New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
REVISION OF TARIFF
URGED BY PRESIDENT
TELLS CONGRESS LARGER
REVENUE Is NEEDED.
Prompt fiction Asked IN Interest
of Business Bill To Be
Introduced To-day.

Washington. March 16.-The President trans>
mitted to Congress to-day his message point
ing out the necessity for revision OF the tariff
1t was received In the House with loud and
prolonged applause from the Republicans. and
was referred TO the Committee Ways and
Means
The Payne tariff bill will be introduced soon
after the House conyenes tomorrow. In the
mean time the bill will be reprinted
The text of the Presidents message follows:
To the Senate and House OF Representatives.
1 have convened the Congress in this extra
session in order enable il to give imned1ate
consideration 10 the revision of the DngIey tariff
act. Conditions affecting production, manu-
facture and business generally have so changed
in the last twelve years as 10 require a read
justment and revision OF the import duties i'm
posed by that act More than this, the present
tariff act, with the ether sources OF government
revenue. does not furnish income enough TO pay
the authorized expenditures BY July next
the excess of expenses over receipts for the
current fiscal year viii equal s1OO,OO0OO0.
The successful party in the late election lS
pledged to a revision Of the tariff The country.
and the business community especially. expect
it. The prospect OF a change in the rates or
halt in business because Of the uncertainty as
TO the changes be made and their effect II
is therefore of the highest Importance that the
new bill should be agreed upon and passed with
as much speed possible consistent Win us
due and thorough consideration For these rea-
sons I have deemed the present To be an ex-
traOrdinarv occasion, within the meaning OK
the Constitution. justifying and requiring the
calling of an extra session
In nv inaugural address l stated in a sum-
mary way. the principles upon which, IN my
Judgment the revision Of the tariff should pro-
ceed and indicated at least one new source OF
revenue that might be properly resorted 70 IN
order to avoid future deficit II Is not neces-
sary for to repeat what l then said vent
ure TO suggest that the vital business lnJeIeSts
of the country require that the attention OF
the Congress in this session be chiefly devoted
to the consideration Of the new tariff bill. and
&Io fir7a civ
country WILLIAM H. TAFT
The White House. March IS. 1909.
At a meeting of the subcommittee OF Repub-
Iican members. held to-day after Speaker Can
non had appointed the Committee on Ways and
Means. several changes in the tariff bill were
agreed TO. The meeting was for the purpose OF
obtaining the approval Of the new Republican
/ member Representative Cushrnan. OF Washing
ton who had no knowledge of the provisions OF
the bill While Mr.. Cushman had little time IN
which to consider the tariff BILL his attitude may
= have changed the measure considerably The
/ changes agreed upon however, are understood
/ to be mainly in phraseOlOgy. although various
paragraphs, which are referred to IN other sec
tions Of the bill will have to be remembered
Mr. Cushman represents on the COMMITTEES
that section Of the country which desires to i'm
orove its commercial relations with Canada. and
. espeCiaIlv 10 obtain a market in the Dominion
for its citrus fruits. olives. grapes and other
/ commodities Of a perishable character, for which
I a ready market is needed on the other hand.
the lumber interests are very large in that sec
ton. and MI Cushman's attitude may have had
. a material effect in regard 10 that schedule
There have been numerous briefs submitted by
irnortant interests in the Northwest favorins
free iron ore and the competitors in this section
with Canadian coal largely interested IN
the proposed reciprocity arrangement with Can
ada on coal
The printed copies OF the tariff BILL the nat
rfces. and even the paper remaining OF the
presses of the printing office which were used 70
print the bill have been in the vaults OF the
printing office since II: 80 O'Clock this morning
/ II had been planned TO bring in the bill to-day.
but II was desired TO obtain for it the unani-
nous approval Of the Republican members
I r1akfre Mr. Cushmans Endorsement necessary.