| Show WAR WAH WAi TAX WIs anti and Means Committee tee c on 01 Bill 1111 ll Washington Fob Feb 3 Tho ways WMS ant and I tee of ot tho the House by b un UI vote today ordered a favorable report on 01 time the th war tax lax reduction bill billA bi billA A surprise occurred when Re live tive Rep cp offered his hIl huh reducing duties dUt in time steel Add placing articles on tho the free list as I an ni amendment to the time ta peal d to li d dI I Tawney t and all ni the tOme Democrats voting In Ii lift The Cuban reciprocity quest Ion nl also o came Caine up UI Steele of or Indiana moving a a ii 5 per er cen cent concession in en Cuban sugar The lime mo immo 10 limit tUI was ivan IS withdrawn however after a u brief of comment The rhe closeness of ot the vote ole on Mr flab cocks cock amendment reducing the time steel stee schedule caused much luch comment comment and Cooper Demo Democrats eUIl and Long Loner and 1111 leans were absent U It I was explaIned on behalf of the absent members that they were either out oU of the tue city or do welo at Important committee meetings elsewhere nod the time motion moton was entirely unexpected The Tho motion of Mr Steele for u a 25 per lr percent cent reduction re on Cuban sugar was it me n as rather and ami as an n a 1 to cc Joinder 1 to tho tIme unexpected motion on omm time the steel schedule Representative Robert Robertson son lon of or LouIsiana Who vho is I opposed to lo a 1 on Cuban sugar was 18 among those who voted for the time Iho amendment Following this Mr lr Steele made his motion ant and a sharp but ut good Inde moton natured parley occurred between belIen Mr Steele and Mr Ir Robertson The hl tie latter hatter later suggested thai lint It Ir any nn motion loton on sugar was lo to be bo made Mr Steele should broaden al hits his hl proposition to so as ns to Include raw rn nail sugars placing them all on tho time free tree list Mr Ir Steele did not nt ni press tho thie motion moton however hower and after uter Its IR withdrawn withdrawal the time Incident was looked upon OH nN humorous rather than thon ns us n a 1 the serious move moe toward dealing deling with wih Cuban Cubon question I |
