Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-23
Opposition to
 Duty on Tusks
COTTON EXPORTERS IN FEAR OF ITS EFFECT
WILL BREAK UP TRADE
Will Drive African Business to italy,
 They CIaim-No Amendment Likely to Income Tax Section of Tariff Bill.

Washington, May 22-No amend ment to the income tax section of the Underwood tariff bill is likely to be proposed by the senate finance com mlttee or democratic caucus, accord Ing to leaders who have consideration of that part of the bill in hand.
 Senators Williams, Shively and Gore have the income tax in hand. Though their committee room is piled high with protests and suggestions from many sources, the measure is believed to have been well handled in the house and the objections made to it in it's original form are thought to have been sufficiently met in amendments before the bill passed the house.
 Insurance Companies Protest.
 Among the loudest protests coming now are those from mutual insurance companies conducted for profit, but the house amended the original bill as relating to insurance companies and insurance policies and the senators on the finance committee, after a study of the bill, believe that it is sound Complaints from railroad and other holding companies that the law will tax them twice on dividends paid are re- ported to have been held unsound by members of the committee.
 Senator Penrose failed today to get up his resolution providing for publica- ton of the list of tariff questions to manufacturers proposed by Senator La Toilette, the senate going into execu- tive session before the tariff was reach ed Early in the day the finance con- m1ttee majority met and framed an amendment to the resolution proposing a longer list of questions in which some of Senator La Follette'S queries were included.
 List of 25 Questions.
 The questions will relate to produc- tion, raw material and transportation costs here and abroad: proportion of tariff duties which cover production cost differences here and abroad and the proportion which amounts to a manufacturers profit and other tariff problems. Senator Simmons said that there would be about 25 questions in all, but he will withhold the list until he Is certain the republican leaders in .tend to bring the matter up again
 Vice President Marshall called on the finance committee chairman today and discussed with him the tariff and its prospects in the senate, The vice president said he did not discuss rates or schedules and Chairman Sim mons stated that the conference was merely informal and had to do with the handling of the bin when it reach ed the senate floor.
 Will Drive Business to Italy.
 Discussion of the tariff on raw ivory proposed in the Underwood bill before the Johnson sub-c committee disclosed an unusual situation Rep representatives of cotton exporters in protesting against the proposed twen- ty percent duty on tusks, declared 1t would break up their barter trade in cotton with Africa tusk dealers For years they have been shipping thous- ands of dollars worth of cotton to the African traders and bringing back in payment therefor ivory tusks which they in turn sold to piano manufac- turers. It was claimed that with a duty on ivory Italian cotton traders would get this business