The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-05
SENATE EXPECTED
TOPASS BILL WITH
h FEW ALTERATIONS
Opposition Not Strong
Enough to Make Rad
ical Changes.
SUGAR SCHEDULE
TO STAY AS 1T is
Wool May Come Out With Slight
Duty as Result of Protest From
West-Wilson Will Soon
Make Plans Known as to
His Desires for Further
Legislation.

Washington. May 4.-The Under
wood tariff revision bill is expected 10
pass this week from it's scene OF
rushed consideration in the House, to
De weighed in the steady balance OF
Senate deliberation. 1t probably Will
DC passed In the House not later than
wednesday night just as it came from
tho Ways and Means Committee. with
Tree raw wool. free sugar in three
years, its income tax. free meat, free
nour and sweeping reductions In live
STOCK and manufacture articles
When the Democratic majority
thnnders out its chorus of approval
as the bill'is put upon it's passage In
the House. the measure will lie Just
one month old. and its champions pre-
oict that within two months more IL
VIII have the approval of the Senate,
ana soon thereafter be inscribed on
the statute books over the signature
OIL the Democratic President
Complete Organization.
president Wilson, II he proposes 70
ask Congress for currency legislation
at the extra session, has not yet made
any definite suggestion relating to il.
but House leaders will learn before
many days his plans in that regard.
Whatever is in store, the lower brancn
piete the formation OF standing com
nittees, and it will be ready for any
emergency. while the Senate Is null =.
ing over the tariff
Although the Senate Finance Com
mittee. 10 which the tariff bill formal
ly Will be referred when II comes from
the House. has not determined upon
program OF procedure, 1t has been
informally considering the bill for a
he hcF
days TO announce it's plans. Senator
9lmmons, chairman, divided the com
mittee- -into,-thEee sections, and tho
subcommittees are studying the varl-
Gus schedules and sections OF the mee
sure to report to the full committee
with recommendations as soon as pos
sibIe.
When the subcommittees In the SEN
ate have reported, the committee Will
decide upon Its course. Thus far I've
majority Senators have been OF the
mind that the bill should not be de-
layed for public hearings, but insis-
tent demands from many Interests
for such hearing may bring about
change of view.
1t Is an open secret that the Presi-
dent, the Finance Committee. and the
Ways and Means Committee have had
an understanding that the bill Should
De revised in all essential particulars
in the House. If there are to be any
changes. but whether this agreement
can be maintained remains to ne seen.
Certain II is, however that the ma
jority Senators do not contemplate
material changes. If it is possible to
avoid them
Wool May Get Duty.
The sugar schedule with Its i'm
mediate % per cent reduction and free
sugar In three years, is almost GER
tain to remain as 1T is. Wool might
come out eventually with slight
duty. Western Senators keeping up
their demand for 1t, and continuing to
confer with the President In an efrort
TO induce him to yield from his deter
mination for free raw wool. Tne only
other changes that seem at all likely
relate to live stock and possibly the
pottery schedule. There is deter
mined minority on the Democratic
side dema nding that cattle. sheep and
hogs should be put on the free list
along with food products, and another
In the group OF Democrats clamorine
for an Increase in the pottery schedule
All these things, Democratic leaders
assert, will be determined before the
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