The chronicle=news., 1913-04-04
GROWERS
MAY SECURE
CONCESSIONS

Washington. April with Pres
ii"nt Wilson and r0nsr"sa!onai Iesi-
crr practically agreed upon free
wool and very low sugGr. eventually
to b.com" free. the ways and n"ahs
com nI'tcr today began drawing =
report on th. new tariff Oili. .sti-
mating the loss OF revenue from 10"
new rates at ssu.Iov,n"v year
Tn" r-y.nu" from the incon'" Tx
viii be estimated at Ike amount
to be derived In this way.
Incomes OF si.cuO to s2y.Jo". on
per cent: S2o.0O0 10 sS".Oup two
per cent. S5o,ovr 10 siur,oo". thT"~
p.r cent. all over 10000" four per
cent: na, tax oil corporations. two
per cent.
The exemption will be On all in
come. under $1,000 III" Incom"
uro, ision now stands thiE way. aud
H. not expected to be- changed
Among tn" numerous additions 10
til. free list viii b. steel rails cuts
viii be- made all along tue In" On
tli. metal schedule.
After tho scnlt- finance commit
tor reviewed til" bill today, sub
.onmitt".. went into coni"t'n'"
win Chairman Underwood or IN"
ways and means committee. Thee"
\. now believed To d" general
lgr' rm"ut all around,
Washington. April President
wIlF1u would liz" to Hr- ii"" sugar.
but recognize, ;hHi . concession ma
he necessary TO southern planters
aud would .unt"nt to = du'y o' prar-
,ira,ly one cent net q pound pio-
yiari ail duty Il" removed within
tire" Years This would mean Tor
tho rr.r.n, q duty ~ LEO q" all
10 all couh1rics except Cuba.
II the president ,sn arrive a. an
r,T.-myn' with III" Loulstu1a b.",-
tors In IN. sugar schedule ihcr" ~'N
b.. enough votes. II " generally as
su.u.d to pass tariff bIi' "i'h ii"r
rooi ON all other schedules. there
iS n substantial agreement br'"e'u
tn. president and couETcss
Til. prrsidcn, has O"ru i"ld mat
.I,hor :rc. WOO! ur IRE. sugar might
,a-. hn. that bah could D|@ Y"'h
wus ,h.. status today OF the informal
tariff conferences between th' pf"si-
dent and member, OF consrcs.
Th. President has been cnnrnssins
the s1nn,. aud has u general idea nf
til, extent to which - IRE" auSn' ..
free wool bill would Ice oppos"d. He
rNprc;-H to hear NOR" definitely or
tho attitude OF III. senate IiI'r IN"
scnnt. finance cOmmitt." met today
{, he's. from reports of senators
Smith. Simmoaa. stone aud Kern. Az
of whom conferred with tins Fr"bl-
dent last night. Th" ways aud Wehn'
committ.. also resumed It's d.iib.r-
atiois Chairman nIcrwUod expect
ed 'u have much 10 guide hi commit
Ia. when h. received the report OF
the Democratic scnniurE ANA IN"
r.scnu. committees Of both houses
mud checked UP on Ius,wh"rr they
stood
senator Simmons aud Chairman
undcrw oOd both expressed the hop"
tina, tariff bill wight b. introduced
BY the ways and means 'onmi'tc"
and b. passed la both houses without
material change. Such bill. all air
agreed. must have the approval p'
the President and assurances Of sup
port from Democratic senators who
uppos. free sugar. Though ther. l.
still opposition to free wool. p.r'iCu-
lurIy among western senators, u
seemed practically assured that The
way and means committee would
leave wool ON the ire" list AS agreed
TO yesterday
Colonel SoN WcNicr. u banker OF
New Orleans. told III" President TO-
day tina, the sugar planters Of louis
lana could not adjust their business
in three years to compete with tuhn
and the rest Of tn. world In growing
sugar. and said the President mus
have been misinfcrmcd II he believed
IL could be done Colonel WcXlcr
went away from the Whit" House
with the distinct impression h" said.
that unless the Louisiana people uC-
.C.pted til. compromise the President
would urge free sugar In any event
When the conference w1s ended n
was announced that u complete
Iaeremcut was hoped for though there
might BE- some delay on the bill The
,gcnatp finance committee viii meet
again sunday prior TO further con
ference with President Wilson
Denver. Colo. April Tho dirsC-
tors OF the Denver Chamber Of Com
imrrrc .Oday unanimously adopted
resolution urging the Colorado dole
cation IN COugrcss 10 ''ts" every hon
oFublr means to prrtrut any mater
lnI change in existing tariff duties
on suGor.'
The preamble recites that u mater
'ql rur in the sugar tariff viii iu-
jirs the beet sugar industry and be
harmful 20 all lines of business in the
state"
MEXICO SHORT OF FUNDS
Mexico CITY. April 1.-The MeXi-
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