Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
IN SECRET
DEMOCRAT SENATE CAUCUS ON TARIFF MEASURE BEHIND
 CLOSED DOORS.
RoBS DEBATE OF INTEREST
Only Two or Three senatore of Ruling Party VIII Voice Their Objections In Public-Material chanoes Will Be Few.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

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 Washington.-H the Democratic eau GUS in the senate, held for the purpose of discussing the tariff bill and of binding the members to support it as a party measure, were not held be hind closed doors the country prob ably would be given the details of: the most interesting incident connect ed with the present tariff debate in. the senate The Democrats, for what they say are adequate reasons, have declined to follow the example which: the Progressiyes and later the Re publicans set by holding open eau cuses.
 It Is very likely that the only thing really exciting in connection with the tariff debate is the Demo cratic caucus in the senate, for when the bill gets to the floor 1t virtually will be assured of united Democratic support, except for that of two or. three senators made temporarily aliens to their party by sugar and wool In the caucus room when the doors are closed the various members say what Is in their hearts against different schedules of the bill and thus one could get, if he could hear. a: perfect line on individual Democratic upper house opinions on the subject of measure which nearly all the Democratic senators will support on final vote.
 If theEe were several Senator Dol: lfyers in the present senate interest might hold It's own in the coming tar If debate even If 1t is the third or fourth one of recent history. Dollis. yer is dead, however, ard there is no man just like him on either side of the senate's center aisle today. MT. Penrose, the Republican leader. will offer amendment after amendment to the Democratic measure and these will call for lengthy debate. because there is no way of shutting It of. but tte give and take. ou most of the things which the Pennsylvanian will offer almost unquestioEably will be found to be in words identical with those used on former occasions.
 If They Said What They Thought.
 What would make the debate in the senate really exciting would follow the granting of permission by the party leaders to every Democratic senator to say openly just what he feels like saying about the different schedules of this bill to which the preaident of the T1-sted States has essser as sane ton and over lne .passasszs. which he holds party authority The two Louisiana senators can be depended upon to say some things not entirely sweet about sugar. and 1t Is probable: that John Sharp Williams. whose tongIe is keener than his middle name, will add some pointed words about what he considers the inequali- ties of the bill which his Alabama friend has sent over coupled with request to put 1t through expedi- ticusly. z 2 s sssSs:s ss. ss.s ss .s
 Certain dispatches recently had it that Senator Owen of Oklahoma in- tended to introduce resolution to amend the senate rules go that de- bate could be shut of at any time, as It is possible to do in the house of representatives,. It Is not likely, 1t. Is said, that the Oklahoman could com mand ten votes from either or both parties on such proposition.
 Few Material Changes Likely.
 In the Democratic caucus, the walls of the room having no ears. the senar tors say what they please about the bill. It Is known to every person who has had opportunity to get sena. torial opinions on the measure that if each Democratic senator could have his way in the matter the bill on it's passage would look so little like the bill on it's introduction that MT. Un- derwood would pass 1t by unrecoe- nized. The measure probably. how ever. will undergo no material altera- tions.
 Some changes will be made in the bill by the finance committee of the senate, but if those which already have been suggested are sample of those yet to be made 1t can be said that the measure from the low tariff mans point of view will be helped rather than injured by the changing process. President Wilson hae been asked about some Of the changes which 1t sfs proposed by the finance committee to make and he has agreed This makes t certain that the varia. lions will be equelizins in nature or will make fof low rafe he presiz dent seems 6 be comp plefe master of. the sftuation Tn fl1a senate s:: ':
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