The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-01
SENATORS CONFER ON
WORK FOR CONGRESS.
There Was u General Interchamge
of Views and the Outlining ~1
a Programmes.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3o,--There were n
number of Republican senators at the
capitol today and there were informal
conferences during the greater part OF
the time concerning the business likely
TO come before the approaching session.
Among those who participated In these
meetings were Senators Allison, chair
man of the committee on appropriations.
Aldrich. chairman Of the committee on
finance; Frye. president pro tenn. OF the
senate: Lodge. leading member Of the
foreign relations committee, Piatt OF
Connecticut, a member Of the finance
committee, and Hale. chairman of the
committee on naval affairs They were
not altogether at any one time. but there
was no effort to conceal the fact that
there was general exchange OF views.
Prominent In their deliberations were the
contemplated amendments TO the war
revenue law.
together for some time on this latter sub
teci. and had with them Representatives
Payne and Dalxaii. of the house commit
tee on ways and means. II was stated az
the close Of this talk that the decision
had been on very general lines. and that
as the house people had not completed
their measure and the treasury estimates
had not been received. no conclusion had
been reached So FAR as she senators ex-
pressed themselves. their expressions
were favorable "a making the reyislan 40
thorough as 10 relieve the work entirely
os the possibility of having II considered
~ a temporary character. They ex-
pressed the npinion that whatever
changes are 10 b. made. should he made
.t the present session IN order 10 rre-
vent tho recpcning % the subject AZ she
next session II congress a. they think
that II the question shnuia BE- entered
urou AZ the beginning of a long session.
ar entire revision ~ the tariff might he
attempted. This they woued svpii
They also gave sorae Indication 81 their
vfews 81 the changes % BE- made, IN a
general way fsv1rtng the removal ~ th-
extra tax from articles not returning a
farre revenue and ieNvinK on the more.
productive articles. Tho tendency seemed
sa he against any removal AZ the henr ~
tobacco taVrs. snf also AGAINST the rs-
uuvai of the tax on exchange transac-
tsens
shlp Subsidy uill Urged.
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or tha shin ruhs3fv hHi ana n Ms wsasa
evlaaus that thNre wiI he siFrnuoas
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