The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-05-09
VOTE ON TARIFF Z
BILL COMES TODAY
Discussion of Measure Is Ended
in House.
SENATE TO MAKE CHANGES
President Wilson Desires Modification
of Income Tax Provision Affecting
Life Insurance Companies
Many Amendments Lost.

Washington, May .7.-Fathered by
the president and nursed by the ma
jarity leader, the wilson, Underwood
tariff bill passed through the last OF
the attacks against it in the house
and will probably be passed today.
Several changes will be made IN
the bill by the senate, it is proDapie'
and President Wilson will have fur-
Their suggestions to make with refer
ence to some tariff duties. He has
indicated that he desires modlf1catlon
of the Income tax provision OF the
bill affecting the life insurance COM
panies.
Senate to Make Changes.
These changes will be made in the
senate before the bill is sent to con-
| ference.
- The only change of Importance made
in the income tax provision OF the
| tariff bill in the house was through
a committee amendment which ex-
empted from the tax insurance. en-
dowments and periodical and part
principal payments to policy holders.
Representative Hull, father of the IN
come tax provision, said that this
change was unnecessary except that
It made the exemption more specific
than in the original draft of the Dill.
Fight Over Tariff Board.
Mr.. Underwood was checked tenn
porarily in rushing the bill through
the house by a spirited debate over
tariff commission for which Repre-
sentative Payne sought to provide
through an amendment to the bill.
Mr.. Underwood opposed and a par
liamentary fight followed.
IF the condition among the Demo
Gratis is so strenuous" tainted Mr..
Mann( Rep.), that they are to vote,
I have nothing to say. The tight
against the incorporation in this bis
| of a provision for a tariff board is be-
! ing made by those who are unwilling
to come into the open in their op'
/ position. Is Underwood, who holds
! you Democrats in the hollow of his
hand, afraid that his following will
| break in half on this question? II
you prevent a vote now we will have
a majority in the next house that will
authorize a tariff board to assist In
| framing a scientific tariff law, which
| this Is not"
Mr.. Underwood said that the Demo
! Gratis had created a special bureau
on domestic and foreign commerce
which was in effect tariff board and
which had authority to gather all the
information possible on tariff sub
jects. He insisted that special
board was not necessary, either for
use by the president in arranging re-
ciprocal treaties with foreign nations
or by congress in framing new tar
ifs.
Sustain chairman's Ruling.
Mr.. Mann forced vote on Chair
man CARROTS ruling that the tariff
board amendment was out Of order
and Garrett was sustained, 164 to 81
A number of minor amendments
presented by Republican members
were defeated by the Democrats un-
der the leadership of Mr.. Underwood
During a brief cessation Of hostili-
ties Mr.. Mann congratulated Mr.. I'm.
derwood on his fifty ?frst anniversary
saying that "the Democrats and the
country were fortunate in having sc
great and big man to represent them .
i Mr.. Underwood said that the tariff
legislation was being framed without
bitterness and he thanked the mem
bers for their courtesy.