Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-05
TARIFF HEARINGS SET
Will Begin in Washington Next
Tuesday.
CHAIRMAN PAYNE'S CALL
Chemicals, Oils and Paints Put First
on the List.
CLERKS READY WITH DATA
War and Treasury Department EN-
ployes Assigned to Assist House
Committee Labors.
CLERKS READY WITH DATA

AUBURN, n. Y, November o.-Sereno
E. Payne, chairman of the committee on
ways and means of the House of Repre-
sentatives has issued the following call
for tariff hearings to be held at Wash
ington:
November 10, chemicals, oils and paints;
November Il, spirits, wines and other bev-
erages: November 13, tobacco and manu-
features of; November l6, sugar. mo-
lasses and manufactures of, November
IS, agricultural products and provisions;
November 20. wood and manufactures OF;
November II, pulp. papers and books: No
vember - earths earthenware and glass
ware; November p. metals and manufac-
lures of: November 2S, sundries; Novem-
her 80 fax, hemp and jute and manufac-
lures of; December 1, cotton manufac-
lures and on silks and silk goods; De-
cember ., wool and manufactures of; De-
cember f. miscellaneous.
Sessions will begin at $50 a:nI. each
day
Persons desiring to he heard should ap-
ply to William *. Payne. the clerk. pre-
vious to the day set fer the hearing.
Much preliminary work has been done in
preparation for these hearings The work
of the force at Auburn has been under
the direction of William X. Payne. the
u j.
Herbert NJ. Lord. U.S.A., a former clerk
of the committee. and Thomas ]. Doherty.
assistant counsel for the board of general
appraisers. They are assigned to this
and Treasury Department respectively. at
the request of Mr.. Payne. They have
had the assistance of an efficient corps
of stenographers and clerks.
Much Data Prepared.
All decisions of the courts since 1883
interpreting the language Of the tariff
laws have been carefully examined and
digest Of these decisions prepared.
Suggestions changing the language Of
the several paragraphs so as to meet
the decisions of the courts have been
drawn where necessary. Notes and COM
mentS relating to each paragraph. the
character of the article enumerated the
place of origin and necessary statistical
information relating thereto have been
compiled. Much valuable information
has been furnished the clerk by various
experts in the technical bureaus of the
government. All this work has been COM
prtsed into volume of about one thou
sand pages. which will be laid before the
committee upon the hearings.
Departmental Information.
Information has also been sought
from the Department of State and the
Department Of Commerce and Labor
relative to the manufacturing conditions
abroad. as we'll as in this country. This
work has been done under the direction
Of the departments and at the requests
OF the chairman OF the committee. All
the information received by the depart
mentS will be laid before the committee
at the hearings. and 1t is expected that
our manufacturers who own or control
factories abroad will give the committee
full information as to the relative cost
of production in each country.
Such Information Is already being pre-
pared by many who have knowledge of
the facts. W. W. Evans, an assistant
clerk of the committee for about two
years. has been preparing a comparative
statement. extending from 1894 to the
present date, showing the amount of i'm
portattons of each article imported the
value and the duties paid. This work
has been thoroughly done and will be of
great value to the committee 1t is now
in press
Liberal Time Allowance.
The committee will hear those who ap-
pear before them who are able to give
information OH either side of the tariff
question. 1t is suggested that where pos
sfble it be left to one person to present
a particular subject, as the time must
necessarily be limited. Much time must
be given to the preparation of the bill
itself, as in all proba bility a maximum
and minimum rate of duty will be i'm
posed.
Mr. Payne states that the program al
lows more than double the time for hear
ing ever allowed by any committee on
any prior bill.