The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-25
Republican Senatorial Caucus Agrees
on Plan Of Campaign.
Aldrich's Opening Will Be the
Only Set Speech.
Eastern and Western Senators Have DiHercn.
Opinions or Some Schedules.


afternoon, and at which an agreement
was reached that there should be no
general speechmaking beyond the speech
which Senator Aldrich is to make today,
on behalf of the finance committee Re-
publicans. explaining and advocating
the senate revision.
Senator Aldrich gave sort of rehear-
sal OF the speech in arguing for the re-
vision in the caucus yesterday, in re-
sponse to inquiries from different sena-
tors. He had to face the objections to
the senate sugar schedule which have
been raised by the ways and means
Republicans, and in so doing so gave the
explanation published in these dis
patches week before last, which he will
elaborate in the senate today. to the ef-
fcct that the rate OF duty Is substantially
the same, namely. 75 per cent, in the
schedules of both houses, while the diff
ferential on refined sugar is l2la OF a
cent I'm the house schedule, and 13 of a
cent In the senate schedule.
The difference between the two sched-
ules, he maintained, was all in favor of
the senate schedule. which was more
equitable because more elastic. thanks
10 the combination of a specific and an ad
the finance committee Republicans were
not welded to that particular form of
words. and would modify the schedule
If good reason were shown why modih-
cation should be made but that he had
seen and he"rd nothing in the criticism
OF the schedule which would make q
modification necessary.
a resolution or memorandum offered
by Senator Burrows was agreed to,
which set forth that the sense of those
present there not being a full attend
ance of the caucus, was that Republican
senators having amendments TO offer
should present them to the Republican
members Of the finance committee and.
IL the amendments are approved by the
committee, they are to be offered In
the senate. IL disapproved. the SEN
ators presenting them are TO have the
right to submit them to the Republican
caucus which is to be called upon each
schedule, II amendments to II are pro-
posed. The finance committee Is Il
hold sessions each evening for the pur-
pose Of hearing propositionsf from Repub-
lican senator's and to decide upon the
advisability of presenting such amend
ments in the senate.
Bill to he Pushed Along.
There was some discussion upon the
length of time the bill shall be under
discussion L. the senate. Senator Ma
son suggested that as soon as the open
ing speeches were made. move should
bc taken towards having a vote on. the
bill in two weeks. 1t was decided TO
ask that after the debate had run along
for a week, that the senate begin its
sessions at ii O'Clock and sit until $50.
.,A hat =
IL p. m.
Debate on the various schedules con-
sumed the time of the caucus. A great
deal of opposition was developed to the
increased tax on beer and the duty on
tea. Senator'S Platt of New York,
Hanna of Ohio and Spooncr of Wisconsin
were especially vigorous in their op-
position to the increased tax on beer
1t was pointed out that the Democrats
had already stated their opposition to
this tax, and would make an effort to
have the senate committee amendment
eliminated. They thought it would be
wise to have an arrangement effected
which would relieve Republican SER
ators of embarrassment. 1t was deter
mined that an effort should be made
t. secure the revenue both from beer
and tea by stamp tax. which would
accomplish the same result.
Western senator's referred to the wool
schedules. Senator Warren of Wyoming.
appearing as the spokesman for the wool
growers of the West said that the duties
proposed by the committee We're. in his
judgment, inadequate, and he thought
there should be increases on the lines of
amendments proposed by Western sena-
tors.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts, spoke
against the duty on hides, saying he did
not see how he could avoid voting for an
amendment which proposed placing
hides on the free list. This statement
raised storm among Western men.
who said that II such a method was pro-
posed they would be compelled to v,te
for placing certain articles on the free
list or for reducing the duty upon them.
They did'not expect that the Democrats
would vote with them to increase duties.
The Westerners announced that to set
tie with the Eastern men who voted to
reduce the duties on their products they
would vote to reduce the duty on articles
which their people purchased and did not
produce. 1t was this state Of affairs q. at
brought forth the proposition Of Sena-
tor Burrows to submit proposed changes
finance committee and then to caucus.
There was no talk of boiling, and no
senator said he would vote against the
bill as whole. IT was on the. matter
of schedules that they disagreed.
The question of abrogating the Ha-
waiian treaty caused lively debate. !
Senator Alcrich stated that the COM
mittee intended to bring i'm an amend |
ment to this portion of the bill. Sen
ator Frye opposed the abrogation In
The strongest terms, while Senator Nell |
son of Minnesota made a vigorous speech |
in support OF the committee amendment,
declaring that the revenue which would |
be raised from the duty on Hawaiian
sugar would he greater than that which
the committee expected to get from |
tea. He declared the admission of |
Hawaiian sugar free was in the inter- |
est of the sugar refners. and the con-
eumer received no benefit from It,
Conferees Agree.
Washington. May 25.-The conferees |
on the sundry civil appropriation bill |
have agreed. The most important |