The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
JAMES TO LEAD THE
FIGHT. AGAINST DUTY
ONMEAT AND CATTLE
Kentucky Senator Takes
Vigorous Position Against
COuntervailing Duty
MAY TAKE FIGHT
TO PARTY CAUCUS
Committee Hastens Work on Tariff
Bill-Sundries Schedule Practi-
cally' Complete--May Call
Caucus Friday

Washington, 1une IAN additional
exemption of 500 for each child of a
family in the income tax section OF
the tariff revision bill was determined
upon tonight by the Senate finance
subcommittee, of which Senator Will
1iams is chairman. and the change
will he recommended to the majority
members of the committee tomorrow.
Having determined upon this import
ant amendment the subcommittee also
is seriously considering recommending
changing the $1,000 exemption in the
Underwood bill to s3o00
Senator simmons, Nchairman Of the
finance committee, said tonight that
the democratic caucus of the Senate
will be called for Thursday, whether
the finance committee majority had
concluded with the schedules or not
and that the caucus could go over
schedules already approved, while the
committee was finishing its work.
Washington June 17.--Senator ollie
James oG Kentucky, who made the
sugar tariff speech in the Senate de-
Tending the stand of President WILSON,.
has taken a vigorous position in the
finance committee against the imposi-
tion of a eountervaillng duty on meat
and cattle, and today announced that
he would carry the fight to the demo1
cratic senatorial caucus IL he failed TO
swing the committee into line.
When the majority members or the
finance committee resumed considera-
ton of the proposed countervailing du-
ties on agricultural products, Senator
James emphatically declared that the
public was entitled to unrestricted free
cattle and meat. He did not oppose the
action of the democrats in free listing
wheat and flour with the countervailing
duty added, but he opposed such duty
on cattle and meat so strenuously that
final action on the matter was deferred
Senator simmons announced that the
natter was aettled for nresoutntion to
the caucus insofar as wheat aud luur
was concerned
Free Cattle and Meat
Il am for free cattle and meat. and
shall go to the limit to get it," said
Senator James when his attitude be-
fore the committee became known Be
cause some countries levy a tax on the
lhpoilS VI inc American Deer trust,
why should We in retaliation, starve
the people of the United States? |
favored free meat and free cattle in
the campaign last fall, and / intend
to do all l can to put them in the tar
fff law"
The majority members of the COM
mittee were in session until late to-
night to hasten work upon the tariff
bill and practically completed the sun
dries schedule. Remaining for consld-
GRAFTON are the income tax and ad-
mlnistratlve features of the bill, which
the committee Will try to conclude by
Thursday night. 1t Is probable that the
caucus will be called to meet Friday
but problems in the administrative sec
tions of the bill may delay the caucus
until Monday. Chairman Simmons is
planning to get the bill into the Senate
by a week from Monday II possible.
Make Determined Fight
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, whose
amendment to the tariff bill levying :.
graduated tax on tobacco output was
rejected by his colleagues on tile
finance committee, gave notice in thu
Senate that he would carry that amend
ment to the caucus and make a deter
mined fight for its Incorporation in the
bill He also introduced an amendment
providing for graduated income tax
upon all corporations having a capital
stock of more than $100.000. 900 and con
trolling moro than one-fourth of the
production of any commodity. This he
said, he also would urge in the eau
Gus.
The action Of the finance majority in
putting tax on bananas yesterday was
explained by Chairman Simmons today
as a revenue proposition.
I'VE have placed a tariff of cents
bunch on bananas" said the senator,
Fats I'll.
also for the reason that the banana
trade Is absolutely controlled by
trust. The idea was not to protect or
encourage any banana industry in this
country. because there is none We es-
timated that the annual revenue to be
derived from bananas at . cents a
bunch win aggregate 81. 100000 and the
small duty of cents a bunch cannot
very well be shifted to the consumer