The sun., 1913-10-01
FIVE OUTSIDERS FOR IT
Clark Predicts Prosperity.
and Underwood Sees
Safe Revenue.
SENATE REVOLT RTED
Reed Leads Ii. hut npmOrra tic
Majority Seems to BE
Certain.


V,surSGToN Sept 30.--By vote Of
ai 70 1903 the House of Representatives
81 ,pted the conference report on the TN
de,ooni. simmons tarir bill to-day.
Tine measure has thus been advanced
o. sep nearer the statute books. Only
-. Concurrence of the Senate and APP
moral ny the President remain now for
,h' hill to become "A Law and effective At
on.
The Democratic leaders believe that the
senate will finish consideration Of the hill
within a day or two and that President
wilson probably will receive II in time 70
eve it his approval by SATURDAY, night.
The indications tonight. though. were
that trouble is brewing for the conference
report In the Senate. Senator Reed of
Missouri, a Democrat announced that he
would not vote for the conference report
IN It's present from unless he is bound to
d" So H. caucus action.
calls for Another CHucas.
Mr.. Reed started the circulation ~
Democratic Senators 10 make changes in
tn. bill. other democratic Senators are
d >Gruntled over certain features but 1t =
doubtful II the opposition will be able to
pat an, serious obstacles in the way Of
tho final adoption Of the conference report.
This was a great Democratic day in the
House. Speaker Clark made speech in
which he congratulated every body in the
democratic party and predicted that the
res tariff would bring great prosperity.
HIS speech aroused much enthusiasm.
in his address Chairman Underwood
cIung to dry figures and facts. lie denied
the charge made by Representative Payne
Of New York. Republican, that the new
iarin would create deficit, contending
tina; calculations OF experts demonstrated
beyond duubt that the new law In its
hr>t year would yield enough to keep the
wheels Of soNe.nment In motion and at
the same time supply surplus OF ap-
proximately $4,000. 900.
Four and half hours debate Vas al
ioNed on the report and the discussion
at times was bitterly partisan Progress
SO Leader Murdock secuted the thought
F.quently expressed 10y the Democrats
t1tt III. new tariff would reduce the cost
Of living H- asserted that more i'm
inItant factors than mere customs laws
entered into that equation.
democrats have found to their solrow
that IL il unwise - oppose the Administra-
ton and only four Of them strayed OF
th" party reservation to-day. Representa-
'Ne. I.azare. Morgan and Broussard OF
Louisiana. who are opposed TO free sugar.
I'D Representative Donohue OF Pennsyl-
. ,ana who wanted more protection on Ger.
tain products turned out in his district.
and WAS disappointed, were the only men,
u.rs Of the Presidents party who had
IN" temerity to vote against the confer
.nce report
Representatives stafford and Cary OF
Wisconsin, Republicans the first reRu-
lar and the other an insurgent. Repre-
,en,dtives Kelly Of Pennsylvania and Nc
Donald OF Michigan. Bull Moose, and Rep
;cscn,a,!ve Ken, Of California, who calls
nmself an independent. voted with the
Democrats
Underwood Gets ApDla sss.
Representative Underwood was ap-
plaudod when he arose to call up the con-
t"''rce report.
The bill as II Is now presented TO the
House will in my judgment" said Mr.. In
d"r"ood, reach an average In duties OF
nh. over 26 per cent. almost as low az
80" famous Walker bill that had low taxes
on liquor and tobacco. and the tax on
; N,o,- products raises the average OF this
nl very much.
50 for all intents and purposes this
n' mas. on the average. lower taxation
ivan any bin that has been presented
1 thiee-quarters OF a century. The Wilson
h' carried an average rate OF 1915 per
.en', the Payne bill an average OF %O.i2
=. cent"
Nh Underwood then proceeded to dis
cpss the revenue producing qualities OF
ID" bill
Tn" income tax, lea wing out those fea-
~Ires Of 1t that relate to the taxing OF
operations he.said, will produce $S?,-
80 900, The corporation part OF the in
com" tax 1t is estimated. will produce
N' "oo, 900. The customs taxes for the
'eei l'l5, It is estimated. will produce
1000. 900
Taking into consideration other sources
"i i"renue the Government will collect
l1 l'lS something like 81. .02s. 900, 900. II
m" expenditures do not exceed 81
''No00,o 600, which is the amount that
VII be required for Government purposes
mat year We will have q surplus OF
5000 900, which We consider a safe
j. tn'e on the right side OF the ledger"
representative Payne who led the de- |,
pave for the Republicans, ridiculed Mr.. !
n''r"opd's figures. He declared that |
- iiRrrea really showed that the nrst |
'7r NJ the operation OF the Democratic |
''''n would result in deficit Of S20,- |
''o'" 10 he succeeded In the following |
year hv deficit OF 10000 900
lie pr 'dicted disaster for the new IA riH |
And N" Isrty 'csponsible for II, and !
'n'Ifd S'r"n'ly as he INDUCED his dismal |
I'ophecus