Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-21
CAUCUS READY TO APPROVE MA
JoRITY or REDUCTIONS MADE
~ COMMITTEE.
UNDERWOOD RATES VERY
MATERIALLY REDUCED
Ten Per Cent Duty Taken on Cedar
Boards and Cabinet Lumbsr-Wil-
.en,e peeirso for Frse Weel and euo-
ar 70 % Permitted 20 PrsvaiI-ssn-
store = Pledge 8uPpsrt.

tariff bill In caucus today aS revised
by the majority Of the hnance commit
tee, further reducing duties and en-
larging the fres list
Discussion began on the chemica'
schedule whsrs tho Underwood rates
were reduced on certain dyes used IN
the manufacture Of cotton and woolen
goods, while other articles such a. Gre
osots oil, ata1arin and cyanides. were
transfeered to the free list.
Chairman Simmons, Of the dnanoe
committee. said be anticipated few II
any changes in the chemical schedule
by the CAUCUS. nor much discussion
over the earthenware and glassware
schedule which follows.
Republican leaders were studying tho
changes and adjusting their plan OF Az
tack. Senator Penrose. ranking fe-
publican member of the finance COM
mittee, aided by Senators smoot' La
Toilette. Burton. Smith Of Michigan
Borah and others. is preparing data 20
submit with the minority report.
Lumber Tariff Stricken on.
In the summary OF the senate
changes announced yesterday all sawed
boards Of cedar and cabinet woods ap-
peared to have been transferred from
tho house free list to the dutiable list.
The reverse was the case, tho ~ per
cent duty Of the house bill having been
stricken on entirely by the senate COM
mittee.
Important reductions in the Uunder-
wood tariff bill rates on iron. steel ana
other metal products: the addition OF
cattle. wheat. pig iron, Ansora neece
ana many other articles to the free list.
ana an increase In rates on many
ciasses of cotton goods and some six
products. were the chief features Of the
revised tariR bill, az 1t was laid before
senate democrats In caucus yesterday
81 Chairman Simmons Of the finance
committee
FR two hours the changes made by
the eanate finance COMMITTEES We're ex.
plained In caucus and the bill was then
made public. Experts Of the committee
at once began work on q comprehensive
summary Of the changes.
Sugar and Wool Free.
President Wilson's desires as to free
sugar In 1915 and free wool at once
prevailed In the redraft of the bill. To
the list OF market basket" reductions
the house bin contained the senate
committee added many important
items. In the general level Of its rates
the Simmons BILL" as the Underwood
measure II called in the senate, repre-
serts a heavier cut from existing rates
OF the Payne-Aldrich law than did ths
bill as 1t passed the house.
The senate caucus adjourned early
ana members passed the afternoon in
working out private analyses Of the
measure. The caucus reconvened to-
day. senate leaders believe the bin
viii reach the senate itself late mex:
week.
aanstors 70 Pledge Support.
Finance committeeman expressed the
belief that. there would not be much
revision In. the caucus. Tho chief In
terest centers on wool and sugar. but
administration leaders believe that
there viii be no change In them and
that all except two or perhaps three
senators will take q pledge binding
themselves to support the bill.
Senator Simmons believes the cau-
GUS win discuss the bill not longer than
4 week. and that after the bill has been
submitted to the full membership OF
the finance committee 1t will be re-
ported to the senate.
~This il one Of the few times" said
senator Gore. when q tariff bill has
come from . senate committee with
lower. rates than the house had pre-
pared. We have not figured how much
the average ad valorem OF the bill
VIII, bs. but we have materially re-
duced nearly tyery schedule except
cotton"