Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-12
CUBA PUT UP CASH,
Under Direction of Gov. Gen.
Wood, tosE. Secure
Reciprocity.
WITNESS PRODUCED A VOUCHER
Caused Sensation In Senate and
House Members Much Interested.
Beet Sugar Men Expressed Belief
1t Will Stop Action This Session.

Washington, June 12.-The testi-
mony given yesterday before the com
u.ittee ON Cuban relations by F b.
Thurber, showing that Between $4,000
and $4,000 had been paid out of the
Cuban treasury under the direction
of General Wood for the promotion
of the effort to secure reciprocity be-
tween the United States and Cuba,
caused a sensation in the senate yes
terday The news of Mr. Thurbers
statement reached the senate cham
ber about the time that that body con
vened and when Senator Teller
whose examination had developed the
facts, made his appearance on the
floor, he was Immediately surrounded
By senators from both sides of the
chamber, who protested great anx-
iety to know all that had occurred.
Copies of the one voucher produced
were eagerly sought and the demand
was not satisfied until 40 or so copies
had been typewriter and circulated
in the senate chamber. Much inter
est was also manifested on the part
Of members of the house.
Caucuses to Be Held.
Opinions as to the ultimate effect
OF the testimony were as varied as
the predictions and prejudices of
the senate, but the immediate results
were seen in the decision reached
during yesterday afternoon to have
| two caucuses in the early future. The
first of these will be held by the beet
sugar Republican senators today, and
the second by all the Republican SEN
ators Friday or Saturday. The pur-
pose of the meeting of the been sugar
men is to consider the situation as
affected by the committee consisting
of Senators Elkins, Burrows and
jones, of Nevada, appointed to con-
fer with the Republican members of
| the Cuban committee. This commit
tee will state that the Cuban commit
| tee has declined to consider all the
propositions looking to a compromise
which have been made and it prob
ably viii ask to be discharged The
propositions that have been made are
/ two--the first for a rebate and the
second for a commercial treaty with
| Cuba
Both Plans Were Rejected.
The committee will say that both
plans were rejected and that the
members of the Cuban committee
would. not change their position that
there must be a straight reduction of
20 per cent without any conditions
/ he foht no
power to revoke the concession in
case he found that the Cuban plant
ers were not getting the benefit of
! it. The full conference will be in
| the nature of a caucus, and some of
tire best sugar men say they will en-
| ter it only with the understanding
that they shall not be bound by any
conclusion that may be reached. The
advocates of a tariff reduction say
| that no action by a Republican sena-
torial caucus is binding, but they add
| that defections have occurred only in
rare instances. Senator Aldrich ex-
presses confidence in being able to
secure fully as Republican votes in
favor any bill that may be reported
| u ylHt AQDdA COuIulLlSC. HIS 10 a
majority of the senate and the friends
OF reduction express themselves az
hopeful of passing bill satisfactory
to them. They say the testimony OF
Mr. Thurber does not affect the mer
its of the question in the least.
Beet Sugar Men More Hopeful.
The beet sugar senators undenia
bly, were more hopeful than they have
been heretofore. Some of them pro
fess to believe that the revelation
viii have the effect of at least caus
ing halt in the proceedings in the
interest of reciprocity. They think
the report made by Mr.. Thurber will
be accepted by the country as going
to show that entirely too much inteS
est has been manifested in the sub
ject in Cuba. Some of them go so fa'
as to claim that there will be no reel
procity legislation-at least during
the present session.