Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-09

ate will be fought at every step by a republican organization, apparently en- ] tirely in accord on this subject and en- tirely willing to spend unlimited time and energy in an effort to defeat it.
 Senate May Make Change. Leaders of the democrats on the sen ate finance committee, which will handle the bill expressed the belief to- night that it would go through in prac- tically the form as it passed the house, and that their small majority will stand firm to the last The sub committees of the finance committee, which have been Investigating the schedules of the Un- derwood bill for the last few weeks, plan to make few changes in several schedules, but wool and sugar and 0th- CT schedules which brought out the hard fighting in the house. are not to be touched. according to the present plan.
 The income tax and administration features also are to stand. Democratic leaders acknowledge that the two sen ators from Louisiana will not accept the sugar schedule and that they might be willing to combine with others to defeat the whole bill.
 Little Hope of Defeating Bill.
 A change of two more democratic votes would bring about the end of the Louisianans' desire. Although there
 
 the democrats intend to allow one more senator to vote against sugar and an other to vote against wool, leaders of the finance committee today refused to confirm it. Republicans who are in terested in beating the bill and who have canvassed those democrats who looked at all doubtful agreed tonight that they had but little hope of suc- cess. The republicans are convinced that President Wilson will carry the day and the party platform will be fol- lowed, and with the exception of the two senators from Louisiana they can not count upon single vote.
 Amendment to Every Schedule.
 The republican fight against the bill, however, will be conducted in vigor- ous style. Senator Smoot will offer to every schedule in the bill These will be debated at length and a record vote probabiyS will be re- quired on each.
 Senator La Toilette is credited with an intention to enter into the fight in dependently. It was expected he would offer a substitute bill, or at least sub- init many amendments. He declined tonight, however, to define his position on the Underwood bill, and said he had not decided upon course of action.
 No Senate Hearings.
 The bill will be laid beforeNthe sen- ate tomorrow, and will be referred to the finance committee. The first plan of the republicans was to move that the committee be instructed to hold oral hearings and to get record vote on this question. This plan has been abandoned, and no attempt will be made tomorrow to order hearings. The finance committee, by a strictly party vote. already has turned down pro posaI to hold hearings, and Chairman Simmons said tonight it would be beat ep again if republicans insisted upon it up In the senate
 Won't Be Reported for Three Weeks.
 The finance committee has been con- the bill ever since it's introduce ton ill the house. Chairman Simmons had hoped to be able to report it from the committee two weeks from tomor- row but he now thinks it cannot be under three weeks, even if hearings are not held. Opinion in the finance committee is that at least five weeks will be spent by the.. senate in of the bill after it is re- ported. In conference the senators do not expect much time to be lost, and they hope for a final agreement on the hill OOt fer Than A1ieilSf