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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1913
Page
5
Congress prepares for a short extra session to tackle President Wilsons tariff plan. Democrats hold a strong House majority and a slender Senate edge as reforms aim to change Senate rules and empower committees. If currency reform joins tariff, session could stretch into autumn.
President Wilson will read his message to both houses in a rare joint session tomorrow following a White House departure with likely one Secret Service escort. Arrangements for the event and formalities to assemble Congress were set in motion, a departure from normal practice.
In the House today Progressives declared their third party stance by nominating Rep Victor Murdock of Kansas for speaker. Several veteran Progressives including Rep Lenroot of Wisconsin oppose the bid citing better alignment with President Wilson's policies.
In Washington on April 7 President Wilson said he was on the fence whether to revise the tariff schedule by schedule or in a single bill. Seven Senate finance committee members backed schedule by schedule revision, but he indicated he favored a single bill as more effective and likely to pass. He noted potential opposition from Louisiana senators but believed enough support remained. The question hinges on the president’s preference before the Democratic meeting tomorrow.
The article outlines broad tariff reductions across many categories led by Chairman Underwood. It notes steep cuts on everyday goods from cotton cloth to spool thread and chemicals, shifting toward freer lists for unmanufactured products while preserving higher duties on luxuries such as certain fabrics and precious stones.
A study of herbs and roots notes over 700 varieties as nature's remedies and highlights Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long relied upon cure for feminine health distress.
A Democratic tariff revision bill introduced in Congress proposes a 1 percent tax on earnings above a $4000 exemption, with surtaxes of 1 percent on over $20,000, 2 percent on over $50,000 and 3 percent on over $100,000. It also re-enacts a 1 percent tax on corporate earnings and includes a broad definition of taxable income from salaries, business profits, interest, and rents.
The bill proposes a source tax on income including dividends and life insurance proceeds upon death. It exempts presidential and certain judicial compensation and sets withholding by employers with penalties for late payment. It envisions reciprocity treaties to widen exports and reduce coercive trade practices, plus a five percent tariff cut for U S built ships and eased Philippines imports.
Legislative action proposes broadening tariff measures to open overseas markets. Officials say the bill seeks to increase exports by reducing barriers and creating new trade opportunities with key partners.
Bennett Clark, son of Speaker Champ Clark, is appointed parliamentary clerk of the House to replace Charles R. Crisp of Georgia. Clark, 23, becomes the youngest man to hold the post at the speaker's table.
German naval ships Strassberg and Bresden departed Kiel today to link with the Mediterranean squadron as tensions rise in the region.
A head on collision between a freight train and a passenger train near Budapest on April 7 killed twelve passengers and injured others.
Henry E. Taylor a longtime Bonham resident and prominent Fannin County lawyer died this morning after 67 years in the area. He was a well known figure in local legal circles and the community.
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