New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
TARIFF BILL In HOUSE
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goods. not to those actually sold for importa-
ton The Diagley law allowed the appfdiSeIS
20 take the wholesale price into consideration
when * was impossible for them properly u
.snpraise the goods by ascertaining the cost OF
production at the time Of importation oul 'he
new law makes this procedure mandatory
GAINES APPROVES SYSTEM
IN discussing the estimated revenues under
shs new law Representative Gaines, OF west
virginia member OF the committee pointed
ont that tlae estimates thus far made had peeh
based on the operation Of the minimum sched-
niles He said that il was quite probable some
countries would not avail themselves Of these
schedules and that whenever the maximum
scheduIes were put into effect the imports nd
,onsAo,7e~tlv the revenues, would necessarily
<sll short He is strong believer. however. IN
the necessity Of A maximum and minimum sys-
tenn and declares that past experience and con-
siderations OF expediency point to this policy
as the only safe one for the country TO follow.
The system adopted in the bill combines the
advantage Of insuring TO the legislative brancSl
complete control over the tariff rates, both max
arnurn and minimum. and insuring fexibility by
leaving TO the Executive the right 10 decide
what constitutes an equivalent concession on the
other side.
OF the House to-day the Republicans applauded
vigorously The bill was Immediately referred
10 the WAYS and Means Committee Copies
were then distributed to the members. and the
House took the aspect Of the reading room
"a the Congressional Library. Mr. Payne offered
q resolution providing that twenty thousand
copies Of the committee bill be printed, saying
that he would offer similar resolution after
the bin had been reported back from the COM
-aittee which will probably be tomorrow Thls
ss taken 10 mean that it Will be reported in the
form in which II was introduced to-day. Rep
resentative Ollie NJ. James, Of Kentucky, OBJ
seoted 70 the consideration Of the resolution,
consequently no more copies Of the bill VIII be
nbtainable until II is reported.
COMMITTEE TO MEET TO-DAY.
The full Committee on Ways and Means will
meet at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. No time
limit for debate OF the bill has yet been pro-
posed, but it is thought that many weeks viii
have elapsed before the House will consider that
Il has done justice the oratorical opportun-
ties afforded by the measure.
The Democrats or at least four-hfths or
them have announced that they are ready at all
times TO Join any ''insurgent" Republicans VINO
wish reduction on any schedule In fact the
Democratic leaders viii join with 'insurgent
Renubcans whenever there Is a chance 10 Oh
speedy revision Ine ReIublCahs VIII AS -
no means as solid phanlanx the body which
fought for the old rules on Monday. and the
House leaders after viewing the situation have
come to the conclusion that the best plan is to
snatch the hill away from the House as quickly
az nossible and send II 70 the Senate. where
= .he-e is a comparatively weak t1inorfty ana
where effective compromises can more easily be
accomplished.
The present plan Of the House leaders IS 20
have the consideration Of the bill begin IN
earnest on Monday. and they are contemplating
e rule providing that the House shall meet at
5ns n each dav This will prove no hardship,
es members will be free from the usual COM
rnittee duties While there will be 10 attempt
to.restrict debate at first if the fow of oratory
rroves too abundant sn effort VIII be made to
check It by holding night sessions Il will be
the aim Of the leaders TO send the bill TO the
Senate not later than April 15, and the Senate
leaders predict that If they do so the upper
house cen dispose OF II early IN june. Allowing
.he necessary time fer conferences. this would
permit Of fnaI adjournment by June 15 which is
the hope Of ali the leaders.
DEMOCRATS ARE DIsoRGANIzED,
The Democrats appear TO be wholly disor-
rsnized and Il is expected they will content
themselves with a sort of guerilla warfare at
tackfng every schedule which appears vulnera-
be because Of Republican disafection-
Senator kldrich has called meeting OF the
Finance Committee for 1880 tomorrow morn
ing when the tariff bill will be taken up and a
programme for its consideration arranged Mr..
Ildrich said tonight that he had not Yet had
an opportunity 10 look over the BILL as he had
been busy siI day on the Committee of Commit
tees He left the Capitol late this afternoon. his
rocket bulsing with the Payne bill and the
repor
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