The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-06-24
WILSON WILL sign
PRESIDENT TELLS CABINET HE
WILL FAVOR suNDRY CIVIL
APPROPRIATION MEASURE.
TARIFF AMENDMENTS MANY
Changes Have Support Of Senate FL
nance Body, Which Has Submitted
Bill to Democratic Caucus-Oppose
Currency Bill.

Washington, June 23-Wilson in
formed his cabinet that he will sign
the sundry civil appropriation bill
carrying $116,000,000l and that he will
issue statement giving his reasons
for doing so.
The Underwood tariff bill as amend
ed by the senate finance committee
was submitted to a caucus OF the SEN
ate Democrats. This marks the last
important stage of the bill before 1t
is finally reported to the senate and
made the target for Republican at
tacks.
With large additions to the free list
and drastic reductions in the metal
schedule, the Underwood tariff bill as
amended by the senate finance COM
mittee and reported to the Democrat
ic caucus was made public here. The
revenue producing qualities of the bill
have been increased, however, IN the
face, of many reductions by provis-
ion imposing a duty Of five cents
bunch on bananas and removing from
brandies used in fortifying American
wines the large preferential hereto
| fore given them.
Wheat and flour have been retained
on the free list subject to a fixed coun-
tervailing duty. The bill as reported
is expected to produce five million dol
lars more revenue than as passed by
the house. The only material increase
| in duty was in the cotton schedule.
This like the wool schedule was re-
classified to place slightly higher du-
ties on highly manufactured prod
ucts.
AS reported to the Democratic eau.
Gus by the senate finance committee
beet and sugar cane machinery, aliza
rim and colors obtained from anthra-
Gene have been added to the free list
Russian seq, New Zealand and Nor
wegian tow, jute waste, suitable fol-
/ the manufacture Of paper, all books
used in schools and educational insti
tutions, sand blast and sludge ma
chimes, all hydraulic machines, catgut
for surgical use, creosote oil, glaciers
diamonds and diamond clust, and eggs
of all fowls have been placed on the
free list.
Cattle, sheep and all other domestic
live animals suitable for human food
not otherwise provided for, are other
additions to the free list.
/ Opposition to the Owen-Glass cur
rency measure was voiced by the mi
nority members of the senate banking
and currency committee. The pro
posed Democratic bill was termed ar
extension Of the Vreeland measure
and contains defects that must bt
eliminated before it is enacted into
law. The Republican committeeman
also asserted that the currency fegis
lation could not be enacted at ths
present session of congress withou
Republican support.
Federal control of banking as pro
vided in the new measure was criti
cized especially and the different rates
of interest provided for the proposed
banking regions were attacked.
Senator Nelson, ranking mlnorit.
member of the committee, said:
81 believe many changes will have
10 Dc Indue petore lne PuollC VIII sdAS
ton the new bill,
Il thought they were going to giv'
US something new" said Senator Bris
tow, "but they only have foisted of
the old Vreeland measure with all it,
defects.
Il think there are many things tha
will have. to be changed In the meas
ure," said Senator Weeks, though
am heartily in favor of currency legis
lation during the present session"