Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-20
After Two Weeks Discussion
and Amendment Measure is
Finally Approved by Major
iiy in Caucus,
HOUSE EXPECTED TO
PASS IT BY MAY IS
Two Months is Allotted Senate
by Administration Leaders
for lis Consideration and
Approval

Approval
tB, Morning journal special Leased Wrel
Washington. Apri iA-Thc dcmu-
craUc tariff revision bin with its|
sweeping reductions long free list
augmented today hy the WAYS and
means committee, and its income taN
is now ready for debate In the house
Approved late today by the demo-
cratic caucus us amended ia two
weeks discussion ana by the conn
mittce ma minor features. the bill Will
Dee fc-mtrodue,d Monday hy Majority
Leader Underwood. Ii will hc rec
ported faeorahly 10y the majority oil
the ways ana means committee on
Tuesday and called Tor debate ON
Wednesday.
Chairman Underwood predicted to-
night that the bin would be- passed
iu the house by May rs. Two months,
the administration leaders believe,
is generous time to allot tO the
senate for ITS consideration and pass
age ANA unless il is decided To bring
in currency bin thereafter. con
grcss should be ready 20 adjourn
about July -.
The bin us approved ny President
I Wilson, came through the caucus un-
scathed Democratic opponents Of
free sugar in three years and Go free
| raw wool made the most vigorous
/ fights on the presidents suggestions
as adopted by the ways and means
committee, but they were hupelesslv
out-voted with little chance to de-
yelop enough opposition with repub-
lican alliance to do anything with
/ their amendments on the floor of the
house.
The caucus ratified the bill with
It's minor amendments by an over
whelming vote, some members taking
advantage of the rule granting them
freedom from the caucus pledge 70
support the bill in its entirety Mem-
bers who were released from the eau
Gus pledge were Broussard, Dupre
I.azare and Morgan. of Louisiana on
account of sugar Ashbrook, White
and Francis. of Ohio. on account ot
wool. Bremor ana kiukaId. of New
Jersey on account oi cattle Dono-
van and Kennedy. Connecticut, be-
cause of hats Burke. Wisconsin. farm
products. and Fowler, Illinois, linseed
oil.
The principal changes made IN the
bin were.
shoe machinery, buckwheat rye,
rabbit fur aud phosphorus acid trans
ferrcd from dutiable TO the free list
onyx reduced from 65 cents To 90
cents cubic foot to put II ON the
sane basis as marble. diamonds an
cut, are unchanged but cut diamonds
Increased from 3 10 20 per cent cas-
tor oil reduced from 40 to II per
cent, cod, seal and herring OIL re-
duced from to 3 per cent sperm
oil. reduced from to 3 per cent, SO
nna beans reduced from 5o to 80
cents "a pound. salts and other com. |
pounds aud mixtures of which pis-
muth. gold. platinum, silver rhodium.
tin and Uranium constitute the chie4
value. cut from IS to 10 per cent
Representative Hardwiek Insisted
if would be mockery not 70 draw
the lines closely on the offering oi
amendments. lie introduced a resn-
lntion which WAS referred for sub |
soquent action providing that the
tariff bin shal be passed under
special rule restricting general de-
batc 10 eight legislative days and |
that the minority ia the house shall
be- limited III the offering Of amend
ntent4 To not more than two amend /
.n.ents as substitutes 10 each schedule
ana section OF the bill. and to not
more than two amendments to the
hin as d whole and mat mo other
amendments shall hc in order
The caucus adopted an amendments
flxine MAY i. 1916 as the date whom
raw sugar should go on the free INST.
the time when the income tax sh"lt
become effective WAS left subject to
future disposition Of the house
The big argument in caucus today
was over the provision that would
anow per cent discount on an
goods. wares and merchandise im-
r6rtod "ln vessels bni1 IN the Unit
"a states, and which shall be wholly
Tie property Of United states citi-
zcns"
Ecpresentative Harrison, of Missls-
s'ppi led "a fight against this propo-
sition On The ground that It violated
tie treatv rights and subsidized
American shipping, Mr.. harrison
nation to strike out the provision
aner three hours discussion was re-
t.ctod lgs to 60, ana his next move
a. amend 80 as to make il non-ap- {
plicable to existing treaties, likewise {
was lost,
Then Representative Fitzhenry' oi
Illinois offered and the house adopt
Cd an amendment TO this provision
50 as to strike out The words quo'ed .