Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-03
HITCHCOCK BOLTS
SENATE CAUCUS
AN"in BECAUSE AMENDMENT
TO TAX TOBACCO pKODUC.
TloN IL DEFEATED.
STARTS A LIVELY time
NaN- lie Won't Leave Party, hut win
Not iahc Part in the Cau-
Gus on Tarifl

WASIllNGTON, July .. When
senator Hitchcock of Nebraska with
drew from the democratic tariff eau
Gus today because that body voted
down his amendment that would nut
graduated income tax ON tobacco
production, he prccipitatcd the live
llest time the senate democrats have
had since they began consideration OF
the tarin measure
senator liitchcCCk's revolt which
he later declared did not mean that
he had withdrawn from the party or
mat he would not support the party
measure, served to determine that
there Will he binding resolution
passed by the caucus, pledging the
senators to support the bill AS rati-
ned to refrain from Introducing any
amendment net proposed by the
lnauce committee majority. and not
10 support any amendments offered
from the republican side.
senators Pleaded With Him.
1t was because he anticipated such
a resolution that the Nebraska sen.
ator announced that he could NOT
rcmain In the caucus because he in.
tended to introduce his tobacco taS
amendment and lead 1lht thelh
for its adoption. When in the
course of MS talk to the caucus, the
senator announced his decision aui
the reasons therefor, many of his
colleagues Who had supported him in
the vote on his amend neat pleaded
with him to remain i'm ne room
There was considerable cN"itrmen- as
senator after senator urSrd Mr..
Hitchcock not to 80 out. asslring MIN
that he could be granted the ~ ivi-
leg' of hrngins up his amcnlm eat
without taking such a rist'c cpHtse.
Senator Hitchcock decl rcd, bow
ever that there was no 1tnar course
open and left tH raom Ahllr ih- eX-
cltemcnt Was at its height
The vote on the amoudlnrn. WAS
% to Is, the senators supporting It
being Ashurst Bacon. Clarke # Ar
Kansas, Fletcher llitchc1cN, l.ul IS,
Kern, Lea, MARITIME Myers Newlands,
D'Gornan. POmcrcne, Robins IN,
salisbury, Sheppard. Shields aid Val.
dcmann. All the memhe,s Jf the
finance committee voted against tho
amendment.
After the excitement had cal'ncd
down, statements were issued hy SEN
ator simmons, chairmm + The
finance committee who opposed Tie
amendment, and Senator Ntrn, rra!l-
man of the caucus, who supported It.
senator simmons said
THE caucus declined 80 adoDt the
so-callcd Hitchcock amendment to
the tariff principally because it did
not consider it wise to attempt in "A
tariff measure to deal with the trust
evil. 1t was felt that the trust ques-
tion should be dealt whit as a sep
aratc one is soon as IL could be reach
ed and only after such thorough and
mature consideration "a the great
Importance OF the subject required
Moreover, such consideration could
not now be given to IL by the finance
committee, the caucus and the con
gress without unduly delaying final
action upon the tariff bill and dis
rupting the house for its early set
tlement"
The vote on Senator Hltchcocks
said senator Kern. has
no significance AS indicating any SYM
pathy with the tobacco trust or any
other monopoly on the part Of a',v
member ON the contrar. there was
a unanimous sentiment in favor Of
drastic legislation on the subject
Nearly all who opposed the reso-
luton based their action upon the
theory that the tariff bill should not
be loaded down with general legisla-
tion and especially with legislation
directed 1-ainst one trust and affect
ing none Of the others
'All agreed that every democratic
platform pledge ON the subject OF
the trusts and mouopolies should be
faithfully carried out by legislation
drawn for that purpose"
Sugar Question To-day.
Tonight the caucus adjourned until
tomorrow afternoon when il will have
before ii The matter of extending the
date for the sugar tariff to become
The majority of the finance
committee will meet in the morning
TO consid r the child labor resolution
the time for making effective the
wool schedule ana some Oddse and
ends OF the bill
II was stated tonight that there
now was no disposition in the com
uIttee to change the date Of effec-
,iyeness for the wool ohedulc and
the recommendation of the commit
tee to the caucus pohably will be that
he wool rates become effective Inn
mediately after the passage Of the
bill Notifications Of the amendment
'hampioned by senators Hughes and
Thomas To prohibit the entry uf
goods manufactured by child labor.
which was referred back 10 the
nance committee is assured It was
indicated tonight that when the
committee got through with il. the
lain could not Dee made that % was
m impediment to American manufac-
urers
Seator Simmons said that the COM
ileted bill would be reported to the
cnate next Monday or Tuesday, to-
,ether with the committee report.
md that the caucus would complete
consideration of the measure Friday