Arizona republican., 1913-06-19
Underwood Measure Would Operate to Make Refined Sugar Dutiable at Two Cents Per Pound, Multi flying Free Provision
CAUCUS CALL
 FOR FRIDAY
Another Amendment Agreed to Will Repeal Act Ex- empting Brandies Used to Fortify Grape Wines Ad-
 ding $7,000,O00 to Revenue
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] ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH l WASHINGTON, June 18.-An elev- enth hour discovery that the sugar | schedule of the Underwood bill had a 1 joker which would have operated to
 make all refined sugar dutiable at two cents per pound and nulIify the pro- vision for free sugar after three years.
 resulted today in an amendment by the majority members of the finance com mittee.
 The elimination from the Underwood bill of the Dutch standard of color which has been in the tariff bills for many years it was discovered was made applicable to the refined sugar paragraph from the Payne-Aldrich bill relating to confectionery sugar, which included the following: sugars after refined when tinctured, colored Or in anyway adulterated, two cents a pound"
 The majority members of the com
 mittee had their attention called to this matter by Senator Sheppard of Texas. who was petitioned by the chamber of commerce at Greenville. Texas. to look into the provision which it was believed might defeat the pur- pose of the administration and the ma jOrity of congress as to ultimate free
 sugar. The suggested bill as it stood would be so construed as to apply to
 all refined sugar which. in being refined is colOred with ultramarine. The Dutch standard which was taken out
 of the house bill stipulated. specifica1- " as to the co1oring-of refined sugar.
 Members of the committee ordered an
 investigation and President Wilson.
 when his attention was called to it
 agreed it should be looked into thor Oughly
 Today the majority members re- ceived expert reports on provisions that might operate as a joker and
 promptly struck out the language as
 it referred to the refined sugars and left. it applicable only 10 eonfectioner-
 ies.
 The committee tonight completed all
 schedules and Senator Kern, the ma
 iority leader. isused a call for a sena- torial democratic caucus on Friday.
 Another important amendment to
 the bill was agreed upon by the com mittee will repeal the act passed in
 1890 exempting brandies used by man.
 ufaeturers to fortify grape wines from
 the general internal revenue tax. The
 amendment it is estimated. will in crease the government revenues by
 about $7,00O.000 8 year. The caucus can take up the rates
 while the committee are completing
 their work on the income tax and ad-
 ministrative features.
 One of the important matters settled today was that a countervailing duty
 will now be put on live stock and meats which go on the free list unre-
 stricted Wheat and flour go on the
 free list but with a countervailing duty.
 Rates on leather gloves were. in creased slightly over the Underwood rates It also developed the committee
 increased the proposed rates on pig lead spelter and zinc, concerning which
 some of the democrats made a fight
 in the house caucus.
 Senator Salisbury of Delaware, in troduced today an amendment to the bill which would raise the limit of per sonal purchases that may be brought ! in free by travellers from S100 to s350 i The amendment would permit the traveller to bring in articles for per sona1 household use to a value of s250 and for souvenirs and gifts to the val ue of $10O. all such articles not having been bought on commission or in tended for sale'
 Senator Works introduced an amend ment providing for a tariff board of , nine members, not more than four to be the same political party and no member to be member or ex-member of congress The board would be dE- rected to approve duties to protect American goods against '.injurious, ap- pressive and unjust foreign competi- tion.