The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-21
Chairman of Next Ways ana Means Committee Talks
 of Tariff Revision
FACTS TO BE GATHERED
 FOR STUDYING SUBJECT
at Once In order That It May Get Ready for Work in the
 Next House
BY wATTERsON srEALEY

Washington, January 90.-(special)--'T
 am entirely satisfied with the personnel
 of the ways and means committee. Thera
 will be a revision of the tariff down.
 ward along the lines of democratic prin-
 cples'
 Chairman Underwood of the tentative
 ways and means committed, elected at
 the democratic caucus last night, made
 this statement today. He looks forward
 to the important work of the commit
 tee which he heads with the utmost con-
 fldence that 1t will be able to frame d
 bill which will receive the indorsement
 of the country generally. While differ
 ences are certain, he does not expect
 them to be of a nature that will cause
 party disruption. On the contrary, it is
 his belief that surprising unanimity will
 result.
 The committed" said Mir. Underwood,
 will hold it's first meeting Friday, and
 to some extent perfect an organization
 in order that we may get to work on the tariff as soon as Congress adiourns When the session of the new Congress
 meets in December we will be able to
 offer bill on each schedule. These bills will be along lines of dem ocratic principes-a revision of the tariff downward We have much information
 on hand through the testimony taken be-
 fore the ways and means committee IS
 months ago. In addition, there are many new tips in the possession of the gov ernment which we can obtain. The com mittee will be glad to receive from any
 one such facts as they may desire to
 submit. Where briefs are filed there
 should be Hone for each member, Object of the Meeting l The principal object of the meeting of
 the ways and means committee on Friday | is to consider the question of rules It l has been decided to name the connas.toe on rules of the next House at once in order that it may proceed without loss
 of time in making such notifications of
 the rules of the next House as may seem | desirable
 l The democratic membership of the rules committee will comprise six men Repre- sentative Henry of Texas will probably head the committed, and others now men toned are Representatives Stanley of Kentucky, Hardwick of Georgia and Gar rett of Tennessee. None of these mem bers Is certain to go on the committed, but their names are the most frequently mentioned in connection with the places. It is considered desirable to place two democrats on the committee from north of the Ohio river line, but the paucity of
 material makes 1t hard matter to se- lect them.
 Representative Fitzgerald of New York could have had one of the places if he de- sired it., but as he Is a candidate for the cEairmanship of the appropriations com
 mittee he will not take place on rules. Representative Foster of Illinois is talked of for one of the places. but it is said that he has other preferences. Champ CIark's Boom Representative Champ Clark of Mis- souri Is the greatest national figure in the democratic party today, and he will have to be reckoned with at the next national democratic convention.
 Edwin 0. Wood of Michigan, member of the democartic national committee,
 made the above statement tonight The democratic caucus of last night, following the Baltimore celebration, shows ccnclusively," added MT. Wood, that the democratic party is in the hands of com petent leadership. I am satisfied that
 as matters stand at present we will elect the next President and that man may be
 the distinguished Missourian. 1 am not personally committing myself to Mr. Clark, but I repeat that he is a force that must be reckoned with"