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Show uu INtAjWttft Washington, July 18. Leaders in the senate reached nn agreement late today for a vote next week on tho three Democratic tariff measures as follows: The wool bill Thursday, sugar bill Friday and the excise tax bill Saturday Satur-day It is expected this agreement would be ratified before adjournment and tho Democratic filibuster withdrawn. with-drawn. Democratic leaders declared they would continue the filibuster until assured as-sured of a vote on the tariff bills. The big sundry civil appropriation bill, against which the filibuster is directed di-rected carries many Important government gov-ernment appropriations. With the Panama can bill under the unfinished business, the Democratic leaders will be able to hold up tho appropriation bill several days. The difficulty In reaching an agreement agree-ment is said to he one of details only. The regulur Republicans are willing to permit a vote on tariff bills, but the progressives do not want to ellm-Inato ellm-Inato debate. They coutond they shall have opportunity to pre3ont ' Itjit amendments If tho bills ata discussed,: nt length. As the session proceededwj the Democrats continued their flllJaiti buster and forced the senate to takelcet up the Panama canal bill. fa Ratification of the agreement flnal-lt ly was put over until tomorrow. TheK Democrats domandod the right to votoSL on the excise bill as an amendmendrp to the sugar bill and delayed closinglL,' the agreement. f; !B5t |