Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-28
In Business irers--News and Review
WILLElT < GRAYS REVIEWOF
SUGAR INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS

many of the schedules with the pros
pect of continuing their labors for
some time. After the Democrats com
plete their work in Committee it will
be necessary to consider the measure
in the Democratic caucus and then in
the full Finance Committee with the
Republican members present.
AS a consequence of the necessity
of giving much careful attention TO
every detail the bill is proceeding very
slowly The delay is necessary, how
ever, and it is ccttended that the de-
liberation of the present time will pre-
vent many holdups in the future.
When the measure energies from the
seclusion of the Committee it will be
found to have undergone many
changes. But none of these changes
lat least none so far made-a affect
sugar.
The agreement to retain the sugar
and wool schedules intact which was
entered into before the bill was re-
ported from the Ways and Means
Committee has been observed SO far.
and the prospect is favorable TO the
! continuance of the present rates so
| long as the bill is in committee. The
members of the sugar subcommittee
would permanently continue the duty
on sugar II they should consult their
| individual views, but they have not
| done So This decision is due to the
instance of the President and of the
| Ways and Means Committee. The
contention is that the House would
not consent to go farther than it has
gore in maintaining a tariff for three
years.
The prospect IN the Senate re.
mains unchanged. The duty advo.
Gates continue hopeful, in addition TO
Senator's Ransdell and Thornton of
Louisiana, who are willing to sacri-
fee the entire measure in the inter
est of sugar, they are claiming Sena-
tor Walsh of Montana with more
positiveness than heretofore, but no
one can be found to whom the Mon
tana Senator has given any assur-
/ ance that on the final vote he will
j be found outside the party ranks.
Even with him on the duty side it
| would be necessary to get another
vote, for If he and the Louisiana
Senators should stand with the Re
publicans against the passage of the
bill and all the other Democrats
/ should vote for it, there would be a
tie, which would be broken by the
Vice President in favor of the House
rates. However, it is not improbable
that Senator Walsh's detection would
carry another vote, and in that event
the bill, would he lost. The defeat
of the bill now seems beyond expee-
tation, but in the absence of positive
developments, speculation is most in
teresting. In such situation there
is no telling what may harpen.
The Senatorial lobby probe is bring.
ing out very little OF interest beyond
the fact that the various sugar inter
ests nave been represented here for
4 some time by gentlemen who are
using all the influence they may pos
4 sess in the interest of a duty. Gov.
ernor Carter and Mr.. Ballou of Hawaii
told The Committee they had spenl
100000, but contended that such out
lay had been legitimate and haC
been made for the protection Of the
vital interests. of the Hawaiian plant
ers
# CUBA CROP.-Special cables re-
ceived by us from Havana, Cuba:
June s, 1913: Heavy rains gen
orally; 60 Centrals grinding, against
46 last year and II in 1911"
June 10, 1913: Heavy rains in
western provinces; 40 Centrals grind
ing, against 20 last year and IL il
1911"
i EUROPEAN BEET CRoP-F. o
LIGHT cables us specially from Magde
burg, Germany, June s, 1913: "Wea
Their favorable for field work and
partly very favorable for the growing
crop. Rain wanted in some parts
June 10, 1913: There is no change
in the situation"