The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
Measure as Approved by Wilson
Now Ready for Debate
in House.
MAY BE PASSED BY MAY is
Opponents of Free Wool and
Sugar Have Little Chance to
Defeat Legislation.

Washington April 19.--,Fhe Demo-
cratic tariff revision bill, with its
sweeping reductions lengthy free
and Means Committee and it's income
tax. now is ready for debate in the
House. Approval late to-day by the
Democratic caucus as amended in two
weeks discussion by the committee in
minor features. the bin Will be rein
troduced Monday by Leader Under
WOOD. It will be reported favorably
by the majority of the Ways and Means
Committee Wednesday and then called
up for debate. Mr.. Underwood pre-
dicted that the bill would be passed
in the House by May 15
TWO months the administration lead
ers think generous time to allot the
Senate for It's consideration and
passage. and unless II is decided to
bring in currency bill therea fter.
Congress should he ready to adjourn
about July 10. The bill as approved
by the President came through the
caucus unscathed. Democratic oppo-
nents TO free sugar in three years and
TO free raw wool made the most Wig
orous fight. but they were hopelessIy
outvoted. with little chance to dcvelop
enough opposition with Republican nj
lance 10 do anything with their
aii'eioments on the floor OF the House.
Vote Is Overwhelming.
The caucus ratified the bill with its
minor amendments by an overwhelm-
ing vote. Some members took adj
vantage of the rule granting them
freedom from the caucus pledge to SIM.
port the bill In its entirety. Members
VINO were released from the caucus
pledge were; Broussard, Dupre.
Lamar and Morgan. of Louisiana. on
account OF sugar; Ashbrook. White and
FRANCIS. OF Ohio, because of wool:
brenlner and KinkaiJ. OF New Jersey.
on account of cattle: Donovan and
Kennedy. Connecticut. because of hats:
burke wisconsin, farm products, and
Fowler. Illinois. linseed oil
Tho principal changes made in tho
Dill were: Shoe machinery, buckwneat
rye. rabbit fur and phosphoric acid
transferred from dutiable to the free
iist; onyx seduced from SIS cents TO 80
cents. cubic foot, to put 1t on the
same basis as marble; diamonds nm
CUT, are unchanged. but cut diamonds
increased from Is to 20 per cent. cas-
Tor OIL reduced from Is to IL per cent.
cod. seal and herring oil, reduced from
. to per cent; sperm oil Increased
from to per cent; vanilla beam re-
ouced from Sd to 80 cents a pound. .
salts and other compounds and mix
lures Of which bismuth. gold. platinum
rhodium, silverfi tin and uranium con-
stitute the chief value, cut from TX to
10 per cent.
Representative Hardwick insisted ~
would be a mockery not to draw the
lines closely on the Offering Of amend
inents He introduced resolution
which was referred for subsequent
action providing that the tariff bill
snail be passed under n special rule.
restricting general debate to eight
legislative days. and that the minority
IN the House shall be limited on tho
oHerinS OF the amendments to not more
than two amendments as substitutes
FOR each schedule and section OF tho
mill, and to not more than two amend
ments to the bill rs a whole and thar
mo other amendments shall be in
order"
Free Sugar In 1915.
Tho caucus aGoptcE an amendment
fixing Mag l. 1916, as the date when
raw sugar should go on the free LIST
The time when the income tax shall
become effective was left subject to
future disposition by the House
The big argument In caucns to-day
was over the provision that would al
low 8 per cent discount on merchan-l
disc imported "in vessels built In the
United States. and which shall be
wholly the property OF United States
citizens.":. Representative Harrison. OF
Mississippi, led a fight against this
proposition, on tho ground that 1t vio-
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