Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-22
In Business Circles---News and Review
HOPE CENTERS
IN THE. SENATE

Willet & Gray. who probably have
as good means as anyone of sizing
UP the congressional lay of the land
with respect to the sugar tariff, pub
fish the following correspondence from
the capital:
WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. s. Little
thit is worth repeating is heard, as
yet, concerning the possibilities o.
legislation on the sugar schedule
The committee on ways and means
has completed its hearing on all the
tariff schedules and has begun the
consideration of the facts adduced
with view to shaping up the rates.
So far there has Eeen no decision
as to whether all the schedules are II
. be grouped in one bill or separate
bills formulated for the various
schedules. This fact is 10 be deturm.
ined by caucus Of the next house,
but it is generally understood that
any recommendation that the ways
and means committee may make will
have controlling inflence on the
caucus.
The prevailing opinion is that the
separate bill plan will be pursued
There are several reasons why this
plan is considered preferaple, the
principal one Of which is the fact that
ii is believed that by it much opposi.
ton may be avoided. AS is, OF course
known, many OF the proposed reduc-
tons in the duties will affect differ
cnt localities in what it is believed
will be an injurious way. and appre-
hcnsion is felt that if al the scned-
ules should be grouped in one meas.
ure there would be such q combfna-
ton among the opponents as would
imperil the whole BILL
This danger is felt especially in the
senate. The Democratic majority in
that body VIII be slender at best. and
IT is believed that the most s5il,ful
maneuvering will be necessary tc
steer the Revision craft through the
>narrows. Indeed, there is talk of such
a combination, even though separate
ILLS be presented, and the claim is
made by some that an effort OF this
kind will be made among the repre-
sentatives of the injured industries
even in the overwhelmingly Demo
cratic house.
IL 10 vi NllS ilOoSlBlIlIs u Shtl COlll-
binations that the friends Ct sub
stantial sugar duty are placing their
main dependence. The representa-
tiyes of the citrus fruit States and OF
the lead and zinc producing sections
are relied upon TO make a disturb.
ance regarding their interests if the
pairing knife should lie TOO literally
inserted in dealing with them. II is
not probable, however, that all the
disaffected elements in the house
could have much Gfluence against a
measure deliberately decided upon by
the party as wh0le. and il is GoIbt-
ful whether any considerable number
could be induced by local reasons to
bolt
In the senate the case is very diff
ferent. The two Louisiana senator's
Democrats though they are. will stand
with the most ultra tariff Standp2 tiers
of the Republican party, and they Will
be supported, to an extent at least, by
few of the western Democratic SEN
ators. In that comparatively small
and comparatively evenly divided
body the JOSS of a few votes viii
count. II is safe to say that no op-
portumty will be lost by the Lauisia-
ma senators TO trade on anything in
the interest OF sugar.
The expectation still is thai the
house will re-pasS its free sugar bill
of last session but notdy expects such
a bill to get through the senate.