Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-04-10 | Page 7 | Senatedebating Free Sugar Bill

SENATEDEBATING FREE SUGAR BILL Repeal of Clause to Be Promptly Prompt-ly Voted on Government Revenue Will Avoid Loss of $42,000,000. Washington, April 10. The house bill repealing tho free sugar clause of the Underwood tariff law was taken tak-en up for debate In the senate today under an agreement to vote on the measure, as amended by the flnannco committee, tomorrow. The freo sugar su-gar clause would go Into effect May 1 with a consequent loss in governmental govern-mental revonues of approximately : $42,000,000 unless it Is repealed in the meantime. ' Chairman Simpson of tho finance 3 committee oponod debate for the re- ' peal. He declared that it was calcu-8 lated to be a temporary measure made necessary by the falling off of custom dues as a result of the war in Europe and eventually, he thought conditions would warrant a return to a free sugar policy. Senator Lodge Introduced an amendment to Impose five per cent ad valorem duty on coal tar products and a duty of seven and a half cents a pound and thirty per cent ad valorem va-lorem on coal tar dyeB. Although the senate had agreed to vote not later than tomorrow afternoon, after-noon, it was thought debate could be continued and a vote reached before recess tonight