The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-26
Clean-Cut Victory Comes
for President After
Hard Fight.
ONLY SIX VOTES
IN OPPOSITION
Action Means That Country Will
Have Immediate Free Wool,
and Sugar Goes on Free List
in 1916-Binding Caucus
Pledge Likely to Be
Imposed.

Washington, June 25.-Free sugar in
1915 and free raw wool are now es-
tablished In the tariff revision bill.
having been approved late to-day by
the Democratic caucus Of the Senate.
after two days fight. The sugar
schedule, as reported BY the majority
members OF the Finance Committee and
practically as II passed the House, was
approved by vote Of 40 TO g. Free
raw wool. as submitted by the majority.
and Just as il passed the House, swept
the Senate caucus by vote of IL TO 6.
This ratification OF President VII
sons tarim policy. he having insisted
upon the wool and sugar propositions
before the Ways and Means Committee
in the beginning. came after a long
series OF developments since the tariff
bill passed the House, in which the
President had been an active partici-
pant When the fight OF the antifree
sugar and antifree wool Democrats was
getting hot. the President issued a
public statement declaring that any
suggestion OF compromise on the wool
and sugar schedule Ideas was abso-
lutciy out OF the question, and later
he stirred all administration leaders
TO action when he made his charge
about the existence in Washington Of
an "insidious lobby" vestigation OF
which has brought results regarded
as favorable TO the tariff bill
Vote Against Free Sugnr.
The six Democratic Senators who
voted against free sugar on the nnal
vote approving the schedule were
Hitchcock, Nebraska; Newlands. Neva-
da Eansdell and Thornton. Louisiana:
Shafroth. OF Colorado: Walsh, OF Mon
tana.
The six who opposed free raw wool
20 the end were Chamberlain. of Ore
xon. Ncwlands. Nevada: Ransden and
Thornton. Louisiana: Shafroth and
Walsh
No attempt was made in the caucus
to-day TO bind the members to the
action OF the caucus. The question will
come up when the entire bill has been
passed upon. Some members fought il.
but administration leaders said tonight
they believed only the two Louisiana
Senators would ask to be released from
the caucus pledge If one is submitted.
The general opinion is that a binding.
resolution Will be offered
Approval of the schedules came after
prolonged discussion and after several
amendments had been voted down. on
some of the amendments the opposi-
uon showed more strength. the maxi
mum being ten votes for Senator
Shafroth's amendment to the sugar
schedule. This would have eliminated
free sugar and substituted duty Of
approximately one-half cent n pound
on refined sugar. This amendment was
lost by vote OF 81 to 10. Senators
thompson. Chamberlain. Hitchcock.
Newlands. Shafroth. Lane Ransdell.
Thornton, Tiilman and Walsh voting
for IL.
When this had been lost. Senator
thompson. OF Kansas. offered an
amendment to retain the Underwood
rate lor three years. reducing it so
per cent in 1916 and % per cent each
succeeding year until it reaches the
free list. Senators Chamberlain. Fletch-
er. Hitchcock. NcwIands. Shafroth.
thompson. Tillman and Walsh sup
ported this amendment. The amend
Iheht oHered by Senator Thornton to
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