Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-01
Democratic Senators in
ShoaI Water with Free List.
Rosy Prospects Oipassage Turn
To BIackness Of Doubt.
Storm OF Criticism OF Bill at the
Democratic Caucus.

Washington, July 31.-After two
lengthy caucuses today. the Democrat
ic senators decided unanimously late
tonight to support the farmers free list
bill passed by the House and to be
voted upon tomorrow in the Senate.
At the same time the Democrats on
the House committee of ways and
means decided at a night meeting to
recommend to the House omorrow that
it ask the Senate for conference on
the wool tariff revision bill.
The Senate caucus adopted resou-
ton offered by Senator Bacon pledg-
ing support to the House free list bill
and insuring concerted action by the
Democrats in an effort to pass the
measure unamended This is regarded
as doubtful and it was agreed that In
case of defeat the bill be re-offered.
modified by an amendment. to be sub
mitted by Senator Kern. granting the
advantages OF the 1ill only to those
countries which admit free of duty
American corn. oats hay and cotton
and hogs.
Although the Bacon amendment was
adopted unanimously. Bailey. whose
proposed amendment to the bill adding
farm products to the free list measure
was killed by the action of the caucus.
with some of his followers before the
vote was taken. withdrew. His with
drawal is not in the nature of boit'
however. and the solid Democratic
front Is expected tomorrow Just Whefe
the Insurgent Republicans stand To-
night is not so certain.
Some senators were disposed in the
caucus to repent their action in join
ing with the Insurgents in passing
protective measure They urged that
if the Insurgents wanted to act with
the Democrats they should come to the
Democratic terms.
Clapp. Nelson, Poindexter and La
Toilette were said to be among Repub-
lican senator's who would support the
bill as it passed the House.
In the Senate today it developed in
the debate on the free list bill that
some of the proposed Insurgent Re
publican amendments would not en-
cumber that measure. Cummins of
Iowa said he would offer his amend
ment to change the metal schedule of
the present tariff when the cotton bill
comes over from the House. and not
as a rider to the free list bill Senator
Bristow of Kansas announced he would
not offer his sugar schedule revision
amendment tomorrow
Bristow. who wants the duty lowered
on imported sugar addressed the Sen
ate today. He said the present Dutch
standard test is not to protect the
people of the United States from inn
pure sugar, but to protect the refiners.
Keep your protection free from
graft" he warned. for otherwise the
people viii destroy it altogether.
Smoot. Utah, eontended that the beet
sugar industry of the country would
cease if the duty on imported sugar
was removed He said that useless
confusion would result at the customs
houses if the Dutch standard test of
sugar was abolished in favor of a test
depending On whether the sugar was
refined or not without the Dutch
test" he said. cheap sugars could he
washed and made white and brought
in as refined and sold as such, al.
though it is not really refined
Gore of Oklahoma introduced an
amendment to the free list bill pro-
hibiting free entry of Canadian agri-
cultural implements, cotton bag1ing
and ties. leather boots, shoes. fence
wire. meats, cereal. flour. lumber and
salt until all of these articles are adj
mitted toto Canada free of duty