Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-04-10
SENATE: FIGHT on
new tariff BILL /
SINGLE MEASURE OPPOSED -
POSSIBILITY OF BILLS
DEFEAT.
WILSON is STILL UNDECIDED
Come Question As ito His Course Nov
Bill to Be Unanimously
Approved by House F..
Caucus.
WILSON is STILL UNDECIDED

Washington, April 8.-The Demo
cratic party, in full possession Of the
executive and legislative branches of
the national government, has turned
the wheels of legislation toward re-
vision of the tariff. "t
Voluminous Tariff Bill.
Leaders of the house presented to
the country a tariff bill, voluminous in
detail, and radical in it's proposed re.
duction of existing duties. AS a whole,
it was the product of debate and study
by the Democrats from the time they
came into the majority in the house
two, years ago, but it represented,
particularly, the, conclusions of the
house ways and means committee aft
er several months of work.. It carried
also the approval of the president.
Ccincident with the introduction of
the measure in the house during the
opening hours of a session called espe-
clally to revise the tariff, the president
was turning over in his mind ques-
tons of procedure and strategy upon
which the success or failure of the
party program may depend. While
the Democratic majority in the house
is sufficient to secure tariff revision by
single bill or by a series of bills EN-.
bracing separate schedules, the situa.
ton in the senate admittedly, is diff.
ferent, as sectional interests already
have produced alignments which make
the question allimportant.
Seven Senators Protest.
Seven of the Democratic members
Of the senate finance committee, head
ed by Chairman Simmons, told the
president that an attempt to put
through single bill would be haz-
ardous. With all the schedules mold
ed in single bill, they argued that
the enemies Of separate schedules,
feeling a certain response to the will
of their constituents, who might be
adversely affected, would unite, and
the whole measure could be defeated.
The president said he did not believe
any Of the Democratic senators would
seek to shoulder the responsibility for
defeating the program of the party
He, nevertheless, heard in detail the
arguments advanced for a schedule
by-schedule revision and decided to
consult again with Representative Os-
car Underwood, leader of the house,
who favors the single bill process.
President Still Undecided.
The president talked the situation
over with Mr.. Underwood. The latter
declared as he left the White House
that the president still was undecid-
ed and that no conclusions had been
reached. The presidents disposition
is to await developments. a.a
The president will canvass, through
his friends, the situation in the senate
Il it should become apparent that a
single bill cannot pass, it is not un.
likely that he will consent to segrega,
ten CT the sugar schedule, providing
for a duty of one cent with the free
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES provision, from
the rest of the bill. This, it is be.
iieved, would insure the passage OF
the great bulk Of tariff reforms by the
Democrats in the senate; while the
sugar schedule would be pulled
through with the aid Of Progressive
Republican votes.
House to Be Solid for Bill.
While there has been little time for
the senate to study the measure, def
mite expressions of opinion are expect
ed by the end of the week, and, in
the meantime, the caucus of house
Democrats is expected to present a
solid front in favor of the contents OF
the bill