The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
TODEFEAT
BILL IN SENATE
Opponents of Free Wool and
Sugar Confident of
Success.
uLTIMATuM is DELIVERED
Combination Already Organized
to Thwart Plans Of Prcsi-
dent Wilson.
Ispeeial to The Times pIspatch.l

Washington. May 1.-Two items in
the tariff bill-free wool and free SUI
gar after three years-will be beaten
In the Senate. A combination has been
organized, and with Republican aid.
denied. a small duty of about - per
cont on raw wool. material reduction
on sugar. straight and direct with the
three year proviso entirely eliminated.
VIII he voted into the bill as an amend
ment II viii remain in the measure
AFTER 1t comes from conference or there
VIII he no tariff bill
rms IL the ultimatum of the sugar
ana wool States sent to the White
House. through the Senator's represent
ing them Tie Serate Finance Com
niittee is overwhelmingly opposed TO
free sugar and free wool Free raw
materials Is not Democratic doctrine,
the majority members OF the Senate
Committee on Finance say The bill
VIII be reported however In accord
ahce with the desires OF the Presi-
cent. III oy amendment on the floor
the senate rejects free wool and free
sugar AS now seems assured, the Sen
ate conferees Will accept that vote ar
binding and stand firm for the action
OF the Senate.
Those In Opposition.
Inc Senator's who will vote against
free sugar are: Ransdell and Thorn
ton. or Louisiana: Newlands and Pitt
man, OF Nevada: Thompson. OF Kansas.
ard Shafroth, of Colo,rsdo Those Dem
ocrats who will vote against free raw
WOOL are Chamberlain. OF Oregon:
Walsh, or Montana. and perhaps Pom
creme. Of Ohio. Senator's Ncwlands and
Pittman are Interested for their con
Sttuents in wool almost az greatly as
tI
night that he was absolutely confident
that sugar would be properly taken
care Of, and the other Senators named
are just as optimistic OF the ultimate
outcome.
Meanwhile. the various subcommit
tees are at work on tn. bill and formu-
lating various changes. 1t was report
ed this afternoon that the senate com
mittee thus far has made 202 tentative
changes III rates. The steel schedule
IL TO be still further reduced By ma
terial cuts on structural steel and man
ufactured iron and steel products gen
orally The committee is convinced
from the testimony before the Stanley
steel investigating committee that the
House has not used it's pruning knife
with sufficient effect in this schedule
Rates on pottery are ia he increased
The senate committee is endeavoring
TO construct a scientific bill. and does
not hesitate to increase rates az well
as lower them. The pottery men have
offered to submit their books TO ex-
perts. They say they cannot live under
the rates fixed By the House There
arc great potteries In Ohio and New
Jersey. Treasury experts. ut the sug-
gestion of the President. have been
sent TO investigate the books OF these
concerns. II claims OF the represent
ativcs OF the industry are true, the
President has ordered that the rates
be Increased
Agricultural products cut heavily by
the House bill are TO be euualized
Many rates will be increased Wheat
Is TO be made free TO correspond with
flour, and oats Will be treated the same
way. oatmal being on the free list
II the finished product is to have free
entry the committee believes the raw
article In these cases also should be
free. Meats are free in the House bill
cattle VIII be made free by the Senate
Attention TO Cotton Fabrics.
The subcommittee OF which Senator
Hoke Smith is chairman, has been civ
ing particular Attentions to cotton fab
rics. The higher grades OF cotton
goods are made now almost as extern
sively in tho South as in New England
Many OF the rates on these articles will
be Increased. This applies also TO some
of the lower grades and some of the
cheaper hosiery. which under existing
law has almost driven out imported
goods altogether. while lowering the
cost TO the domestic consumer The
committee Will restore to the free list
or greatly reduce the rates on ,nany.
of the dyes and pigments that The
House left at existing rates or switch
ed from the free to the dutiable list.
Cinnamon. ginger, nutmegs. pepper.
cloves and other spices not produced
in this country and which form house
hold articles of necessity transferred
n lut 10 In
transferred again to>the free list. These
articles and the beans from which ex-
tracts are made We're made du1iable
by the House only because the tnrif
trainers We're able to figure $1,000
600 revenue from them. None of them
is produced in the country The House
bill imposes duty OF $4,000 a year
on the users OF pepper and 100000 n
year on the bean from which vanilla
extract is made. Pepper and extracts
are among the most important of the
breakfast table" list
The sugar trust is out in oDposition
to free sugar y letter issued to-day
opposes Tree sugar, but favors a re-
duction in the duties. 1t says that the
hrst erect OF free sugar would be to
reduce the price TO about present bond
values. This would continue until the
present domestic sources of Droduc
ton were destroyed when prices would
advance sharply. The low price would
Destroy the Louisiana industry, also
the beat sugar industry in many local
tiles. particularly east OF the AIissis-
sippi' would carry the price of Philip
pine ana Porto Rico cane sugar far
MEOW the cost OF production. and make
hawaiian sugar production unprofit-
able This disaster, the trust letter
says, would he widespread and the
consumer would get but temporary
benefit
a vigorous protest from the National
Association OF Wool Monnfac,urnrs
VIII be laid before the Senate TUESDAY.
inc duty of 80 per cent on finished
goods carried in the bill this associa-
tion says, is far below the 40 and 40
per cent of the Wilson German bill of
a'1, Which proved disastrous to the
manufacturers and the country.