Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-06-27

PRESIDENT TELLS CABINET He
WILL FAVOR suNDRY CIVIL
APPROPRIATION MEASURE.
TARIFF AMENDMENTS MANY
Changes Have support Of 6enate r.
nance Body, Which Has Submitted
Bill to Democratic Caucus Oppose
Currency Bill.

Washington. June z3.-Wilson In
formed his cabinet that he will sign
the sundry civil appropriation bill
carrying s116.cJ0. 900 and that he win
issue a statement giving his reasons
for doing so.
The Underwood tarin bill as amend
ed by the senate finance committee
was submitted to a caucus Of the SEN
ate Democrats This marks the last
important stage of the bill before it
is finally reported to the senate and
made the target for Republican at
tacks.
With large additions to the free
list and drastic reductions in the metal
schedule, the Underwood tariff bill as
amended by the senate finance COM
mittee and reported to the Demo
cratic caucus was made public here.
The revenue producing qualities OF
the bill have been increased. however,
in the face Of many reductions by
provision imposing a duty of Ave
cents a bunch on bananas and remov-
ing from brandies used in fortifying
American wines the large preferential
heretofore given them.
Wheat and -four have. been retained
on the free list subject to fixed
countervailing duty. The bill as re-
ported is expected to produce five mil
lion dollars more revenue than as
passed by the house. The only mate
rial increase In duty was in the cot
ton schedule. This. like the wool
schedule, was recIassified to place
slightly higher duties on highly manu-
featured products.
As reported to the Democratic eau
Gus by the senate finance committee,
beet and sugar cane machinery, aliza-
rim and colors obtained from anthra-
Gene have been added to the free list.
Russian seq, New Zealand and Nor
~egian tow, jute waste, suitable for
the manufacture Of paper all books
used in schools and educational insti-
tutions, sand blast and sludge ma
chimes, all hydraulic machines. catgHt
for surgical use, creosote oil, GLACIERS
diamonds and diamond clust, and
eggs of all fowls have been placed
on the free list.
Cattle, sheep and all other domestic
live animals suitable for human food,
not otherwise provided for. are other
additions to the free list.
Opposition to the Owen-G Glass cur
rency measure was voiced by the mi
nority members OF the senate banking
and currency committee The pro-
posed Democratic bill was termed an
extension OF the vreeland measure and
contains defects that must be elimi-
mated before 1t is enacted into law
Tho Republican committeeman also
asserted that the currency legislation
could not be enacted at the present
session of congress without Republi-
can support.
Federal control of banking as pro-
vided In the new measure was criti-
cized especially and the different
rates of interest provided for the pro-
posed banking regions were attacked.
Senator Nelson, ranking minority
member OF the committee, said:
Il believe many changes will have
to be made before the public will
sanction the new bill
Il thought they were going to give
us something new" said Senator Bris-
tow. "but they only have foisted off
the old Vreeland measure with all its
defects"
Il think there are many things that
will have to be changed In the meas
ure,' said Senator Weeks. though /
am heartily In favor OF currency legis-
lation during the present session