New-York tribune., 1902-06-13
CLAIM NINETEEN VOTES.
PASS THE HOUSE BILL WITH
DEMOCRATIC HELP
CRy The Associated Pregs1

Washington June 12-The Republican Sens-
tors who friendly to beet sugar and who
oppose the proposed legislation for reduction
of the tariff Cuban products in con-
ference almost two hours to-day. and decided to
continue their opposition 70 the reciprocity
proposition. They will do this by announcing
to the advocates of tariff reduction that they
will cast their votes for the reciprocity bill
it passed the House of Representatives includ-
ing the Morris amendment, for the abolition Of
the differential duty refined sugar and that
they viii resist all amendments offered to it.
They will propose two alternatives. One Of
these is to drop the subject and make
further attempts 10 secure reciprocity legisla
ton The other is to accept the rebate plan.
To-day's conference was held in Senator FL
kins's committee room. The committee of
ciiiation. consisting of Senators Elkins. Bur
rows and Jones. of Nevada. appointed to con-
fer with the Senators Of the Cuban Committee
reported that they had failec to secure conces-
sions from the oppositica. The effect of F B
Thurber's testimony considered. A count
of those present AID those absent but known to
be in sympathy with the movement led to the
conclusion that there at least nineteen Re
publican Senators who can he depended on to
stand together in any course that may he
adopted.
LOOKING FOR DEMOCRATIC AID.
Counting the full Democratic vote as ia
vorable to the House bill. the beet sugar advo-
Gates decided that proposition TO pass that
measure unamerded would be the strongest
that could be put forward The combination of
the two forces. they said. would give a total of
ffty-two votes seven more than a ma jority
Some of the Senators present objected TO ac-
h cepting the House bill carrying the abolition of
b the refined sugar differential. with the reci-
VI
by no other course were the beet sugar Sena-
tors sure of receiving the full Democratic vote
The suggestion was also made that rather than
the House bin go vote under such con-
ditions. the friends of Cuban reciprocity either
would accept rebate plan or permit the ses-
sion to end without making any further attempt
TO secure action. This line of reasoning pre-
vailed, and the decision of the conference was
unanimous II decided to continue the con-
ference committee, with instructions to present
the facts as here detailed to the Republican
members of the Committee on Relations with
Cuba, and other Senators who advocate straight
reciprocity.
The committee in making its report on efforts
10 secure harmonious action by Republican
Senators dwelt at some length the details
Of the bill proposed by the reciprocity advo-
Gates. They pointed out with special emphasis
the amendment aboshing the House provision
requiring Cuba's acceptance of American imTni-
grafton, labor and exclusion laws. This ac-
ton il declared. would have at least the
partial effect of bringing American working
men into competition with cheap foreign labor,
and was spoken of as being most Objectionable.
They therefore decided that this arrangement
also should be resisted. should all others in
case the bill should come to A vote in the Sem
ate
The caucus Of Republican Senators which it
announced yesterday would he held on
Friday or Saturday, has not yet been called
and Senator Aldrich tonight. after a confer
ence with Senators Allison. Platt. of Connecti-
cut and Mcmillan. said that date had been
fixed for il. He Still thought however, that
there would be caucus at an early day.
ANOTHER CALL FOR THE FIGURES.
Representative Hay. of Virginia to-day intro
6uced resolution in the House reciting that the
United States had acted as trustee for the peo-
pie in Cuba, and directing the Secretary of War
10 furnish an itemized account showing what
was spent by United States officials in that
trusteeship, and whether such expenditures were
authorized by the Secretary Of War The reso-
luton referred to the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. The resolution grows out of the
evidence given yesterday by F. B. Thurber
In the Senate the resolution introduced yester-
day by MIR. Culberson. Of Texas. directing the
Secretary of War 10 furnish itemized state
ment OF the expenditures made from the Cuban