The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-03
Hitchcock Ignores All
Pleas That He Remain
in Conference.
WILL TAKE FIGHT
TO SENATE FLOOR
Nebraskan Is Insisting That
Graduated Income Tax Be Put
on Tobacco Production-Now
Assured That Binding
Caucus Pledge Will Be
Imposed on Members.

Washington, July 3.-When Senator
Hitchcock. OF Nebraska, withdrew from
the Democratic tarifr caucus to-day
because tnet body voted down his
amendment that would put graduated
income tax on tobacco production, no
precipitated the liveliest time the SEN
ate Democrats have had since they
began consid deration OF the tariH mca-
cure
Senator Hitchcock's revolt, which he
later declared did not mean that he
had withdrawn from tho party or that
ne would not support tho party mca-
sure. served to show that L binding
resolution would be passed by tho cau-
Gus pledginS the Senators l., supper,
the bill as ratified. not to re-enter any
amendment net proposed by the FL
nance Committee majority. and not to
support any amendments offered from
the Republican side.
IT was because he anticipated such
resolution that the Nebraska Sena-
tor annoan:ed that he could not re-
ma in in the caucus, because he intended
tu Introduce his tobacco taoq am G nd me mt
in the senate and to lead a fight there
for Its adoption. Whom. in the course
tf his talk 10 the caucus. the Senator
announced his decision and the rea-
sons therefor many OF HIS colleagues
who had supported him in the vote on
his anne endnl.nt pleaded with him to
remain In ;he room. There was con-
siderable Excitement an Senator after
Senator urged Mr.. Hitchcock not to
go OUT assuring him that he could be
granted the privilege Of bringing up
his amc mcndmcnt without taking such a
drastic course.
No other Cour.c Open.
Senator Hitchcock declared. how
ever, that there was no other course
oner. and left the roum while the ex-
element was at it's height.
The vote on the amendment was IS
to IS, the Senators supporting IL bci.lr.
Ashurst. Bacon, Clarke. OF Arkansas;
Fletcher. Hitchcock. Hollis, Kern, Lea,
MARITIME. Myers, Newlands, O'Gorman
Pomerene. Robinson. Salisbury, Shep-
pard. Shields and vardaman All the
members OF the Finance Committee
voted against the amendment
After the excitement had calmed
down. statements were issued by Sena-
tor Simmons. chairman of the Finance
Committee. who opposed the amend
ment and Senator Kern, chairman of
the caucus. who supported IT. Senator
Simmons said:
The caucus declined to adopt the
so-cailed Hitchcock amendment to the
tariff bill, principally because it did not
consider IL wise to attempt in n tarifr
measure to deal with the trust evil
1t was felt that the trust question
should be dealt with IS separate one
az soon as II could be reached and
only after such thorough and mature
consideration as the great Importance
OF the question required Moreover
such consideration could not now he
given to 1t by the Finance Committee.
the caucus and the Congress- without
unauly delaying final action upon the
tariff bill and dfsappointIn1 rho n,,hIi,
desire for Its early settlement"
TruHts Not Favored
The vote on Senator Hitchcock's
amendment" said Senator Kern. .'has
no sfsnihcance as indicating any SYM
pathy with the tobacco trust or any
other monopoly on the part Of anv
member OF the conference. On the
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