Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-18
REVISION IS ALL
FOR DEMOCRATS
PRESIDENTS PROCLAIM 4 10 \
DID NOT SPECIFY-BIG FIGHT
ON WOOL SCHEDULE.
NOTHING But TARIFF IS UP
Income Tax Measure May BE Put
MISUNDERSTANDING X Tough One
Not Decided on Cattle.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-The
extra session of congress. called by
President Wilson today to assemble
April 7, will begin with nothing but
the tariff revision bills before It. This
fact was made clear in a statement
today by Representative Underwood,
chairman of the house committee on
ways and means. Until tariff legisla-
ton is well under way In the house,
no general committees will be named
and no other legislative subjects will
be taken up.
The president specified no subject
for the extra session in his prOclama-
ton; but it is fully understood that
his message to congress at It's opening
will dwell upon the need of tariff re-
vision. If currency, Philippine inde-
pendence, Alaskan affairs. woman
suffrage and other pressing questions
are finally forced upon the attention
of congress. 1t will be only after the
democrats of the two houses and the
president are convinced that the sue
cess of tariff revision is assured.
Dates is satisfaction.
"The date fixed by President Wilson
is satisfactory to u.s." said Represen-
tative Underwood today. THE tariff
legislation will be ready for presenta.
ton 10 the house by that time and we
should be at work upon it in the house
within or days after the house
convenes.
"Of course, before work is begun,
it will be necessary to organize the
house. The ways and means commit
tee, acting as the committee on com.
mittees, will prepare slate of com.
mittee appointments to be presented to
the caucus. The plan is to organize
only the committees necessary to con-
duct the organization business of the
house; rules, accounts, mileage and
enrolled bills
Income Tax TO BE Up
The democrats of the ways and
means committee adjourned tonight
until tomorrow after beginning a re.
vision of the intracicies of customs
enforcement in the administrative
sections of the tariff and informally
discussing the income tax plan in a
general way without attempting to
reach a decision as to that new reve.
nue. raising scheme designed to add
perhaps sl00,000,000 to the treasury
funds While the income tax details
hinge upon the final estimate OF the
probable revenue fro mthe IA sched-
ules, the disposition of the committee
majority is to inaugurate the system
with probably a one per cent tax on
minimum of $4,000 income with the
idea that the tax may be susceptible
to lowering of the income minimum
or a raising of the tax percentage or
both If conditions necessitate.
Big Fight on Wool.
The big fight pending now is tho
always controversial schedule X, the
big wool schedule. The advocates Of
free raw wool in the committee have
counted upon winning in the end re.
gardless of what the probable atti.
tude of the senate might be.
The majority already has settled
uDbH lltt law NoitDh anu upOu
reductions in the cheaper grades Of
textile manufactures.
The revision plan contemplates sub
stantially the principal provisions OF
the democratic committee. that were
put through both houses during the
last congress. 1t was stated tonight
that the revision as planned includes:
Some Cheaper Soaps, Too.
Schedule A-Reaffirmation of most
Of the rates on chemicals. oils and
paints provided under the democratic
chemical revision attempted at the
last congress with some sharper re-
ductons including cuts on rates on
the cheaper grades of soap and low
er duties. on oils entering soap manu-
facture.
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