The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-31
TARIFF MEASURES
GOBACK TO SENATE
Democratic House Refuses tc
Have Any of Upper Cham
ber's Amendments.
REPUBLICANS IN QUANDARY
Regulars Would Give Taft
Chance to Veto, but Insur-
gents Demur.

Washington. July ao-with machine
Ike precision, the Democratic House
to-day forced over all opposition three
tnrln measures back upon the Senate
They were the wool and sugar tariff
revis on bills ana the excise tax bin
ana all We're sent back with none OF
the Senate's amendments accepted On
the wool bill no conference was ask
ed The House left 1t fatty to tho
Senate whether that branch desired
TO pursue the Legislation further.
The Senate tonight was in a auan-
dary as to tho program It would adopt
IN further consideration OF tho three
plils The regular Republicans wcro
reported to he favorable to II plan
whereby they would absent themselves
from the chamber. thus giving the
Democrats a chance to pass the meas
urcs and send them along Cor the pres
identlal veto Tho Republican insur-
gents. however. opposed this schcmc
und insisted that the differences where
t"ey say are rcconcilable. be threshcd
our In conference.
Senate Democrats. enjoying the Re
publican disagreement, win seek to
take advantage OF il. Some concerted
plan OF action probably VIII be adopted
tomorrow morning when tho Senate
democrats caucus on the wool meas
T
tariff program Will be discussed
Tho wool tariff revision biz was the
hrst taken UP IN tho House to-day.
There was virtually no debate. EXCEPT
statement by Majority Leader I'm
derwood and a short reply b. ReDro-
sentative Payne. OF New York. Mo
to"s by Mr. Payne ma Representative
Trumpncker. OF Indiana. to concur In
me senate amendments were voted
down los to IS and l72 to 50 The
last named vote automatically rc3ccte.
ihe Senate changes
Mr.. Underwood next called up rho
excise tax measure. which. unainanded.
ne said. WAS the greatest piec. Of
remedial ies islation for tho bonent Il
me masses II tho people that mad been
enacted in q quarter OF a century"
lie charged the senate with havin,.
sough, to kim the measure ~ tackins
on as amendments tho repeal OF Ca
madam reciprocity and Il provision Tor
the continuation OF the TariG Board.
The Canadian reciprocity nmondineu,
Was lost III 10 l91. while that pro-
Nidins for tho Tarin Board met the
same fate. 100 to es
On this measure Mr Underwood
asked that the Senate DC asked to
confer win the House. Speaker Clark
accord!ngly named as confcrces for
j.
az Alabama Hun. OF Tennessee: Pal
iner ~ Pennsylvania. Payne. OF Ne~
York and Mccall. 81 Mussacnusetts.
The House free sugar" bin was re-
ported last As amended by the Senate
tho measure provided for a retention
OF Si6O on sugar. n reduction of thirty
cents hundred pounds from the ex
istins rate. II also among other
charges abolished tho dutch standard.
Representative Payne defended the
amended DIN and warned the Demo
Gratis that thcy were seeking TO slrn
tho death warrant OF the beet sugar
industry in the country ~ taking of
the duty.
me House voted FOR conferences.
l44 TO s.. The Speaker then named
as managers for the House in tho con
ference. Representatives. Underwood
Harrison, OF Sew York Kitchen. O.
North Carolina. Payne, Sew York. and
Mccall OF Massachusetts.