The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-04
Live Stock, Wheat and
Oats Put on Free List
by Committee.
CONFERENCE HELD
AT WHITE HOUSE.
Vote to Reconsider Taken After
Simmons Discusses Matter
With President, Who Is
Standing Firmly Against
Inclusion of Certain Ar
ticles on Dutiable List.

Washington, June 3.-Reversing its
former action In voting to place wheat
nour. oatmeal and fresh meats on the
uutiaole list, the Senate Finance sub
committee In charge of the agricultu-
raj schedule voted late to-day to place
live stock, wheat and oats on the free
list.
This action, it was authoritatiyely
stated. was taken to meet the views OF
President Wilson, Senator simmons
chairman of the Finance Committee
and other administration leaders. who
disapproved the decision announced
yesterday TO tax meats 10 per cent,
compensatory to duty on cattle in
the Underwood bill. and to assess a
compensatory duty on both flour and
oatmeal. The vote to reconsider was
taken In the subcommittee on n mo-
tion made by Senator Simmons ex
oHicio member OF all the subcommit-
tees handling the various tariff sched-
ules, when he returned to the Capitol
from conference with the President
In this enlargement of the free list.
president Wilson is known to have
taken n leading part, as he did in the
matter of raw wool and sugar. AS he
stiii Is standing uncompromisingly for
the WOOL and sugar schedules. so it
Is declared. he will stand firmly for
free cattle. sheep and hogs and free
wheat and oats, now that this has been
determined upon as the party policy.
Confe-s With President.
senator simmons conferred with the
PRESIDENT last week about his views
on the method of equalizing the Under
wood bill with regard to these raw
materials and their products
When the subcommittee's tentative
action was announced this morning
the Senator went Immediately to the
White House.
II told the President" he said later.
that members OF the Finance Commit
tee In informal conference had agreed
that there should not be tax on
wheats and flour. 1t was true that the
subcommittee had taken different ac-
ton. but informed the President that
majority of the Finance Committee
felt and said we would vote instead
to place cattle and other live stock
and wheat and oats on the free list.
This President Wilson agreed to, and
said 1t would be all right"
After leaving the White House SEN
ator Simmons called on Senator VIII
iiams, chairman of the subcommittee,
and told him of the sentiment for free
cattle and free wheat. Then the sub
committee was called together, and it's
former action reversed
''rhe matter is settled now." said
Senator Simmons. and that is the way
the schedule will go to the Senate"
InHuisitorinl Clause.
The inquisitorial clause OF the I'm
derwood bill which aroused foreign
protest has been giving the Williams's
subcommittee considerable trouble. In
trying to work out a modification OF
Its provisions. they have had sthe aid
of Senator Meadow. Secretary Bryan
and John Bassett Moore, counsellor of
the State Department.
\ plan now is being discussed TO
combine n portion OF this nrcvision
with the amendment proposed giving
the Secretary of the Treasury the right
to proclaim values, thus to have safe
guard against undervaluations, and at
the same time rid the provision OF Its
features objectional to foreign powers
The main purposes of the inquisi-
torial clause was to prevent under
valuations, necessity under an ad
valorem tariff system.
BY reviewing the submission of origi-
nal entries by foreign manufacturers
In case of disputed valuations