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Show DEADLOCK ON SUGAR TAKEN BEFORE HOUSE Leader Kltchln reported tonight to tho House that tho conferees ot tfio I House and Senato had been unablo to agree on tho sugar bill. Tomorrow ho will ask tho Houso to reaffirm Us original position favoring absoluto re-peal re-peal of tho freo sugar law, Instead of agreeing to the Senato amendment to postpone placing sugar on tho freo list only until May 1, 1920. There Is a strong belief In tho Senato Sen-ato that eventually tho Houso bill will have to bo agreed to. In a final unsuccessful effort to lino up tho conferees con-ferees In favor of tho Senato amendment, amend-ment, today Senator Simmons report- ed that President Wilson had told him earlier In tho day that ho favored favor-ed tho amendment. A caucus ot Democratic senators has been called for tomorrow night to discuss tho situation. Leaders on both sides of the cnpltol aro urging tho necessity of Iramedlato action on tho bill if tho Underwood Sim- 1 mons law is permitted to go Into effect ef-fect on May 1. tho present tax of 1 cent a pound on all sugar importa-tlons, importa-tlons, or about $45,000,000 a year, I will bo lost. |