The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-12-31
BR|STOW TO STAY
WITH HIS BILL
Believed That Senate Will Back
Up His Stand of SLABS on
96-degree Sugar.

the storm whicn it is predicted will
break IN the Democratic ranks in con-
2ress when the tariff is taken I'M for
consideration at the special session.
says the Washington correspondent of
the Louisiana Planter, writing under
date of December IL. AT the last ses-
sion. the tariff bills had comparatively
smooth sailing, for it was practically
admitted by their sponsors that thew
were passed Tor campaign purposes:
likewise the sailing will be smooth dur
ing the present short session, when the
committee on ways and means will hold
brief hearings on the various schedules.
Tor the committee which conducts the
hearings will die natural death on
the fourth of March next. And it is
the change in the personnel of this
committee which it is expected will
cause somewhat of wrangle among
the Democratic members of the house.
Both conservatives and radicals are
laying their wires to secure control of
the committee, but whatever NAV be
the outcome of this conflict, the home
sugar industry is not expected to re-
ccelve much consideration by the ma
Jorlty in the house. While stiff fight
VIII be put up by the Republicans and
the Democratic friends of the domestic
sugar industry in congress, little else
than free sugar bill can be expected
in the house.
The hearings before the committee
on ways and means will be rather farci-
cal. The Democratic members of this
committee held a meeting day or two
ago and decided to hold the hearings
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
IN January, beginning Janaury 6. One
day will be devoted to each schedule,
though, If necessary, two days may be
allowed to schedule, but this will be
the limit. The hearings will be taken
up schedule by schedule, as they appear
IN the tariff law. There are fourteen
schedules in all, but the committee ex-
poets to crowd in two or three of the
minor schedules in one day, and, by
this means, to close the hearings by the
end of January.
Fifteenth for Sugar.
The first hearings on January 6 will
be on Schedule A, the chemical sched.
ule; then will follow on January 8 the
hearing on the earthenware, glass and
china schedule. The metal schedule
will be taken up on the 10th, wood and
ITS manufactures on the 18th, and, if
the present program is carried out,
Wednesday, January 10, will be devoted
to hearings on the sugar schedule.
One day at the end of January will
be set aside for hearing of those in
terested in the free list and the admin
lstrative features of the proposed tariff
legislation.
AT the meeting of the Democratic
members of the committee, the question
of the form of revision was referred to
that is, whether as general bill or in
separate bills, but as the action of the
present committee is not binding upon
the committee which will have charge
of the tariff question in the special ses-
sion, there was no serious discussion
on this point, the matter being left for
future action by the new members.
Senate Stands Pat.
The senate, of course, will take no
action on the tariff schedules during the
short session, other than that the lead
ers will be supplied with data which the
clerks of the finance committee are now
gathering. AS far as outward signs are
concerned, the upper body will mark
time until the tariff measures have
passed the house in the special session
ate for its action. Contrary to the
early predictions of some of the promi-
nent Democratic members of congress,
there now seems to be but slight incli-
nation on the part of the Democrats to
form coalition with the progressive
Republicans in the matter of reorgani-
zation. A prominent Democrat recently
made the statement that his party in
~
ceive overtures to or from the Progress
sives, but that they wond be treated as
Republicans and allowed either to shift
for themselves, or make terms with the
Republican party in securing commit
tee assignments.
The regular Republicans in the senate
will undoubtedly stand pat on the
Lodge -Bristow amendment of last ses-
sion, which provides duty of $1.6O for
pure sugar, as against the present late
of $190; $3.50 for 96.degree sugar, as
against the present rate of $1.6S5; and
$1.20 on Cuban 96-degree sugar, as
against the present rate of $1.34S. Tt
is not known what will be the attitude
of Senator Bristow and his "Progres-
sive" colleagues on this proposition at
the present time, hut il is not believed
That Mr.. Brstow will be willing to 90
below his own individual amendment of
Inst session, which brings ont the duty
on 100.degree sugar Mt s1.525; on 96-
depree sugaF Mt Sl4e5; and on Cuban
96-degree sugar at sl.14 The most dan
gerous thing about the Bristow bill,
however is the fact that II provides an
other eut IN 1918. and again in 1918,
the final rates under the bill being
sl27b on refined sugar. s1.2l5 on 96-
decree sugar, and o7.o cents on Cuban
o. decree sugar, II Il 10 be hoped that
when the matter Games mp in the senate,
Senator Brlstow and the other insurR-
ents or proRTessiyes can be held In lins
an 'he Lodge. Bristow amendment re-
ferred 10 above
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