The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
WILSON OVERSTEPS
ANOTHER OBSTACLE
IN INTEREST OF THE
REVISION OF TARIFF

REVISION OF TARIFF
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win they not?' he was asked by the
newspaper men.
II haven't asked them" rejoined the
President with a smile.
Difficulties Ahead
The President had been informed by
the senators fully of the difficulties
ahead of the tariff bill If 1t came to the
Serate as a single measure. Further In
vestigation Is to be made, to determine
the strength that could be mustered by
opponents of free sugar and free wool
As a result of today's conference, which
is to be resumed later, it is believed that
the President will not object if Senate
leaders determine it IS essential that the
tariff be split up into number of
President Wilson's decision to visit the
capitol was communicated to Senator
Simmons and to the sergeant-at-arms of
the Senate early in the day. Senator
Simmons was notified that the President
would be in his room at the capitol at
o'clock and would like to resume there
the conference with finance committee
members which began Monday morning
at the White House. Extreme simplicity
departure from the capitol. The Senate
was deserted and but few people wit
messed the coming and going of the ex-
ecutive or realized the Importance of the
precedent he had established in visiting
the capitol for legislative conferences.
Discussion of the tariff in the House
democratic caucus may continue through
the rest of the week. The chemical sched-
ule was completed today without the
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amendments were offered; and the con-
sideration of schedule "B" (earthenware
and glassware). was begun. Tomorrow
the House. meeting at noon, will adjourn
in time to permit the caucus to resume
by 2 o'clock.
Features of Session
The bowling over of all amendments
to the chemical schedule the counsel of
Mr.. Underwood and other leaders for
party harmony, with view to a united
trent on a single tariff revision bill and
the naming of working committees ways
and means, rules, accounts, mileage and
enrolled bills, featured today's session.
Representative Broussard of Louisiana
anpounced he was prepared to present at
the right time a plea for adequate pro-
lection of sugar Representative Metze
of New York, urged that the 10 per cent
duty ON indigo be stricken out for the
benefit of the textile industry, whose
manufacturers were affected by heavy
cuts in textile revision. This was beaten
"a to 102. Representative of North Caro-
lima advocated free castor oil as the poor
mans greatest medicine. Representative
Fowler of Illinois wanted linseed oil free
and Representative Bartlett of Georgia
wanted free phosphoric acid In the interest
of cheaper fertilizers
Representative LEngle of Florida sug-
gested and announced he would repeat
the suggestion with every schedule, that
there should be an internal revenue tax
equal to the amount of the duty assessed
against factories of all kinds that employ
foreign labor, children under 16 years of
age, women, or that failed to pay liv-
ing wage to employees. This was passed
over.
Desperate Efforts
Osceola, Ark, April 9.-Many of them
at the point of exhaustion, voluntary
levee workers are making desperate
efforts tonight to hold back the Mis-
sissippi rivers flood at Osceola, Luxora
and Barfield, Ark Reinforcements are
being hurried from inland towns. but
whether tomorrow will find the levees
intact Is doubtful.
AT Osceola and Luxora the river is
three-tenths above the high water
mark of 1912 and at Barfield the rec
ord stage of last year was topped about
one inch tonight Driven by a high
wind waves are sweeping over the
sand bags piled on the rain soaked en-
banl<ments and sand boils," the bane
of the flood fighter, have developed
in a number of places
One hundred and fifty men were
started from Blytheville and so from
Marked Tree for the river front to-
night. Among the number are bank ers
and merchants who will take their
places in gangs with farm hands and
other laborers.
While the break in the levee at Will
son tonight will alleviate conditions
here to some extent those behind the
diles are still fearful because of the
weakened condition of the embank
mentsy
According to information received
here, the st. Francis river at Marked
Tree rose eight-tenths of a foot TODAY.
and at Newport the White and Black
rivers are rising rapidly. Near Conway.
two miles of the road bed of the Iron
Mountain main line is under water
as result of the Overlooking of small
streams. One hundred and fifty ref
ugees. driven from their homes by wa
ter coming through the break in the
levee at Graves Bayou, arrived at Mar
ianna today.
Rain fell continuously here TODAY
and, adding TO the gloom shows no
signs Of abatement tonight.