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Show jTKE free sugar program ; IS CViElEO IN THE SENATE Democrats Rally to Support of Tariff BUI and Defeat Amendments to Sugar Schedule. Wanlilnnton. President Wilson's program for free aiiKar la 191G carried the day In the senate on Tuesday when Democrats rallied to the support of the tariff bill and defeated all amendments t0 the siifcsir schedule. With all but Senator Katisdcll and Thornton of IxMilMana standing firmly firm-ly for tli 11 at m I n Shi i at Ion tbe Democrats Demo-crats defeated the llrltttow amendment for a comprom'se duty; the Norrls amendment aKalimt free sugar, and the (iulllner amendment aualnnt free maple auur The dwlnlon on the siiRur schedule came at the end of a debate devoid of much of the bitterness tfcat had been expected In loimeetlon with thla flht The two Louisiana senator sen-ator had niu.ie, clear early In the consideration of the bill that they would vote with the Republicans Repub-licans In favor of a duty on sugar, but there were no other waverings In th rauka of the Democrat. J |