New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-26
DEADLOCK THREATENS
CONFERREES ON TARIFF
Three Points of Difference Now
Delay Agreement of Senate
and House Members.
INCOME TAX IS SETTLED
Exemption Limit Is Fixed at
$4,000, with Additional ST.
600 for Married Man or
Woman-Fight Rumored'
Iron The Tribune Bureau


washington. Sept. 25.-Thc number OF
pojnts Of difference upon which the tarin
copferrees have failed 10 agree were
reduced TO three at the conclusion Of the
nrotracted meeting to-day-the Senate
amendments on lead and zinc, cotton
cloths and yarns. and the dates upon
which the wool schedule shall become
effective. The representatives OF ooth
houses held out firmly for their provisions.
and the conference, II was said had All
but reached deadlock.
At the same time the ConierreeS were
optimistic and expressed the belief mat
their report will be ready for SUBMISSION
n the House on Saturday and to the
Senate on the following Monday. 1t now
seems probable that the bill will he
ready for the signature OF President VIII
son about Thursday OF next week.
4 compromise was reached to-day on
the income tax exemption limit The eX-
emption limit Of 5000 fixed by the Senate
was agreed to. with an additional exemp-
ton of 8. 900 for a married man or woman
with the provision that there should he
no exemption Of more than $1,000 for a
single family. The further exemption Of
$500 for each dependent child up 10 $1,000
added TO the bill by the Senate was
dropped.
Burlap was placed on the free list, as
provided by the Senate bill and the Sen
ale amendment Of 10 per cent OF bleached
lutte fabrics was retained. Grain bass
arc left on the dUtiable list.
The House conferrees agreed 10 the
elimination Of the House anti-dumpinS
clause. which would have assessed an
extra duty against goods dumped" into
this country at reduced prices, and the
Senate receded from its amendment pro-
viding for the levying Of a tax Of per
cent in addition to the normal corpora
ton tax. on the net income Of railway
corporations I'm Alaska, I'm lieu Of the
annual license tax of 500 mile now
imposed
The Senate conferrees abandoned the
Senate amendment providing for a charge
of % cents for stamps required by law
10 be affixed to packages of spirits filled
on the premises Of rectifers or wholesale
liquor dealers.
The House provision for the collection
Of duty on bottles or containers in which
mineral waters are imported. which was
stricken out by the Senate was also re-
stored
There were rumors to-day Of strong
opposition to the report that might de-
velop in the House on the ground that
the Republicans had not been taken into
the conferences that worked out the de-
tails Of the measure.
II such opposition appears, it probably
would take the form Of d point of order
against the report. on the ground that il
A contains matter inserted without author
II ity by the conference committee In sew
y eral instances The conferences have
changed provisions in such a way that
some members Of Congress say new legIs-
lation has been added to the bill The
conferrees insist. however, that they have
acted wholly within their authority. and
Democratic leaders do not expect any
marked delay in action on the report.
A plan 70 report the tariff bill from
conference with a disagreement on the
cotton futures tax it was learned TO-
night. has the sanction OF President Will
son. The House COnferreos have informed
The President that they hesitate TO act
. on the Clarke amendment taxing cotton
futures because Tie House had had no
opportunity Of discussing the Senate
amendment or anything similar 10 IL.