Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-10
DEMOCRATS NOT SATISFIED.
There May Be Sharp Divisions Upon
Some Schedules OF The New Tar
i'm Bill.

There May Be Sharp Divisions Upon
Some Schedules OF The New Tar
iff Bill.
Washington Completion of the new
tariff revision bill, the character, OF
the duty to be levied upon sugar, and
the extent to which President Wilson
will give the support of the adminis-
tration to the completed measure, de-
pended upon the success that might;
attend conferences of the President to-
reach an agreement with Senate tar
iff leaders.
The tariff situation shifted to the
Senate with the prospect of much
work ahead of the chief executive to
smooth over disputed points, and to-
bring the Senate, the House and his
own wishes into harmony before the
new bill is brought out to the gaze
of the public. Senator's Simmons,
Stone and Hoke Smith, all members OF
the Finance Committee, had a long
conference with President Wilson. At.
its conclusion, Senator Simmons, chair
man of the committee, said the con-
ference had been in evry way eatis-
factory to the Senate members
A sweeping canviss Of the Senate
has been undertaken 10 determine
just how far Democratic members OF
en- egaz ausrgnc iha ilor Aprbgkgg
that body will go in support of the.
policies laid down by the President
The decision to put raw wool on the
free list, and threat of free sugar
have stirred up the Democratic forces
of the Senate to such an extent Tint
members of the Finance Committee
told the President tonight some impor-
tant changes would have to be made
in the present draft of the bill, IL it
is to meet with cordial reception
when it reaches the Senate.
The President also sawlVSenafor
Hughes, of New Jersey, member of
the finance committee and a radical re-
visionist, and Senator John w, Kern,
the Democratic leader of the Senate
His conference with Senator Kern,
which followed that with members of
the Finance Committee, is understood,
to have given the President a fairly
accurate idea of the sentiment prevail
ing in the Senate over the proposed
free wool, and reduced sugar duties;
and over the sweeping reductions in
other rates that have been determined
upon by the House Committee on Ways
and Means.
Today's developments included the
practical completion Of the bill by tie
House Ways and Means Committee,
along the lines agreed tc with the
President. 1t appeared fairly certain
tonight that either sugar duty would
be compromised at 1 cent per pound,
possibly with provision that it
should be entirely abolished in three
years; or that there should be gradu-
al reduction of Is per cent per year
from the existing duty until it had dis
appeared.
The Senate leaders have made it
clear that it would be impossible to
pass bill carrying both free wool and
free sugar.
The Senate leaders did not reach
any general agreement with the Presi-
dent. The results of their conferences
will be laid before the full Democratic
membership of the Finance Committee
at meeting called for 1890 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The determination of the committee
then as to disputed questions will
guide Senator Simmons in future con-
ferences with the President and with
Chairman Underwood, of the Ways and
Means Committee.
1--WE went over all THE debated
points in the bill with the President
tonight" said Senator Simmons, "'and
the interview was very satisfactory to
the Senators. 1t was agreed that the
Democratic members of the Finance
Committee should meet tomorrow and
go over, the ground, preliminary to fur
ther conferences with other members
OF the Senate, and the President and
members of the House { Ways and
Means Committee"
No other statement was made by
Senator Simmons or by the other par
ties to the conference.