Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19
Amendments Adopted.

The ways and means committee major
lty has agreed to amendments to transfer
buckwheat and rye to the free list and TO
add savings banks mot conducted for
profit to the list of exemptions from the
operation of the income tax. They were
reported later to the caucus. There was
no change in the items of wheat on
which the millers have been making "a
great fight because of the putting of
flour on the free list.
When the caucus assembled Democratic
Leader Underwood said he expected the
tariff bill would be completed in caucus
by tonight AS amended it will be re-
introduced in the House Monday, and ac-
cording to present plans voted upon by
the entire membership of the ways and
means committee at a meeting Tuesday
and probably taken up for consideration
by the House Wednesday.
Representative Levy of New York call
ed up in the caucus the clause in the tar
if bill taxing incomes of mutual savings
banks and asked that it be stricken out.
Representative Underwood announced
that the committee had agreed to exempt
them from the income tax.
Mr.. Levy pointed out that the income
tax on mutual savings banks, but for the
exemption agreed on today. would tax the
thrift of the poor and work an injustice
to 100000 mutual savings bank deposit
orS in the state of New York. He said
that it would have neceSSitated reduc-
ton in the rate of interest paid by the
40 savings banks throughout the state
and that nearly all of those banks by
dwindling SURPRISES have been compelled
within the past four years to reduce their
dividend rate from to 81. per cent.
With the exception of the New Eng
land and middle states" he said.
this country.
Declines to Abrogate Cuban Treaty.
The caucus voted down proposition
of Representative Broussard of Louis
lana to require the administration to
Immediately serve notice of abrogation
of the treaty with Cuba which, since
1904, has given 10 per cent preferen-
tial rate to Cuban sugars. Mr.. Brous-
sard said the Cuban minister already
had advised the State Department that
the treaty should be adjusted to meet
the new conditions arising under the
tariff revision
The caucus also rejected as out of order
an amendment of Representative l. Engle
of Florida to impose an internal revenue
tax equal to the tariff duty on each man
ufacturer who does not pay living wages,
employs foreigners or works employees eX-
cessively.
Tax on Incomes.
An important change in the income tax
section Of the bill was made during the
progress of the democratic caucus yester-
day afternoon, when the committee s
suggestion that the proceeds from life
insurance policies be made exempt from
taxation in clear terms. The caucus up
held the committee.
The caucus adopted the plan to tax in
comes on graduated scale running be
tween $1,000 and 81 ,0oO,O00 and upward.
While the democrats were caucusing in
secret the republicans held an open meet
ing. and had lively skirmish over the
policy to be adopted regarding the tariff
Representative Moore of Pennsylvania and
Representative Fordney of Michigan
members of the ways and means commit
tee, had resolutions ready to prevent the
republicans from taking any constructive
action on the tariff. but Representative
Mann and his lieutenants prevented a
vote Action was postponed until Monday
evening, when the caucus will meet again.