The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-05
With One Exception,
Democratic Tariff Bill
Is Complete.
WILSON DELIVERS
HIS ULTIM ATUM
Tells Sugar Interests They Must
Accept 1-Cent-a-Pound Rate,
With No Duty After Three
Years, or Prepare to Fight
Against Free Prod
uct Now.

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cratic tariff revision bill Is complete
tonight with the exception of a. final
decision upon sugar. From beginning
to end 1t is modelled in accord with
IDEAS of President Wilson, with wool
meats and many other foodstuffs and
clothing materials on the free list:
with low duties upon all agricultural
products and foodstuffs that arc not
free, and with the tarifr on chemicals
and steel and other commercial prod
ucts cut far below the present pro-
tective rates
Senate tariff leaders to-day asked
for an opportunity to study the bill
until Sunday afternoon. They will
then confer with Chairman Under
wood of the House Committee on Ways
'asld stss'eE iire~l.ttS5' " ~ h,l.a 7,N-.a,
conference With President Wilson. A
careful analysis of the Senate will be
made In the meantime to determine
whether free WOOL "one-cent sugar,
and low rates on market basket prod
ucts will prove acceptable to a ma
jority of the Democrats.
Tari1 Developments.
Briefly summarized. the tariff de-
velopments OF the day We're:
President Wilson'S ultimatum to
sugar interests that they must arree
to tariff OF 1 cent n pound for three
years, with free sugar after that time.
or he would attempt to provide FOR
free sugar at once t.
Completion of the bill by tho Ways
and Means Committee. with the excep- +
tion OF the sugar schedule. On this
the committee is prepared to agree on
free sugar If the President insists.
Income tax rates fixed at per cent
Tor all corporation incomes above
so'oo0; 1 per cent on personal incomes
from $4,000 to 100000: per cent from
$4,000 to $4,000: per cert from
RI
$1,000 900.
The President submitted his pro-
posal on the sugar tariff to Represen-
tative Broussard, of Louisiana, early
In tho day. Louisiana Senators and
iepresentatives conferred throughout,
the DAY. and sounded out other mem
bers OF the Senate to determine whe-
ther enough strength could be secured
to tight the free sugar features of the
plan. They had reached no decision
tonight, however, as to the course to
take notwithstanding the sugar con-
troVersy. events so shaped themselves
to-day as to indicate that the House
the Senate and the President Will come
to definite and final agreement upon the
tariff bill before Monday: and that the
measure Will be presented to the House
early next week as an administrative
measure. and with all tariff leaders
behind It,
After a short meeting OF Democra.
tic members OF the Finance Commit
tee to-day. Senator's Simmons. James
and Hughes called on Mr. Underwood
and discussed the wool. sugar and
agricultural tariTs A demand from
some quarters In the Senate for an
increase In the agricultural duties. and
Il doubt as to the success of both free
wool and free sugar in the Senate
constitute the problems over which
the Senate leaders Will work tonight
and tomorrow.
Left In Hands OF President.
The House tariff makers have left
matters entirely in the hands of the
President. Members of the Senate FL
nance Committee to-day declared there
would be an ultimate conference with
the President over all contested points.
1t is understood that unless the sugar
compromise is accepted by Senators
from Southern States the Finance
Committee probably will act on its
own Initiative and comply with Presi-
dent Wilson'S desires.
The situation as il has developed
this week apparently is consumma-
tion OF the plan laid out by the Presi-
dent and tho House and Senate leaders
to bring the executive department and
both branches of Congress into agree
ment upon tariff revision before the
mittee that has drawn it. Leading SEN
ators predicted to-day there would be
no important matters unsettled when
the bill is introduced in the House.
This situation, unique in tariff his
tory of recent years. Is expected great
ly To shorten the time required for
passage OF the bill. and TO reduce TO an
unusual degree the congressional de-
bate and amendment of the measure.
a preliminary agreement on the bill.
ii is claimed, will result In the making
Of few changes by tho Senate when
the bill reaches that body
Chairman Underwood. when the
Ways and Means Committee adjourned
for the day. seemed in greatly re-
lteyed frame OF mind, and expressed
the hope that the COMMITTEES would
hear from the President and the SEN
ate committee by Sunday at the latest.
Our bill is ready" said AR Under
wood. THE sugar tariff Is the only
serious point in controversy. and our
committee has agreed TO do whatever
the Presiuent wants us to do.
I'VE expected to get word from tho
President to day after his conference
with the Senator'S. but the word did
not come. believe. however. that tho
whole matter will be determined to- &
morrow.
Is III the President cannot bring about
an agreement on this schedule, we are q
ready anyway, and the bill will go tor
the House as a committee bill. &
His suggestions Few. M
This committee has agreed thus far,
to every change the President suggest
eu in our original bill as II reached 4
him. His suggestions we're few Most
OF the bill met With his hesrtiesLs ap-s
provai Fhe committee was OF the y
mind that no bill should be- presented
which President Wilson might veto 3
when II reached him Having 3 mazda &
.(conu unuad on secona Pass,I 3s