| Show TARIFF TO GO GOTO GOTO TO CAUCUS THURSDAY Democratic Senators Will Begin Begin Begin Be Be- gin Consideration of Schedules Schedules Sched Sched- ules Before Finance Committee Commit Commit- tee Finishes With Measure JAMES GIVES NOTICE OF FIGHT FOR FREE MEAT Income Tax Section Amended by Adoption of Additional Exemption of for forE E Each ch Child of a Family WASHINGTON VV Juno 17 An An vy additional exemption of for each child of in the income income income in in- come tax section of tho the tariff re revision re- re vision bill was Avas determined upon toI tonight to to- I night by the Senate finance subcommittee subcommittee of which Senator Williams is chairman and the chango change will be recommended recommended rec rec- to the majority members of the committee tomorrow Having determined upon this important important im im- im- im amendment to tho the income tax the tho subcommittee also is seriously serious serious- J ly considering ng recommending changing chang chang- ing lag the tho exemption in tho the Underwood Underwood Underwood Un Un- derwood bill to This it t is argucci argued argued ar ar- ar- ar gued gucci would greatly increase the revenue rev rev- cube and w with th the a additional exemptions exemptions proposed for children would not Hot impose hardship upon the heads of families Senator Simmons chairman of or the finance committee said tonight that the Democratic caucus of or the tho Senate would woul bo 10 called caned for for- Thursday Thursday- whether tho the finance committee majority had concluded with tho the schedule or not nat and that tho the caucus could go over Oyer schedules s already alread approved ed whilo tho the committee Is finishing its work Tomorrow tho the full committee will t take ke up p the Inc tax Income tax und features of f the tho bill having concluded concluded con con- eluded tho sundries schedule late to to- to night A recommendation of ot the subcommittee subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee to decrease the 20 O per cent duty on cut diamonds wan wa not accepted b by the tho majority The Thc committee approved a change chango In Inthe Inthe inthe the sundries schedule modifying the clause In the Underwood bill which prohibits tho Importation of ot feathers from all wild birds The Senate amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment will admit feathers reather o of birds killed killer for or edible purposes or pestiferous birds The TIle prohibition on aigrettes rottes remains In tho the bill Will ll Fight ht for Free r Meat nt Senator Ohio James of or Kentucky who mado th the sugar Bus tariff speech in tho Senate defending tho stand of ot President President dent dont Wilson has taken a n. vigorous po position position l- l tion In tho the finance committee committed against the interposition of ot a a. countervailing dut duty on meat t and cattle and announced toda today he hc would carr carry the light fight to tho the Democratic senatorial caucus C if It he failed railed to swing swIm the committo into line lino I am for tor free freo cattle and meat ment and shall go to the limit to got ot It Senator James sal said 4 when his attitude before tho the committee bc became me known fl B Bo cause som some countries le levy a ta tax on tho the Imports of or the American beef trust wh why should wo we in retaliation starve tho the people of or tho the United d States I favored free meat and free freo cattle Inthe in inthe the tho campaign n last fall all and I Intend to do all I can to put thorn them i In h tho the tariff law Senator Hitchcock of ot Nebraska whoso whose Continued on Pa Pago Pao o 3 3 2 Column 4 4 TARIFF GOES INTO CAUCUS CAUCUS- TOMORROW II I I Senator James Serves Notice R He e Will Fight for Free Meat Unrestricted Continued from Page 1 amendment to the tariff bill levying a ar graduated r tax tobacco on output was waB rejected by his colleagues colleague on tho tiro finance committee notice In tho the I Senate that he would carry that amendment amendment amend amend- I ment to tho the caucus J and make mako a 11 determined deter dotor- determined mined fight tight for its incorporation In Inthe the tho bill He ol also o introduced an amendment amendment amend amend- ment providing for tor a a. graduated income ta tax all corporations upon ns having ha a a. capital stock of ot more moro than and nud controlling moro more than ono fourth ono fourth of ot tho production of at an any commodity This h ire said Bald he also would Ur urge C In the caucus Tho The action of ot the tho finance majority in putting a 11 tax on bananas yesterday was wan explained by Chairman Simmons tola today as ay a r onu proposition It rt Ill r will yield luJ he said two million dollars dollars dol- dol I lars annually and the small duty of 5 c cents Mits a n bunch cannot very cr well Wen be I shifted the th to consumer |
