New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-09
REVISION POSTPONED.
pyyRA SESSION IN FALL.
prcs;dent Not to Call Congress IN
Spring for Tariff Legislation
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,reshine+on. Dec. Sit Is practically ass Gu
-. .hs President will not call an extra se0
io, nj Congress next spring to amend 'ne OS
,,, Tariff act He has consulted freely "i
,,sn,bers of Congress- . large majority ol "ilOiii
have advised him not TO call an extra Session {"
,ra+ time and the President has yleIueu u mt
-. ~ their representations The President is
NOT the less Of the opinion that certain scheu-
,,Ies should be amended, but has been conVlhceu
,La+ a snecial session In the spring would not
=. +ba hest time to undertake the work. he
tr1 baIieves. however. that at least the pre-
urinary work can best be done at a specldl
session. and is now discussing with Senators anu
Representatives the advisability of calling an
extraordinary session to meet in the fall pre-
sumably in October
Al the close of a long conference with the
President, Representative Watson, of INDIANA
member of the Ways and Means Committee sald
to-day that the President had practically de-
cided to call the lawmakers together to con-
slider tariff notifications next fall. Mr.. Watson
said that, from his conversation with the Presi-
dent. he believed Congress would be called TO
meet in October, as that would give the tarin
trainers plenty Of time to prepare their bill for
presentation. and give the members ample OPP
portunity for thorough discussion before the
regular session Of the next Congress. which be-
gins early in the following December
The President sent for me TO talk over the
subject Of tariff revision" said Mr.. Watson after
his conference with the President. ''and we went
over the ground pretty carefully. I told the
President thai the preparation OF tariff bill
next spring was out Of the question. There are
eleven Republican members of the Ways and
Means COMMITTEES, every one OF whom will have
something to say about tariff bills construc-
ton, If is to be prepared. There hun
dreds OF schedules to be taken up, not one Of
which can be altered without the most careful
study Experts from the mary lines of trade
affected must give their advice to the commit
tee, and the conditions Of a thousand trades
must be overhauled before the measure can be
framed It is important matter-probably
the most important that Congress can take up
and it must not be jumped at There are
numerous items in the law that will undoubtedly
have TO be greatly altered, while many will
probably be left as they are now For my part
! am in favor of reducing the tariff on hides and
Steel and possibly wood pulp. The whole ques-
lion of tariff revision. honestly believe was
first stirred up by the newspapers because they
were hit by the Paper Trust don't blame
them for kicking about the prices they had TO
pay. would have done the same thing if I had
been in their place. But that has nothing to do
with the fact that they are responsible for the
whole agitation. After the newspapers jumped
into the ring 10 XIII OF the Paper Trust they
saw good many other things that they thought
ought to be changed. so the sentimental crusade
continued to grow. The tariff on rails and other
steel products ought to be cut down Even the
manufacturers of steel viii agree that the tariff
Is altogether too high. 1 believe that the tariff
on lumber ought to be abolished altogether If
IL We're, II might save our forests. that are now
threatened with destruction at the hands of the
luInbermen. The abolition of the tariff on wood
pulp would also help to save the forests for the
pulpmakers use the young trees which ought to
make the timber for generations to come
Inc Fresloent suggested that he might send a
message 10 Congress In February dealing with
ule Lal1ns. but urge5 him to take I'D the mat
ier IN alother way. BY his tremendous personal
popularity he, and not Congress- is the proper
power 10 bring the subject before the people
y. nlhi ger out this coming spring and summer
ana by speeches and writings thoroughly in
lorm Inc public on the whols problem OF tariff
WIN us needed notifications Then. say in Oc-
ioDer let him call the Congress together and
nave the question fixed rapidly and wisely be-
1ore the next regular session begins The Presi-
cent believe accepts the view that there Is
not time for the proper consideration of tariff
sihehdInent or modification this spring He IS
oelertnlhed, however to have the matter settled
N the very near future. and believe he will call
me extraordinary session together early in the
laL October would be the month that 7 would
guess. were TO venture prediction as to when
ne viii convene the House and Senate for the
purpose.