The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-09-02
SENATE COMPLETES
FIRST TARIFF WORK
Heaves Sigh of Relief as it Fin
lshes Initial Reading of Bill.
WEEK MORE TO SEE END.
Many OF the Most Important new
Features of the Measure Re-
main to be Settled.

Washington, Aug 31.-The senate
heaVed a sigh of relief last night
when, just before adjournment ~
completed the first reading of the
new tariff bill. Although MANY of
the most important new features OF
the measure remain to be settled.
senate leaders agreed that the dis
posal OF the first reading Of the bin
mad brought the passage of the meas
ure within view and that another
week may witness its completion and
passage.
The rates of the new income tax.
the proposed tax on cotton futures
many provisions of the administra-
tive features of the law, the suggest
ed tax rebate of per cent for inn
ports brought in American ships and
many other sections of the measure
that Will occasion debate were nut
over without action, and will be taken
up again this week. Senator Norris
announced that before the bill was
completed, he would propose an
amendment directed at the Brazilian
coffee monopoly, giving the Presi-
dent authority to levy a % per cent
duty on product controlled through
monopoly or conspiracy in another
country.
COMMITTEE IN SESSION.
Democratic members of the f.
nance committee met again last
night and may continue their sessions
today TO go over the sections laid
aside by the senate in its several
weeks OF work on the bill. 1t was ex-
pected last night that the Democratic
senator's would be called into a party
conference Monday or Tuesday to ad-
Just all differences over the bill, in
Guiding the question of the income
tax on large incomes.
The senate yesterday made a num-
Der OF important changes in the bill.
The proposal for the Democrats to
give circuit courts of appeal equal
jurisdiction with the United States
customs court was withdrawn by
Senator Williams, in behalf of the
Democratic committee members. He
said the committee had decided il
would be better to leave the final
judgment in customs cases entirely
to the customs court.
Just before adjournment Senator
PoindeXter offered an amendment for
n tariff commission of five persons
who would serve for l 5 years and re-
ceive salaries of $4,000 per year.
They would be removable by ma
JOli'N NOIt vi congress. Inc amend
ment which represents the views OF
the Progressive party will be taken
up Monday.
AGAINST CHILD LABOR.
The senate adopted provision
importation of goods
made by convict labor or principally
by children under IA years Of age"
Senator BOrah CRepublican.) who
had been instrumental i'm having the
child labor question considered as
part of the bill. declared the amend
ment, as it had been drawn, did not
meet the needs of the situation. The
wording of the provision, he said.
would admit goods made by child
labor, because il would be difficult
to show they had been made "prin-
ripally by children under IA years OF
age"
The provisions giving the Presi-.
dent power to establish retaliatory-
duties much higher than the usual
tariff rates against certain imports
from countries that might discrimi-
nate against the United States were
adopted after several fruitless at
-empts by the Republicans to amend
them by increasing the list of articles,
upon which extra duties could be
levied.
Senator McCumber endeavored to
have agricultural products included
m the list, but his amendment was
rejected.