Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30
TO
RE|NTRODUCE
COTTON b..
House Committee Again to
Present Vetoed Measure /;
Senate Republicans Unit
ed on Sugar Measure.

| Washington, D. c., July 29.-The
house ways and means committee to-
day determined to re-introduce the
democratic cotton tariff bill which was
passed at the last session Of congress
and vetoed by President Taft.
Republican Sugar Bill Passed.
A republican sugar tariff bill, the
first purely republican revision meas
ure of the present congress, was adopt
ed In the senate Saturday night. De-
| serting their allies of the last few days,
the republican progressives. by an iron
clad agreement with the regulars,
succeeded in passing a tariff reduction
| bill which they believe President Taft
will sign IL 1t reaches him. The sugar
bill was compromise between the
Lodge plan, endorsed by the regular
republicans, and the Bristow bill. be-
hind which the progressives lined up.
1t would cut the present sugar duty Of
$3.50 to $1.60; would abolish the duty
standard, under which practically no
refined sugar can be imported. and
| would abolish the IN -cent "ref1ners
differential," an additional duty on re-
fined sugar. which. 1t is claimed, has
accrued directly to the profit OF the
sugar refiners.
Play "Big Politics."
The republicans played big politics"
| in the third and last days fight on
| tariff measures. The regulars came
down from S1.s24 duty Of the Lodge
| bill, while the progressives moved up
| ward from the $1.521 rate = in the
original Bristow bill. The compromise,
! which is only IN cents above the low
est figures named by the progressives,
is considered victory for Senator
Bristow. who has been the most active
advocate of sugar tariff revision on
the republican side Of the senate The
democratic free sugar bill passed by
| the house of representatives did not
come to vote in the senate. The
| BristOw-L Lodge amendment was hrSt
adopted In the committee OF the whole
by a vote Of 81 to 25. Senators Thorn
Gratis, voting with the republicans.
The senate democrats then offered,
their substitute for the house bill. pro-
posing one third reduction In the ex-
isting sugar tariff. This was defeated
36 to ~, tho republican regulars and
progressives hold to their agreement.
The Bristow- Lodge bill finally passed
the senate with all but two democrats
voting for it.
Vote is So to 8.
The final vote was 50 to 3. the mega
tive votes being cast by Senators Hey,
burn, republican, and Foster and
Thornton. democrats.
The attitude Of the senate democrats
in finally supporting the republican bill
is expected to have influence with the
democrats Of the house when the
amended bill goes back there. 1t Is be-
lieved by the republican leaders that
| If the house should endorse the re-
publican bill the president would sign
the measure without delay. An attempt
to attach the Canadian reciprocity re-
peal amendment to the bill. made by
Senator McCumber, was defeated 81
to "a.
The vote showed the purpose OF the
republicans to prevent any change IN
the sugar bill that might mean its de-
feat when 1t goes back to the house OF
representatives.
The senate bill would reduce the duty
on Cuban sugar which comes in under
the reciprocity treaty at S1.34 to about
31.20 per hundred pounds. The max
imum reduction Of duty on all refined
sugar is three-tenths OF q cent a
pound The abolition OF the duties
standard, it is understood. will make.
possible more foreign competition in
cheap grades Of sugar. which have
heretofore been shut out because they
did not meet the color test Of the duties
standard.
Another feature Of the senate bill
would require the branding Of sugars
60 snow lnelT ueBIee OA puT4ly. IL 10
expected this will prevent fraud In the
cheaper grades Of uncolored sugars;
which would come on to the market
under the operation Of the proposed
law.
It is estimated that the sugar tariff
reduction, If 1t becomes effective. will
reduce government customs receipts
about $5.500,000, while its saving in the
retail sugar bill OF the nation is esti-
mated at $20,000,000.
SCORES OF GERMAN
EXCURSIONISTS DEAD
Rinz Germany. July pa shock