The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
VICTORY IN HOUSE,
DEFEAT IN SENATE
Free Sugar and Income
Tax Bills Not Likely
to Pass.
SENATOR MARTIN
INDORSES BOTH
Republicans Oppose Making SUI
gar Free, and Many Democrats
Are Alarmed at Cutting OFF
So Much Revenue With
Untried Law as Sole
Offset.

Washington, March 3-The live
Hest or 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 s6o.o6o,Ooo "a year that would be
lost in sugar duties. probably will
go through the House and to defeat
in the Senate.
The passage of the bills in the
House seems to he assured hy the
Democratic majority which ratified
them on caucus. In the Senate the
progressive Republicans Will oppose
putting sugar on the free list. and
many Democrats view with alarm the
loss OF go much revenue, with only a
measure beset with the possibility
OF u trial of it's constitu,ionality, as
the only offset.
Martin Indorse. Them.
Senator Martin. the Democra I ic
leader in the Senate, and a few others
have Endorsed the House bills without
qualihcat ton. Many other Democrats.
however, decline 10 discuss them
There have been no formal conferences
in the Senate over the measures
Senator Bristow, speaking as one
Progressive. declared that none OF his
colleagues favored free sugar, but all
did favor an income tax. He declared
II would be unfair to American sugar
producers who had grown under slim
illus OF duty to remove all their pro-
lection by single legislative act.
The progressive Republicans, who
hold III. balance of power on party
questions In the Senate, have evinced
no disposition TO seek common GROUND
with the Democrats to push tariff re-
vision legislation, although there have
The entry of the free sugar bill TO
the Senate vii! make three tariff re-
vision measures pending there. The
steel and chemical bills are the others
All these Will he adversely reported
BY the Senate Finance Committee
The regular Republicans will concede
the possibility OF passage of only two
tariff revision measures-s wool bill
and a cotton bill. Neither of these
Ways and Means Committee and the
Republican concession is based on the
fact that the Tariff Board already has
reported on wool and VIII soon report
on the cotton schedule.
The pending arbitration trea ties
with England and France will come
up on the Legislative day Of Tuesday
Senator'S who have been supporting
their ratification unamendcd say they
" ~ pass ti' senate ny inc necessary
two-thrds vote.
May Pass Lodge Resolution.
Those opposed to the treaties claim
the constitutional treaty making
powers OF the Senate would be in
vaded. 1t is said to be unlikely that
the Senate Viii amend the treaties. but
probably VIII pass Senator Lodges
resolution OF ratlicat ton, which pro-
vides no special agreements to arbi-
trate questions under the treaties
shall be made without the concurrence
of the Senate. Tho Senate may meet
AT noon on Tuesday instead o: .
o'clock. 10 expedite consideration. and
although the discussion may take up
two or more days it Will sim be on
the legislative day Of Tuesday.
The proposed investigation OF tire
money trust, the Florida everglades
case, the Lawrence strike, the pro-
posed abolition of the Commerce Court
and several other questions are taking
up the time of the House.