The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-18
TARIFF TO HAVE
RIGHT OF WAY IN
EXTRA SESSION
established as soon as the special tarff
session assemblies April I.
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esta blished as soon as the special tariT
session assemblies April I.
President Wilson notified Senators
Kern and Gallingcr. who were APP.
pointed to call upon him. that he had
no further business that would keep
the Senate In session. The committee
waited on the President over the
telephone. and WAS informed that he
was content to let further appoint
ments go to the extra session of next
month. The Senate wound up it's work
at go? o'clock, and adjourned OH the
motion of Senator Kern. In a short
executive session the Senate to-day
confirmed all civil appointments made
To date by President Wilson, with the
exception. Of DR.. Charles T.. Ncill, Com
missioner of Labor Statistics.
40 Decision Reached.
The Democrats of the Ways and
Means Committee adjourned tonight
until Tomorrow, after beginning "A re-
vision of the intricacies Of customs en-
forcement in the administrative see
tions of the tariff aud informally dis
cuSsinE the income tax plan in q gem
eral way without attempting to reach
Il decision as to that new revenue rails
ing scheme. designed to add perha ps
the income tax details ingc upon the
final estimate of the probable revenue
from the fourteen schedules. the dis
position of the committee majority is
to inaugurate the system with prob
ably per cent tax on minimum of
$4,000 annual income, with the idea that
the tax may be susceptible to low
ering of the income minimum or a rails
ing OF the tax percentage, or both, il
conditions nccessitate after the plan
is noatcd.
The big fight pending now is the al
ways controversial schedule *. the big
wool schedule. OH which final vote is
likely within the next three or four
days. The advocates OF free raw wool
in the committee have counted upon
winning in the end regardless OF what
the probable attitude of the Senate
might be.
The majority already has settled up
on free raw cotton. and upon sharp
reductions in the cheaper grades OF tex
tile manufactures.
The revision plan contempiates sub
stantially the principal provisions of
the Democratic revision bill that were
put through both houses during the last
Congress II was stated tonight that
the revision as planned includes.
Schedule A-Rcatiirmation of most of
the rates on chemicals. oils and paints
provided under the Democratic Chemi-
cal revision attempt at the last Con-
Sress, with some sharper reductions.
including cuts in the rates on the
cheaper grades of soap, and lower du-
ties on oils entering soap manufac-
ture.
Schedule B--Reductions from the
present rate on cheaper pottery ware.
substantial cuts OH many articles Of
china, earthenware porcelain, stone
and crockery ware now assessed 50
and 90 per cent. denounced by import
crs as exorbitant if over 30 or "a per
cent: simplfication of classification to
-differcntiate between earthenware and
china.
Schedule Substantially reaf-
iirmation Of iron and steel schedule.
proposed by the Democrats in the Six
ty-second Congress.
Schedule D--Rough and dressed lum-
Der. hewn and squared timber, shingles,
laths and fence posts made free, and
reductions in other items
Schedule E-Free sugar and other
provisions of the former Underwood
free sugar bill, the loss of approxi-
nately $50,000,000 revenue TO be offset
by the income tax.
Schedules and H-Retention of
high rate on tobacco, cigars, cigarettes.
snuff and spirits, wines and beverages.
al TeSdTueu pS the committee majority
as luXuries.
Schedule G--(agricultural products)
Numerous changes. particularly a
sharp cut on lemons, a compromise on
the fight for free lemons, involving
citrus fruit interests; meats and cat
tie. whether dutiable or free, still lin-
determined.
Schedule Free raw cotton, sub
stantial reductions on cheaper grades Of
| cotton goods, practically as proposed
in the last Congress.
Schedule Retention of most of the
flax, hemp and jute rates, except cuts
on cheaper grades of linen and other
manufactures.
Schedule K-Sharp reduction on a
large variety of cheaper wooden pro-
ducts along the lines OF the previous
Democratic bills. with fight still on
for free raw wool.
4 Schedule tely the pres
! ent high rates on silks and silk goods,
/ as luxuries.
/ Schedule M-Free wood pulp and
print paper. probably with the elimi-
nation of the present restrictions, as TO
reciprocity.
Schedule N--Reductions in numerous
'sundries." including harness and sad
dlery.
Free list--Substantially the free list
proposed at the last Congress, with ad-
| ditions, but with the question of free
meats and cattle unsettled.