West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-12
CUBA PUT UP Cash,
Under Direction Of Gov. Gen.
Wood, toTSecure
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.

mony given yesterday before the COM
mlttee 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.. Thurber's
statement reached the senate cham
Der about the time that that body con
vsned 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 professed 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 compromise
which have been made and it prob
ably will ask to be discharged. The
propositions that have been made are
two-the first for rebate and the
second for 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 straight reduction of
20 per cent without any conditions
except that the president might have
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 caucus, and some Of
tre 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-
that defections have occurred only in
rare instances. Senator Aldrich ex-
presses confidence in being able to
secure fully 45 Republican votes in
favor any bill that may be reported
ythe Cuban committee. This is a
majority Of the senate and the friends
OF reduction express themselves as
hopeful of passing a 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
will 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 intcv-
est has been manifested in the sub
ject in Cuba Some Of them go SO far
a. to claim that there will be no reel
rrOcity IegiSIatiort-at Iaa1f during