The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-04
TARIFF BILL AT
LENGTH READY
FOR LAUNCHING
Senate Caucus Finally APP
proves Measure as Re-
vised by Committee
LAST MEETING TO BE
HELD SATURDAY
Resolution to Bind Senator's to Its
Support Will Be Adopted-Three
viii Not Be Bound by
Party Pledge
rHR DAY In coNGREss:

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THE DAY IN CONGRESS:
SENATE:
Lobby committee heard Henry
3. Martin.
Adjourned until Monday
HOUSE:
Not in session.
Meets Saturday
Rules committee continued work
on resolutions to investigate Mnl-
hall charges.
Washington, July s.--After three
months of tinkering, democratic tariff
revision at last is on the ways ready
for launching in the Senate as the I'M
derwood simmons bill. The democratic
caucus of the Senate late today finally
approved the measure as revised by
the finance committee majority and by
its own action and a iinal meeting OF
the caucus Will be held Saturday when
the resolution to bind the senators tc
its support win be presented and
adopted
For the first time in history the bill
as Il comes through the senate revi-
sion machinery is a lower measure
than passed the House, notwithstand-
ing that the estimated revenues to be
derived from the bill as 1t Is nov
framed are larger by about $4,000, 00t
than under the measure as II came
from the House. The total estimated
revenue under the Underwood Simmons
measure will be. including the income
tax. about sS10oOO,oOO. For the frs
year 1t will be ss,O0O.O00 greater thar
that, inasmuch as the Senate caucus
has approved the amendment of thu
finance committee postponing effective
ness of the cut in sugar until Marcl
| J., 1914.
To Check Up Draft
Tomorrow majority members of thu
| finance committee viii meet to checl
up on the final draft of the bill anC
also to fix date when all the sched
ules not specifically provided for shal
| be made effective. The sense of tn
cNsteif.s Is that sufne ti'nf after thi
passage Of the bill should be granted
| and 1t is planned to fix October l. 1913
/ as the date when all the new rates
except sugar and few other matters
otherwise directed. Shall become oper
atiye. AS to wool, recommendation o
the finance subcommittee viii be mad,
Saturday
Notice was given tonight that tn,
| resolution binding the democrats t,
support the bill would be introduced
Saturday and every member was urged
to be present. Senators Ransdell ant
Thornton of Louisiana and Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska viii not be
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party ranks is expected and even SEN
ator Hitchcock is not going to oppose
the bill If all the other senators ac-
cept the terms of the binding resolu-
tion and administration leaders We're
assured tonight that they would there
would be clear majority for the bill
of two democratic votes without the
vote of the vice president.
Pledged to Support Bill
The caucus resolution will pledge tho
members to support the bill as ratified
to introduce no amendment and to vote
against amendments offered by the re
publcans or by democrats who left the
caucus. Another resolution which was
adopted today directs the finance com
mittee, In order to expedite consideration
of the bill to lnterpose objection to al
requests for bringing up anything in the
Senate except the tariff bill. 1t is pro-
posed to cut off all long speeches il
morning hour business of the Senate and
to keep the way clear for uninterrupted
debate of the tariff measure until it has
been passed IL also is proposed to hold
sessions beginning at il o'clock as soor
as the debate begins and later to begir
at 10 O'clock every day
Senator Simmons Will call a meeting
of the full membership of the finance
committee on Monday or Tuesday and he
plans to report the bill to the Senate no.
later than Wednesday Then, it is tn,
disposition of the democratic leaders tC
grant a few days time for senatorsto pre-
begin in earnest not later than Monday
July H. If plans of the leaders do MOI
m;scarry the bill should be passed by tn,
middle of August. Consideration o
amendments in conference can probahl,
be disposed of in two weeks which woulc
give the measure to the President TO
signature about September l.
Rate Changes Made
Some changes in rates were made b,
the caucus today Spool cotton thread
which the caucus put on the free lis
committee. was. upon reconsideration, re
stored to the dutiable list at Is per cen
ad valorem. Iron pipes We're transferret
to the free list. The automobile schedul
was changed. cars costing a thousan,
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