Show WAR TAX IN INHOUSE HOUSE Ways and Means Committee Committee Com Corn Indorses Reduction Reduction Reduction I tion Bill WASHINGTON Feb eb 3 Under Under the I terms of the special order adopted on Friday the House today entered upon the consideration of the Uie oleomargarine bill Before it was taken up Mr 1 Bullof Bullof Bull BuIll of ot Rhode Island who has been Ill since Congress convened was sworn In and Mr Payne from the Committee on Ways and Means reported the bill to repeal repeal the war revenue taxes The opponents of ot the oleomargarine bill resisted the motion to go Into committee on the whole to consider It I and when the division was announced announced two sixty-two ayes and forty-eight forty nays Mr CI Clayton of Alabama made the point of no quorum The Speaker was able to c count only members members mot not a h quorum whereupon quorum whereupon Mr Underwood of Alabama moved that the House ad Iad- journ mum Mr 1 Henry of Connecticut who was yasIn In ch charge ge of the h rE made the that the motion was dilatory dilators but the Speaker overruled the the point and the roll was called on the to adjourn journ The motion to to adjourn was lost lost 63 63 Continued i on n page 6 WAR TAX TA Continued from page 1 tt to Another followed on tie the motion moton to go into committee of the whole It was carried to 73 and the House went vent into committee of or the whole Mr r. r Lacy Lcy in the chair Mr Henry Hery of Connecticut in charge of the me sure s- s mOs mOs- ure made the opening presentation in its behalf following following- closely losely the arguments arguments arguments ments of the he committee which reported the bill bI Favorable Report WASHINGTON WAHINGTON Feb 3 The The Ways and Means committee of the House by unanimous vote today ordered a favorable fa fa- a- a report on the war tax ta reduction reduction reduction tion bill bI A surprise oc occurred when Representative Representative Represent Represent- Babcock Babcok Rep offered his bill bI largely reducing duties on the steel schedule and placing small articles on the free list as an amendment to the tea repeal section The amendment was defeated six to seven Babcock and an Tawney and all al the Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- voting in the affirmative The Cuban reciprocity question queston also came up unexpectedly Representative Steele of Indiana IndIana moving a 25 per cent concession on Cuban sugar The motion was withdrawn however after a a brief bre exchange of comment The closeness of the vote on Mr Babcock's Babcock's Babcock's Bab- Bab cocks cock's amendment reducing the steel schedule caused much comment Newlands and Cooper Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- and Long Longhand sand land Hopkins R Republicans pub pub- lc ns were absent It I was explained on behalf of the absent members member that they were either out of the city or detaIned detained de de- de- de tamed at important committee meetIngs meetings meetings meet meet- ings elsewhere and the Babcock motion mo- mo motion motion mo mo- tion was entirely unexpected The moton motion of of Mr Steele for a 25 per percent percent percent cent reduction on Cuban sugar sugar- was regarded as rat rather e facetious s and as a rejoinder to the unexpected motion moton on the steel schedule Representative Robertson of Louisiana w who wh is opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed to a reduction on Cuban sugar was among those who voted voted for the Babcock amendment Following this Mr Mx lI Steele made his motion and a sharp but natured good parley occurred between Mr Steele and Mr Robertson The latter later suggested suggested sug sug- suggested that if any my ny motion moton on sugar was to be made Mr Steele should broaden his proposition so as to Include in include In- In clude elude raw and refined sugars placing them all on the free list Mr Steele did not press the motion roton however and after its is withdrawal the Incident was looked upon as humorous rather than thana thanas as a a serious move t toward ward de dealing with wih the Cuban Question |