Evening star., 1913-06-12
Formal Appreciation of Ma
jority Members OF Senate
Finance Committee Given.
AMENDMENTS FOR DUTIES
ON BOTH VOTED DOWN
Glass and Earthenware Schedules
Disposed of With Few Changes
from Underwood Bill.

Free raw wool and free sugar at the
end of three years. as provided for in
the Underwood bill. passed by the House
We're approved by a meeting OF the ma
5ority members Of the Senate flnance
committee today. The time when the sug-
ar tariff should go into effect was not
settled
An amendment to the sugar schedule Of
the Underwood bill was offered In COM
mittee. but II was rejected. While no In.
formation was given out as to the de-
tails of this proposed amendment. II is
believed that an effort was made to pro-
vide for 4 revenue tax on sugar which
should continue in effect.
The committee also disposed of the
glass and earthenware schedules. They
We're approved. with little change. as
carried in the Underwood bill. In the
case of window glass the first bracket
was moved up to the second bracket,
thereby increasing the duty slightly on
some of the smaller sizes OF glass
Duty Is Voted Down.
Senator Stone suom tied the report OF
the subcommittee on free raw wool. 1t
was unanimously in favor of the section
just as the House passed 1t in the Tn
derwood bill. but. when the report was
was offered providing that duly Of Is
per cent ad valorem be placed on raw
wool. 1t was voted down. The vote was
not made public by the committee.
The sugar section was also reported
favorably by Senator Williams subcom-
mittee. but later an amendment to strike
out the provision for free sugar after
three years was introduced. This go
was voted down.
I'VE acted on some amendments" said
Senator Simmons, chairman of the com
mittee. but We are not going to ialk
about them.'
Republicans Hard at Work.
Republican leaders In the Senate are
working hard in preparation for their
fight against the democratic tariff bill
| now being rounded into shape for debate.
Senator Penrose. ranking republican
member of the finance committee. is to
lead the opposition on the floor after tho
bill is reported. The measure probably
will not reach the Senate until June 30.
Senator Smith Of Michigan is preparing
to lead the fight against the sugar sched-
| ule. and Senator Smoot will command tho
anti-free wool debate.
Weeks Speech Planned.
Senator La Toilette. who has amend
ments which amount practically to a
| new bill. plans to make a speech that
will extend over a week. Others who arc
preparing long tariff arguments include
| Senators Borab Cummins, Weeks, Lodge.
Root, Burton. McCumber and Gallingef.
The minority members of the finance
| committee already are at work on their
report.
Majority members cf the finance COM
mittee continued today their considera-
ton of subcommittee changes In the
Underwood bill, resuming discussion of
fol arIr1n yx0G ed fn-
day that the subcommittee. In addition
TO puttins pig IRON and ferrOman anese
on the free list, also had transferred
steel lngots and bi.lets to the free list
because the House had put steel rails In
the undutiable class.
Revenue Loss of 81, ,50O,O 900.
| 1t is estimated that an annual loss in
revenue of nearly $1.5O00O0 will be
brought about If the additions to the
free list suggested by the Senate finance
subcommittee become part of the new
| law. Included in the Senate list are the
| revenues which would he derived from
hemp. which the Underwood bill makes
dutiable, but which the Senate sub
] committee has decided should be trans
| ferred to the free list on the ground that
| IL belongs there If other products OF the
| farm such as cattle and wheat are to be
fire LISTED, as ii would result In cheaper
| tw;ne to the farmers.
Some OF thls loss I'm revenue may be
| made UP by couhtervail'ng duty on GER
| tain agricultural products.
| Among the articles which the Senate SUBJ
| committees have added TO the free list
and the estimated revenues cut on are:
Pig iron. $12O.OOO; ferromanganese and
spieeeleisen, S126 500; hemp, $40; live
stock, 1888 COO: wheat. S2WOVo; photo-
aphic films, S216,Oo0: cedar wood. $1O
600; coal tar dyes, S90,0O0: total OF
| 81, AT, 800.