The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-12
ITIAsHINGToN, June 1.-THE test

TTfASHINGTON. June 1.-THE testi-
w mony given today before the
committee 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 Governor General Wood for the pro-
motion Of the effort to secure reci-
procity between the United States and
/ Cuba, caused a sensation in the SEN
ate today
/ The news of Mr.. Thurber's statement
/ reached the senate chamber about the
1 time that body had convened, and
| when Senator Teller, whose eXamina-
/ ton had developed the facts, made his
| appearance on the floor he was imme-
I diately surrounded by senators from
/ both sides of the chamber who pro-
! fessed great anxiety TO know all that
! had occurred. Copies Of the one
! voucher produced were eagerly sought.
and the demand was not satisfied until
/ forty or fifty copies had been type
written and circulated in the senate
( chamber.
/ Much interest was also manifested on
/ the part of the members of the house,
and some of the beet sugar advocates
] Of that body pointed out that Mr.
! Thurber had not, in his testimony be-
fore the ways ana means committee,
/ indicated any connection with the Cu-
! ban government i'm his effort to create
sentiment in this country favorable 10
! concessions to Cuba.
Opinions as TO the ultimate effect Of
the testimony are as varied as the pre-
/ objections and prejudices Of the SEN
ate. but the immediate results are seen
in the decision reached during the az
ternoon to have two caucuses in the
early future The first Of these will be
held by the beet sugar Republican SEN
ators tomorrow, and the second by all
the Republican senators Friday and
Saturday.
Beet Sugar Men to Meet.
Senator Burrows is responsible for
the statement that the beet sugar men
viii meet, and Senator Aldrlch for the
/ announcement that there viii be a gen
eFaI conference before the close OF the
week. The purpose of the meeting OF
the beet sugar men is to consider the
situation as affected by tOday's devei-
opment. and also to receive a report
from the committee consisting Of Sen
! ators Elkins. Burrows ana Jones OF
Nevada. appointed 10 confer With tn'
Republican members of the Cubaf
committee. This committee viii stat
that the Cuban cOmmittete has declined
TO a compromise which had been made
and it probably VIII ask 10 be dis
charged The propositions that have
: been made are tWO-the first for re
bate and the second for a Commercial
treaty with Cuba.
The committee viii say that boil
plans were rejected. and that the mem
bers of the Cuban committee would no
change their position that there mus
? be a straight reduction of 20 per cen
without any conditions, except That IN
j., / president might have power TO reVok
the concession in case he found tina
the Cuban planters were not gettini
the benefit Of it.
The full conference viii be in the ma
. ture of caucus. and some OF the bee
, sugar men say they viii enter II ON
with the understanding that they shaI
I not he hound bv any conclusion tina
, NAV be reached. The advocates of
/, tariff reduction say that no action b.
, 2 Republican senatorial caucus is bind
ing. but they add that OBJECTIONS haV
r occurred only in rare instances.
AlQTlCh is LOuuQ6uL.
! Senator Aldrich expresses COnfdenc
i'm being able to secure fully fOrty-tiv
( Republican votes i'm favor of any bi
that may be reported by the Cuba
= ( committee This is a majority Of m
senate. and the friends of reductio
express themselves as hopeful Of pass
, ing a bill satisfactory to them. The
+ saws the testimony Of Mr.. Thurbe
-, does not affect the merits of the ques
ton in the least. and they COnten
r that even admitting that the cours
: of the Cuban government was censur
? able. ii cannot and should not proven
{ the government Of the United state
/ doing what It has promised to do an
! what it is right TO do. They do no
e however, generally admit that IN
course was improper
The beet sugar senators undeniabl
are more hopeful than they have bee
heretofore. Some Of them profess
believe that the revelation viii hay
] the effect of Cat least causing a halt
the proceedings in the interest Of re
ciprocity. They think the report mad
& by Mr.. Thurber viii be accepted b
+ the country as going 10 show that er
s tireIy too much interest has been mar
/ ifested in the subject in Cuba Som
> of them go so far as to assert ths
n there win be no reciprocity Legislation
= at least during the present session
d +. B. Thurbe-. president Of the FL
d pOrters' association, the witness WI
? has been waaJed by the committee 0
Cuban relations. was before the con
mittee today Senator Teller produce
a COPY of q voucher for s. $50 shown
that that sum had been paid by a
v military government Of Cuba by al
] thoritv of Governor Wood 20 the Unite
States Exporters association.
Thurber Acknowledged that he Id
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