Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-10
HOUSE To CONTEST
SENATE'S CHANGES
Leaders Not Satisfied With
Amendments Made to the
Tariff Bill.
FEAR LOSS OF REVENUE
UNDER MANY PROVISIONS
Chairman Underwood Expected to
Lead the Opposition-Con-
ferees Soon to Meet.

The last stage in the development OF
the democratic tariff legislation will be
reached when the conferees of the SEN
| ate and House begin their labOrs this
afternoon or tomorrow over the Senate
| amendments
The House democrats. led by Chairman
Underwood of the ways and means COM
| mittee, are by no means satisfied with
the bill as amended by the Senate, when
considered as producer Of revenue Mr..
Underwood has been informed by his ex-
| perts that the Senate bill will produce
about s9,0OO.00 less revenue from the
| customs features than would the House
| bin. and that under the original income
tax provisions, as reported to the Senate,
| the Senate bill would have produced
$15,OO.OOO less revenue than the House
measure. 1t is admitted that the in
creases made in the Senate In the rates
of taxation on large incomes will swell
the revenue produced by the income tax
| section. But Mr.. Underwood, it is
! learned. does not believe that there are
| enough very large incomes in the coun-
| try to make UP anything like the $A.-
| 10000 discrepancy between the Senate
and House bills as at first estimated.
The other democratic conferees on the
/
about the revenue-producing qualities of
the two bills. This means that. not
withstanding the assurances given on
| both sides that the best of feeling ex-
| lists between the two houses, and that a
/ speedy agreement on the bill is to be
| expected, there is going to be sharp
of conference If the Senate is inclined
to insist upon it's amendments.
Hope for Early Report.
Chairman Simmons of the Senate
| finance committee said today that he
| hoped the conference would be COM
pleted within week, though 1t might
| run ten days. Mr.. Underwood said he
| believed an agreement would be reached
within ten days. The Senate, however,
| has placed between 900 and 100 amend
ments in the bill, and many of them
| are regarded as of great Importance:
The Senate conferees on the bill are
Sena tors Simmons, Wvilliams Johnson
| and Shively. democrats, and Senators
licans. On the part Of the House, the
| unaerSood, Kischin and Rainsy demo.
publican and Murdock, progressive.
Among the important amendments made
| by the Senate Is that placing tax Of
| one-ter1th of one cent per pound on cot
ton future sales, with q refund if actual
delivery is made. 1t is learned that this
provision will be SO modified In conference
| as not to interfere in any way with
legitimate cotton trading, but that owing
| to the moral plea Of the amendment, aim
ed as it is against gambling on cotton
| exchanges, the amendment will not be
stricken from the bill in its entirety.
I! big fight is sure to come over the
| income tax features. The Senate also has
amended the administrative features OF
/ the bill In many important respects, and
these amendments are sure to cause
trouble. The Senate struck out Of the bill
the anti-dumping clause, which would
prevent foreign manufacturers from
dumping upon the American market their
surplus products at less prices than they
charge abroad. 1t struck out, toO that
provision which would give reduction of
imported into this country in American
bottoms.
| Tax on Bananas.
| The Senate has placed a tax of one
tenth Of one cent pound on bananas,
which have always been admitted to this
country free of duty. The Senate expects
to raise some sJ,OOO,OOO of revenue from
i this tax. The House conferees on the 9TH
| er hand, do not care for this tax, which
| they realize is distinctly unpopular be-
| cause it places :. tax upon one of the
| foods Of the poor man. The Senate also
| estimated that it woulG obtain $5GOO.OOO
revenue from the tax on cotton futures,
| but the House leaders declare that this
| 1s erroneous and that il the cotton fu-
| lures tax works as 1t is intended to work
there Will be no revenue from it, since 1t
| is prohibitive measure
| The Senate has taken the tax off bur-
| laps, and this single change will lose to
the government about s.. OOOcD . year
| in revenue. This will be strongly op
posed by the House. The changes in the
| textile schedules made by the Senate do
moi he
| kitchin. one of the House co,fe rees. who
has made careful rudy OF the textile
! duties.
Other Changes Made by Senate.
The Senate. has made many reductions
In the agricultural schedule It has placed
| cattle and wheat on the free list which
the House taxed at 10 per cent ad va
! lorem. 1t has reduced the duty ON oats
and on many other items 1t is believed.
however, that the House will agree TO
| free-listing cattle and wheat. since meats
and -four were free-listed by the House
itself. and when the question arose in the
/ Senate committee whether to tax meats
! and hOur, or to free-list cattle and wheat
President Wilson threw his influence in
| favor OF free cattle and wheat.
Many large reductions were made by
the Senate In the rates in the metal
schedule. and they may be combatted on
the ground that they make too grea. re
ductiOne in revenue. Ferro- o-,na ng.ne.o
| WAS placed on the free list and likely ,,;I,
| stay there. But pig-irou and cast ;ran
/ pipe also free-listed by tho Senate nrnt,
ably will cause more of struggle
Republicans to Be Ignored.
The democrats of the Senate and uonse
will frame the conference report lust a.
they framed the BILL without assistance
OF the republicans The republicans prob-
ably will attend many of the meetings of
| ,hs conferees, but their presence viii ~
| = mere fcrmality, according to C,bairman
. simmons Of the finance COMMITTEES TI,a
democrats have framed their tarifY hi,I
and they do not intend to have the 70.
| nubIican conferees. at this late date hold
the balance of power between the two
| Houses.
In conference each house has only ono
| vote. and the difference in number Of con
ferees representing the two houses will
| have no bearing on the final result
| senator Penrose of Pennsylvania. one
| of the republican cOnferees OF the Senate
| has gone to Pennsylvania and does net
| expect to return to Washington for. n
week.
Republican Protests Answered.
Republican protests against the ap-
| pointment OF Senator La Toilette, Hho