The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-09-20
TARIFF BILL PASSES
ADMINISTRATION MEASURE WINS
IN SENATE 6V VOTE
OF - TO 81.
ACT NOW GOES TO THE HOUSE
Two Democrats Of Louisiana Cast Bal
lot Against Act-la Toilette and
Polndexter for II - Conferees
Named by vlee-Presldent Marshall.

Washington. Sept 1.-The Under
wood Simmons tariff bill passed the
senate on Tuesday by A TO 81.
Senators Thornton and Ransdell Of
louisiana wereN> the only Democrats
TO vote against the bill. while Senator
Poindexter. Progressive, and Senator
La Toilette. Republican. voted for the
measure. Senator Lewis was paired
with Senator Gronna, but announced
that lie intended to vote for the bill
anyway. and did 30.
Ylve. President Marshall announced
as conferees In 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. -four. print paper val
ued at less than 2h cents pound.
wood pulp. pig iron, steel ingots'
blooms and slabs, cast iron pipe. pho
tographs and moving picture films
exposed, steel rails. cement, milk and
cream, ferro-manganese, lard. max.
hemp, jute 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 10 prevent
gambling
In the chemical schedule the senate
has made great number OF amend
ments, tho reductions and increases
being about equally divided. In the
glass and earthen ware schedule, ce-
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 per
cent. on pig iron, and the senate putt
on the free list. The house also had
duty Of eight per cent on iron slabs,
blooms, etc. and the senate added
them to the free list. The senate re-
duced the duties OF automobiles val
ued at less than 1900. 1t also re-
duced the duty on motorcycles from
80 per cent. ad yalorem to 25 per cent.
In the agricultural schedule. the sen.
ate free listed cattle and sheep, which
the house taxed ten per cent. ad va
loren. Ii reduced the duties on oats
from ten cents bushel, the house
rate. TO six cents. II reduced the duty
on beets from ten per cent. to five per
cent. ad valorem, 1t reduced the duty
on peas from fifteen cents to ten cents
n bushel, ard It placed wheat, which
the house had taxed at ten cents a
bushcl. on the free list. The senate
placed duty Of one.tenth Of one cent
pound on bananas. The senate
placed tax OF $l10 per gallon on
brandies used In the manufacture OF
wines.
The renate made slight increases In
yarns and tops. 1t reduced the rates
somewhat on cotton stockings. Many
large reductions were made In the
flax, hemp and jute schedule, includ-
Ing the free listing OF fax. hemp and
1ute, In the wool schedule the senate
reduced tops from fifteen per cent ad
valorem to five per cent, and on yarns
from 20 per cent to Is. Wooden blank
cts valued at less than 40 cents per
pound were put on the free list.
The income tax section OF the bill
provides for an exemption OF $4,000
with an additional $1,000 IL a man or
woman be married. and $500 addition.
al for each minor child up to two. The
rates then are to be one per cent on
all income from $4,000 to $4,000, two
per cent. on all income from $4,000
to 100000, Ave per cent. on all in
come from $4,000 to $4,000. -four
per cent. on all income from s75,00t
to 100000, five per cent on all in
come from $4,000 to $3.50 900. six pc
cent. on all income from $4,000 t
100000. and on all income In exces
of 100000, seven per cent.