The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-09-19
TARIFF BILL PASSES.
ADMINISTRATION MEASURE WINS
IN SENATE BY VOTE
OF ~ TO 81.
ACT NOW GOES TO THE HOUSE
Two Democrats Of Louisiana Cast Bat
lot AsaInss Act-La Toilette and
poIndester for IL - Conferees
Named by Vice-Presldent Marshai'.

Washington, Sept 1.-THE Under
-ood-Simmons tariff bill passed the
cenate on Tuesday by "A TO 81.
Senators Thornton and Ransdell OF
Louisiana were the only Democrats
to vote against the BILL while Senator
Poindexter, Progressive, and Senator
La Toilette, Republican, voted for me
measure Senator Lewis was pared
with Senator Gronna, but announced
that he intended to vote for the bill
anyway. and did so.
Vice-President Marshall announced |
as conferees on the bill Senators Sim
mons, Shively, Johnson and Williams,
Democrats; Penrose. Lodge and La
Toilette, Republicans.
The conference work should be com
pleted within two weeks and the
measure passed and signed by Presi-
dent Wilson before October l.
Among the articles placed on the
free list were raw wool and sugar at
the end of three years; cattle, sheep,
meats, wheat. flour. print paper val
ued at less than 21a cents pound,
wood pulp, pig iron, steel lngots'
blooms and slabs, cast iron pipe, pno-
tographic and moving picture MINIS.
exposed, steel rails, cement, milk ana
cream, ferro-manganese, lard. max
hemp. lutte. eggs, corn, cornmeal. cash
registers, sewing machines, type set
ting machines. lumber and hair OF the
angora goat.
The senate placed in the bill tax
on cotton futures. aimed to prevent
gambling.
In the chemical schedule the senate
, has made a great number or amend
ments, the reductions and increases
being about equally divided. In the
glass and earthen ware schedule, &c
: ment, upon which the house placed
: duty of five per cent. ad valorem. was
placed on the free list.
The house had duty of eight pc
+ cent on pig iron, and the senate put |
8 on the free list The house also had
u duty of eight per cent. on iron slabs
blooms, ETC., and the senate AIDE
them to the free list. The senate RI
d duced the duties of automobiles va
r ued at less than $1,000. 1t also RI
n duced the duty on motorcycles frol
40 per cent ad valorem to 20 per cen
In the agricultural schedule, the SCI
n ate free listed cattle and sheep, whlc
70 the house taxed ten per cent. ad "
lr loren. 1t reduced the duties on oa
from ten cents bushel, the hous
rate. to six centss 1t reduced the du'
le on beets from ten per cent. to five p'
n cent. ad valorem, it reduced the du
q on peas from fifteen cents to ten cen
a bushel, and it placed wheat, whl'
the house had taxed at ten cents
n bushel, on the free list. The sena
ID. placed a duty Of one-tenth Of one &c
CHI a pound on bananas. The sena
placed a tax Of $1.1o per gallon
brandies used in the manufacture
In wines.
on The senate made slight increases
on yarns and tops. 1t reduced the rat
somewhat on cotton stockings. Ma
large reductions were made In
ed fax. hemp and jute schedule, inch
lot ing the free listing Of fax, hemp a
ny tutc. In the wool schedule the sen;
reduced tops from fifteen per cent.
valorem to five per cent, and on val
OF from 20 per cent. to 15 Wooden bla
un- cts valued at less than 40 cents
un- pound were put on the free list.
The income tax section Of the
provides for an exemption Of SO,
eat with an additional $1,000 If man
'ue woman be married, and $500 additi
al for each minor child up TO two.
rates then are to be one per cent.
all income from $4,000 to $4,000
per cent. on all income from 5000
$50 900 three per cent. on all fncC
aA from $4,000 to s75.000 four per C
on all income from $4,000 to 500,
five per cent. on all income from 81
VIZ 600 to s25O,000. six per cent on all
'"n come from s250.000 to $500 ,000 ant
. all income in excess OF s500,00 Sc
per cent
President Wilson issued the fol
-, ing statement:
"A fight for the people and for
80, business which has lasted long
Grafton through has at last
,, handsomely and completely. A lea
a.. ship and steadfastness In cou
&c. has been shown In both house:
coo. which the Democratic party has
son to be very proud. / am happ
have been connected with the gov
, "a ment at this time"