The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
REJECT COMPROMISE
OFFERED BY WILSON
ON TARIFF ON SUGAR
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feet at midnight the date of approval
the income tax feature of it will be ef-
fective for the calendar year 1918, and
succeeding years. This will be in line
with the present scheme of assessment
of the corporation tax, assessable on a
calendar year basis.
The exemptions in the income tax law
aside from the $1,000 minimum income
limit as to persons, will be, mainly, il
not almost entirely. confined to relig-
ious and charitable institutions.
President Wilson tonight, virtually
ON the eve of the convening
of Congress in extra session, was
In command of the tariff situation, de-
termned to uphold the tariff pledges of
the democratic platform adopted at Bal
timore.
Important additions TO the tariff free
list as reported tonight include: Raw
WOOL boots and shoes hide. leather,
skins sewing machines, typewriters,
printing presses, road machinery, news
print paper, wood pulp, cotton baSgihs,
barbed wire and steel rails.
The President was reported to have with
stood renewed attacks upon the free raw
wool schedule as embodied in the bill to
be introduced only on the sugar sched-
ule, left open for senators and represen-
tatives from Louisiana and beet sugar
states to agree to accept free sugar in
three years.
Attitude Firm
So firm is the Presidents attitude re-
ported to be, an attitude backed by the
majority of his party in both branches
of Congress, that any effort of legislators
to escape a caucus pledge on the wool
schedule would not be tolerated. The
President and party leaders, having
agr eed upon free raw wool. there would
be no trouble getting through the House
and the Senate leaders propose there be
no kicking over the traces when It
reaches a Senate caucus.
1t was asserted by some leaders that
efforts of senators to dodge a caucus
pledge on the wool sugar schedules
would not be tolerated. The President,
in talking today to Senators Walsh and
Meyers of Montana made plain his firm,
positive stand On the wool tariff, declar-
ing that the party could not AFFORD to
place any tariff ON raw wool
1t became evident during the day that
proposals had been made between the
sugar and wool partisans,- looking to a
combination that might force the Presi-
dent and the Senate leaders to give some
protection to both industries. This dan
ger has worried the Senate committee
for some time, but it was claimed tonight
that the influence of President Wilson
and the demand that all democrats abide
by the majority decision of the party
would force all but one or two senators
into a final acceptance of the proposed
revision.
Proposals Discussed
Tonight Representative Broussard re-
ceived a message from the American Cane
ton ut i,,r~ hot 10
Presidents proposal had been discussed
by the association at a meeting in New
Orleans today and it was unanimously
agreed that a duty of cent pound
for three years and free sugar after that
time would not be acceptable. This in
formation will be communicated to Pres
ident Wilson.
The ways and means committee, hav-
ing completed the tariff bill. adjourned
until Monday. leaving the sugar sched-
ule open. approved in two ways. The
committee voted for free sugar fatty
and also for the suggested alternative
of | cent a pound for three years to
be followed by free trade.
Two schedules were drafted, the COM
mittee leaving it to Chairman Under
wood TO incorporate in the bill the sched-
ule finally approved by the President. If
no agreement can be reached by way of
compromise with the anti-free sugar SEN
ators, 1t was indicated that the tariff
bill would be introduced any way, pr. b.
ably with sugar on the free list
Tomorrow the Senate finance commit
tee will meet to go over the schedules
drafted by the ways and means COM
mittee.
Expect Definite Understanding
Before that time a definite understand
ing on the sugar schedule is expected.
Or Monday Chairman Underwood will
Introduce the bill and the House demo-
Gratis have been called to consider 1t in
caucus Tuesday morning. At that time
the question of procedure will be con-
sidered, whether the bill, including the
income tax, be taken as whole or
schedule bv schedule The nrevalent