Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-25
Ruin Lies Ahead, They Assert,
if Product Is Placed on
the Free List.
WOOL STATE SENATORS
URGE A REVENUE DUTY
Under Agreement, Votes Are to Be
Taken at 4 O'Clock This
Afternoon.

"a ~ idHu dS olhst ire sugar
and free wool occupied the attention
OF the democratic caucus Of the Sem
ate during it's e.sIou This morning and
early this afternoon. Senators RAM
dell of Louisiana and Ney.lands of Ne
vada pleaded for a revenue duty on
sugar and raw wool Senators Thomas
OF Colorado and Lane OF Oregon op-
posed the duties and spoke for free
trade in these articles. Senator Lane
urged that the duties on mary Of the
manufactured articles be further re-
duced also. Particular; upoh those
which are made by labor WHICH is paid
a mere pittance by the owners of fac.
tories.
-he caucus will take final action on
sugar and wool, 1t IL EXPECTED this
afternoon.
Senator Ransdell spoke at length. grow
ing heated in his argument against the
the moment the bill should become a law
the Louisiana cane sugar industry would
receive Its death sentence. Though he
did not openly declare that he would bolt
the caucus. he made IL plain that he
would continue to fight the bill on the
floor unless a change is made in sugar.
That Is equivalent to q reputation OF
the caucus. particularly IL the caucus pro-
poses q resolution binding senators to the
bill. 1t is practically certain that neither
Senators Ransdell nor Thornton will re-
main In the caucus IL a binding resolu-
ton is presented.
Senator Thomas of Colorado. although
coming from a beet sugar state. took is.
sue with his colleague. Senator Shafroth,
maintaining that free sugar will not in
jure the beet sugar industry and claim
ing that the beet sugar manufacturers
want the tariff kept up to aid them in
carving their Difa liZpd Industries
He submitted figures to show that The
beet factories throughout the country
were greatly overcapitalized. Senator
Newlands. who 10 opposed to free sugar
at this time, argued for a more gradual
reduction in all the tariffs, and Senator
Lane had just concluded an argument in
favor of the bill when the caucus
cessed Debate was resumed at 2 o'clock,
at o'clock.
Agreement to Vote Today.
The democratic caucus spent prac-
tically the entire day on wool and sugar
yesterday. Chairman Simmons of the
finance committee last night secured an
agreement to vote upon both not later
than 4 o'clock pm. today While no
amendments to the free wool provision
were offered, two amendments to the
sugar schedule were submitted. and the
cduCuS Will Dc given Hi opportunity W
vote upon them. Senator Shafroth Of
fered an amendment to make the duty
at the end of three years about one-half
cent a pound. Senator Thornton offered
a second amendment providing that the
rates on sugar remain as they are In
the Underwood bill. but without raw
sugar becoming free at the end of three
years.
The majority members of the finance
committee practically completed yester-
day the income tax and the admin
istrative features Of the tariff bill. MAX
ing several radical changes from the
Under the proposed new form of the in
come tax. an additional exemption or
81 600 would be allowed to married men
or married women with dependent wives
or husbands. not taxable under this law.
and $500 would be added for each depend
ent child living with and dependent upon
the taxable parent. In case of both par
ents being taxable. however. no exemp-
ton for children would apply.
Other important changes in the plan in
clude the exemption from taxation OF
that portion of the premiums collected by
the mutual life or mutual marine insur-
ance companies which may be returned
to policyholders In the form Of divi-
dends. The taxation of this portion OF
their income had been bitterly opposed
by the insurance companies. Tho I'm
derwood bill had exempted ONLY r1tual
fire insurance companies on this basis.
Chambers of commerce civic bo3i~s AM
cities. counties and states are added T.
the class of organizations who's Incomes
will not be taxable.
Collectors to Be Licensed.
To secure the payment of tax upon
coupons. checks or bills of exchange"
collected for foreign residents. a pro-
vision was added requiring all firms coll
lecting such funds to secure a license
f.-A
nue.. so that the amount of their collec-
tons might at any time be inquired INTO
The revision of the administrative fea-
lures eliminates many of the reforms
proposed in the Underwood bill as II
passed the House. The Senate commit
providing for a joint committee to inves-
tigate the revenue administration laws,
with the view of simplifying. HARMONIC
ing. revising and codifying" them.
This committee would consist of three
senators to be appointed by the vice
President, and four members OF the ways
and means committee. to be appointed ny
the Speaker; and their recommendations
would be required to be: reported NOT
priation of $1,000 for the investigation 10
The specified articles and rates TO
which the authority of the President to
make retaliatory increases In duties "ohid
extend are as follows.
Fish (all kinds. / cent per pound.
On the following articles, one and one
fourth times the rate specified in the bill:
Earthenware, stone and china ware. ek.
pressed oils, lemons cheese. wines OF al
kinds, malt liquors. knitted goods, SILK
dresses and silk goods. leather gloves,
laces and embroideries of whatever ma
terial composed, and articles made wholly
or In part of the same; toys, jewelry'
and precious. semi-precious and imitation
precious stones. suitable for use in tho
manufacture of jewelry.
Additional Sugar Duties.
On the following, i'm addition TO the
regular duties as provided in the bill, the
duties specified below:
Sugars. etc, testing by the polariscope
not above Is degrees. Mountaineering
cents per pound, and for every additional
degree by the polariscone test an addi-
tional one one hundredth cents per pound;
molasses, 2 cents per gallon.
On wool Of the sheep, hair of the An
CORA goat, alpaca and other like animals,
and all woods and hair on the skins OF
such animals. and all wool wastes IL per
cent ad valorem.
The President could revoke his procla-
nation whenever satisfied that the DIS
had ceased to exist.
In striking out provisions against which
foreign nations protested. the Senate
democrats acted upon the belief that the
proposed requirements were ''unneces-
sarily inquisitive," and would hamper
and possibly provoke. retaliation
Articles manufactured by child LABOR
would be excluded, together with convict
labor goods. through an amendment by