The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
PRESIDENTS FREE
SUGAR PROGRAMME
CARRIES THE DAY
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bill that they would vote with the re-
publieans in favor of duty on sugar,
but there We're no other waverings in
the ranks of the democrats.
Senator Bristow's amendment would
have established a gradual reduction in
duty from the present tariff of st9O per
100 pounds until in six years the tariff
would have been s1.271a Under the
Cuban treaty this would have estab-
lished a 97-cent tariff on Cuban sugar.
which constitutes the bulk OF The i'm
ports into the United States.
A hard fight was made for the Bris-
tow amendment: but when finally
forced to vote it was defeated 80 to
81. But for the absence of Senators
Works. Sterling and Iippitt. republi-
cans, and Senator Poindexter, progress
sive, the vote probably would have
been 80 to 49,
subsequent motion by Senator Cal
linger to strike out the provision to
make maple sugar and glucose free
of duty in 1916 was beaten 81 to S5.
Squarely to the Issue
The proposal to put all cane and raw
sugar on the free list in 1916, behind
the democratic majority after long,
persistent effort came squarely before
the Senate on motion by Senator Nor
ris, republican. to strike out lhat fea-
ture of the bill. This was defeated
by viva voce vote, Senator Norris
not demanding roll call.
This proposal Will come up again
when the bill has passed its present
stage of consideration, in committee
of the whole" and advances to the
next reading in the Senate. Senator
Ransdell of Louisiana, who gave notice
early in the day that he would make
a similar motion, urged Senator Norris
to wait When made again the mo-
tion undoubtedly will call for Il record
vote but democratic leaders tonight
expressed confidence that they would
still have clear majority of at least
one vote.
Senator Works is in California and is
not paired with any democratic sena-
tor Nine democrats We're paired with
nine republicans on today's vote. With
out a further break in the democratic
ranks, the vote still would be As to a
should all pairs be broken and all sena-
tors return. Should the democrats insist
upon withdrawing existing pairs, the ad-
vantage would be largely in their favor.
as Senator Dupont and Root republic
ans, are in Europe; Senator Bureigh is
i'll; Senator Works has indicated he does
not expect to return to Washington for
the tariff session.
Greeted With Applause
The acceptance of Senator Bristow's
Dutch standard amendment and its imme-
diate adoption was greeted with applause
on the republican side. Senator Will
liams, democrat, said he had expected 10
make similar suggestion so that the
adjustment of the Dutch standard, which
is held to be a strong discrimination in
the interest of sugar reiners, would not
be delayed until March, 1914 when the
rest of the sugar tariff becomes effective.
Senator Simmons gave notice that ne
would offer further amendment to the
sugar schedule before the bill was an
proved, to make it clear that the exist
ing sugar duty of $1.9O per hundred is
to continue in force until the new rate
of 81 per 100 becomes effective next March.
Senator Cummins said he believed unless
such amendments We're made sugar would
come in free of duty from the time the
new tariff becomes law until the pro-
posed duties take effect next year
action on the sugar schedule today was
followed by speeding up of the legisla-
tive machinery on remaining sections
Democratic leaders expressed confidence
tonight that tariff revision would be great
ly hastened within the next week The
1Bnl over Tree WOOL Is StlE TO occur, but
the success today on the sugar schedule
was accented as an -sjndieation of What
will happen when wool is reached.
Before adjournment tonight the Senate
had disposed of the schedule devoted to
rates. on spirits, wines and liquors with
the exception of that provision relating
to the tax on fortified wines; and the cot.
ton schedule was taken up and briefly de-
bated, Senator Lippitt attacking the pro-
posed system of fixing ad valorem duties
on thread and yarn based on the trade
number of the product.