The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-20
[0RY WON
|ADvOCATEs
|[FREE SUGAR
rats Rally to the Sup
4 Tariff Bill and De-
4 Amendments in
sugar Schedule.
"a rrOSES
I'M GOOD NATURE

on Remaining Sec
| Of Bill and Early
||ernent Expected.
NGToN, Aug. 1e.-President
programme for free sugar
.xried the day in the senate
a Democrats rallied to the
a The tariff bill and defeated
|nents to the sugar schedule.
but Senators Ransdell and
of Louisiana standing firmly
|1ministration, the Democrats
Ia Bristow amendment for a
8 duty, the Norris amend
|nst free sugar, and the Gal
|endment against free maple
|ndment to abolish Immediate
1fch standard color test for
adopted during the fight.
<oposed by Senator Bristow,
b and accepted by Senators
md Williams, the Democratic
of the bill. Under its pro-
1c Dutch standard, against
ccnsistent fight has been
lee 1909. will be abolished as
Ie tariff bill becomes law, in
nsxt March. as the measure
b provided.
Not Bitter.
|idon on the sugar schedule
lie end of a debate devoid
4 the bitterness that had been
b connection with this fight. |
Louisiana senator's had made
\ In the consideration of the
hey would vote with the Re-
ID favor of a duty on sugar,
we're no other waverings in |
of the Democrats.
Bristow IS amendment would |
lIished a gradual reduction in
the present tariff Of $l.90 |
ed pounds until in six years
would have been $1.2712.
Cuban treaty this would
|o|lshed a 81 cent tariff on
~ which constitutes the bulk
ports into the United States.
6Rht was made for the Bris-
uent but when finally forced
vas defeated, % to 81. But
&pscuce of Senators Woks,
ld Lppincott, Republicans,
|'Qf PoindeXter, Progressive,
opably would have been 80 |
margin did not alarm the
lcaders, however, for on 4
'sass of the entire member
efe certain of a majority.
|
+ Motion Defeated.
oent motion by Senator Gal
>fnke out the provision to
Y sugar and glucose free of
~ was beaten, 81 to 80.
25Al to put all cane and raw
'1e Tree list in 1916, behind
-'oent Wilson had mustered
|auc majority after a long
'enf effort, came squarely be.
'pStc OIL a motion by Sena. i
u republican, to strike out
'e or The bill. This was de.
viva voce vote and Senator
y no demand for a roll call.
'posa will come up again,
oni mas passed its present
'onslderation Gin committee
e and advances to the
IN the senate. Senator
louisiana, who gave notice
e aay that he would make
2lioh, urged Senator Norris
pen made again the motion
LILY call for a record vote,
<sstlc leaders tonight ex.
e confidence that they
10y hese d clear majority of at
OF Paired.
Works is now in California
alred with any Democratic
Se democrats were paired
epubllcans on todav's vote.
i. .prtler break in the Demo
however, the vote would
i, u 81. should all pairs be
~ senator's return, Should
~ insist upon withdrawing
IA lne' advantage would be
IN s'f favor. as Senators Du-
~ 'pot, Republicans. are now in
''Stor '.s, Burleigh is i'll, and
- ss has indicated that be
s 70 return 10 Washing.
tariff session.
sa1ce of Senator Brisfow
'onsa amendment and its i'm
opIlon was greeted with a
}p''snses Ky 'Mles. on the Republican
'est & iilams, Democrat, said
Sasa tSa. to make a similar sue.
5 pa5 the abolishment of the
a which is held to be a
.sus .es'n'nafion in the interest of
would not be DELAYED
-, when the rest of the
becomes effective, ~ '"'
mendments. !
4, enmons ens gave notice that he
@o5sher amendments to the
's before the bill was an.
ehe ce y clear that existing
@i'sV per hundred is to
roS Se until the new rate of
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