The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Plans Suggested.

There are several suggested plans of
action. These are that the ways and
means committee be authorized to sit
during the coming summer to hear tes-
timony and report at the regular ses-
sion of the Sixtieth congress; that an
extra session be called Immediately
After The. esalfrQ st1 OF the present con-
pointer To ii ~ &c fhe relations be-
tween the tariff and all branches of
industry, commerce and the revenue;
and the authorization of commercial
agreements.
Opinion as to which of these methods,
IL any OF them, would be the
best for the country as well as
the best policy has not been
crystallized, but all OF their possibili-
ties are. being canvassed.. No one can
sbe found to pTtTirt whether there will
mot be an extra session. but at this
writing the prepon lerance &C opinion is
against its probability On the other
hand, it is urged III favor OF It's advis-
ability that il is always bad policy for
the majority to take up the task OF
tariff revision. with all it's attendant
uncertainties and disturbance of pro-
Guctive industries. during the session OF
congress immediately preceding 4 pres
:dential campaign.
The propositions for nvestisation by
either the ways and means committee
or a separate commission are open tc
all the objections suggested by expe-
rience. The weightiest of those is that
such an inquiry would not forward the
subject. nor save a week Of time. be-
cause congress would thresh the entire
subject oVe:' gain. as occurred after
the tariff commission OF 1883 made its
report. Nevertheless. two resolutions
for such Investigations win DO urged
one by Mr.. Davidson Of Wisconsin. and
the other by Mr.. Campbell of Kansas
Diplomatic Action.
The plan to modify schedules of the
tariff by commercial treaties may come
before the house IN any one Of several
forms. To many members this idea OF
transferring tariff changes TO the field
of diplomacy and IF utilizing to the III
crease of our export trade the desire
of foreign producers for easier entrance
into the United States is novel wher
viewed. in the light of substitute FOL
tariff revision. The ways and means
committee now has in its charge q bill
introduced by MIR. Curtis of Kansas
which would authorize the president e
e1rtel' into commercial agreements ana
lower the, pingley- duties 2n-rsr cent fol
fers from section ( of the Dingley act
which has expired by Limitations. in that
it uses the term commercial agree
ments.' instead of treaties, and makes
no mention Of ratification by the SEN
ate. 1t would make the lower duties
go into effect upon proclamation. But
the DingIey reciprocity section" re-
uuired the commercial treaties to be
duly ratified by the senate ana ap-
proved By congress before becoming
operative. f....--.-..- - -., +, ~.
1t is an interesting question whether
congress would consent to delegate
such power to the executive. 1t is 9
question where Importance may BE-
thrust into the foreground by the TO.
port of the special tariff commission
now i'll Germany. Tt is a proposition
OF high party consequence As we'll rs 81
economic concern to dray a line of de-
marka ton between general high tariff
revision and the, lowering OF schedules
through COMMERCIAL agreements.
The president said 10 the sailors. "Ths
shots that tell are the Shots that hit
We say: The lets that sell are The lots
that fit. Lots in East Garfield viii fl
any business or dwelling house. For
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