The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-22
UNDERWOOD READY
TO ACCEPT SENATE
CHANGES IN TARIFF
Pees No Reason Why House
Leaders Should Not CO.
operate on Bill
REPUBLICANS PLAN
LINE OF ATTACK
Preparing Minority Report for
Presentation to House--Sen-
ate Caucus Again Takes
Up Measure

WASHlNGTON, June 21,--Changes
In the tariff bill by the senate finance
committee will not meet any serious
objection from the house leaders,
Majority Leader Underwood declared
today.
THE bill az presented to the Demo-
cratic caucus of the senate" he said,
els satisfactory in large measure.
None of the amendments is of G. ma
tur0 to cause a serious disagreement.
The bill, IL II Is passed by the senate
without further material alteration,
will. / believe. speedily become a law.
There are no points involved which
would prevent the conferees of the
two houses from reaching an early
agreement
Simmons Expects Few Changes.
Chairman Simmons of the finance
,committee said he anticipated few, IL
any. changes in the chemical schedule
by the caucus. Neither did he antici-
pate much discussion over tho earth
euware and glassware schedule which
/ follows. though there was DISPOSE
ton on the part of some members TO
urge certain increases in the rates
on pottery.
Republican senate leaders today
were studying tire changes and ad
justing their plan of attack Senator
Penrose. ranking Republican MEM
her of the finance committee. aided by
Senators Smoot. La Toilette. Burton.
Smith. of Michigan. Borah and others.
minority report.
In the summary OF the senate
changes announced yesterday all
sawed boards of cedar and cabinet
woods appeared TO have been trans
ferred from the house free list to the
dusiable list. The reverse was the
case, the 10 per cent duty OF the
house bill having been strictly off en-
tirely BY the senate committee.
Senator Simmons announced when
the caucus adjourned at noon that the
chemical schedule had been partly
considered and that none of the
amendments discussed had been
changed. Later In the day delsbera-
ton on the schedule WAS resumed.
Protests From Wine Men.
Protests from scores of sources in
California were received today by
Democratic and Republican senators
and the finance committee against the
amendment TO the liquor schedule, re-
pealing the special limitation revenue
tax Of 1890 on brandies used In fortf-
flying wines.
The California wine producers do
clare that TO compel them TO pay the
full internal revenue tax on brandies
will make II impossible for them to
compete with foreign nations in man
ufacturing sweet wines.
When asked about the protests to-
daY Senator simmons said he did not
know what the caucus would do. hut
ne regarded the action OF the com
mittee as Just In repeating a law
which had operated greatly to the a6-
vantage Of California wine producers,
favor enjoyed for many years.
Chairman Simmons. OF the finance
committee, gave out statement. in
which he said: "As result of the
changes proposed IN the house bin
by the Democratic members of the
finance committee. the revenues OF
the government would be increased
approximately 100000. hand in
hand with reduction of the taxation
following the reduction already made
FIN the house BILL"
smade up by tariff on bananas and
lrestoration OF the full internal reve-
inne duty OF $1.10 per gallon on
Ebrandies used In terrifying wines.
Put on Free List.
Concerning certain OF the changes
the committee statement said;
'"Tne chemical schedule remains
substantially as It came from the
house. with the exception that certain
vat colors which enter largely into
the manufacture Of cotton, wooden
and other textiles which the house
put on the d,Aiabie list. have been
transferred to the free list. Creosote
oil which Is used principally for the
preservation Of timber. was taken
lfrom the dutiabie and placed on the
tfree list. A slight increase In duty
was made with reference TO the man
ufacture uf celluloid. Cyanide OF
potash and cyanide of sodium were
also transferred from the dutiable to
the free list y
with regard to the sugar schedule
no change was made from the pro-
Vision OF the Underwood bill, except
"a strike out sugars tinctured and col
ored. for fear that uitramarine blue
used In bleaching sugar might be re-
karded as colored matter. and thereby
refined sugar become subject to duty
of Z cents per pound.
with regard to cigars and other
tobacco products from the Philippines,
the provision OF the Underwood bill
permtting cigars with so per cent OF
Il bacco and 30 per cent the~product
lof foreign countries to be admitted
into the United States free of duty
was stricken out of the bill. Only
cigars and tobacco products exclusive
IL of Philippine tobacco arc to be ad-
naitted free OF duty into the United
States.
OF the amendment to the liquor
schedule. the statement said
Big Addition to Revenue. :
IAN additional section liz AIDED re-
healing 70 much OF the net approved
october 1, 1890. and acts amendatory
thereto, So far as they relate to the
use free Of tax OF spirits for the forti-
flcation OF sweet wines. and proyid-
ing that hereafter all wine spirits,
brandy and alcohol so used shall be
subject to tho same tax as In other
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