The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-27
EXCISE TAX
tcessa.ssa from Y1r.s ra~.,


soon be reached 30 that n perfected
measure can be laid before the Pres
ident for his approval
Republicans support rarir Bill.
The excise measure would levy up
on all persons. firms or co-partnership
an annual tax equal TO one per cent
OF net income in excess OF 5000.
Senator Cummins' permanent tariff
board amendment which carried once
Yesterday in the wool fight and then
lost In the hnal upheaval when the
LaFoliette bill passed. was attached
10 the excise bill BY a vote OF IS 10
-. All OF the Democrats except
Pomerene. OF Ohio. voted against the
tariff board. while all OF the Repub.
licans except Hepburn. OF Idaho. cup
ported H.
The chief fight. aside from that cen.
tering about Senator Rorah's income
tax measure. came upon the Canadian
reciprocity amendment. offered by
Senator Gronna. of North Dakota. The
amendment was adopted by a vote OF
81 to %.
reciprocity.
The portion of the reciprocity law
now in effect. which admits paper
free from Canadian provinces which
do not discriminate against the United
States, was defended by Senators vii.
iams. Bacon. Smith of Georgia, and
other Democrats. They declared the
Tree paper provision of the reciprocity
law should be allowed TO remain in
effect. and said under such an arrange
ment they would be glad 10 support
repeal OF the balance of the law.
Senator Bacon finally offered an
amendment to repeal all of the reel
procity law except the free paper sec
ton.
II was defeated. 81 to %. Bristow.
Clapp. Poindexter and Works being
the only progressives who voted for
It. The Gronna amendment was then
adopted.
Change the Bill.
The Senate made change in the
excise bill. so that the tax would not
apply 10 labor organizations. agricul-
iural association or fraternal organi-
cations OF an insurance character
This amendment was offered by Sena-
tor Fletcher. A plan to check the to-
bacco monopoly by a special excise on
Production above q certain amount.
offered by Senator Hitchcock. was de-
feated
The Hitchcock proposal was a spe-
cial tax on the production OF more
than 2O.0OO.000 pounds OF tobacco.
+oO.oOO.OO0 cigars. the same number
Of cigarettes. and 1000, 900 pounds Of
snuff by any ore company For an
annual production above this quantity
the tax would rise rapidly. so that Il
would soon become prohibitiye. Sen
atOr Hitchcock declared such taxing
aystem would curb tobacco monopO-
~. which the government had failed
10 do through a mistake. lack Of
Judgment, connivancc, or ia some 9th
or way"
Sugar Bill.
The third Of the Democratic tariff
measures. the sugar bill. VIII come up
tomorrow. under tire agreement in
the Senate. II is believed tonight
that the combination of Democrats
and Progressiycs Will be continued
throughout the third Of the tariff pro-
gram 50 that n sweeping reduction in
the sugar tariff will have been ap-
proved by the Senate before the end
Of tO-morrows session
The Democrats have determined 10
support Senator Williams bill intro
duced to-day. providing a one-thlrd cut
IN all sugar tariffs. and a cut OF forty
per cent on the molasses tariff The
House bill provides a basis Of free
sugar. hut this will not be endorsed
by the Democrats. 10 g. expected that
compromise measure will be offered
by the Republican leaders reducing
the existing duty Of 1913 on refined
sugar. by from 20 70 40 cents per 100
pounds
This compromise may be Adopted
by the Senate. but b. Is expected that
Ia the end if will give way a. the
compromise wool bill did. 20 n pro-
gressive bin s'ill further reducing the
duty