Show SNAG STRUCK H BY CAUCUS J. J Unexpectedly Strong Opposition Opposition Opposition tion to Free Sugar and Free Wool Prevents Action irn on n Pledge Binding the Members ONLY 31 SENATORS ATTEND MEETING I Absentees Summoned by Telegraph Tele Tere- graph for Session Tomorrow Chairman Simmons Confident Confident dent Unit Rule Will Prevail W WASHINGTON V July Tuly G. Adrain- Adrain vv t tariff riff forces are arc facing fac fac- ing one OSle more important fight in ill their attempt to align Senate Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- in solid support of tho the Under wood-Simmons wood bill The Democratic Democratic- caucus spent pent two hours toda today debating debat- debat in ing the question of a unit rule to bind binti nil party members to support the bill and to rote ote down clown nIl all hostile amendments in in the Senate V Strong opposition from front senators V opposed to free Sll sugar 1 anti and free wool prevented action on the binding pledge to today ay V With th only thirty one on senators present out of a total Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- D m- m membership of or fV one fifty tim tho leaders hc hesitated 1 l to force an issue to toda today today to- to da day p and the caucus adjourned until 4 p. p in m. Monday Telegrams were Ore hurried out to tonight tonight tonight to- to night to all absent Democrats calling them to W Washington for tor Mondays Monday's meeting The fight against the tho bindIng binding binding bind bind- ing pledge developed more strength today then than tho 1 leaders expected Chairman Chairman Simmons Simmons' of at the tho finance comm committee committee- however el js Is confident t that that- rho caucus Monday will adopt the unit rule by a a. safe majority pledging pledging- alt ull 11 V Democrats except those who hll 5 5 f m made de other pledges to their constituents ent V or who withdraw from th the caucus t to support it the bill in Ifs entirety Practically all other features o of th the s bill have been completed Chairman Simmons hopes to sec see tb the bill passed b by Senate and signed by b- the tho President dent b before Core September 1 Today roday h hw made this statement Tho The caucus has sustained the committee committee com corn In all its actions on the tariff bill except one or two too minor matt matters I am satisfied that the bill bin AS approved b by the caucus will pass past the thc Senate i with such modifications as ma may b be made in conference between the no 0 I houses will he ho enacted Into law |