Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-06
NO VOTE ON TARIFF
UNTIL NEXT WEEK
Senator La Toilette Expects to
Address Senate for at
Least Five Hours.
COTTON FUTURES TAX
OPPOSED BY HOUSE
Senate Amendment May Be Killed
by the Conference
Committee.

Although the Senate began its sess,o,
today at 10 o'clock in an effort To reach
a mai vote on the tariff bill before ad-
Journment IT soon became apparent that
there was practically no hope for a vote
earlier than next Monday or Tuesday.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin Is the
chief stumbling block In the way Of the
democratic leaders who are trying to
bring about vote some time tonight.
Senator La Toilette expects TO address
the Senate for at least five hours and Is
not ready to complete his speech today.
AS soon as the bill was taken UP in the
Senate today, Senator Lippitt OF Rhode
Island offered memorials from Rhode
Island cotton manufacturers criticising
the cotton schedule.
May Kill Amendment.
1t Is the prevailing belief at the
Capitol that the tariff conference COM
mittee will kill the Senate amendment
taxing dealings in cotton futures one
tenth of cent a pound. The House
is said TO be bitterly opposed to the
amendment.
The immediate effect of the action
of the caucus yesterday in accepting
the Clarke amendment was to bea,
down the price of cotton on the New
York exchange s. bale. AS soon as the
caucus had taken the Clarke amend
ment cotton fell like a plummet IN
well.
This was in fulfillment of a prophecy
frequently made by senator's from
some of the cotton-growing states that
the effect OF such taxation would react
upon legitimate business and that In
the END the cotton planters would
suffer.
Sharp Argument.
The adoption of the Clarke amendment
by the caucus was preceded, II is said. by
some sharp discussion In the caucus.
Southern senator's, with the exception
Of Senator Clarke, spoke against the
amendment. and pointed out its ultimate
effect as inmical to the cotton planters.
On the vote the amendment was carried.
it is said. by the affirmative OF western,
northern and eastern senator's.
The House. with large membership
from cotton-growing states, is expected 70
resist the amendment. especially as It Is
known that many senators sympatnize
with the opposition.
Municipal Earnings Exempted.
Last night the caucus amplified q pre-
viously adopted amendment designed To-
exempt from income tax the earnings OF
municipalities. At the request OF Sena~
tor O'Gorman Of New York. his amend
ment exemptfng earnings derived by
city, state or other political Subdivisions.
from, public utilities jointly controneo Dy
was adopted. The amendment chieny
would concern the city Of New York ana
its railroad utility contracts.
The caucus adjourned shortly after
tod
the bill disposed OF
Democratic leaders said that they woulo
have at least three progressive repuou-
cans voting with the majority on the pas
sage of the bill. and some placed tho
number at five.
Rigid Meat Inspection.
During the session OF the Senate yes
terday afternoon Senator Williams sub.
mitted a substitute for the meat inspec.
ton provision, the committee having prac-
tically adopted the amendment proposed
by Senator La Toilette.
The amendment, approved by the Sem
ate, provides that no meat shall be I'M
ported unless certified by proper author-
itieS in a form to be prescribed by the
Secretary of Agriculture TO nave Deen
derived from animals entirely free from
disea Sc, to be wholesome and In every
respect fit for human food, and to con-
tain no poisonous or deleterious dyes,
preservatives or other harmful ingredi-
entS. -
The right of d senator to vote on tarin
legislation directly affecting his own IN
terests threatened to become an issue IN
the Senate when Senator Lippitt repuo-
lican. and Senator Williams. democrat
exchanged across the aisle direct charges
OF each others interest in certain features
of cotton tariff legislation.
Rates of Income Tax.
The democrats reached final agree
ment yesterday as to the rates OF the In
come tax Upon the basis OF the pro-
posed new figures as agreed to by the
caucus. the annual tax. for example. on
net income Of s1,o.Oo0 would be computed
as follows: one per cent on so4iWo or
tax of s5,4TO: i'm addition thereto pei
cent on $4,000 or 800, per cent on s.s.-
COO or $500; ) per cent on the ne xt Sso.oOo,
$50; per cent on sl50oO0. or $3.50. +"
Der cent on s250OOo. or $4,000. and . per
cent on $4,000. or 5000: tota! tax OF
sos $40 This is computed on the theory
that the income was that of single per-
son entitled to an exemption OF only
5000.