The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-09
Democrats Stand solIdIy.


tic lines stood solidly tonight against
the final onslaught of the opposition In
the tariff fight. With party leaders
urging their colleagues on to approval
OF the bill, the ranks closed up against
the antifree wool and antifree sugar
forces and defeated all amendments to
the bill as fast they came to the
vote.
Attempts to restore to the bill n duty
on raw wool and to raise the duty on
WOODEN manufactured goods made in
successive amendments by Senators La
Toilette, Catron and Penrose were de-
feated without the loss of a party vote.
Rnnsdell's Lnst stand.
last stand by the antifree sugar
forces, led by Senator Ransdell, OF
louisiana, Democrat, held the attention
or the Senate throughout the evening.
but the votes of Senators Ransdell and
Thornton had been long conceded to
the republicans on the sugar issue.
Repeated efforts were made to- se-
cure general agreement for n final
vote on the bill at some definite hour
to morrow
Democratic leaders were willing to
adjourn at midnight II such an agree
ment could be reached. but while nego-
tiations We're under way they insisted
the Senate should remain at work with
the prospect of an all-night session In
the event that the agreement failed.
Among the amendments defeated was
that OF Senator Norris for n heavy tax
on inheritances. This was beaten.
IS to -.
LIN Toilette Defeated Twice.
Two attempts by Senator La Toilette
TO secure the adoption of substitutes
Tor the Democratic wool tariff schedule
failed by strict party votes Thcra
remained the prospect of n final wool
hGht when the single item OF free
wool was reached in the free list OF
the bill
Senator Ransdell in beginning his
nshl against free sugar announced he
opposed free wool also, and would ioin
In any attempt TO have a small dutv
on that product.
Senator Stone questioned Senator
Ransdell's right TO ignore the arree-
ment reached by the Democratic eau
Gus to support the bill. Senator Rams
dcli Insisted he had reserved the right
TO vote rs he pleased on any section
of the tariff bill.
Go Into Night Session.
With the hope of passing the I'm
derwood Simmons tariff bill before an,
other sunrise. the Senate settled down
TO a night session after " or!.irg awav
IN the measure throughout to-day y
emocrauc leaders had done their ul-
n'' st 10 suppress general speeches and
force progress. and before the evening
session was well under way voting on
.hc Hidl important amendments had
begun.
The first hint OF the final fight over
free. raw wool came late this after
noon. when Senator La Toilette intro
duced a general substitute for the
wool tariff sections OF the Underworld
simmons bill. An inheritance tax
amendment offered by Senator Norris
was pending at the time, and debate
alternated between the subjects for
several hours.
In Foilettc's Plan Surprise.
The La Toilette wool plan came as a
surprise to the Democratic side In
stead of the expected 10 per cent duty
on raw wool after January 1 next, his
substitute proposed general cut OF
the wool rates based on 80 per cent
raw wool duty for 1914 % per cent
duty for 1915; and n 10 per cent duty
after January l. 1916.
When Senator La Toilette concluded.
Senator stone, in charge OF the wool
sections OF the bill. urged Democrats
TO refrain from debate. He said the
subject had been thoroughly covered
before; that Senator La Toilette had
refrained from Offering his amendment
when the wool issue was being dis.
cussed, and that the tariff bilrs pas
sage should not be delayed by the re-
opening of the wool fight
When the vote came at the night
session the substitute was defeated.
Al to As. and Immediately afterward
Senator La Toilette offered another
amendment to fix straight Is per
cent duty on wool and this was
promptly voted down. 80 TO 20. The
Peprose wool substitute was defeated 3
vlya yocc.
Tax Amendment Lost.
The discussion OF Senator Norris,s
inheritance tax amendment during this
early part OF the day brought esronR
condemnation from him and from
other Senator's OF tho alleged IaxitysS.
with which the taxation and revenue
laws deal with large fortunes and q
large incomes, senator Ciapp. OF Mlntis-
sofa, declared the people should pro-s
vent the Accommodations OF enorrnoua$ q
fortunes rather than devise means OF
curbing them later. sS
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