Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-09

TARIFF LINES HOLD
| CLOSING HOURS
Continued from First Paga.)
manned in session until dawn the Sen
ate leaders agreed at Has O'Clock last
night that a. vote should be taken on
the measure at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
and at 1:27 o'clock the Senate adjourned
until 9 o'clock this morning
The democrats successfully defeated
all attempts Of the republicans to amend
the bill during the night All efforts
to place; a duty on raw wool and to
keep duty on sugar were without
avail. The democrats maintained
majority OF two In favor of the sugar
schedule as approved by the caucus, and
majority of ten or more In favor OF
free raw wool. The only democrats
voting against free. sugar were the
Louisiana senator's.
Among the amendments defeated was
that Of Senator Norris for a heavy tax
on inheritances. This was beaten by So
to Ii, the following republicans Joining
the democrats in voting against It: SEN
ators Brandegee, Catron, Clark OF Wyo-
ming. Colt, FAIL Gaiiinger. Jackson Lip
pitt, Lodge. oliver. Penrose. Perkins.
Root, Sherman and Sutherland.
Ransien Asserts Independence.
Senator Rausdeil, beginning his fight
against free sugar, announced that he OPP
posed free wool also and would Join in
any attempt to have small duty put on
that product. He had voted against the
La Toilette amendment, which embraced
tariff duty on all classes Of WOODEN goods,
but it was expected he would support the
republicans in the last fight against the
wool item in the free list.
Senator Stone questioned Senator Rams
dell's right to. ignore the agreement
reached by the democratic conference to
support the bill Senator Ransdel1 In
sisted he had. reserved the right to vote
as he pleased on any section Of the tariff
bill.
Senators Bristow and James engaged in
lively colloquy over the tobacco tarfn,
which aroused applause from the crowds
in the galleries Senator Warren called
the Vice Presidents attention to a rule
that there should be no applause:
Il am very grateful to the senator
from Wyoming for calling my attention
to the rule" said Mr. Marshall, s'but on
Ca reful inspection Of the rules I fail to
find it." Senator Bacon. democrat, took
issue with the Vice President. declaring
that while he had the profoundest re-
spect for the Vice President and wished
to give no 0ffense, he earnestly wished
him to revise his statement that there
was nothing in the rules OF the Senate
giving him authority to preserve order
a written rule. It always WIS a funda-
m mental, inherent rule In every parliament
tary body to protect itself against dis
order.
La Toilette Introduces Substitutes.
The first hint Of the final fight over free
raw wool came late yesterday afternoon.
when Senator La Follette introduced
general substitute for the wool tariff
sections of the Underwood Simmons bill.
An inheritance tax amendment offered by
Senator Norris was pending at the time
and debate alternated between the SUBJ
jects for several hours.
The La Toilette wool plan came as q
surprise to the democratic side. IN
stead OF the expected ID per cent duty
on raw wool after January next, his
substitute proposed general cut OF the
wool rates, based on q 80 per cent raw
wool duty for 1914, 25 per cent duty
for 1915 and 10 per cent duty after
January I, 1916.
When Senator La Toilette concluded
Senator Stone, in charge Of the wool Sec
tions of the bill. urged democrats to re-
frain from debate. He said the subject
had been thoroughly covered before; that
Senator La Toilette had refraineu from
Offering his amendment when the wool
issue was being discussed. and that the
tariff Bills passage should not be de-
layed by the reopening of the wool fight
While the high tariff wooden rates Of
the present law came In for much OF
Senator La Foilettes criticism. he IN
sisted that the democratic bill did not
treat the wOo1-raising industry fairly. He
declared the wool duty was about the
only tariff duty from which the farmer
prOfited. and demanded an explanation
for the democratic plan OF taking all the
duty OF wool at once, While Louisiana
sugar producers were given three years
in which to prepare for free sugar
Adverse Vote, Al to 28.
When the vote came at the night ses-
sion the substitutes was defeated. Al to
%, and Immediately afterward Senator
La Toilette offered another amendment
to fix straight Is per cent duty on
wool, and this was promptly voted down,
80 to %. The Penrose wool substitute
was defeated viva voice.
The debate over Senator Norris tnheri-
lance tax amendment during the early
part Of the day brought strong condemna-
ton from him and from other senators of
the alleged laxity with which the taxa
ton and revenue laws deal with large
fortunes and large incomes. Senator
CIapp Of Minnesota declared the people
should prevent the accumulation OF enor-
nous fortunes rather than devise means
of CURLING them later.
II believe that Mr.. Carnegte. said the
senator, Sin doing out pittances FOR II
braries to communities In this country.
that come to him almost on Bonded knees
supplicating such aid, has done much to |
stay American thought and American pur- !
pose In trying to find some just way OF |
preventing q Carnegie from taking from
che American people approximately $3.50,
100000 of property. representing taxing |
power against American people based
upon the returns and earnings OF that |
&lO0O00. Coo"
Denatured Alcohol Provision.
An amendment to the bill proposed by |
Senator Simmons, chairman OF the finance |
committee. which will enable farmers to |
manufacture denatured alcohol was
agreed y without ovpewtsieu. Tue amsnd.