Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-24
SNAGS IN THE PATH
OF THE TARIFF BILL
Delay in Its Passage Foreseen
by Senate Subcommittee
Chairmen.
HIGHER RATES LIKELY
IN COTTON SCHEDULES
No Changes to Be Made That Are Not
Approved by Democratic
Caucus.

Senate finance subcommittee have
struck snags in schedules OF the Tn
derwood bill that already assure de-
lay in the administration program to
hasten the bill to consideration by the
Senate.
Chairmen of the subcommittee ad-
mitted that although no more manu-
facturers will be heard after Tuesday
evening. it will be impossible for them
to keep up with the plan outlined by
Chairman Simmons to have the sched-
ules ready for the full committee at
the end of next week.
On some Of the schedules so many items
have been found to demand thorough
study that it probably will be well into
the first week of June before the bill is
ready for the full committee.
1t became known today that some in
creases Of the Underwood rates OF the
cotton schedule are being contemplated
by the subcommittee. Much work re-
mains to be done also on the chemical.
agricultural and leather goods schedules.
With these tasks before the subcommit-
tee it now seems unlikely that the demo-
cratic caucus will be called until the week
Of June 8. and this probably will delay
the report of the bill to the Senate until
the middle OF June.
Caucus to Make Ali Changes.
II there is to be any change in the
tariff bill as regards wool and sugar
before 1t is reported to the Senate 1t
will be made in the democratic caucus.
It was learned today that the subcom-
mittee of the finance committee. which
has the raw wool schedule before IT
has voted to report to the majority
membership OF the committee in favor
Of free wool. and also that a poll CT
| the majority membership of the same
committee has shown 1t to be in favor
of free sugar at the end of three years
Despite reports that some Of the demo.
cratic senators. other than the Louisiana
/ senator's. are contemplating a bolt from
| the party caucus on the tariff. II is said
| by leaders that at present a remarkably
good feeling exists among the democrats,
and that II vote was to be taken i'm.
mediately on the tariff bill, they would
| be found standing soltdly together.
Senator Simmons, chairman OF the
finance committee. has made public list
| of twenty-nine questions relating to the
/ tariff. prepared by the majority members
which will be sent to manufacturers OF
| the country. Questions submitted by
Senator La Toilette will also be sent out
| by the finance committee.
Imposes Conditions.
The committee chairman, however In q
statement relative to these questions de-
clared that If manufacturers or other per
sons who have appeared before the sub
committees will answer the queries un.
der oath before the bill is reported t.
the Senate, or before final action on it by
the Senate, they will be printed, but thai
neither the report Of the bill to the SEN
ate nor final action on the bill by the
Senate will be delayed for answers.
The questions framed by the majority
members Of the committee 60 carefully
| into the cost Of production. the prices
| the markets for goods, the profits. the
| wages paid labor and other matters re
| lating to manufacture or production Of
| goods.
| An important change in the bill as II
passed the House, 1t is reported. ha:
been made by Senator Stones committee
l in the metal schedule. 1t has decided tc
the free list
Senator Gore Makes Prediction.
| If Senator Cores information is cor.
rect, a final vote will not be reached
| in the Senate on the tariff bfll until
! well along in August.
The Oklahoma senator Is a member OF
the farm credits commission. which has
sailed for Europe to study the banking
| facilities there for the farmers. Mr.
Gore would like to join the commission
| for just two months, anyway, as ne ]!
deeply interested in the problems to be
gone into. He went to the White House
today to tell President Wilson that he
would like to be absent for several
months if there was no prospect of q
vote until August. The President was
not in his office and the senator did not
see him.
| II am told that the Senate will not vote
on the bill until August" said the sena-
tor, land I would like very much to join
the commission for two months. any,
| how. / will arrange II if possible"