The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-10
FINAL VOTE IS 4S TO 81 WITH
LAF0LLETTE A REPUBLICAN
AND P0INDEXTER A PR0GRES-
SIVE JOINING THE MAJORITY.
BILL IS SOMEWHAT CHANGED
Different in Some Ways From
Way It Went Through House Of
Representatives.
REDUCTION OF PER CENT
Retain Principle House Provision
of Free Sugar and Free Raw
Wool.

Washington, Sept. 9---The Demo-
cratic revision bill passed the Sem
ate at 5:43 o'clock this afternoon
amid burst Of applause that swept
down from the galleries and found
senate. It's passage was attended
its echo on the crowded floor of the
with surprises ht the final moments
Of the voting when Senator LaFol-
iette Republican cast his vote with
the Democrats and a few minutes
later was joined by poindexter, Pro-
gressivc
The vote was 4 4 to 81.
Senators Ransdell and Thornton
of Louisiana voted against the bill
because it put sugar on the free list.
AS 1t passed the senate the tariff
bill represents an average reduction
aa asre taan par eat from she
rates Of the original bin that pass
ed the house and nearly rs per cent
from the rate of existing law
Will Adjust Differences.
In many important particulars
the senate changed the bill as IL
passed the house and the confer
ence committee of the two houses
will begin work Wednesday or
Thursday to adjust the differences
which will, It is predicted. consume
less than two weeks.
The Senate endeayored to hasten
the bin on its progress TO the White
House by naming its member OF the
conference committee as soon as the
bill was passed.
The bill retained the principal
house provision including free sugar
and raw wool but revised other
rates still further downward.
The senate additions to the house
free list with 1912 as a basis will
cost the government more than
$4,000, 600 left by adding tax OF
one tenth of one cent per pound
on Gotten sold for future Delivery:
tax of one tenth of cent per
pound on bananas restoring the re-
4 imirements of fun internation-
Al revenue tax Of s110 on brandies
to be used to fortify wine. and by
increasing the sur tax rates on law
income, the Senate leaders believe
they have provided an actual in
crease.
IMPORTANT Changes Made.
The Senate made these important
changes
, Lowered the normal exempt on
from the one per cent income tax
from 4000 to 5000 for single per-
sons with exceptions for wives anG
dependent ehildren exempted the
incomes Of mutual life insurance
companies which revert to the bene-
it of the stockholders: increased the
graduated sur tax on law income to
a maximum of s per cent on those
more than $4,000 exempted in-
comes of municipalities derived from
operation OF public utilities, and
changed the rate from which the
tax shall be computed for the first
year form Jan. l,1914 to March 1,
I19t3.
Free listed cattle and other live
stock, wheat and hair of the angora
goat and some other agricultural
products, restored oatmeal and
rolled oats to the dutiable list and
provided an elaborate inspection of
| meat imports.
Reduced House rates on wooien
manufactures to become effective
| Jan |. 1914,
Provided a sugar schedule for
immediate abolishment of Dutch
standard tests; postponed operation
of proposed reduced rates until
March /. 1914. leaving the proyis-
ion unchanged for free sugar in May
1916.
Slightly increased rates on aner
whole cotton schedule and chang
ing the silk schedule from an nd
valorem to a specific basis.