South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-06
REVENUE BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
President is Given Powers to
Retaliate For Stopping
of Mails.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.-The adj
ministration emergency revenue bill
designed TO raise $205, 900, 900 an
nuaIly from taxes on inheritances
and war munitions and from in
creases in the tax, creating a tariff
commission. establishing a protec-
tive tariff on dye-stuffs, providing
for protection OF American firms
from dumping" at the end of the
war and giving the president author
ity 10 take drastic retalitory steps
against allied interference with
American trade was passed late
Tuesday night by the senate. The
ote was A. To Is.
Eliminating the usual formalities
in order 20 insure adjournment of
congress by Thursday by the latest.
the senate rushed the measure. the
last on the administration legisla-
tive program. imm ediately 70 con-
ference.
Underwood Fights Commission.
Toward midnight. Sen Underwood
moved 10 strike out the section
which would create a tariff commits
sion and began a last fight against
this provision which already had
been agreed to- The Alabama SEN
ator had no hope of victory but de-
clared ne was contending for prin-
ciple. By a vote of 50 10 >, the SEN
ate rejected sen. Underworld mo-
ton. thus retaining the tariff com
mission section.
Sen. Underwood declared creation
OF the tariff commission was a sur
render TO the republicans and an
abject abandonment of democratic
principles.
Sen Smith of Georgia. replied in
sisting that many democrats had ad-
Vocated a tariff commission for
years.
Passage of the bill and adjourn
ment Of congress we're delayed for
time by an attempt TO attach 10
the measure the webb bill desired
by the president permit 1g Amer
lean firms TO establish collective SELL
Ing agencies abroad.
Husting Amendment Beaten.
Late Tuesday night a vain effort
was made by Sen Husting 10 a--end
the bill by providing for publicity
in the discretion Of the president of
the income tax returns of lividu-
ais The amendment was defeated
- TO %.
Amendments designed 20 rovide
means of retaliation against Great
Britain for embargoes on American
goods. the trade blacklist and inter-
ference with the mails we're agreed
To without roll call and were OPP
posed in debate.
Employment of land and naval
forces of the United states 10 enforce
retaliatory measures and To prohibit
importation OF goods into the United
States from nations which prohibit
the importation into their own or
into any other country. dependency
or colony of any article of the prod
uct OF the soil or industry of the
United states not injurious TO health
or morals is provided i'm one of the
amendments. The bill creates tar
III commission, recommended by
Pres't Wilson L. consist of six mem
beers not more than tn. of whom
shall be of one political party. The
commission would investigate the
administration and fiscal effects OF
the customs laws: relation between
the rates OF duty on raw materials
and finished on partly finished prod
ucts. effects of ad valorem and spe-
cine duties. all questions relating 10
the operation of the tariff laws:
tariff relations between the United
states and foreign countries and
would make reports 10 the ways and
means committee of the house and
finance committee Of the senate
Salaries of the commissioners were
fNed at $500 "a year.