The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-05
Drastic Resolution That Al
lows Little Leeway is !.
Presented.
FIVE WEEK LIMIT
ON SENATE DEBATE
Expected That Such Step VIII be Tax.
en-Wul Make All New Rates Ef.
fective Immediately Exceps Sueav
and WOOl-kansas Is Absent

Washington. July 5.-Demooratio
senators today will be bound by reso.
luton to the tariff bill as agreed to
by majority Of the democratic eau
Gus. The resolution binding the mem
bers is most severe, and allows little
leeway.
Effective Immediately.
Majority of the members Of the sen.
ate finance committee yesterday decid-
ed that all schedules Of the new tarif
Dill except sugar and wool should be.
come effective Immediately after the
enactment Of the measure into law.
Sugar with the approval of the demo-,
eIatlc cause will be subject to tho
fayne-Aldrich rates until March 1.
1914. The committee tentatively
aereed upon a date for the wo II
schedule. but did not announce 1t. be-
ca"se of promise to confer with
Senators Walsh and Thomas who
could not be reached today. The COM
mittee will confer with them before
tne hnal sessions of the caucus. Ad >.
diticnal revenue was provided for b.,
the committee when it decided in view
of the revenue tax on brardies used In
foTt1fying sweet wines 20 levy a rev.
emu" tax Of % per cent ad vaIorem
on what are known rs spurious
wines" wines made from pummis and
fortified with chemicals. Containers
~ 1"th WluoS uIuSl o5aS a laO0l,
sfowing what materials enter into tha
product. Just how much revenue will,
be derived from this, the committee
could not estimate because the tax
probably will curtail the present OUT
put considerably.
Another change proposed relates to
the clause prohibiting Importation OF
convict made goods. It was amended
80 as to read that such goods be ex-
cluded from countries which do not
prohibit convict labor. Originally
the clause read from countries which
did not restrict" convict labor. Chair
man Simmons said today that he ex.,
pected final debate on the bill to be-
gin week from Monday. He will re.
port the measure probably next We'd
nesday and 1t is his opinion that the
debate will be limited to Ave weeks.
Binds Them An.
| Regarding the binding resolution
which will be adopted by the caucus,
Senator Simmons said that its provi-
sions would bind every democratic
senator who did not withdraw from
the caucaus. whether he voted for the
resolution or against 1t. or even If he
was absent when the vote was taken
unless he had previously pledged
himself to his constituency to vote
against some rate or principle involv-
| ed in the bill. The senators attention
mad been called to the fact that Sen.
ator Thompson of Kansas had gone to
his home in Kansas and could not at.
tend the caucus.
Senator Thompson has filed no no.
tice that he desires to be freed from
the case caucus pledge" said Senator
simmons. "and the resolution would
bind him just as much as any other
Senator. In fact, I am assured that
Senator Thompson, intends to supports
the BILL
The amendment to the bill fixing a
stamp tax on cotton sales sold for fu-'
ture delivery, members Of the COM
mittee say will bring in considerable
revenue. Though the primary design
Of the amendment is to abolish stock
exchange gambling in cotton futures.
1t is the general opinion that it will
not do so, but that it will considerably
curtail it. In that case. the govern
ment will derive some revenue, but
this cannot be estimated.
! Should the stamp tax on cotton fu-
lures deals fail to curtail this form of
stock dealing" said Senator Simmons.
'the revenue to the government would;
be enormous"