The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-19
Democratic Caucus Fails to
Yield to the Millers of
the Country.
EXPECT TO FINISH
WITH ACT TONIGHT
VIII be Re.introduced in House Mon.
day % Amended and Probably will
be Taken up Wednesday-Seycral
Features of Law Straightened Out,

Washington. April 19.-The ways
ana means committee majority agreed
to an amedment to transfer buck
wheat and rye to the free list, and to
profit" to the list of exemptions fr s
the operations of the income tax. Thes
reported later to the caucus.
There was no change in the items
OF wheat on which the millers have
been making q great fight, because OF
putting flour on the free list.
When the caucus assembled Demo
cratic Leader Underwood said he ex-
pected the tariff bill to be completed
in caucus tonight. AS amended it will
be re-introduced in the house Monday,
according to present plans. 1t prob
ably will be taken up for consideration
by the house Wednesday.
Income Tax Troubles.
The democrats have been lombard
90 with inquiries regarding a clause
to exempt life insurance policies.
To avoid complications. the caucus
changed the language so as to read
provided the proceeds Of life insur-
ance policies paid upon the death Of
the person insured shall not be in
cluded az incomes
Representative sherley Of Kentucky
emptions from $4,000 to $4,000 and
to make incomes of more than $780,
900 pay five per cent tax, on the
ground that the bill made too small
a minority of the people subject to
the tax. Representative Hobson of
Alabama wanted to make the mini
mum $4,000. with rate of one-hait
Ct one one per cent between $4,000 and
$4,000, and a four per cent surtax on
ircomes between 100000 and five pc
cent surtax above $25O,000. Repre-
tentative Thatcher of Massachusetts
inquired the minimum at $1,000. All
these amendments were voted down.
Last night 1t was expected that the
caucus would finish with the bill b.
tonight or Monday and that the house
would take up the bill the middle Of
the week, with passage there before
May l, according to Mr.. Underwood.
Lively Fight Over General Policy.
The republican caucus opened with
q lively fight over the general tarif
policy In prospect.
Representatives Moore Of Pennsyl-
minority of the republican represen-
tation. of the ways and means COM
mittee. were on hand with resolu-
ton which would prevent the republi-
cans taking any constructive steps in
the making of the tariff
Republican Leader Mann and his
lieutenants prevented a vote on the
resolution, although Representatives
Moore and Fordney endeavored to
force action.
IT do not wish to find myself two
years from now, after the democrats
have made their Mistakes" said Mr..
Moore, "bound by some fool action
tkaen here today on bill prepared
by some individual who may or may
not be the representative of lobbyists
rcw in the capitol. The new vepubli-
can members who have not had time
to consider or prepare a bill should
not be bound by any hand-me-down
bill left over from previous con-
gress."
Declares Substitute Is Equitable.
Representative Payne discussed his
proposed substitute wool bill at length
declaring it was the most equitable
arrangement of duties on wool that
could be devised. He explained that
the rates were arranged on a basis
OF IL cents pound on pure raw wool,
with compensatory duties on wool in
the different stages of manufacture,
equitably distributed on a basis Of
wool content. He said the bill had
the endorsement of the tariff board.
Representative Fordney attacked
the rates as too low and objected to
tne conference endorsing any hill.
am opposed" he said, Ito the.
republicans presenting any substitute
for the rates in the democratic tarifr
bill. We have nothing to gain and
everything to lose on such a trans
action. II we put in bill now and
We are returned to power two ears
hence. that bill will meet us on the
trail like scarecrow."
After a lengthy debate. action was
postponed until Monday evening,
when the conference will meet again.