Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-12
TARIFF DEBATE
BEGINS MONDAY
FIRST ATTACK MONDAY THOUGH
FOHhAL DEBATE STARTS
WEDNESDAY.
Will TALK five WEEKS
Minority Members of Finance Com
mittcc WIN Submit Two Separ-
ate reports on Measure.

WASHINGTON. July ll--Discus-
sion OF the Underwood Simmons tar
IN revision bill with It's lengthy free
list, greatly reduced rates on all com
moditles and its new system Of ad va
lorom, instead Of specific rates. actu-
ally will being In the senate next
Wednesday noon.
On Monday, however. the opening
assault upon the democratic maesure
Will be made by Senator McCumber
Of North Dakota, who will Speak on
the agricultural schedule.
The finance committee agreed that
he should be given the floor ahead
Of he formal opening, because he Is
obliged to cave Washington Monday
night
Chairman simmons, speaking for
the democrats at the finance commit
tee meeting, said he thought debate
on the bill could be concluded in hVe
weeks Senator Smoot agreed with
Mr.. simmons, declaring the republic
ans hai NJ intention of purposely
proiungilg the discussion.
After the committe, early in the
day had ordered the bill reported
Wednesday, minority members began
to plan their reports.
Two Minority Reports.
There Pre- baby will be two, by Sem
atorS Pcnrose, Smoot Lodge MCCum-
ber. Gallnger and Clark, and sep
arate reports by Senator La Toilette,
who has mad a corps of experts at
work on The bill and who will have
amendments that will constitute prac-
tically new measure.
Senator Smoot has In preparation
a new wool schedule which he in
tends to submit as an amendment
"wednesday. Senator Simmons Will
file the majority report and make the
opening argument for the democrats
and the administration During con-
sidcration Of the measure, Senator
Simomns will have general charge Of
the debate for the democrats, and
Senator PrnrOsc for the republicans
Senator simmons, however, will
parcel out the bill to the various
members of the finance committee
majority, following the plan adopted
by Mr. Underwood in the house.
As reported 10 the senate the bill
contained comparatively few changes
from the IN which was reported
three weeks ago to the democratic
caucus by the finance committee ma
jority. Among these were few
changes in rates and the free listing
of antimony, ore blankets costing
less than forty cents a pound, cast
iron pipes OF every description. raw
furs. gun powder and n few other
commodities. swelling the long list
Of articles free listed by the commit
tee previously and the already long
ist in tho houSp bill
Increase Zinc DUTY.
One amendment, not heretofore
announced, makes all zinc-bearing ore
dutiable at II p per cent, an increase
from ten per cent over the house
bill.
The amendment provides that on
all importations of zinc bearing ores
the duties shall be estimated at the
port of entry and a bond given in
double the amount Of the estimated
duty for transporting the ores to
gampling or smelling establishments
where they shall be assaycd by
agents of the government and import
duties l,qudated by customs officers.
Another amendment mae ednces-
sary because of changing the date
from January /, 1913. to March !,
1913, from which income shall be
computes for the income tax for the
first year. provides that the excise tax
Of one per cent shall be collected for
January and February, 1913. The In
come tax could not be assessed Tor
three months because such tax did
not become constitutional until Feb
ruary 25, 1913.
The cotton futures stamp tax of
one tenth # a cent per pound, Is IN
serted in the bill as a special section
and upon This tax it is expected that
the government will derive some rev
rnue. as it, most sangune supporters
do not expect that the tax will entire
Is eliminate stock gambling in cot
tor futures