The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15
 HOLD CAUCUS Decide to Support RccipTO-
 city Bill. WILL TRY TO AMEND IT Effort to Abolish Differential on Refined Sugar. Tn Case of Failure the Minority wil Join the Majority in Voting
 for the Passage of the
 Measure.
WILL TRY TO AMEND IT

Washington. Nov. 1l.--After discussius the Cuban reciprocity msAsure for three hours In causus tonight, the Democratic members of the House of Representatives agreed to a resolution, by a vote of 95 to lb, pledgfng themselves to support tho Dill after efforts shall have been made to secure amendments abolishing the differ. ential on refined sugar and eliminating the live year clause in the treaty. The opposition to this action came from the members from Louisiana, Texas and California. The three Democratic members rom the latter State said they could not vote for the measure under any cifcum- stances, but 1t is understood, althougfl not definitely stated, that the action of tho caucus will be considered binding.
 The resolution adopted was presented by MT Williams. the minority floor leader. Several intellectual attempts were made to amend 1t by the members representine sugar interests. No other subjects wpere considered
 Theresolution adapted is as folIowst
 Resolution Adopted.
 Resolved, That it is the senae of thfs causus that the minority floor leader ba instructed to offer to the Cuban reciuro. city bill and to secure an yea ana nav vote thereon. if possible. the foIlowfne amendment:
 Strike from the bill the foIiowfng lan- guage. beginning in line ls and ending fl, line 2. page 3: Provided that while said convention is in force, no sugar imported from the republic of Cuba and beinr tha product of the soil or industry of the re- public of Cuba shall be admitted into the United States at a reduction of duty greater than 20 per ceutum 0R the rzztas Of duty thereon as provided by the tarifF acts of the United States, approved 9ulv 24. 1897. and no sugar. the product of oth- CT foreign country shall he axsnskfad NJ treaty or convention into tha BnitSd States while this convention in tn force at lower rate Of duty than that pre-. vided by thetarif act of tue United atate@ approved July q. 1ss7y
 Sabstitute Proposed.
 And insert the following in lieu tfiers- of: That upon the making of said agree ment and the issuance of said pruclAnia- ton and while said agreement shal re- main in force. there will be levied. col- lected and paid in lieu of the duties thereon, now provided by law, on all sugars above No. 16 Dutch Standard, in color, and on all sugar which has gone through a process of refining imported into the United States. one cent and S25-10O0 of one cent pei. .pound.'
 Resolved. further, That upon the adop- ton or rejection of this amendment by the House, it is the sense of this caucus that the Democratic members of the House should vote for the bill as a step in the direction of freer and nor cum trammelled trade between the United States and Cuba.
 Resolved, further. That 1t is the sense of this caucus that if a rule shall ba brought into the House from the Com- mittee on Rules shutting off amendment. 1t is the duty of the Democratic mem- bership to vote unanimously against that rule"