The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-07
Scores Of Amendments to In
come Tax Section Delays
Work on the Measure.
MAY TAKE VOTE
ABOUT MIDNIGHT
Administrative Features Of Bill Fol.
low with Several Stumbling Skat.
In the Way-Democrats Plan -
to Bring About Agreement Tonight.

Warrington, May Tine income
tax section Of the tariff bill SO retard-
ed progress OF the measure IN the
house today that the democratic lead
ers expressed doubt Of the bills pass
age before tomorrow. Underwood
sought, when the house reconvened, to
speed up consideration Of this section.
but there were scores Of minority
amendments, and he found 1t difncuit
to fix any time for closing the debate.
Following the income tax. were the
administrative features of the Dill.
way, notably the provision giving a
five per cent differential on imports In
American owned vessels.
Should these features be reached
before the night session. the demo-
Gratis plan to bring about an agree
ment for a vote before adjournment,
probably about midnight.
Read Provision Quickly.
The reading of the income tax pro-
vision for amendment was completed
in short order. Perfecting amend
ments offered by the ways and means
committee and adopted, included a
provision exempting return invest
ments in insurance and clause
changing the terms regarding mutual
fire insurance companies, so as to al
low them to deduct from their gross
incomes the amount required under
the state laws to be placed In their
re- we funds Another amendment
changed the language of the provision
imposing tax OF one per cent on the
net profits Of Insurance companies so
as to make the bill conform literally
to the present corporation tax law. {
" Representative Mann. for residen.
Commissioner Qezon of the Philips
pines. offered an amendment to tax
the Chinese, Japanese and other resi-
dents Of the Philippines as well as the
F';lipinos and Americans in the islands.
yhe committee agreed to take this un-
commissioner unsuccesfully sought to
relieve the Filipinos of any income
tax on the ground that they could not
vote on this legislation. Representa-
tive Underwood explained that the in
clusion Of the Philippines OF the In
come tar was to reach the wealth Of
the Philippine islands that the bill
l:ghtened the burdens Of the small
farmer Of the Philippines by repeating
the export tax on Philippine. products.
Hull Prepares for Fight.
Representative Hull Of Tennessee.
chief craftsman Of the income tax
night to resist a campaign by the
minority to amend the details of the
proposed law. He expected a hard
fight on behalf Of the mutual fire in
surance companies. which would be
taxed, one per cent under the meas
ure. The provisions affecting insur-
ance companies were taken almost
verbatim from the corporation tax law
already in effect, but to avoid any pos
sible question, committee amendments
were prepared last night to eliminate
even the slightest variation from tho
existing law.
Attempt Amendments.
Republicans attempted by numerous
amendments to alter the income tax
rates. but without avail. Progressive
Leader Murdoch proposed six per
cent tax on all incomes over 800, 900
and Representative Kelly Of Penn
sylvania urged an eight per cent tax
on such incomes. Representative Kel-
ly announced his intention Of voting
for the entire democratic bill. declar-
ing that he believed it was a step in
the right direction. Other progress
sives endorsed the income tax fea-
ture.
Representative Gillett of Massachu-
setts offered an amendment providing
Tor q tax Of one per cent on incomes
The democrats, generally, defended
the income tax as lifting the burden
Of taxation from the poor man and
making the rich man bear his share.
Some Of the rich say that this is
class legislation" said Representative
Tavenner Of Illinois, "they were never
heard to complain, however, of the
existing class legislation which taxes
the hats, coats and shirts of the mass
es almost seventy-ore per cent, and
which does not require men like
Rockefeller and Carnegie to pay a sim
gle cent to the nations government ON
their wealth.