The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-04
They Have Clear Ma
jority Of Two With
out Vice-President.
BINDING PLEDGE
WILL BE ADOPTED
Ransdell, Thornton and Hitch
cock Will Not Be Bound, but
No Other OBJECTIONS From
Party Ranks Are Expected.
Bill Now Is Ready for
Launching in Senate.

Washington, July 3-After three
tarin revision At last is on the way
ready for launching IN the Senate az
the Underwood Simmons bill The
Democratic caucus OF the Senate late
to-day finally approved the measure
AS revised by the Finance Committee
majority and by Its own action. and a
final meeting OF the caucus Will be
held Saturday. when the resolution TO
bind the Senator'S TO its support will
be presented nd adopted
For the FIRST tire in history. the bill
as II comes through the Senate re-
vision machinery is a lower measure
than passed the House. notwithstand-
ing that the estimated revenues to be
derived from the bill as it is now
lsamed are larger by about s5.CGO,0Oo
,hEn under the measure as Il came
from the House. The :otal estimated
revenue under the Underwood Sim
mons measure Will be, Including the
income tax. about 13lo.0Oo,ooo. For
the first year IL will be $4,000 uuu
greater than that. inasmuch as tho
senate caucus has approved the
amendment Of the Finance Commit
ice postPoning effectiveness of the cut
IN sugar until March /. 1914.
Check Up To-Day.
10 morrow. majority members Of the
nance Committee will meet 10
check up or the Anal draft of the bin
ana also to fX date when all the
schedules no- spccihcaI,. provided for
snail b" made effective.
Notice was given tonight that the
resolution binding the Democrats TO
support the bin would be introduced
saturday. SO evory member was urged
10 be present. Senators Ransdell and
thornton. OF Louisiana. and Senator
Htchcock, OF Nebraska, Will not DC
bound
No other detection from the party
ranks is expected, and even Senator
Hitchcock is not going To oppose the
Dill III all the other Senator's accent
The terms OF the binding resolutions
.herc VIII be clear majority for the
bill OF two Democratic votes without
the vote OF the Vice President
another resolution which was adopt
cd to-day directs the Finance Commit
zee In order TO expedite consideration
OF the bill, 10 interpose objection to
All requests for bringing up anything
In the Senate except thu ,ar,r bill.
Senator simmons will call n meet
ing OF the fun membership of the
'HaHNt committee on Monday Tues.
haS ard he plans to report the bill TO
the senate not later than Wednesday
III plans of the leaders do not miscarry
the Bill should be passed by the middl,,
OF August. Consideration of amend
ments In conference probably can he
dispoSed of in Two weeks which would
give the measure TO the President for
signature about September T.
Some Changes Made.
Some changes in rates were made by
the caucus to-day Spool cotton thread
which the caucus put on the free list
against the recommendation Of tho
FINANCE Committee. was. upon recon
sidsration. restored to the dutfable list
at 10 per cent ad valorem. Iron pipes
were transferred to the free list The
automobile schedule was changed. cars
costing $1,000 or less being
made dutiable at 10 per cent; cars cost
Ing Sl,boo or more than $1,000. 80 DER
cent and cars costing more than 81 800.
10 per cent Denatured alcohol and
raw rurs were put on the free list.
Ihe provision requiring manufacturers
OF sweet wines to pay the full reve-
nue. tax on brandios used in their fortf-
ncation was approved by the caucus
despite final protest from California
congressman. but provision proposed
which would give them two years to
pay the tax was referred to the com
mlttee for recommendation to the
caucus Saturday.
All other changes in rates proposed
d! the committee were ratified.