Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-29
Administrative Features and
Income Tax Provisions to
Be Considered This Week as
Finishing Touches,
FRICTION ON
W00LEN SCHEDULE
General Debate Expected to
Begin Immediately After
July 4, Full Finance Commit
tee First Considering Bill

Inf nurNita IourHht grrcikt irkrrn NlRtI
Washington. juno 2S-lmpationt at
delay in getting the mrff bin before
tho senate administration leaders.
headed D., Chairman simmons. of the
finance committee. purrcd tho demo-
Gratis 10 action today iu thc tariff
caucus. ana tonight consideration of
am The schedules practically had been
accepted. During 'thc day The caueus
approved the wool manufacturers
silk paper and faX. hemp ana tutc
schedules. ana tonight took ur sun-
dries and The free list. Ia be followed
on Monday hy consideration of the
administrative features ana income
tlX section
Surprising ta many of the senator's
The caucus passed through the come
mittco amendments today without
much friction and no changes were
made In amy of the schedules. although
at the request of the committee "a
few items of the wool schedule were
referred haok. ln the wool schedule.
the committee suggested that combed
tops and nnils. which arc dutIuhi0 i'm
the bin mo Is per cont might be
further reduced IL not put ON The free
list. and this WIS referred back for
further recommendations. together
with the item on blankets valued az
less than 40 cents. which the eom-
mittee pfoUublv viii recommend o.
be placed on the free list
The action of the committee in
transferring raw hemp FLAX and inte
to the free list. WIS approved hY the
caucus without discussion. The eom-
mittee changes in the silk schedule.
substituting specific for ld Naiorem
rates. also were approved and NO
changes were made ia the paper
schedule, print paper valued at not
more than ~ cents q pound being
left on the unrestricted freq list, as iu
the bin which passed the house.
Early in the day the only onlivon-
ing discussion occurred on an amend
ment by Senator Ashurst 10 put ON
the free lisa an wooden goods IN gen
eral usc. such as cloth. womcn's and
childrons dress goods, ready made
clothing. stockings and the like. u
was argued that the democratic plat
form. in declaring for tariff reduce
tions which would lower the cost OF
living. Justified placing all clothing
on the free list Members of the ii-
nance committee strcnuously opposed
such wide reduction however. and
the Ashurst amendment was voted
down By large majority
Senator simmons tonight declared
the caucus had at least shown a dis
position to hasten its work and he be-
lieved the bin could be completed 10y
Monday night or Tuesday at the lat-
est
As soon as the caucus completes
the bill it Will Doc passed upon by the
fun finance committee, the minority
members then getting their first or
fetal look az the measure The pm
will he in committee not more than
two days. In any event. il Is improp-
able that II ean be reported TO the
senate in time for general debate To-
begin before July 4.
rho duty ON OH PAINTINGS was
raised from is per cent to 2a per
cent 10y the democratic senate tariff
caucus tonieht and gunpWdef and
caps were transferred io
tho free list A vote on the free list
was not taken. but 1t win he passed
upon Monday
Chairman simmons, Of the finance