Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-31
PASS SUGAR BILL
REDUCING TARIFF
BriStoW-Lodge Measure Adopted
by Senate 81 to 3.
BELIEVED TAFT WILL SIGN 1T
Cut Would Save $2o,o0o,ooo to Con-
sumers and Decrease Revenue
$500, oo0-Reciproc Re-
peal is Defeated.

Washington, July ga Republican
sugar tariff bill, the first purely Re-
publican revision measure of the pres
ent congress, was passed in the sem
ate.
DESERVING their allies of the last two
days, the Republican progressives, by
an ironclad agreement with the regu-
lars, succeeded in passing tariff re-
duction bill which they believe Presi-
dent Taft will sign if it reaches him.
The sugar bill was a compromise
between the Lodge plan, indorsed by
the regular Republicans and the Bris-
tow bill, behind which the progress
sives lined up. It would cut the pres
ent sugar duty to $1.90 to $1.60;
would abolish the Dutch standard, un-
der which practically no refined sugar
can be imported; and would abolish
the 71s cent "ref1ners differential," an
additional duty on refined sugar,
which, it is claimed, has accrued di-
rectly to the profit of the sugar re-
finers.
Saves Consumers 100000 900.
1t is estimated that the sugar tariff
reduction, if it becomes effective, will
reduce government customs receipts
about $5,500,000, while it's savings in
the retail sugar bill Of the nation is
estimated at $2O,O00,0OO
The Republicans played "big poll
ties in the last days fight on tariff
measures. The regulars came down
from the $1S21a duty of the Lodge
bill, while the progressives moved up
ward from the $15215 rate in the
original Bristow bill. The compro-
mise, which is only 71a cents above
the lowest figures named by the pro-
gressives, is considered a victory for
Senator Bristow, who has been the
most active advocate of sugar tariff
reduction on the Republican side of
the senate
Brstow-Lodge Bill First.
The Democratic free sugar bill
passed by the house did not come to
vote in the senate. The Bristow-Lodge
amendment was first adopted in the
committee Of the whole by a vote of
81 to %.
The senate Democrats then offered
their substitute for the house bill, pro.
posing a one-third reduction in the ex-
listing sugar tariff. This was defeat
ed, SO to "a, the Republican regulars
and progressives holding to their
agreement. The Bristow-Lodge bill
finally passed the senate with all but
two Democrats voting for it. The final
vote was SO to 8, 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 inf1u-
ence with the Democrats of the house
when the amended bill goes back
there. The senate probably will name
Senators Penrose and Lodge, Repub.
licans, and Simmons, Democrats, on
the conference committee. It is be.
lieved by the Republican leaders that
If 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 it goes
back to the house.