Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-12
Good Prospect for Some Kind Of
Tariff Commission.
Appropriation bills In such shane
that There IL Time for Some General
LegisIation-I<ind OF Tnrin Com
mission PiII which Is Likely
10 Pass the senate.

been no great objection, has given the
administration cause to hope that, after
all, some general legislation may be en-
acted this winter. OF the 10 annual APP
priation bills. the House has passed four
and the Senate one. This one. the Urgent
deficiency bill. has received the approval
of both branches. and Is now ready to be
sent to conference. The Indian bill,
which has passed the House. has been
reported in the Senate.
The legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bill Is under discussion in
the House. and its consideration will be
resumed after the holiday recess. The
rivers and harbors bill, and the pensions
bill have passed the House. and are still!
In committee In the Senate. The follow
ing appropriation bills are still in prepa-
rs ton III committees In the House: Agrl-
culture, army, diplomatic, and consular,
District of Columbia, fortihcations, gem
eral deficiency, military academy, naval,
postofice. and surdry civil.
At this juncture 1t seems probable that
this Congress, before it expires, will en-
net a permanent tariff commission bill In
lire with recommendations in President
Tafts message. There is, at least. no
present prospect o. n mai subsidy. or a
law to regulate the issuance OF injunc-
ions as desired by MIR. Taft. The House
may do something ON both Of these pro-
poSals. but. 80 far as can he ascertained
at the moment, the controllers Of legis-
laticn in the Sonata will not 90 further
than the enactment Of a tariff commits
sion law. The Senate will not. barring
an Unforeseen junction between the in
surgents ana the democrats, enact Mr..
Cummins's resolution for a Joint rule to
enable the two branches OF Congress to
take up tho tariff schedule by schedule.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION PLAN.
The permanent tariff commission which
the republican Senate readers nave in
mind will not hc nearly so complex and
comprehensive a scheme as that con-
tanned in the bill ofererd by Senator
La Toilette. II will not be even as
t~horough-goiug as the scheme proposed
by Senator BeVcridge. It is not unlikely
that any tariff commission bill thai may
be reported from the Senate committee
on finance will be fathercd by Senator
Lodge. 1t IS figured out that this will be
helpful to him at home in the present I'M
easy posture of his affairs. AS a matter
of simple right, any tariff commission
bill enacted by the Senate should come
e~.... ~ .na a,na,... -. c.ro,or
| Bevcridge. Notwithstanding that ne Is re-
firing from public life at the beginning of
next March.
Senator Beveridge has been one of the
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hin now nendinr nroyidos for the an
pointment on the commission of seven
members three OF whom snail ne "eh'i-
hed with inc producing interests one d
lawyer Who mas MADE 2 Hpeciai stuoN Oh
'he customs ana tarH OF ,he 'h'en
States; ono member VINO mas had specia'
o&per 'nce IN cohn'c'ioh WIN 'he a'"'i"'
iS'fa 4oh OF customs ana 'arlH Jaws Wv,
familiar with Industrial ana commerce."
'oh"lt'ohS IN Iorc'E" countries alie0'"e
competition OF io'e'sh Prouuc'" WY"
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tari1 laws 81 'hoSe co"h'ries' a"u o"'
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