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Show SENATORS WORKING ON SUGAR MEASURE Special to Tho Tribune. WASHINGTON. May fi. Much uncertainty uncer-tainty cxlHttf at this time in reference to the ar-tlon which will be fallen on the freo Nilgai' bill by both the majority arid minority !-Idcs of the finance committee or the senate. .The Democratic; minority, It. Is reported, will not stand for tho Underwood freo sugar bill and Is preparing pre-paring to submit a substitute bill under which the present rate of duty will be reduced by from 25 to M per cent. Thc Louisiana sugar people avo making active ac-tive efforts lo have tho reduction not go beyond 25 per cent. It In certain that the majority mombcrHhip of the committee commit-tee will not report the Underwood bill, but a. compromise' measure introduced by Sonator Erlstow. Senator Smoot of thc cumtiiitloo is working on a substitute bill, and while at this tlmi ho will not Indlrate what rate the hill ' will carry. U. s understood that It will be a redui'tlon of about 10 per cent from the present rate. |