Arizona republican., 1913-06-20
ALSO CONSIDER
 INCOME TAX
Dcnudc Measure of Admin istration Features, Then Provides fol. Commission to Study Whole Situation Dealing With Tariff
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NN~III\GTo\. Jun. IA. .\n am,ndment tp inc Underwood tariff hiIl adopted today hr the majority la,uH,rs or the finance committee would 4i.e the president authority to >,i-r,nI certain rat.~ of the proposed IN and tp proclaim special rates a-uin~l nations which discriminate al.iu-t products of the United States.
 The amendment is appended to the clause glNing the president the author itv tu negotiate reciprocity relations with other nations. and in some re- Spects resembles the maximum and minimum clause or the Payne-AIdrich J1rIfl E,u eliminated from the house bil
 In substance. the amendment would provide When any nation Giscrminatcs against products 0t the United States or imposes restrictions upon United States exports, or. in the opinion of the president. does not reciprocaJe trade relations. the president may not r-ciprocate in trade relations. and the president, by proclamation. may suspend certain rates and put into et- feet other rates.
 Onil specified articles. it Is under stood. viii be included in the terms of this amendment. and the rctalia- tory rates are specified also Among the articles included in the list upon which the president might suspend rates are. Fish. wheat wheat flour coffee. tta. earthenWare, wines, malt liquors. silk dress goods leather gloves, jewelry. sugars and molaseos The duties prescribed vary as to the different articles
 Fish it is reported, will be dutiable at cent per pound. wheat at h cents per bushel. flour It A cents per barrel. coffee and tea at q few cents per pound.
 on tho other items the penalty will he a doubled rate. while on sugars. which probably never will b. affected. the rate will be only a fra tion of d cent pound The amendment. If course. is subject to the ratification of the democratic senatorial caucus, which win begin work on the bill to- morrow.
 Besides adding this amendment, the majority members stripped the ad ministrative provisions of the Under wood bill of many new features. in cIuding an inquisitorial clause which gave the American agents the right i1 canine foreigners books in cases Of disputed import valuations They also struck out q provision reQuIr- ing registration of bureaus, commIs- sioners and agents at American con sulates The provision will give the secretary of the treasury the right to determine the existence or non-eX istcnce of a foreign market, and the anti dumping clause which provided excess duties on imports underSold in this country and a per cent. tariff discount on imports Of American yes sele Having thus denudcd the ad- ministrative section of it's supposed reforms. the committee inserted an amerdmcnt providing for the appoint mcnt of a commission to be cOmpOS- ed of members Of the senate finance and house ways and means commit tees to make a thorough study of the whole tariff administration question and report recommendations for q re- adjustment This action of the com mittce strikes from the bill all pro visions which have aroused protests from the foreign nations
 After reopeninG consideration of the print paper schedule today. the com mittee voted to reconsider the for mcr action and struck out the amend ment adding countervailing provisions to the Canadian reciprocity law.
 The committee has now disposed of all schedules of the administrative features of the bill and will now turn them over to the caucus It worked until i late hour tonight on the in- come tax.