Washington, Aug. 13.
The Senate by a viva voce vote today defeated the sugar bill amendment offered by Senator Claude Pepper, Democrat of Florida, subtracting 59,782 tons from the Philippine quota for allocation to Florida cane-growers, Senator Pepper appealed to his colleagues on the ground that the change would not injure the Philippines, since the amount involved would be over and above the Philippines' duty-free quota. He recalled that the Philippines probably did not intend to fill their quota.
However, administration leaders reminded that they had already promised an unfilled quota for the Phi~ lippiness to the Department of State: for bargaining purposes.—United Press.
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