Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-03
ue.coMM1TEES REPORT AP.
paovAL or UNDERWOOD
SCHEDULES.
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
PROBABLY WILL NOT ALTER
Considerable Speculation ~ to Fate OF
Meat and Flour. Which sub-com-
n,;ttaa III. Restored to Dutiab!s List
diversity Of Opinion Over Free
Meats and Duty on Cattle.

washington, June 3. - PRACTICALLY
without change the wool and sugar
schedules AZ they passed the house are
expected to be recommended late this
week to the senate finance committee
by the senators who have had them
under consideration more than a
month.
The free sugar schedule, which SEN
ators Ransdell and Thornton, OF
Louisiana, have fought SO persistently,
has been approved by Senator Will
iams' subcommittee, and the free wool
schedule has been agreed to by Sem
ator stones subcommittee. Demo-
cratic leaders say neither will be al
tered by the finance committee ana
predict that the party caucus VIII
make no change. Some speculation ~
going on as to the fate Of meats ana
-four. which have been restored to the
dutiable list by the senate suo-com-
mittee. The change Is certain TO De
discussed again when the finance com
mittee meets but the administrator
leaders believe it will be approved.
Should the schedule pass that way.
MANY house democrats promise to hsnt
for the restoration Of meats and nour
70 the free list and make another enort
to have cattle also made free.
Simmons Promises Free Cattle.
Chairman Simmons. of the senate
finance committee. after a conference
with President Wilson today, said ne
believed when the tariff bill Is ready
for consideration. cattle, wheat, meats
and -four probably will be on the Tree
list IT had been reported that the SUP
committee in charge OF the agr1cui.
t,,ral schedule had determined to put
a nominal duty on meats ana nouI ~
,,rder tn coualizc them with the Iree
p.tine Of cattle and wheat. but ME-.
c,mroonx declared after his talk with
t,,a president that both raw material
ana the finished products would be nce
,i.fed He declined to say whether the
chanea was made at the instance OF
the president or the senators. he saio
the hill would be reported out OF com
mittee in ten days.
chairman Simmons went to the cap
itaI from the White House.
80 am going into the meeting 10
move to put cattle and wheat on the
free list" said Mr.. Simmons. I don
l,now what the committee will do ABOUT
tt
The committee then went into ses-
sion behind closed doors.
After the subcommittee had hearo
the motion by Senator Simmons. SEN
ator Williams stated 1t would be con-
sidered and probably acted on later
today. The impression was that the
committee would vote to meet the
views of President Wilson. Senator
Williams indicated he as in accord
with that view.
President Dictates Change.
Later it was learned that it was the
president who had decided upon the
free listing of raw materials as well as
finished 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-
PRESSED thru Chairman Simmons their
acauisence The decision was left to
the president.