Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-05
INCOME TAX ONLY BIG QUESTION
REMAINING TO BE DIS.
POSED OF.
READING OF BILL FOR
PASSAGE EXPECTED TUESDAY
Wool Schedule Passed With Little op-
position and Underwood Says Fight 10
About Finished-Expsetsd Demo-
cratic Detection on Schedule Fails
to MatsriaIize.

washington, May 5.-The end OF
the tariff debate was in sight today so
far as the house was concerned. With
few odds and ends Of the sundry
schedules left over, the house stood
ready to dispose Of the free list and
complex administrative features and
the income tax. all that remained Of
the new tariff law.
''The fight is about over now" said
Mr.. Underwood, the democratic lead
er.
The debate has been the most good
natured in the recollection Of the dem
ocratic leaders. The republicans have
avoided filibustering or demand for
record votes. The caucus rule OF solid
democratic votes has been reliSiously
carried out.
Only a few minor changes are now
to be expected and they will be to clar-
ify language. Democratic leaders ex-
pected that today would clear the pain
for consideration Of the income tax
alone tomorrow, to be followed by the
reading of the bill for the formal pass
age OF teh whole measure, formality
counted upon to take less than an
hour.
Wool Schedule Passed.
The wool schedule was passed with
out amendment by the house Saturday
night In tbs consideration Of the I'm
derwod tariff bill. It went thru with
little excitement, its passage causing
scarcely riple on the smooth waters
of the democratic tariff program. :
The republicans concentrated tneif
attacks on the schedule by presenting d
blanket amendment as substitute too
1t. This substitute. prepared by Rep
resentative Payne, provided q rate OF
1S cents a pound on raw wool. placed
on tina free list in the Underwood DILL
and comparative rates based on outs
oils cents a pound on the wool con-
tent Of the various stages Of manu1ac-
tured woolens.
The republicans vociferiously pro-
claimed their substitute to be IN con
formity with the report which the TAR
ifr hoard made on the wooden industry
two wears ago. The democrats as EN-
phatically declared that it was not.
An expected detection from party
,;nes nv democratic members repre-
senting wool growing states faiied 10
in the vote on raw WOOL.
The republican substitute was defeated
and +he Underwood schedule passed, -
IN 1ea. with the silk. paper and sundry
schedules still to be passed nepie
sentative Underwood hurried the house
on after the wool fight with the worst
of the tariff wrangle was out OF ths
way.
No Public Hearings in Senate.
No pubic hearings on the tariff re-
vision bin are to be held by the senate
finance committee, according to Chair-
man Simmons. y
"There will be no public hearings.
said he today. That question has oeeh
settled"
The determination is expected 10
speed up consideration OF the p!il III
tho senate. Senator Simmons SAID 10
day that those most interested in the
schedules were content TO hle oFleis
settinr forth their views and recon :
mendations.
T, 10 the present view OF the hnance
chairman that the commit.
tee will have the bill under considcra-
-;o, in about ten days or two weeks
at the most. Following th:t TWO "eeAs
will be given senators to prepare io'
debate on the floor. The biii Is eA
nected to be reported to the senate
about June at the latest. -
Republican leaders are piann'ns ~
,,,oye when the bill comes up from 'he
ho,,so To refer 1t to the finance com
uittee with instructions for pupi'c
hearings.