Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-05
TARIFF REVISION
BILL COMPLETED
FROM BEGINNING 10 END IT ~
IN \CCORD WITH PRESI-
DENTS IDEAS.
LEADERS ARE HARMOHIOSU
sugar schedule Not Yet Agreed to-
Most foodsturs and Clothing Is
ON the Free List.

WASlllNGTON Aprl The
democratic uriG revision bin is com
plctrd tonight, with the exception Of
% final decision upon sugar. From
beginning to end, it is modelled in
accord with ideas of President VIII
son, with wool meats and many
other ioodstuns and clothing mater
lals on the free HIST low duties upon
all agricultural products and food
stulfs mat are not free. and with the
tariG ON chemicals, steel and other
commercial products cut far below
the present protective rates.
Senate tarn leaders today asked
for an opportunity to study the bin
untll Sunday afternoon They win
then confer with Chairman Under
wood of the house committee on
ways and means and later will have
final conference with President
Wilson. A careful analysis of the
senate will be made In the meantime.
10 determine whether free wool,
"one-cent sugar" and low rates on
market basket products" viii prove
acceptable to majority OF the
democrats
Developments of the Day.
Briefly summarized. the tariff de-
velopments of the day were:
President Wilson's ultimatum to
sugar interests that they must agree
to tariff OF one cent per pound for
three years. with free sugar after that
time. or he would attempt to provide
for free sugar at once.
Completion Of the bill by the ways
and means committee, with the ex-
ceptlon of the sugar schedule. On
this, the committee is prepared to
agree on free sugar II the president
insists.
Income tax rates fixed at one per
cent for all corporation incomes
above $1,000 one per cent on person
al incomes from $4,000 to $4,000
two per cent from $4,000 to $50, 900;
three per cent from $4,000 to $780,
600; four per cent above 100000.
President submits Proposal.
The president submitted his pro-
posal on the sugar tariff to Represen-
tatiyc Broussard, senator elect from
Louisiana. earlier in the day Louis
lana senator's and representatives
conferred throughout the day and
sounded out other members of the
senate to determine whether enough
strength could be securd to fight the
free sugar features OF the plan. They
had reached no decision tonight.
however as TO the course to take.
Notwithstanding the sugar contro-
versy events so shaped themselves
today as to indicate that the house.
the senate and the president will 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 admin
istrative measure and with all tariff
leaders behind II.
Democrats Confer.
After short meeting OF demo-
cratic members Of the finance COM
mittee today Senators Simmons,
James and Hughes called on Mr.. IN
derwood and discussed the wool.
sugar and agricultural tariffs A de-
ate for an increase in agricultural
duties and a doubt as to the success
Of both free wool and free sugar in
the senate. constitute the problems
over which senate leaders will work
tonight and tomorrow
The house tariff makers have left
matters entirely in the hands Of the
president Members of the senate
finance committee today declared
there would be an Ultimate agreement
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
President Wilson's desires
Working for Agreement.
The situation as II developed this
week apparently is a consummation OF
the plan laid out by the president and
the house and senate leaders to bring
the executive department and both
branches of congress into agreement
upon the tariff revision before the
new bin leaves the custody Of the
NHAiAiAiANN' AAitiN las hlhN IL As'tAh-
ing senator's predicted today that there
would De no important matters unset
tied when the bill is introduced in the
house.
The situation. unique in tariff his
tory OF recent years, Is expected to
greatly shorten the time required for
the passage OF the bill: and to re-
duce to an unusual degree the con-
gresslonal debate and amendment Of
the measure. Preliminary argument
on the bill, it is claimed. will result in
few changes by the senate when the
bill reaches that body.
Underwood Greatly Relieved.
Chairman Underwood. when the
ways and means committee adjourn
ed for the day, seemed in greatly
relieved frame Of mind and expressed
I'd the hope that the committee would