Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-04
SIXTY MILLION CUT TOO GREAT
Reduction in Revenue Will Be
Combatted Strenuously.
HOUSE TO PASS MEASURES
Progressive Republicans Opposed to
Sugar Plan.
DEMOCRATS NOT OF ONE MIND
but Many Democrats In Upper
Chamber DO Not Follow
Him.

| WASHINGTON. March 3-The llveliest
Of the tariff revision fights In the present
session Of congress will break this week
when the democratic free sugar bill and
the income or excise tax bill. which goes
with it to make up the ssO.oOooco a year
that would be lost in sugar duties. prob
ably will 20 through the house and TO de-
feat in the senate.
The passage OF the bill in the house
seems to be assured by the democratic
majority which ratified them IN caucus.
In the caucus. the progressive republi-
cans will oppose putting sugar on the free
list and many democrats view with
alarm the loss of so much revenue. with
only a measure. beset with the possibility
Of trial Of its constitutIonality as the
only offset.
Senator Martin. the democratic leader
in the senate AID few others have en-
dorsed the house bills without qualifica-
tion. Many other democrats, however. de-
cline to discuss them. There have been
no formal conferences in the senate over
the measures.
FtNut ON frec sugar.
Senator Bristow. speaking as one pro-
gressive, declared that none OF his coll
leagues favored free sugar, but all did
favor an income tax. He said 1t would
be unfair to American sugar producers,
who had grown under stimulus OF duty.
TO remove all their protection by a single
legislative act
The progressive republicans, who hold
the balance Of power on party questions
In the senate. have eyinced no disposition
to seek common ground with the demo-
Gratis to push tariff revision legislation,
although there have been some personal
consultations.
The entry OF the free sugar bill TO the
senate will make three tariff revision
measures pending there, the steel and
chemical bills are the Others. All OF these
will be adversely reported by the senate
finance committee
The regular republicans VIII concede
the possibility OF passage OF only two
tariff revision measures-a wool bin. and
a cotton Bin Neither OF these measures
has yet come from the house ways and
means committee and the republican
concession is based ON the fact that the
tariff board already has reported on
wool and will soon report on the cotton
schedule.
Treaties Come Up Tuesday.
The pending arbitration treaties with
England and France will come up on the
executive day Of Tuesday. Senators who
have been supporting their ratification
unamended say they will pass the senate
by the necessary two-thirds vote.
Those opposed 10 the treaties claim the
constitutional treaty-malong powers OF
the senate win be invaded. II is said to
be unlikely that the senate will amend
the treaties, but probably will pass Sem
ator Lodges resolution OF ratification.
which provides no special agreements to
arbitrate questions under the treaties
shall be made without the concurrence
of the senate Other amendments are
pending and long debate is in prospect.
The senate may meet at noon on Tues
day instead Of o'clock to expedite con-
sideration and. although the discussion
may take up two or more days. II will
stil be on the legislative day OF Tuesday.
The proposed investigation OF the
money trust, the Florida everglade the
Lawrence strike. the proposed abolition
Of the commerce court and several other
are taking up the time Of the
house.