The chronicle=news., 1913-04-19
Dem. CAUCUS ON
TARIFF IS
STILL ON


Gratis OF the house continued their
caucus on tariff revision today with
the expectation OF completing by
fall the administrative provisions Of
the bill and dlsposing OF numerous
ways and means committee amend
ments.
These amendments do not affect
the substance OF III. tariff bill TO any
extent. but are intended to clearly
and strengthen the language of the
measure aud include IA few relative
ly unimpor,ant changes in rates
whcIh commend themselves to IN.
comitt.e In recent communications
to III. ways and means committee
majority. so FAR tn. only substantial
change made In the tariff bill has
been the transfer OF shoe machinery
to the free list,
Tn. ways and means committee
majority agreed today To an amend
mcnt TO transfer buckwh.at and rye
10 the free list and to add savings
banks mot conducted for profit. TO
the list OF exemptions from the opcr-
alton OF the Income tax. They We're
reported later to III. caucus. There
was no change In the Items OF wheat
on which the mlllcrs have been max
ing u great fight because OF the put
ting of flour on the free list.
When the caucus assembled Demo-
cratic Leader Underwood said he cN-
pcctcd tho tariff bill would he COM
pletcd In caucus by tonight, As
amended |, will bc rcintroduccd In
the house Monday and. according to
present plans. voted upon by tn" en-
tire membership OF the ways and
3
day aud probably taken up for con
sidcrai!on by the house Wednesday
Washington. April iy.-NniI suf-
FRA .ists appeared In fore. today nj
the capitol. prepared To protest To III"
senate woman suffrage committee
against any constitute ional amend
ment giving the right of franchise to
their sex.
Anon; the principal speaker.
were Mrs, Arthur 81. Dodge. pr.si-
dent Of the National Association op-
posed To woman suffrage: Mrs. A. ].
George. Secretary 0t the Massaci,m-
? O. - i-.-.>S r,xSI:-asss.cI. ...,.
Miss Lucy Price. one Of its foremost
Lecturers and workers.
Mrs. willitm. of Massnc chisctts
read u paper by Kate Douglas Wig
gins. the author.
II canoni believe that the ballot
is the first. or the next or the best
thing TO work for. she read II
want women TO he a good home max
or. n good mother and u loyal. In
t.fli;cnt. active citizen. hut above
all. to be helpful. stimulating. in
spring force In the world. rather
than n useful and influential factor
IN politics
Washington. u. e.. April 10
I'm amendment proposed to strike
from the tariff bill the provision
which would grant n discount OF five
per cent on all imports shipped In
American vessels was voted down In
the Democratic caucus OF the house
late today after n hree hours de-
bate. Chairman Underwood opposed
the amendment.
Buffalo, \. y. April is.-Thc Buf-
ialo Chamber OF Commerce has de-
cidcd to call a mass meeting. at
which n delegation will be selected
and sent to Washington to protest
against some features of the tariff
bill. Both the milling and the meat
packing Industries Of the state are
threatened. 1t IL stated in n reso,u-
tion adopted by the board of direc-
tors.
"A duty imposed on wheat, oats
and buckwhcat, unless there is an
equalization duty on products and
by-products OF such commod les
the resolution says. would work n
great injustice to the industries of
the United States and especially to
the city of Buffalo where the agGrc-
gate value of plants devoted to such
industry, including elevators. is sl0,-
100000.
The proposed admission of dressed
meat free while duty of ten per
ccnt ad valorcm is levied on live
stock is also condemned in the rcso-
luton.