Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-24
ANTS UNITE TO eupeoRT oseAps'
ROTH AMENoAaGNr ro-rAssiPE
neAalnR ..3
PROVIDES FOR Low DUTY
ON REFlNgD SUGAR IN 40
Provision 70 Rsmsvs Al Duty ASeDe1
That Date Would os ElimlnaAed -
Amendment No oppesltion oMsesd
60 Duties Provided BY Underwood DaD
For Next Three Years.

senate caucus today and agreed 70 oup-a
port an amendment by Senator Shat.
roth to eliminate tho provision for me-
sugar In 1916 and substitute . duty
OF approximately u = cent per pound
after that tlfne on refined sugar.
The Shafroth amendment accepts
the duties proposed in tho Underwood
bin on sugars for tho next three yea
including rate on refined sugar III
1915 OF approximately cent q poan-s
beet sugar states are making no aghi
to change these rates but are urging
their colleagues to abandon free sugar
for u further 50 per cent reduction IN
1919. II tho amendment ID voted down
the anti-free sugar senators win have
other alternatives to propose. S
OiIio Jansso Leads 0efeneo.
Senator Walsh. OF Montana. resumed
his anti-free sugar speech today whea
tho democratic caucus was resumed.
Ready to support an amendment to
strike out the provision for free sugar
in 1915. were Senators NewlandA
Ransdel. Thornton and Williams.
Tho sugar schedule promised to TAKE
up the entire day. Senator James
planned to lead tho defense.
While the caucus battle will deter
mine the strength Of the democrats are
to have In support OF the tariff bill on
the senate floor, tho question, Of bind
ing the senator's to the bill ~ approved
by the caucu4 win not como up until
an schedules and sections- have bean
approved.
Advocated Fiscal eystsm Nstsras.
Washington. Juno 2]-0n63cAl -
forms in tho government dscal ayoeeM
to gtve the house committees eDaAD>
propriations control Of the biz supply
bills was urged In the house today ~
Representative Fitzgerald. His ;opeScn
was a forerunner OF tho budget d.
cussion In the democratic CAUCUS %.
morrow.
Mr.. Fitzgerald submitted num0ef
Of proposed amendments to the rules
to carry out his plan.
He attacked Representative Shirlsyss
plan for q budget system.
Washington, June 24.-The United
States will give up 33.oo0.ooo to Inn
porters OF wood pulp ~ result o.
the treasury departments decision to-
day not to appeal to the supreme court
from tho recent decision OF tho Gus
toms court. which held that all coun-
tries having favored nations Treaties
with tho United States were entitled
to free important OF wood ana pulp
paper.
1mportations were made from
France. Germany. Sweden. Denmark
and other countries.
Merger Plans Not Vet Approved.
Washington. June 24.-Paul d. CrA-
vath, counsel for the Union Pacific.
conferred with Attorney General MO.
Reynolds today over tho dissolution o.
the Union Pacific merger with partie'
ular reference to the proposition to ex'
change 9s3.ooO.oo0 Southern Pacific
stock held by the Union Pacinc for
similar amount Of Baltimore 4 Ohi0
held by the Pennsylvania
The attorney general has not YET
definitely announced his approval q
that proposal but his tentatibe con-
clusion has been that It - step ID
the right direction because 1t divorces
the Pennsylvania from an interest ID
the Baltimore & Ohio. q compeeine
line. Mr.. Reynolds probably VIII so.
wise the United States court at es
paui Of his attitude before July
The Union Pacific's plans submitte0
to the court for tho disposition OF the
remainder OF its Southern Pacific
holdings is opposed by the ATTORNEY
general.
Msredith's Democracy ousstionsd. a
Washington. Juno 2A.-kre0osns
Wilson with withdraw his nominAAion
OF Meredith Nicholson. tho lndlahs