The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-12
WILSON SUGAR DUTY
LOSES IN U.S.. SENATE
Free Imports After 1920 Win.
Despite Presidents Wish
to Repeal Law.
HOUSE RESTORED IMPOST

WASHINGTON. April ia deter
mined struggle between the House and
the Senate over the administrator pro-
posal tina sugar shall be restored to the
dutiable list is assured as "A result of
action taken to-day BY the Senate. BY
u vote Of 40 to 30 the upper House
passed the Simmons resolutions extend
ing the date OF the free sugar provision
to May I. 1920. instead OF repeating II.
as recommended by President Wilson.
Under the present Law will 60
Oh the free fist May | of this year. \
resolution passed by the House several
weeks ago repealed the FIRE. sugar pro-
vision and provided that in the future
a customs rate of approximately One cent
"A pound should be LEVIED upon 1t. Much
20 the surprise of administration officials
the senate Democrats in 4 party caucus
rejected the House mcasur and decided
to report a resolution merely postpon-
ing the date Of the free sugar provision.
This measure was passed to-day.
The Administration decided 10 rec
ommend the repeal of the free sugar
provision as a means Of reSaining
revenue.
Under the present rate OF one cent a
pound the product IL yielding to the
Treasury about s55. 600 900 "A year. II
Is regarded by the authorities as ini-
perative that sugar shall continue to be
a revenue producer in view of the fact
that the Goyernmsn is about to embark
on a policy Of spending more money
upon the army and navy.
Two Democratic Senators voted against
the resolution. They Were
Ransdell and Broussard. Louisiana. and
Lane, Oregon. Otherwise the vote was
along strict party lines.
JUST before the resolution was called
up for passage senator Works. tali.
fornia. offered AN amendment proposing
restoration Of the Pay ne-Aldrich Gus
toms rate on lemons, This amendment,
WAS defeated. In the couvse of the de
bate on the amendment Senator Work,
referred 10 an article detailing the sui
by W. e. IIcers TO recover from The
Sicilian Lemon Importers Association
compensation for alleged services in Sc
curing "A lower lemon rate IN the Under
wood simmons tariff law.
Senator Williams, who is a mcmbe'
of the committed that framed the tarif
law, said lie had never heard OF Beers
and that Beers had never appeared he
fore the subcommittee which considere,
the lemon duty, Mr.. Williams was chair
man OF the Subcommittee.
senators Underwood and Pomeren,
also disclaimed any knowledge Of tn
lemon lobby. Senator Underwood at
tacked the Citrus Fruit Growers Asso
citation Of California, which he salt
operates as a/monopoly and controls tn
marketing Of the product grown il
eleven counties Of the State.
The defeat 81 the Lodge amcndInen
yesterday, which proposed 10 advanc
the customs duty on dyestuffs and re
lection OF the Works amendments to
day. IN the opinion OF Republicans
demonstrates that the Democrats will no
countenance any revision OF the TART
at this time that is not initiated b
themselves.
The simmons sugar resolution no'
goes to a conference committee repre-
senting the two houses. The Nous
managers will insist upon passage q
the repeal bill and they are Statistic
that with the support OF the Admins
~tration IL will become a law.