Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-06
AbMINisTRArlvE AND INCOME
TAX FEATURES REMAIN TO
sE DISPOSED OF.
DEMOCRATS NOT AGREED
ON DETAILS OF INCOME TAX
|ssIisvs in Principle Of Measure But
Expect Changes to Be Made When
Diil Reaches Senate = Free Rags
Causes Outbreak From Mondeil-Un-
dsrwoed's Birthday Anniversary.

Washington, May 6.-The admins
krative and income tax features of the
tariff bill remained to be disposed of
today when the house convened. Both
sections are important portions of the
bill with many pages Of details that
puzzle new members but their adoption,
virtually intact. was confidentally
counted upon by democratic leaders.
The preferential of per cent upon
foreign goods brought In American
bottoms, and the strenuous opposition
|of insurance companies against pro-
visions Of the income tax on the
cground that policy holders would be
ultimately burdened with greater pre-
miums, were issues headed when the
bill was taken up.
All on the democratic side, while not
proposing to bolt the caucus that
bound the majority to the ways and
means committee bill, were not entirely
agreed upon the details Of the income
tax tho there is no difference Of view
as to the principle. Those who differ
count on the senate to make some
minor changes.
Free Rags Bother MondelI.
Representative Mondell got permis-
sion to offer an amendment providing
that all rags imported must be clean
and sterilized. and delivered a datribe
on democratic rags"
The democrats propose to admit
free Of duty" he shouted, "the rags OF
the world. Rags from the harems OF
! ,1, 0f n
don. rags from the puritiens Of Naples
and Rome. rags from cholera and ou-
bonic plague camps Of the Balkan PEN
insula vii lbe given to our people free.
know OF nothing more logical in the
democratic tariff bill than free rags
we must have the rags from all the
world to come here to clothe our peo-
pie. driven ragged by the democratic
tariff rates.
Representative Underwood pointed
out that Mr.. Mondell's amendment was
unnecessary because the rags were
clean before being admitted to this
country.
Senate Preparing Amendments.
AS the bill approached its day for
passage in the house the senate is
completing plans for its consideration.
Many republican senators have
drafted amendments. Senator Sher-
man, Of Illinois. has one to provide
that no provisions Of the income tax
shall apply to any insurance company
or association which conducts its busi-
ness solely upon mutual plans and only
for the benefit Of its policy holders OF
members.
Republicans from the northwest at
tackled the free wheat and flour pro-
visions Of the bill.
Mr.. Underwood defended free flour.
declaring that the northwest would not
be injured, and an amendment to the
bill was defeated.
Efforts to take lumber from the free
list and alter the wood pulp and print
paper schedules were finally defeated.
Celebrate Under~ood's Birthday.
A democratic-republican love feast
was held as consideration Of the tax
ing provisions Of the bill drew to
close The occasion was the birthday
of Representative Underwood.
Minority Leader Mann announced
that he wished to put aside partisan
feeling for a time and talk personally.
He told the house that fifty one years
ago zone of the ablest men in public
life first saw the light Of day" and
congratulated the democratic party
and the American people that during
the fifty-one years Of his life there has
grown to ableness and bigness the
gentleman from Alabama, Mr.. Under
wood"
Amid roar of applause from both
sides of the chamber Mr.. Underwood
thanked Mr.. Mann for his congratuia-
tions.
p n I'm 0f
remaining paragraphs Of the free list
was completed and the income tax sec
tions Of the bill was reached.
Free List Kept Unchanged.
The free list of the Underwood tariff
reductions in the cost of living. furn-
ished the grist for the legislative mills
OF the house Monday.
The republicans attacked: hundreds OF
items in the free list of the Underwood
bill In almost every instance they
argued that. the admission of the vari-
GUS articles free would ruin the in
dustry.' and would not reduce the cost
NJ living. Majority Leader Underwood
pointed out that this argument was in
consistent.
.In order to ruin the Industries" he
said. 'as YOU gentlemen seem bound
to do 1t would be necessary to reduce
the price the producers receive. This
would inevitably result in a reduction
TO the consumer"
Underwood Expedites Matters.
IN order to eliminate unnecessary
debate Mr.. Underwood, after the free
list had been one-half completed, OBJ
tanned an agreement to pass the para
graphs which were not in controversy
without debate. The disputed para
graphs were then taken up in order.
Republican opposition centered about
the faragrap phs admitting free coal. iron
isore. cotton. wool, wheat. wheat Hour.
\ corn. buckWheat, wood pulp and print
lp%pee. neel lumber. leather. potatoes.