Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-06
Administration Heads Pre-
pare to Put 1t Through
Hurriedly.
RETALIATORY ACT
AGAINST ENGLAND
Bill as Finally Agreed Upon
Provides for Increased
Income Tax.
Sept. 5.-The ad-

w miniStration emergency revenue
bill designed to raise $205, 100000 an
nually from taxes on inheritances and
war munitions and from increases in
the income tax, creating "A tariff COM
mission; establishing a protective tar
If on dyestuffs; providing for pro-
lection of Americans from dumping
at the end of the war. and giving the
president authority to take drastic
retaliatory steps against allied inter-
ference with American trade, was
passed late tonight by the senate. The
vote was AZ to 16.
Late tonight the senate was consid-
ering amendments to che emergency
revenue BILL preparing to pass 1t be-
fore adjournment In order that it
might be rushed to conference early
tomorrow.
administration leaders hoped that
conference report Would be forthcom-
Ing in time for adjournment OF con-
gross by Thursday at the latest.
The senate practically had COM
pleted the bill but toward midnight
Senator Underwood moved to strike
out the section which would create
a tariff commission and began a last
fight against this provision which al
ready been agreed to. The Alabama
senator had no hope Of victory but
principle.
BY a vote of 55 to the senate re-
jccted Senator UnderwoOds motion,
thus retaining the tariff commission
section of the bill. Senators who vot-
ed to eliminate it were Bankhead.
Hardwick, Shields, Underwood and
To Rctaliatc.
Amendments designed to provide
Britain for enbargoes on American
goods, the trade blacklist and inter
fernce with the mails were agreed to
without roll call and were unopposed
in debate.
The amendments. all applying to
conditions during existence of war
In which the United States is not en-
gagged. would authorize the president
to:
Deny by proclamation the use of
United states mails and express, tele
eraph. wireless and cable ia acilities to
citizens of any belligerent nation
which does not accord to American
vessels, citizens, companies or cor
rorations full facilities of trade and
commerce "including unhampered
traffic in mails which the vessels or
citizens, firms or corporations of that
belligerent country enjoy in the
VI ited States or its possessions"
Withhold Clearance.
withhold clearance to foreign or
domestic vessels from American ports
which give ANY undue or unreason-
able preference or advantage in any
respect whatsoever to any particular
person, company, corporation or any
particular description of traffic in the
United States or its possessions or to
the citizens OF the United States re-
siding in neutral countries abroad"
Deny by proclamation the CONNER
cial privileges AMI facilities OF the
United States to any vessel or citizen
of a belligerent nation which does not
accord full facilities of commerce to
American citizens that are accorded
to citizens OF other nationalities or to
withhold clearance to vessels of such
belligerent nations until reciprocal
liberty of commerce and equal IA
cilities of trade" have been restored.
Employ the land and naval forces
OF the United States to enforce the re-
taliatory measures; and prohibit the
importation of goods into the United
States from nations which pro-
hibit the importation into their own
or into any other country. dependency
or colony Of any article the product
of the soil or industry of the United
States and not injurious to health of
morals.
This is directed against an alleged
Canadian monopoly OF the Pacific
northwest fish industry and designed
TO encourage revival of an American
fish industry in those waters.
Was Struck Out.
The bill creates a tariff commission,
recommended by President Wilson, to
consist of six members, not more than
three of whom shall be of one politi-
cal party the first members to be ap-
pointed for terms of two four. six.
eight ten and twelve years.
A section of the bill is designed as
a safeguard against the dumping"
of foreign gools into the United
States at cheap prices after the war.
1t would make II unlawful to import
goods at a price substantially less
than the acsdal market value or
wholesale price in the principal mar
kets OF the country of their produc
ton. Violations would be punishable
by a fine not exceeding $4,000 or I'M
prisonment not exceeding one year or
both. To this section also is added
O provision giving the president au
thority to prohibit importations to
this country from nations which pro-
hibit importations from the United
States.
Provides Income Taxes.
The bill as finally agreed upon
provides for an increase from l to
per cent on the normal income tax
with an exemption of $4,000 for mar
ried and $4,000 for single persons and
for the following surtaxes:
One per cent on amount by which
the net income exceeds 100000 and
does not exceed $4,000, per cent
340,0 to $4,000. 8 per cent 100000
~ $4,000. per cent $4,000 to $780,