Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-04
FOURTH NOT HOLIDAY
FOR TARIFF MAKERS
Democrats of Senate Finance
Committee Continue
Their Labors.

This was no holiday for the hard
working democrats of the Senate
finance committee. who met to smooth
out the tariff bill as revised by the
caucus.
After tomorrow's meeting Senator
Simmons will complete the committee
report on the BILL will submit the
measure to the entire committee Mon
day or Tuesday and report it to the
Senate as soon thereafter as possible,
either Wednesday or Thursday.
Desires Binding Rule.
When the democratic caucus of the SEN
ate meets tomorrow Chairman Simmons
of the finance committee will offer a mo-
ton that the action of the caucus on the
tariff bill shall be binding. Every dem
ocrat has been urged to be present. Sem
ators Ransdell and Thornton of Louisiana
and Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska are
not expected to be bound. Although it
has been suggested that Senator Thomp-
son of Kansas may vote against the bill
because of free sugar provisions. there
is no authority for such a statement.
Senator Thompson is in Kansas. but will
return to Washington Monday. 1t is eX-
pected that Senator Hitchcock will vote
against the bill. even though he has with
drawn from the caucus, because he
wishes to offer his amendment placing
graduated income tax on the produc-
ton of tobacco The resolution which will
be presented to the caucus will pledge
the members to support the bill as rat
flied, to induce no amendments and to
vote against the amendments offered by
the republicans or by democrats who left
the caucus.
The caucus last night practically COM
pleted its work on the tariff bill and
approved the measure as revised by the
finance committee majority.
Lower Tariff Measure.
The bill as it comes through the Senate
revision machinery is a lower tariff
measure than passed the House. not
witEstanding the revenues from the
the bill as it now is framed are larger
by about SJ,0O0,OOO than under the meas
ure as it came from the House The
total estimated revenue under the Under
wood-Simmons measure will be. includ-
ing the income tax. about S310,0O0.oOO-
For the first year it will be $S.oU0GoO
greater than that, inasmuch as the Sem
ate caucus has approved the amendment
of the finance committee postponing ei,
fectiveness of the cut in sugar until
March l, 1914.
Senator Simmons plans to report the
bill to the Senate Wednesday or Thurs
day. Then it is the disposition or the
democratic leaders to grant a few days
time for senators to prepare themselves
for the debate. which will begin in earn
est not later than Monday.-July II.
May Pass Middle of August.
If plans of the leaders do no miscarry
the bill should be passed by the middle
Of August. Consideration of amendments
in conference probably can be disposed
of in two weeks, which would give the
measure to President Wilson for sigma
ture about September l.
Some changes in the rates were made
by the caucus yesterday. Spool cotton.
thread, which the caucus put on the free
list against the recommendation of the
finance committee, was, upon reconsider
alton. restored to the dutiable list at J.,
per cent ad valorem.
The automobile schedule was changed,
cars costing a thousand dollars or less
being made dItiable at ID per cent; ears
costing $1,JCO or more than $l.oO 80
per cent, and cars costing more than
81 800. 45 per cent. .Denatured alcohol
apd raw furs were put on the free list