Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-21
President Taft Sends Special
Message to Both Senate and
House, Together With Tariff
Boards Report,
NEED FOR REDUCTIONS
APPARENT HE SAYS
Republican and Democratic
Leaders Agree This Proposed
Legislation viii Be Taken Up.
After Holidays,

NV Morning journal Special LEASED wire.l
Washington. Dec 20--Congress Will
begin consideration OF the tariff Leg
islation In the committees of the two
houses after the holiday recess, al
though democratic leaders of the
house say that no measure will be
ready 10 report for some weeks.
Republican Leader Penrose of the
senate. said the finance committee
would begin its work in advance OF
the house. while Democratic Leader
Underwood said the bill would not
be whipped into final shape until Feb
ruary.
The committee. he said. must de-
eide Just what rates should be fixed
after thoroughly comparing It's own
data with the facts submitted by the
tariff board in the report which the
president submitted today TO both
houses of congress.
Senator Penrose said he hoped re-
publican senators would be able to
formulate bill TO comply with the
tariff boards views. Representative
Underwood said the presidents mes
sage really pointed out the necessity
of a great reduction in wool rates and
that he had no doubt the senate
would carry out the suggestions made.
"The president in his message,
Mr.. Underwood said, "Favors placing
a specific duty ON secured wool as
a basis for importation of raw wool,
instead OF placing a duty on raw
wool ana increasing the duty on
secured wool II the committee
should adopt a specific rate for raw
wool there might be much in the
presidents argument but | have no
doubt the committee Will exact an al
valoren instead OF a specific duty.
"The president advocates an ad val
orem duty on manufactured wool In
the bin passed this year In the spe-
cial session the rates We're ad Valofeh
based on import valuations, in contra
distinction to the compound, specll
ic ana ad valorem rates now eNacteu
In the Payne Aldrich law. The presi'
dent says the present duties on Wuo'
and woolen manufactures IN many
instances are prohibitive | nave no
doubt the ways and means committee
viii agree with him as to the heces-
sity of the reduction. The message
clearly justifies the democratic mem
brs in passing the wool bill that the
president vetoed
Representative Dalzell OF Pennsyl-
vania of the ways and means commit,
tee. said the message clearly showed
that il was necessary To nave wool
legislation other than that proposed
by the democrats at the last session
of congress.
81 am sure" Senator Penrose SAID,
that we shall have better bill
than the wool bill passed during the
extra session. The finance committee
viii take up the subject immediately
after the holidays. but whether IL
will be possible to bring the demo
cratic house to the acceptance OF such
a bin as we might formulate | cannot
undertake to say. | believe the report
of the tariff board does not Indicate
the present wool duties are much 100
high
Senator Bristow. who took a proml-
nent part in the combination OF m
surgent senators with the democrats
that forced tariff reduction bills
through the senate at the extra ses-
sion said that If the president had
signed the LaFollette bill last summer
he would have corrected every abuse
of which he complained and have pre-
served ample protective duties for
every American industry.
The progressive republicans, ne
said would support the tariff revision
this session.
Senator Martin OF Virginia, demo-
cratic leader of the senate. said he sun
favored lower duties on wool some
4i,{,u I3la tha Ifn1pFWnO1 bill,
Senator Warren of Wyoming, an
extensive wool grower. expressed him
self as fairly well satisfied with the
boards findings and the presidents
recommendations.
Senator Lippett Of Rhode Island,
successor TO former Senator Aldrich,
said the report proved that duties
on some classes OF fabrics "can wen
be reduced without injury to Amerl-
can industries