The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-02
WOOL and SUGAR. SCHEDULES
ARE AGREED UPON
By DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
This Makes Sure That Two of the
Hardest Fought Schedules Of the
Proposed Tariff Revision Bill Will
Be Retained-Lively Fight Expect
ed Over the Agricultural Section.

Free sugar in 1916 and free raw
wool are now established in the tar
If revision bill, having been approved
late Wednesday by the Democratic
caucus Of the Senate, after a two
days fight. The sugar schedule as re-
ported by majority members OF the
finance committee and practically
it passed the House was approved
by vote of 40 to 6. Free raw wool
as submitted by the majority and
just as Is passed the House, swept
the Senate caucus by vote Of Al
to~6.
This ratification Of President Will
sons tariff policy, he having insisted
upon the wool and sugar propositions
before the ways and means commit
tee in the beginning, came after a
long series Of developments since the
tariff bill passed the House, in which
the President was an active partici-
pant. When the fight Of the anti
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interests was getting hot the Pres
ident issued a public statemnt de-
claring that any suggestion on the
wool and sugar schedule was to be
absolutely out of the question and
later he stirred all administration
leaders to action when he made his
charge about the existence In Wash
ington of an "insidious loby," inves-
igation Of which has brought re-
suits regarded as favorable to the
tariff bill.
The six Democratic Senators who
voted aginst free sugar On the final
vote approving the schedule were
Hitchcock, Nebraska; Newlands, Ne
yada; Ransdell and Thornton, Louis
lana; Shaffroth, Colorado, and Walsh
Of Montans. The six who opposed
free raw wool to the end were
Chamberlain of Oregon; Newlands,
Nevada; IS iRansdell and Thornton,
Louisiana: Shaffroth and Walsh.
No attempt was made in the caucus
today to bind the members to the ac-
ton Of the caucus. The question will
come up when the entire bill has been
passed. Some members fought it, but
administration leaders said tonight
they believed only the Louisiana
Senators would ask to be released
from the caucus pledge if one
is submitted. The general opinion is
that binding resolution will be Of
fered.
Discussion of the issues was lively
all day. Senators Ransdell, Thompson
Thornton, Newlands, Lans and Shaft
roth took up most of the time for the
opposition, while the chief Admins
tration defenders were Senators
James, Thomas and Pomerene. The
arguments were not long and the
weather hot, and most Of the Sem
tors removed their coats in the priv
acy Of the caucus room.
When sugar and wool had been
disposed of the caucus ratified the
committee amendment, placing hair
| Of the Angora goat on the agricultu-
raj schedule was then resumed and a
dispute at once arose over the COM
mittee amendment putting coun-
tervailing duty on wheat and flour.
AS the discussion developed the op-
position grew and decision Of the
question went over. Some Democrats
asserted following tie adjournment
that the countervailing duty would
be stricken off leaving wheat on the
unrestricted free list on a parity with
cattle and meats.