The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
All Other Features of Tariff
Revision Bill Are
Completed
PRESENTS ULTIMATUM
TO SUGAR INTERESTS
Senate Tariff Leaders Ask Opportun-
ity to Study Bill Until Sunday.
Delay May Prevent introduce
ing Measure Monday

Washington April The demo-
cratic tariff revision bin is completed
tonight with the exception of final
decision upon sugar From beginning
to end 1t is modelled in accordance
with ideas of President Wilson, with
wool, meats and many other food
stuffs and clothing materials on the
free list; with low duties upon all
agricultural products and foodstuffs
that are not free, and with the tariff.
on chemicals steel and other CONNER
cial products cut far below the pres
ent protective rates.
Senate tariff leaders today asked for
an opportunity to study the bill until
Sunday afternoon They will then con-
fer with Chairman Underwood of thu
House committee on ways and means
and later will have a final conferences
with President Wilson. A careful
analysis of the Senate will be made
in the meantime TO determine whether
free WOOL "one cent sugar. and low
rates on market basket products VIII
prove acceptable TO a majority Of ths
democrats.
Wilson's Ultimatum
Briefly SUMMARIZED the tariff de-
velopments of the day We're:
President Wilson's ultimatum to
sugar interests that they must agree
to q tariff of one cent per pound for
three years, with free sugar after that
time or he would attempt to provide
for free sugar at once.
Completion of the bill by the ways
and means committee with the exeepe
ton of the sugar schedule. on this the
committee is prepared to agree on free
sugar IL the President insists.
Income tax rates fixed at / per cent
for all corporation incomes above
$4,000, | per cent on personal incomes
from $4,000 to $4,000: per cent from
$40, 900 to $4,000; 3 per cent from so0.-
000 to 100000; per cent above
500, 900.
The President submitted his proposal
on the sugar tariff to Representative
Broussard of Louisiana early in the
| day. Louisiana senators and represen-
ifatiycs conferred throughout the day
and sounded out other members of the
Senate to determine whether enough
| strength could be secured to fight the
free sugar features of the plan. They
had reached no decision tonight, how
ever, as to the course to take Not
withstanding the sugar controversy.
events so shaped themselves today as
ate and the President will come To
definite and final agreement upon the
tariff bill before Monday; and that the
measure will be presented to the House
early next week as an administrative
measure and with all tariff leaders be-
hind it.
Wool Is Discussed
After short meeting of denocra tic
members of the finance committee to-
day. Senators Simmons. James and
Hughes called on Mr.. Underwood and
discussed the wool. sugar and agricnl-
tural tariffs. demand from some
quarters in the Senate for an increase
in the agricultural duties and a doubt
as to the success of both free wool and
free sugar in the Senate constitute tho
problems over which the Senate lead
ers will work tonight and tomorrow
The House tariff makers have left mat
ters entirely in the hands of the Presi-
dent. Members of the Senate finance
committee today declared there would lie
an ultimate agreement with the President
over all contested points. 1t is understood
that unless the sugar compromise is ac-
oepted by senators from southern states
the finance committee probably will act
President Wilson'S desires.
The situation as II has developed this
week apparently is a consummation Of
the plan laid out by the President and the
House and Senate leaders to bring the
executive department and both branches
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