The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01
PASS SUGAR BILL
REDUCING TARIFF
Eristow-lodee Measure Adopted
by Senate So to 3.
BELIEVED TAFT WILL SIGN III
Cut Would Save $2o,ooo,coo to Con-
samers and Decrease Revenue
$500, coo-seeiproeity He.
peal 10 Defeated.

Washington, July 2s.--A Republican
sugar tariff bill, the first purely Re-
publican revision measure of the pres
ent congress, was passed in the gen
ate.
Deserving their allies Of the last TWO
days, The Republican pTosressives, by
an ironclad agreement with the regu-
lars, succeeded in passing a tariff re-
duction bill which they believe Presi.
dent Taft will sign il 1t reaches him.
The sugar bin was a compromise
between the Lodge plan, Endorsed by
the regular Republicans and the Bris-
tow bill, behind which the progress.
sives lined up. II would cut the pres.
ent sugar duty to $3.50 to $l.60;
would abolish the Dutch standard, un.
der which practically no refined sugar
can be imported; and would abolish
the ~ cent "refiners differential," an
additional duty on refined sugar,
which, it is claimed, has accrued d..
rectly to the profit Of the sugar re
tiners.
Saves Consumers S2o.ooo,ooo
II is estimated that the sugar tariff,
reduction. II 1t becomes effective, wv
reduce government customs receipts
about $500. 900. while its savings in
the retail sugar bill Of the nation IL
estimated at S2O,000.000
The Republicans played big poll
tics" in the last days fight on tariff
measures. The regulars came down
from the $ls2la duty of the Lodge
bill. while the progressives moved up
ward from the s152h rate In the
original Bristow bill The compro
mise, which IL only ~ cents above
the lowest figures named by the pro
gressives, Is considered victory fol
Senator Bristow, who has been the
most active advocate of sugar tariff
reduction on the Republican side OF
the senate.
eristow. Lodge Bill First
The Democratic free sugar bill
passed by the house did not come tt
vote In the senate The Bristow ,odgt
amendment was first adopted In the
committee of the whole by vote o.
81 to 25.
The senate Democrats then Offered
their substitute for the house bill, pro
posing a onethird reduction IN the ex
listing sugar tariff This was defeat
ed 36 to "a, the Republican regulars
and progressives holding to theil
agreement The Bristow-Lodge bill
finally passed the senate with all bu
two Democrats voting for 1t. The flna
vote was So to 3, the negative votes
being cast by Senators Hepburn, Re
publican, and Foster and Thornton
Democrats.
Democrats Influence House.
The attitude Of the senate Demo
Gratis in finally supporting the Repub
lican bill is expected to have influ
ence with the Democrats OF the house
when the amended bill goes bach
there. The senate probably will name
Senators Penrose and Lodge, Repub
hcans. and Simmons, Democrats, or
the conference committee. n Is be
iieved by the Republican leaders thai
II the house should indorse the Re
publican bill the president would sign
the measure without delay.
An attempt to attach the Canadian
reciprocity repeal amendment to the
bill, made by Senator McCumber. was
defeated 81 to a. This vote showed
the purpose Of the Republicans to pre-
vent any change IN the sugar bill that
might mean its defeat when 1t goes
hack To the hnuss