The Washburn leader., 1913-04-11
Congress Begins
On Special Session
Business Of Special Session Started
With Tariff Bill at. the Head
For introduction
rHE rARFF BILL AT A GLANCE.

For introduction
TIE TARIFF BILL AT A GLANCE.
Free raw wool.
Free steel rails.
Free sawed lumber.
Free wheat -four with retalitory
clause providing duty Of 10 per cent
ad valorem '.when imported from any
country, dependency or other subdivi-
sion of government which imposes q
duty on wheat flour imported from the
United States. .
Tax on incomes above $4,000.
Sugar duty slashed; to be duty free
in three years.
Unqualified free trade with the
PHILIPPINES.
Ad valorem rates substituted for
specific duties.
Luxuries maintained atpresent duties
or slightly decreased.
Cotton rates cut to give cheaper cloth
ing, bagging and necessaries.
Market basket necessities free or
reduced to minium.
House of representatives granted
equal power with senate to approve
reciprocity treaties and requirements
that only majority vote Of both houses
be necessary to ratify them, as against
q two thirds vote Of the senate as at
present.
Washington, April 1.-THE Sixty
third congress, the first in many years
with the followers of Thomas jefferson
in a majority, began business at noon.
Just as speaker Clark was dropping
his gravel in the house, Majority Lead
er Underwood dropped the tariff re-
vision bill into the hopper and thereby
officially started business that pro-
misses to keep congress at work through
the Washington dog days" and we'll
into August.
While the legislators were finding
their new seats, procession Of woman
suffragists, representing every con-
gressional district in the United States,
invaded the capitol and presented Pc
titions demanding constitutional
amendment for equal suffrage.
In the house the days proceedings
were principally of organisation. The
house reelected Speaker Clark. He
received FL votes. James r. Mann Of
Illinois Republican, received. Ill votes
and Victor Murdock Of Kansas pro
gressive) received 1S votes. About .
hundred new members were sworn in.
The strict formality that has char
acterized the opening Of congress for
years was shattered when young man
in the gallery of the senate tried to halt
q recess Of that body by cries Of ''Mr.
Chairman" Galleries were filled with
women suffragists and for a time it
was thought the demonstration was
part Of the suffrage advaace upon, con-
gress. The man, who gave his name
40 George B. Clemer Of Monroe, N. c.,
said'he was q .'herald Of the prince Of
peace z
Vice President Marshall called the
senate to order and administered the
oath to Senator Elect Sherman of H.
linois and Golf Of West Virginia.
A complete revision Of the tariff law,
modification Of the nations currency
system. proposals for Philippine inde-.
pendence, for repeal Of the Panama
.scasal free toll provision and for the
immediate construction Of government
owned railways h Alaska arSe the chief
problems confrpnting tie first session
Of the Sixty-third congress, beginning
ct noon today.
Summoned BY President Wilson for
the express purpose Of revising the
tariff, the congress faces extreme pres.
sure from many quarters for early ac-s
tion on The other subjects named.
Whether any Of these other than the,
tariff, viii be taken .pp during Tie
special session dspsnds Npon the pro
gress made with the tariff revision, and
the success that may att1nd prshminary4
work upon : general currency reform
bill. 81 81
Democfatic majorities insboth housea
and senate are considered strong enough
to carry through the program 81 ;tirin
revision determined upon 81 recent
nferences, Ia which the president has
consulted with Representative Under
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