The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-03-20
|CA[[S CONGRESS
TO MEET APRIL 7
Wilson's Proclamation Names
Date of Extra Session.
WILL REVISE THE TARIFF
Presidents Message to Lawmakers
VIII Dwell Upon Needs Of Re-
vision--Free Raw Wool
Fight ls On.

Washington. March 18.-The extra
session of congress called by Presi-
dent Wilson to assemble April will
begin with nothing but the tariff re-
vision bills before it.
This fact was made clear In a state
ment by Representative Oscar w. I'm
derwood, chairman Of the house com.
mittee on ways and means Until tar
If legislation Ia we'll under way in
the house no general committees will
be named and no other legislative sub
jects will be taken up.
Specifies no Subject.
The president specified no subject
for the extra session in his proclama-
ton, but 1t is fully understood that his
message to congress at its opening
will dwell upon the need of tariff re-
vision. If currency, Philippine indie
pendence, Alaskan affairs, woman suf
frage or other pressing questions are
finally forced upon the attention of
congress 1t will be only after the Dem.
ocratic leaders OF the two houses and
the president are convinced that the
success Of tariff revision is assured.
Discuss Income Tax Plan.
The Democrats of the ways and
means committee adjourned after be
ginning a revision Of the intricacies OF
customs enforcement in the admins.
trative sections of the tariff and in.
formally discussing the income tax
plan in general way without at
tempting to reach decision as TO that
new revenue raising scheme designed
to add perhaps $100000,000 to the
treasury funds. While the income tax
details hinge upon the final estimate
of the probable revenue from the Ia
mittee majority is to inaugurate tx
system with probably one per c. &c
tax on a minimum of $4,000 annug
come, with the idea that the tag
be susceptible TO a lowering of
come minimum or raising of tn
percentage, or both, il conditions lie.
cessitate after the plan is floated.
Big Fight on Wool.
The big fight pending now is the al
ways controversial schedule x, the big
wool schedule, on which final vote
is likely within the next three or four
days. The advocates of free raw wool
in the committee have counted upon
winning in the end, regardless Of what
the probable attitude of the senate
might be. The majority already has
w
sharp reductions In the cheaper grader
of textile manufactures.
The revision plan as settled upon
contemplates substantially the prin,
ciple provisions of the Democratic re-
vision bills that were put through both
houses during the last congress.
Senate Adjourns.
The special session of the senate
which began Immediately after the
Inauguration of Vice-President Mar
shall. March 4, came to an end yester
day Democratic senators had not com.
pleted their plans for dividing state
patronage and arranging committee
quarters.
The Democratic caucus adopted the
report OF its subcommittee as to The
general distribution of patronage, hui
declined to act on the plan proposed
for a reduction in the force of en-,
ployes and the cutting off of $4,000
or more from the senate pay roll. The
patronage committee, headed by Sena
tor Overman, was instructed to work
out the proposed reduction in greater
detail, to be taken up at party eau
Gus in April.