO much thereof as may be in excess OF
any tax collected by such country upon
such exported article, or upon the beet or
cane from which 1t was produced"
y new paragraph is added reading rs
follows: That the duty on molasses CLAW
ed. joggery and other sugars testing nor
above - degrees by tine polariscope shall
be one-tenth of one cent per pound les
than those imposed by the preceding nara
graph on the corresponding tests OF sugar
Mr. AIdrich Yielded Gracefully,
Mr. Aidrich. who is generally credited
with the authorship of the finance COM
mittee provisions. had been expected to
stand out stiffly for the amendments but
he did not do so. He said that his interest
in the success OF tariff revision as a whole
wcs superior TO his interest in any particu-
lar schedule: that he had no pride in the
rates fixed by the committee ard that
Notwithstanding his conviction that tho
eommittee rates were equitable and in the
line OF repUblipan policy, he was willing
20 subordinate his judgment to that Of
The majority
The announcement was received with
demonstrations of approval
Speeches were made by almost all the
senators present Mr. Hoar made a yigor-
Gus plea for unity of action, but said the
sugar schedule should be definitely agreed
Ci'on AZ this time, and put In such shape
= 10 terminate the unfriendiy criticism
that had been aroused.
Hawaiian Treaty Lost Sight OF.
Senator Frye asked the caucus to consd-
er the necessity of protecting the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty and made a soeech In
that behalf. This occurred early In the
proceedings, and the Hawaiian question
was apparently lost sight of In the subse-