Arizona republican., 1913-05-24
INTEREST IN VOTE
 ON TARIFF BILL
Some Believe Danger Exists Of Tie
 When Count is Made.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl

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 WASHINGTON. May 23.-The wool and sugar stumbling blocks of the tariff held the attention of the senate if nance sub committee of the senators and in general today the legislative air was filled with rumors of contemplated changes and counter rumors of fur ther tightening of the administration forces for free wool and sugar in three years
 Great interest attached to public statement by Senator Walsh of Mon tana c0ndemning the proposition to put wool and sugar on the free list which gave rise to the report he might join Senators Ransdeu and Thornton of Louisiana and vote against the bill In that case, the senate democratic ma ioritv would be only six and the vote on the tariff bill would be a tie, ne cessitating the vote of president Marshall to pass it. Should this de- veIop there are some democrats. who believe that Senator PoindeXtor oi Washington, the only aVoWed prosres- sive in the senate would vote with them on the bill. This would give lee way of another democrat deserted at the final vote
 The administration leaders declared today the situation relating to the much disputed schedules look very favorable for the Underwood bill. but they look forward to an interesting session of the party caucus when the Southerp and western representatives have an opportunity to make de- terpiined struggle against free wool and sugar.
 Henry T Oxnard, recognized head Of
 
 i a delegation representing the beet SUI l gar interests. appeared before Senator Williams sub-committee to protest i against the proposed sugar schedule presented the case of the beet sugar men at length, maintaining that free sugar would be blow to the industry in this country.
 An important change in the bill as passed bv the house it is reliably re- l ported today was made by Senator 1 stones committee in the metal sched- ule. They declared they have decided i to put pig iron and ferromanganess o1 l the free list.
 I Senator Simmons, chairman of tho i finance committee, made public tOnigh list of twenty nine questions reiat II ing to the tariff prepared by the ma
 ioritv members of the committee whlcl I will be sent to the manufacturers Of tn
 country. To avert clash over tn II section in the senate. the majority VII I send with their list the original SIX
 teen questions proposed by Senator La
 Toilette.
 The committee makes announcement
 in it's statement that if manufacturer
 or nersons who filed briefs or hay
 made written or oral protests to tn
 finance committee will send answer before the bill is reported back to tn senate. they will be printed. But" the statement added "nelthe the report on the bill to the senate no final action by the senate on the bl will be delayed for the answers" All interrogatories must answered under oath. Although tn questions proposed by LaFollette fc the minority are being sent out in fui nearly all of them are included also l < the majority list.
 The preliminary questions prepare } by committee of the majority relate | ! the manufacturers identity, the com ! modity produced. the raw materia 1 used. whether produced here or abroa ! and if imported from whence; the eos ! per unit of raw materials and the eos { per unit of similar product in forels ! countries.