Arizona republican., 1913-09-06
Nevada Senator Relieved : Apprehension of Demo cratic Senators Regarding His Attitude on Floor To ward Tariff Bill
WHIPPING MEASURE
 INTO FINAL SHAPE
Indications Are That the Last Vote Will Be Taken Late Tonight, Anyway Not Later Than Next Monday
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl

WASHINGTON, Sept. ,. - Senator l Francis G Newlands of Nevada. l whose stand on the tariff bill caused ] his democratic colleagues some con cern, brought relief to the minds of the administration leaders upon his return from the west today. The Nevada senator, though determined to make a fight within party lines, as sured his colleagues that he would stand by the bill as it reached the senate for 8 vote.
 T never contemplated at any time making a fight on the tariff outside the party caucus" was Newlands' statement tonight just before entering the democratic caucus. which ex pected to wind up the consideration 1 of matters at variance within party 1 lines.
 Having made progress in settling ! the income tax and cotton futufes is7 sues, the senate leaders predcted that l all the amendments would be %spos 1 ed of by tomorrow and the bill would l go to q vote late on Saturday night | if the republican leaders would con sent to limit the debate.
 | MT SlIDInODSs tlidlI man OI b4AO 1 finance committee, said tonight he ! would not seek to limit Mir LaFol- 1 lette in his discussion of the textile i schedules. and for that reason the bilt i might not get to vote before Mon ] day but he thought the bill would be
 put upon it's passage by that time 1 at the latest. Reports are current to-
 night that the progressive senators | are attempting to shape the final dis | cussion SO that a vote might he | reached late Saturday night, or early Sunday morning, with the clock turned ! back.
 MT. Smith of South Carolina failed l in the democratic caucus today to
 modify the proposed tax on cotton 1 futures, the caucus refusing to re-
 consider it's action approving the
 amendment proposed by Senator
 Clarke of Arkansas designed to curb | gambling in cotton exchanges. The amendment as it stands in the bill places tax of one-tenth of a cent
 d pound on all cotton sold for future
 delivery, the tax to be refunded when
 the deliveries are actually made.
 | Income tax differences within the
 majority were settled with an amend
 ment compromising between the | highest rates on large incomes ad | NOcaIeQ DN Ine OTlSlndI OellOcTdLlc
 'insurgent" senators, Thompson. Reed
 and Vardaman, and the lower rates
 Of the original bill
 In the senate Senator Brady of
 Idaho attacked the administration | from the standpoint of the wool
 grower and the western farmers. He | opposed free wool disastrous to
 the wool industry, and criticised the
 proposed tariff rates on lead and l zinc Senator Penrose discussed that , provision of the bill which would ad- } init cigars free of duty from the
 Philippines contending that it would let in the product of cheap labor to compete with that of American workmen.
 f Work was resumed on the re- committed protions of the bill, and
 Senator Williams submitted sub p stitute for the meat inspection pro- , vision, the committee having prac- | tically adopted the amendment pro- posed by LaFollette. The amendment l approved by the senate provides that
 | no meat shall be imported unless
 l certified by the proper authorities ac- n cOrding to a form to be prescribed Q by the Secretary of agriculture that V it has been derived from animals en- s tirely free from disease and to be e wholesome and in every respect to be = fit for human food and to cOntair . no poisonous or deleterious dyes, pre- s serVatives or other ingredients. Also v it provides that if the preseiden l. finds that the system of meat inspec d tion maintained by any foreign coun st try is not as efficient a system al
 that of the United States, or tha
 reliance may not be placed in for
 eign certificates 6f inspection. he ma.
 proclaim no meat shall be importe' l. from such country.
 st Senator Sutherland of Utah enter a ed into a general discussion of tn 10 bill He did not believe that the cos a of living would be reduced apprecia le bly, by the proposed new tariff bil g. unless by lowering the standard c -y living" He charged that the bill wa t. sectional in character and containe r. unequal provisions.