El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-10
CONGRESS Will
PROBE INDIANS
CONTINUED from previous paEeJ.

affect many contracts that have been
made with Cherokee and Chickasha in
dams by James F. McAE array, Of Okla
bona 1t was asserted by senator
Ashurst before the senate lobby COM
mirtee that Mr. McMurrays contracts
carrying a 10 percent contingent fee
would have netted him S3,500,0U0- Mem
bers Of the committee were not GER
tain TO what extent the contracts would
be affected.
The demand for a detailed account
ing OF all indian funds came as the re-
suit OF persistent demands by some
Of the members OF the committee Tor
full Information as TO how the lump
sum- indian funds were expended Sen
auOr Lane, OF Oregon, Saturday prom
ised TO go on the floor of the senate
against the present bill unless such
detailed Information was produced
Comparison Of Tariff Rates
A table prepared by the senate
finance committee showing com paraLlNe
figures based on the Underwood JarltE
bIIl and the present law, shows the av-
E erlEe ad FalOrem rate III the proposed
law 10 be 1928 percent as against 1871
percent under the Payne-Aldrlch DILL
The estimated loss OF revenue
through the augmented free list in the
Underwood bil viii be Sz4,llS,5zS on
an import valuation OF SlOS,5S+,4bo-
Revenue under the proposed BILL eN-
elusive Of the income tax, IS estimated
at $266.TG1.l5U, as compared with $su4--
Z16.694 under the present rates " lLh
The income tax revenue estimated Al
enue under the proposed OH would aG-
grcgate about S54I, OUO,0OU.
Increase on Sundries-
In the sundrics schedule, wherein the
) Democrats nave added many arucles
noe heretofore taxed tOr have increased
rates on IUzurIes, the ad yalorem
/ equivalent shows an increase over the
J I-Iyue-AIdricn rates from Z4.lZ percent
HH-HHHr
I this schedule IS raised from 81 t5UOU5OUy
/ 10 approximately Sbu,VUU,VOU-
( MUJI revenues, il IS estimated, viii
3 decrease from SzI.UJ0,U00 TO Sl5,OuO, OUU.
4 The SUGAR revenue would decrease
{ from SJU.UUU,GJU AT the rate OF $2OOUO
coo q yeas until sugar goes on the Tree
list in three years
Counter ailing DOty.
/ The proposal OF the sub committee in
J charge OF the agricultural schedule 10
{ put a. COuuLeTTalIluB duty on IVeStCck,
grains and Hour Will be discussed by
I the majority OIL the members OF lHe
; finance committee With these pro
/ ducts on the Tree list, subject 10 q cOun-
! lervailing duty, cattle from Canada
/ would be- duUIaDle at from = Il 10 -
! percent ad VaI0rem- the Canadian tariff
D O. uCaTJle, meats would be uuLaDIe a.
= - TO cents a pound VI heat 10 20
/ y cents q bushei, oats and rye, TO IL
; cents "a UuShel, lIOur, 90 to 90 cents a
3 barrel. rye ElOUr, 40 10 90 cents d par
3 Iel, oatmeal, 90 10 90 cents barrel
J Senator simmons e%LlLlLaLc5 LldlL ALle
{ majority members VIII be at least q
] b,eek considering the Dill
Urges Quiz OF PackeFs-
In the house, representative
{ O-ouaughnessy Introuuced a resolution
/ Tor iuVtsJigal OF the American Beel
Z Packers interests in Argentina Cattle
; industry
The nCuse considered the conference
{ report on the sUndry civil appropriation
bail
Investigation Of the receivership OF
/ the st. Louis and san Francisco rail
I way system, by special congressional
. committee Of nine representatives Is
: proposed in q bill by representative
/ Hinebaugh, OF Illinois, Progressive. He
{ already has a resolution directing in
; vestig cation before the interstate com
I me-ce commission.
To SeEre<rHtc Negro Employees.
) Representative AsweII. of Louisiana.
J introduced a bill 90 separate white gov
J eminent clerks and employees from ne
. groes It would provide that while
There shall be no discTimi nation in IA
I vor. or against employees OF equal ef-
ficiency on account Of race, white
I clerks shall not be required to occupy
/ the same offices in the government de-
{ partmcnUs with negroes nor be under
{ orders OF negroes, and that except in
J case of emergency white clerks in the
Z railway mail service shall not have TO
! serve in the same car with negro
clerks