The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-05
REVISION BILL is ALL READY
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
THE ONE SCHEDULE.
FREE SUGAR HAS Enemies
President Wilson Offers Compromise
With Threat Of No Tax on Sugar
If Southern Planters Do Not Accept
it-FinaI Agreement Us Expected
Before Bill Is Presented.

Washington, April 4.-The demo-
cratic tariff revision bill was COM
pleted tonight with the exception of a
final decision upon the sugar tariff.
From beginning to end it is a meas
ure modelled III accordance with the
ideas of President Wilson with wool,
meats and MANY other foodstuffs and
clothing material on the free list; with
low duties upon all agricultural prod
ucts and foodstuffs that are free, and
with the tariff on chemicals, steel and
other commercial products cut far be-
low the present protective. rates.
The senate tariff leaders asked to-
day an opportunity to study the bill
until Sunday afternoon. They then
will confer with Chairman Underwood
of the house committee on ways and
means and later will have final con-
ference with President Wilson. A
careful canvass of the senate will be
made in the meantime to determine
whether free WOOL "one-cent sugar
and low rates on market basket"
products will prove acceptable to
majority of the democrats.
Days Developments. j.
Briefly summarized, the tariff de-
velopments of the. day We're:
President Wilson's ultimatum to
sugar interests, that they must agree
to tariff of one cent per pound for
three years, with free sugar after that
time, Or he would attempt to secure
free sugar at once. aa z-4 Il
The completion of the, bill by the
ways and means committee, with the
exception of the sugar schedule. The
committee. prepared to agree on free
sugar if the president insists.
Income tax rates fixed at one per
cent for all corporation incomes above
5000; one per cent on individual in
comes from $4,000 to $4,000; two per
cent from $4,000 to $4,000; three per
cent from $4,000 to 100000; four per
cent above 100000
The president submitted his pro-
posal on the sugar tariff to Repre-
sentative Broussard of Louisiana early
today. Louisiana senators and repre-
sentativrs conferred and sounded out
the other members of the senate to
determine whether sufficient strength
could be secured to fight the free
sugar features of the plan. They had
reached no decision tonight, however,
as to the course they would take.
Notwithstanding the sugar contro-
versy, events SO shaped themselves to-
day as to indicate that the house, the
senate and the president will come to
a definite and final agreement upon
the tariff bill before Monday, and that
the measure would be presented to the
house early next week as an admins
tration measure and with all the tar
iff leaders behind 1t.
After a short meeting of the demo-
cratic members of the finance COM
mttee today, Senators Simmons,
James and Hughes called on Mr.. I'm
and agricultural tariffs. A demand
from some quarters in the senate for
an Increase In the agricultural duties
and doubt as to the success as to
both free wool and free sugar in the
senate, constitute the problem over
which the senate leaders will work
tonight and tomorrow.
In Wilson's Hands.
The house tariff makers have left
matters entirely in the hands of the
president. Members of the senate fl
nance committee today declared there
would be an ultimate agreement with
the president over all contested points.
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