| Show SUGAR TARiff Z IS STill IN L Lt t DISPUTE Duty of One Cent a Pound to Terminate at End of Three Thee Years Is Ultimatum of President President President Pres Pres- ident Wilson to Senators t COMMITTEE COMPLE COMPLETES rES 1 of l ALL OTHER SCHEDULES WooI fool Meats Many Other Foodstuffs and Clothing MaI Materials Materials Ma- Ma p on Free List and I Income Tax Rates Fixed r r April The j. j The 7 V Democratic 4 tariff revision re hill bill 1 i completed l l tOlli tonight ht with wilh the cx- cx MI of a H Decision upon the i il l MV n tariff om beginning beg to lo end cud endia i t. t i ia is a i mei c modeled pl d in iu n accord cord i L. L ith the ides ideas of jf Plc President Wilson ith ih wool meats meals and ud many other and clothing materials on onlie onie lie tic ie free list with luw ov duties lulie upon 11 U 1 agricultural nl product and food- food tuffs that ur are ue not free fre and ami with lio ic le tariff on chemical steel mal and l he commercial products nut but f far fn u r Jow jOW the present t protective h-c h rates rate I Senate loi loaders rs l e 1 loday r an n opportunity Q Q tut tudy the bill Sunday afternoon aft IiI They then til Il IL conf confer confor r with Un Underwood erwood i i Jho House on wu ways s 's a and andins d ns ins h t 1 c n r nc i X t carcil reUt re- re Ut il I siR of or the Senate will wiil bo ho mude I the t to to del determine wi whether to ae cc c wool 1 cent wr Jow J nd Joy 0 l tt li mantel el pi wilt will prove pro r to a 3 majority n o the r r n I K I J summarized the tariff 1 devel- devel el l of or the day dav U were President U ons on's ultimatum to suC sut su- su ci t C ir tr r Interests that tI tn fly y must t agree to tariff larIH of oC 1 c cit nt p POT pcr r pound for fOl three sara tr r with free f sugar ug-al' after that time lime 8 t. t Continued On On l' l 2 Column t 1 1 UGAR TARIFF IS j L IN DISPUTE tr t P Duty ut Y e Cent a Pound for ee Years Wil Wilson Wilsons s So to Pro Producers duce rs Ij r nl Pago KO 1 ij I Tr or r b he Wo Wold would ld attempt Pt t to secure free tree su at C ear Jr r ift The The jh completion t n y t the bill b by the thc ways vay nd with tho exception of r sugar u r schedule The Thc I committee committee ii P MS a reo on n Iro freGI I sugar I if tee e p pI I tax a 1 It at 1 Per Der cent incomes u above for Ot all from 1 per cent on 5 1000 to o. o 3 pet per percent nt from rom 0 I Jo to 0 3 J per er om l to OOOO 4 1 p r cent above abo abo oo The President proposal on the sugar t to C eArl today todo B BrO of Louisiana senator an and d r p pt tentatives c conferred and sounded o tot J In eme m em- mI I hers bers or of the tho Senate t to i c could uld be to toI strength e cr nough I feature o 0 the tight fight the tho free Sugar reached no tonight to- to plan They Thoy had I night ae tie to tho- tho th e course they fo would take eat Ile red Probable Notwithstanding the thc sugar controY I- I I events event so shaped thc themselves today t day 1 3 y a all to Indicate that the Mouse the tho Senate Sen- Sen Sen- Sen ate te and tho the President will come cometo tOv toa definite and final agreement upon the he heI tariff bill before Monday a and d that the hj measure will bo be p presented to the House BOW I earl early next week weck as an administration me and with all tariff leaders leader behind it ft I After Atter a short holl m meeting o of the Democratic Demo Demo- J critic cratic the members ot of the finance commit SImmons James andI and I Leo leG t today a Senators Simmons Hughes called ned on Mr r. r Underwood arid I and nd agricultural agricultural ul d tho the wool sugar tural tariffs A demand from some some quarters In tho Senate for tor an In Increase of both bOUl tho the agricultural duties o. o and ana 1 a a doubt as as s to the success of both wool an and free tree sugar In the Senate con con- 6 to tho a problems over o which tn the Senate lead leaders era will work tonight an d tomorrow w D Decision lon I. I Left eft to President The House use tariff makers have hayo pct left t matters entirely In the tha hands hand of or th the e President Members of ot the Senate fi fl finance fl- fl l fiance nance ance committee today declared thoro then would be bo an ultimate agreement with t I I tho the President over or all contested points It is la understood that unless s the sugar suga nr r compromise Is accepted b by the senators senators senators sena sena- tors from southern states the tho finance o c. c committee t probably will act on Its Hs oa own n i and comply with President t desire this Thc situation as ns It was as developed dc 1 s heck Week Is flop apparently a 8 d dent or of ho tho plan laid out b by the file an and tho the tho house and lead Irad- ers era M- M to Senate enl hi branched lanchett 0 bong tho the executive und and both boll t upon th the tho ot of Congress into agre agreement t hill bill tariff revision before the time theto new acs u. u t to teo ee that leaves lea K Ka cl the thc c custody tody of 01 the co ator atom tor r has dr drawn n it it- Loading see sen- bL be n Predicted toda today f that there thero would d wh h When no t ti I important matters unsettled unsettle d s. Hous Ie bill Is Introduced c. c In its theThis thet the tin t tort or This 0 of situation 0 unique In tariff h t 1 13 I to shorten recent years ars ls Is a expected great great- time tho time o required for tor u ot of d th tho d duce to n the the bills skid anti to re real reduce re- re alt 11 unu nu usual ual degree dob congressional al debate congressional Preliminary I 1 am amendment of the mens- mens bill It s on the or of claimed t ton w changes will r result In the when whon the bill by time the Senate reaches that bod body F t Statement st ment br LF Underwood l' l w moans Underwood when hen tho the dal cia committee adjourned seemed In n R. R greatly rc- rc cd frame framo ot of mind and lI expressed that the h ar from time tho President committee would and the Sen Sen- b by Sunday SUnda at the latest Our Oar bill fIl Is rea ready said Bald Mr Under Under- wood The Thc sugar tar tariff Is tho serIous p point In controversy only and our committee has reed agreed to do er the President wants ants us to do niter after ho he has hu made up P his la mind We expected to Jet get word nord from the tho President toda today after his with the the senators r but the conference word ord not come I e however that did dW whole matter ter will be determined tho the to tomorrow to- to morrow tf If If the tha President cannot bring brine about an n agreement on this schedule lc we wo aro aro rend ready the bill will go Eo to the louse House as asi committee bill This committee has lias a agreed recd thus far tar to every chance the President sU suggest eted et- et ed In o our r original bill as It Il reached him His suggestions were tow low Most features of or tho bill met with his hi heartIest heart heart- iest lest approval ll The committee was an of ot the mind that no bill should bo be pre pre- which President Wilson lIson mJ might hl veto to wh when n It reached hm him navin Having made the changes he he suggested u w we wt are arenow now ready to accede to the further er recommendations s he may mar make nn wait OB ca ite l nt Because use of ot the tho delay ln settling the su sugar al schedule th the thc ma may not bo be rend ready to introduce the bill bm on Mon tonda ton ton- day da- Chairman Underwood assured the President that he could e all nil the thc time necessary ar to bring about bout an agreement agreement with the Senate leaders aders If It ho he should ask uk for tor time would o e withheld until it St was WAR apparent that no agreement could be reached In this CASO ciao the thc Democratic Cl caucus also would rould bo be delayed ys The ways was and means means' chairman declared that C oases every tf member of his committee was ks co operating with the President to bring about harmony harmon harmony har har- mon mony In order to hasten tariff legis legis- lation All AlJ agreed that the tho points of ot serious difference should be bo settled b by compromise compromiso It If necessary before the bill is s sent Into the legislative o mill rather than afterwards when hen stubborn obstacles might arise to prolong prolong- debate and drag rag the session ston along for tor months A provision of the measure Is that It I shall become effective on midnight of ot the day on which It Is 81 signed ed b by the tho President This provision ro and the fact tact that tho the measure will be a blanket bill blUe including the Income tax tax when It comes from the committee strengthens the probability that It t will bo bB consid consid- ered red In n Congress as lS one measure In Instead In- In stead of at being taken up schedule b bv b- schedule This method It Is said a almost almost al- al most certainly win will follow if it there is b an agreement between tho time tho President and Senate and leaders as ass to the tho rates President Wilson ligon gave gl his hh cabinet today an outline of ot the tho negotiations through whIch h he Hoped I to to- i bill a common agreement on on the tariff t bm Cabinet et ox x- x Later members of or thO n Ox- Ox pressed themselves as lS I In hearty hac accord accorti r 1 with Ith the time views laws om out the tho tariff tar tar- iff declaring that the resident President was determined to have tho the P people ople or of the United States set bet free sugar In three seers ears The President was nag hopeful tonight that he would have the he support of 01 the sut cent on Louisiana s senators on the cent I-cent sugar jugal proposal and th that t when tho the bill v a was vs as r Introduced d next week It would woul BO BOi o through h both holh houses or of Congress i lr th thereby y A gIving gIving- an opportunity opportunity I f unity for or other Important legislation |
