The Washington times., 1913-06-21
SENATORS WILL
UPHOLD WILSON
Opposition to Tariff Bill Not
Expected to Become Mani.
fest in Caucus.

senat, N1ocrats met in caucus again
this morn. - consider the tariff bill.
schedule by SSAsdule. Daily caucasus
will be held Sem now on until the
bill is ready TO be reported back to
the Senate
Little expectation is now INDUCED OF
getting the bill to the Senate, or at any
rate of being able to begin debate on
1t, until after July 4.
Little Opposition Shown.
Just how much discussion will break
out in caucus no one can foretell- Thus
far no pronounced opposition has been
manifested in caucus to any OF the
items. but II is well understood such
opposition exists.
Few Senators on the Democratic SIDE,
however, are willing to oppose the
wishes of the President. and most OIL
them will yield to his views ana tne
will of the caucus. Senators Ransoei
and Thornton of Louisiana Will not sup
mort the bill II It contains free sugar,
ana u is not certain Senator Walsh VIII
do 80 hut the belief Is he will yield ana
line nm for the bill on final vote
The bill. contrary to expectations .,
many. is lower than the House Dill.
compared to the Underwood Dill, II VIII
increase the revenues $S.oW.oo. ihe
,arirr on bananas will make up part OF
tbi. ana part of 1t win come from the
restoration of the full internal revenue
dutv Of 81 10 per gallon on brandies usea
in fortifying wines. Income TAX anu
administrative provisions are sun %
fore the Finance Committee- ...
Sugar and wool remain on tne iree
list
Statement From Committee.
The committee, through Senator Sim
mons, has given out a statement which
SAYS:
THE chemical schedule remains SUD
stantially as It came from the House.
with the exception that certain vat col
ora. which enter largely into the manu-
facture OF cotton, wooden and other tex
tiles which the House put on the dutia-
bile list have been transferred to the
free list.
.Creosote oil, which IL used principally
for the preservation OF timber. was
taken from the dutiable and placed on
the free list A slight increase In duty
was made with reference to the manu-
factures Of ceiluloid. Cyanide OF potash
and cyanide of sodium were also trans
ferred from the dutiable to the free list.
Sugar Change Slight.
with regard to the sugar schedule,
no change was made from the provision
of the Underwood bill except to strike
out sugars tinctured and colored for
fear that ultramarine blue used In
bleaching sugar might be regarded as
colored matter and thereby refined
sugar become subject to a duty OF
with regard to cigars and other TO-
bacco products from the Philippines. the
provision Of the Underwood bill permit
ting cigars with 50 per cent Of tobacco
the product of the Philippine islands and
20 per cent the product Of foreign ccun.
tries to be admitted into the United
States free Of duty was stricken out OF
the bill. Only cigars and tobacco prod
ucts exclusively Of Philippine tobacco
are to be admitted free Of duty into the
United States"
The Liquor Schedule.
OF the amendment to the liquor sched-
ule, the statement said:
AN additional section is added repeal
ing so much Of the act approved October
!, 1890. and acts amendatory thereto. 20
far a they relate to the use free Of tax
of spirits for the fortification Of sweet
wines, and providing that hereafter all
wine spirits. brandy. and alcohol SO used
shall be subject to the same tax As In
other cases. II Is estimated that this
tax will result In an Increase of reve-
nues of approximately 100000 per an
num-"
The Senate Finance Committee fol-
lowed the House and treated the cotton
yarn as the House bill treated cotton
CLOTH" the statement continued. by
adding a duty Of 2a per cent upon cots
ton cloth when combed. bleached, dyed,
mercerized. or colored. This is I e most
important change that the Senate com
mI:tee made in the House cotton sched-
ule. The Senate committee reduced the
tariff on cotton laps. roping. silver, or
rowing from 10 per cent to per cent.
and II substituted the term woven fs-
ured'' for jacquard figured. where used
IN the bill
Fl, SIa.so Pittsburgh and Return, Balti-