The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-03
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WOOL and SUGAR
Little Doubt That Both Will SO
on Free List.
Fate of Meat and Flour Is Still
Unsettled.

Washington, June 3.-Chairman
| Simmons of the senate finance COM
mittee. after a conference with Mr..
Wilson, said he belived when the tariff
bill is ready for consideration by the
Democrat caucus next week, cattle,
wheat. meats and flour very probably
will be on the free list.
Il has been reported that the sub
committee in charge of the agricul-
turaI schedule had determined to put
a nominal duty on meats and flour in
order to equalize them with the free
listing of cattle and wheat, but Mr..
Simmons declared after his talk with
the preSid ent he expected both the raw
matriai and the finished product to be
free listed. He declined to say wheth-
er the change had been made at the
instance of the president or senators.
He said the bill would be considered
by the senate caucus all next week and
be reported out of committee the fol-
lowing week.
Immediately after his conference
with the president Chairman Simmons
hurried to the capitol where the sub
committee considering the agriculture
schedule was waiting.
Il am going into the meeting to
move to put cattle and wheat on the
free list" said Mr.. Simmons. "I do
not know what the committee will do
about it,
hind closed doors.
Later it was learned that it was the
president who had decided upon free
listing of raw materials as we'll as fin
ished products as the best means OF
equalization. 1t was said that while
the subcommittee recommendation
that the finished products be made
dutiable and the raw materials free,
was reversed at the White House, it
was only after many senators had ex-
their acquiescence. The decision was
left to the president
Washington, June 3.-After the
subcommittee had heard the motion
by Senator Simmons, Senator Williams
stated that it would be considered,
and probably acted upon later today.
The prevailing impression was that the
committee would vote to meet the
views of President Wilson and free list
cattle and sheep. Senator Williams
view.
Washington, June 3.-Practica11y
without change, the wool and sugar
schedules as they passed the house are
expected to be recommended late this
by the senators who have had them
under consideration more than n
month.
The free sugar SCHEDULE which
Senators RansdeI and Thornton, of
Louisiana have fought so persistently,
have been approved by Senator Will
liams' subcommittee and the free
wool schedule has been agreed to by
Senator Stones subcommittee. Dem
ocratic leaders say that neither will
be altered by the entire finance com
mittee and predict that the party
caucus will not make a change.
Some speculation is going on as to
the fate of meats and flour which have
been restored to the dutiable list by
the senate subcommittee. The change
is certain to be discussed again when
the finance committee meets, but the
administration leaders believe it will
be approved. Should the schedule
pass the senate that way many house
Democrats promise to make a fight
for restoration of meats and flour to
the free list and make another effort
to have cattle also made free.