Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-20
Under Senate Provision PreSi-
dent is Empowered to Sus-
pend or to Increase Rates
ON Certain Imports,
MANY CHANGES MADE
IN HOUSE MEASURE
Administrative Features OBJ
jected to by Foreign Nations
Stricken Out to Prevent Fu-
ture Friction,
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Washington, June lg.--An amend
mont to the Underwood tariff bill
adopted today by the majority mem-
beers OF the senate finance committee
would give the president OF the Unit
ed states authority to suspend GER
tain rates IN the proposed law and to
proclaim special rates against nations
which discriminate against products
OF the United states.
The amendment Is appended 10 the
clause giving the president authority
to negotiate agreements with other
nations I'm substance the amendment
would provide that when any nation
diserimnates against the products OF
the United states, or imposes rcstrie-
tions upon United states exports, or,
in the opinion of the president, does
not roclproeatc in trade relations, the
president. hy proclamation, may sus-
pend certain .atos aud put in effect
other rates.
only specified articles are included
under the terms Of this amendment
aud tho rotaliutory rates are specified
also. Among the articles included II
the llt upon which the president
might suspend rates arc fish, wheat
flour coffee, tea. earthcnware, wine'
and malt liquors, silk dress goods
leather gloves. iewelry sugars an,
molusscs The duties prescribed var,
as te thu different articles.
Fish q Is reported, viii be dutiahl'
al one cent pound wheat. az tci
cents a hushel, flour, at fort, fiv'
cents barrel coffee and tea, a few
cents a pound
on other items, the penalty woult
he doubled rate. while ON sugars. ths
rate would be- only a fraction Of
cent per pound. The amendment Il
subject to the democratic senatorial
caucus which viii begin work on th'
bin tomorrow
Besides adding this amendment, tn
majority members stripped the ad
minlstratiNe provisions of the Under
wood bill Of many Of It's new features
including the uquisitorial claus
" hioh gave American agents the righ
to examine foreigners books In case
OF disputed import valuations. The,
also struck out the provision to Civ
the secretary OF the treasury the righ
to determine the existence Of foreigl
market. the anti dumping claus
which provided excess duties on i'm
ports undcrsold IN this country an
the per cent tariff discount on I'M
ports in American vessels.
The committee inserted an amend
ment providing for the appointment
of a commission to be- composed .
members Of the senate finance am
the house ways and means committee
10 Nuke q thorough study or tn
whole tariff administration question
und report recommendations for 1t
rcadjustment The action Of the com
mittee strikes from the bill all tn
provisions which aroused protest
from foreign nations,
After reopening consideration Of tn
print paper schedule today the com
mittee voted to reconsider It's forme
action ANA struck out rs amcndmeu
adding the countersailing provision
of the Canadian reciprocity law. \
the bin goes to the caucus the Under
wood provision remains undisturbce
print paper valued at not more tha
two and hair cents pound, goin
on the unrestricted free list
The committee has disposed Of al
the schedules ana administrative zen
lures of the bill, and tomorrow Wi
turn them over TO the caucus
worked -unti late hour tonight o
the income tax which Will be reporte
to the caucus as soon as possible.
At the night session the committe
determined to change the basic eN
omption Of the income tax from 81
0O0 as IN the house bin to S8.00l
This however would apply only I
single men or women An additiona
provision would give to the marrie
men with q dependent wife on to tn
married woman with oependen
husband $1,000 more exemption. o
"a total Of $1,000 Further exemption
u provided FOR the famils al the rat
of $500 for each minor child, but f
no ease would this apply to more thai
two children This would make tn
exemption for the family with tvs
OF more children $4,000
The Underwood bill treated th
man ana woman Of the family as
unit Ia fixing the exemption OF 81
600. but the senate committee ha
added another amendment whicl
would make taxable the income o
both husband ana wife II each ha'
separate taxable incomes The com
mittec has not completed the ineom
tax schedule and probably VIII b
several days working out the variou
features to comply with Ties
changes.