The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-04
Senate Caucus O. KS.
Tariff Bill and 1t Is
Now Ready for Senate
MEETING OF THE CAUCUS
WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
FOR FINAL VOTE.
lronbound Resolution Will Be
Adopted to Steam Roller" the
Measure Through Senate.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July 8
After three months OF tinkerinx. Dem
ocratic tariff revision at last in on ,he
ways. ready for launching In the Sen
ave as the underwood-Simmons bill.
Inc Democratic caucus OF the Senate
iate today finally approved the meas
ure as revised by the finance commit
Tee majority. and by its own action.
ana nnal meeting of the caucus will
DE held Saturday. when the resolution
10 oind the Senators TO its support
VIII De presented and adopted
FOR the first time in history. the
Dill as IL comes through the Senate re-
VISION machinery. is lower tariY
,.e n.asure than passed the House not
outstanding the fact that the esti-
mated revenues to be derived from,
The bill as il is now framed are lareer
py ABOUT S5.OO0.O00 than under The
measure as IL came from the Eousa
ne total estimated revenue under
me Underwood simmons measure will
Se; Se; lncludlng the income tax, about
S3lOOOO.O00. For the first wear it u,ilI
De $s.OOO,O00 greater than that inas.
much as the Senate caucus has an.
proved the amendment of the financa
committee postponing effectiveness of
me cut In sugar until March l. 1914.
Check Up Final Draft.
tomorrow majority members OF the
Hhancc committee will meet to check
up on the nnal draft OF the bill and
"Iso 10 fix date when all the sched-
ules not specifically provided for sha,t
become effective. II is the sons. ~,
the caucus that some time after tha
passage of the bill should be granted
and 1t is planned to fix October
1913, as the date when all the navy
rates except sugar and a few other
matters otherwise directed, shall he.
come operative. As to wool n recon-.
mediation Of the finance sub-commi,-
tee VIII be made SATURDAY.
N"tIce was given tonight that ths
resolution binding the Democrats IN
support the bill would be Introduced
saturday and every Democrat xVas
urged 20 be present. Senator'S Rams
ceH and Thorton. OF Louisiana ana
senator Hitchcock OF Nebraska viii
not be bound. No other aafoc,Io,,
from the party ranks is expected and
even Senator Hitchcock Is nor COIN,
To oppose the bill. IL all the otbe-
senators accept the terms of the bind
ing resolution ana administration
leaders Were assured tontght thar
they would. there will be a clear ma
jority for the bill OF two Denocra,ic
votes without the vote OF the Vice.
President.
Building Piedse.
Inc caucus pledge will pledge tn,
members 10 vote for the bin as rati-
ned. to Introduce no amendments and
10 vote against amendments Offered
bN Republicans or by Democrats who
LETT n" caucus. Another resolution
which was adopted today directs IN,
hndncv committee. in order TO eNpeIit,.
consider ration of tho hiIl. to irtcrpose
objection 10 all requests for bringing
up an, thing in the senate except the
tariff hill
Senator simmons will call a meet.
lit OF me iIll membership OF the
MEdnce committee on Monday or
tuesday. and he plans TO report tho
pii 10 the Helate not later than We'd.
u nrSdaN. II the plans OF the leaders
90 not miscarry. the bill shoul he
PASSED bN The middle Of August. Con.
sil. ZION ui amendments In confer
'H'r PROBABLY c1u BE- disposed OF in
'WO weeks. which would give the
measure 10 President Wilson for sir.
hatlT" about September l.
Spnf changes IN the rates we're
ndHe 10y 70" caucus 90 day. Spool cot
ION thread. which the caucus put on
ne Tree list against the recommeuda-
unn oi the finance committee. was.
upon reconsideration. restored 10 fhe
du'lahlc list 80 !" per cent ad valo-
rem Iron pipes were Transferred
TO The free list. The autOmobiie
- hedule was changed. cars costing A
Thousand dollars or less being made
autahlc az J." per cent: cars costing
Sl"v'. or moro than $1,000. 30 per
cent. and cars costing more than
hol and raw furs were put on tho
free list.