Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-08
Senators Warn
 The President
TELL HIM SINGLE TARIFF BILL
 Is HAZARDoUe.
MAY CHANGE PROGRAM
After Conference With Underwood, Wilson is Undecided Whether to sesresate Sugar Tariff Schedule.

Washington. April 7.-The demo- cratic party in full possession of the executive and legislative branches of the national government today turned the wheels of legislation toward a re vision of the tariff. Leaders of the house present to the country 8 tariff bill, voluminous in detail and radical in its proposed reduction of existing duties
 While the democratic majority in the house is sufficient to secure tariff revision by single bill or by a series Of bills embracing separate schedul es, the situation in the senate admittedly is different as sectional interests aI- ready have produced aIignments which make the question of method all-iun- partant.
 Single Bill Hazardous.
 Seven of the ten democratic mem bers of the senate finance committee early in the day, headed by Chairman Simmons, told the president that an attempt to put through 8 single bill would be hazardous. With all sched- ules moulded in a single bill, they ar gued 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
  gramme of the party.
 Wilson ConsuIts Underwood.
 He nevertheless heard in detail the arguments advanced for a schedule by schedule revision and decided to con- suit again with Representative Oscar Underwood, leader of the house, who favors the single bill process.
 Late in the day the president talked the situation over with MT. Under wood. The latter declared as he left the White House that the president still was undecided and that no con clusions had been reached. The pres ident's disposition is to await devei- opments.
 May Abandon Single Bill.
 Mr. Underwood said the caucus of house democrats tomorrow would be- gin to consider items and that the question of reporting a single bill from the ways and means committee or segrega ting those portions around which opposition centers would not have to be decided immediately. The president in the meantime, will can vass through his friends the situation i'll the senate. If it should become apparent that single bill cannot pass, it is not unlikely that he will con schedule, providing for a duty of one cent with the ,free-1n- three years provision, from the rest of the bill.
 Counting on PrOgressiVes.
 This, 1t is believed. would insure the passage of the great bulk of tariff re- forms by the democrats in the senate. while the sugar schedule would bo pulled through with the aid of pro gresslve republican votes. The Louis jana representatives are being urged by their constituents to oppose ulti- mate free sugar and are said to have the support of other democratic mera- bers of the senate.
 Just what opposition to the bill mi 10 nvnaafod those J1n against frsr wool was not apparent today. Senator -Ashhurst who had been RS1oFtad SAS ready to VJte against the Dill secause it provides for fzes wool, denied sp the floor of +iae seA- ate that he had any such intention. <. Tho Bill Referred Back.
 The Dill today was referred back to the ways and raesns committee where republican members for the 6rSt time will have an opportunity to DaSs upon its provisions. No report will oe made by the committee, however, until af- ter the democratic caucus considers
 Some of the members Of the ways and means committee majority favor a schedule by schedule revision. but ara aligned with the others in acting as a unit for passing the committee bill as it stands.
 Favers Public Caucus.
 The caucus may be so protracted as to require 8 number of sessions in order to pass upon the tariff It will be called to order at Il o'clock to- morrow morning, but will immediate ly recess until three o'clock in the af- ternoon and the session then may lsEt until night
 On the ground that tariff consid- eration Is legislative business. MT. Pal mer is understood to favor having the caucus public while that subject is up.