The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-21
SENATE DEMOCRATS
NOW HAVE MEASURE
FOR CONSIDERATION
Many Changes Made in Under
wood Bill But Big Princi-
pies Remain
DISTINCT VICTORY
FOR THE PRESIDENT
In Every Way Conforms to His
Desire for Low Rates on
Necessities---Free Sugar
and Wool

WASHINGTON, June 20.--The Tn
derwood tariff bill as changed by tie
finance committee of the senate WAS
laid before the Democratic caucus ox
the members of the upper house to-
day.
The senate committee has made
many and very important changes IA
the Underwood measure, but in none
of them have the big general princs-
pies urged by President Wilson been
turned down.
The bill as 1t energies from tbs
senate finance committee Is distinctly
victory for the president 1t con-
tains the provisions for free wool ana
ultimate free sugar. 1t retains meats
and -four on the free list and in add
ton adds cattle and other animals
used for human food and wheat
which were taxed in the Underwood
bill.
Conforms to Wilson's Ideas.
In every way the measure as II
comes from the serate committee con-
forms to the presidents desire this
duties be lifted from the necessarie3
of life and increased If necessary on
iuxuries, Also the bill carries out the
presidents idea that the tariff on pro-
ducts of concerns which are regarded
as Trusts OF HiGHtpUlitS Tie
lowered or put on the free list.
The bill now submitted 10 the
Democrats of the senate for action
will yield between Ave and six mil
lion dollars net in excess of the total
that would flow frem the measure ~
II came from the house. On the WHOLE
however. the rates in the bill now
are at a lower average than the aver
age in the Underwood measure. The
increase in revenue has been brought
about through the imposition of a tai
on brandy used in the fertilization Of
pure sweet wines In the domestic In.
dustry.
Exception Is made under the exist
ing laws to brandy used in this way
so that II Is at present yielding In
ternal revenue at the rate of only
three cents a gallon. The amendment
inserted by the senate committee re-
peals this exception and restores tho
regular tax OF sl.10 gallon. It II
estimated that this alone will yield
81. 900. 600 a year and that the tax on
bananas will bring in an additional
$2,500,000. The reductions made by
senate committee will have net
gain of about s5.ooo.ooo over the
house bill
Below House Scale.
This is the first time in the history
of tariff bill making that the senate
of the United States has reduced gen.
orally below the scale contained In the
house bill. The usual procedure has
been for the senate to make a SUBJ
stantial increase.
The senate committees revision OF
the Underwood bill made public to-
/ Gay disclosed only the committees
action on the customs duty features
of the measures. The revision of the
/ income tax section and the sections
dealing with the administrative feA-
/ lures should be completed by sum
I day. Concern is expressed by some
Of the senate leaders over the effect
on revenues from the proposed in-
come tax changes decided upon by
the senate committee and final action
will be postponed on this subject
pending an estimate from the conn
missioner or internal revenue.
The senate committee made sub
stantial addition to the free list coma
tanned In the Underwood bill. Among
| the more important items added are
pig iron which was taxed per cent
/ in the house bill. iron blooms which
bore a similar tax: steel ingots and
billets which were subjected to aS10
per cent tax in the house measures
cattle and sheep. also taxed 10 per
cent In the Underwood bill: wheat
4 w
hushel. angora goat and alpaca halT
which was taxed at 90 per cent BY
the house and Portland and other
cements which bore per cent Inns,
post in the house bill. In the Co..
kof the listingNof wheat proyaa3Oz3s
has been made for the imposition 81
countervailing duty in case AZ.
countries which continue TO maintains
a duty against the United States. III
Some of the most important Changes
made by the senate committee w0rNs
| in the metal schedule.
Wool Schedule Changes.
I Changes in the wool schedule ~
as follows:
/ Clothes, II made In chief value ~
I cattle hair or horsehair. not Apects
/ fcaily provided for in this .sectionSl
% per cent al vainrcnfs. plualfeGs
velvet and all other pile fabrics. GGH
| or uncut. woven or knit, made who3aHg
/ or in chief value of wool, and ArticSx&
made wholly or in chief value ~
| such plushes. velvets and other bklGs
fabrics, 40 per cent ad va1orem- sXs
Stockings, hose or half-hose. mn& II
/ on knitting machines or frames. cO1fs
posed wholly or In chief value OF W0
not specially provided for in this S
ton, 90 per cent ad valorem. S6
Stockings. hose or haif-hose.
vaged. fashioned. narrowed or aAaT
wholly or in part by knitting @
chimes or frames. or knotted hy I'M
including what are commer&3G
known as seanaeu.s stockings