The San Francisco call., 1913-10-04
WILSON, E[ATED OVER
BILL, SAYS THAT WORK OF
PEOPLE IS HALF FINISHED
President Intimates Currency
Bill, as Companion Measure,
Should Pass Quickly

Should Pass Quickly
II WASHINGTON, Oct 4.-This was
II the first day of the actual working
II of the new Underwood tariff. which
II went into effect at midnight and
Fl which is expected by democratic lead
ers in congress to give the govern
81 nent an annual surplus of s1S.000.000.
Elated with his tariff victory,
II President Wilson is confident that the
NJ remnants of democratic opposition TO
81 the Glass-Owen currency bill will
soon disappear, and that its early
passage through the senate is as
sured.
y His speech in signing the tariff bill
last night. in which he told his demo
cratic colleagues that the tourney
was only half finished" shows that
the president is determined that the
currency bill shall be passed at this
s. special session.
r. PRESIDENT HIGHLY ELATED
President Wilson is willing TO have
the bill amended in minor particulars
to meet the demands of warning ele-
nents in the party, but is determined
4 to hold fast to Its main provisions.
4 He plainly was in the highest spirits
4 today over the successful issue of the
4 tariff fight He started for the golf
links before o'clock. and throughout
3 the morning the White House bore a
4 deserted appearance, as even the as
sistant secretaries. were absent.
SURROUNDED by representatives. SEN
4 ators. members of his cabinet and
newspaper men. President Wilson
signed the administration bill at 10
minutes after o'clock last night.
TWO PENS USED
The president used two pens. One
he presented TO Oscar Underwood,
chairman of the ways and means
committee of the house. and the
other to Senator Simmons. chairman
of the finance committee OF the SEN
ate, who piloted the bill. through
congress.
Immediately behind the president
stood Secretaries Bryan. Daniels. Gar
rison, Wilson, Redfeld. Houston and
McAdoo and Attorney General Nc
Reynolds.
On his left were Senators Simmons
and Oscar Underwood. On his right
were the presidents brother. Joseph.
DR. Gary Grayson, Secretary Turnulty
and Assistant Secretary Rudolph For
ster, Third Assistant Secretary of
State Dudley Field Malone and Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy Franklin
D. Roosevelt
Speaker Clark occupied a position
on thes right of the president, i'm
medlately behind the cabinet. With
him STOOD. the vice president
Ranged. in front of the president.
fl q semieircle, We're the newspaper
neuy
After presenting the pens. Wilson
expressed his gratification.
Pm MeADoO's DEPARTMENT
The actual work of carrying into
ee1ect the new tariff law. which sup
plants the Payne-Aldrich law. was
consummated today by Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo. an assistant
secretary of the treasury and 80 en-
epIoxes of the department
The field force now administering
the law In the various revenue dis
tricts throughout the country mum.
bers 1857. The work OF collecting the
duty under the income tax clause
will fall under his force Employees o.
the treasury department worked hare
throughout the day mailing copies Of
the law to the internal revenue Off
ports of entry. The work will b.
continued tonight. More than 5,eo'
copies had been sent out before moor
and all points east Of the Mississippi
river will have been supplied by Mon
day. 1t will be the middle of mex
week before the Pacific coast points
are supplied.
REFUNDS MADE NECESSARY
It will be necessary for the Gus
toms authorities to make liquidation
TO importers whose goods came int,
the country after President Wilson
signed the Underwood bill and befor,
copies of that measure were received
at the ports of entry. Such merchan
disc was taxed under the Payne-Al
drich schedule.
The collection of tariff taxes from
! those fortunate enough to get saia
ries big enough to put them unde
the provisions OF the income tax claus
will be carried on throughout tn
country by 167 internal revenue col
lectors Theirs will be a dificul
task. as the salaries of thousands O
persons must be tabulated with DIFF
ferentials for married and unmarrie
persons.
NEW BUREAU NEEDED
Fifty clerks in the treasury depart
ment have been detailed to attend I
the work inciden to the collectio
under the new tariff. This probabl
will become In time q recognize
separate bureau known as the tarii
bureau Of the treasury department
s25. 900, 900 IMPORTS RELEASED
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-More tina
s25, 600. 900 worth of imports whic
have been held under bond in fedora
warehouses were released today un
der the clauses of the Underwood tar
if BY Tuesday S75.000.000 worth Q
imports will have been dumped on tn
country's market
Tie customs house opened for busi