The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-03
A GALL ISSUED
To DEMOCRATS
Underwood Asks Ways and Means
Members 10 Meet
MONDAY NEXT THEO SET
Extra Session, or No Extra Session.
the Democratic Members of the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee viii Proceed to Prepare Way
for Tariff Revision.

Washington, March Extra ses-
sion, or no extra session, the demo-
cratic members of the house ways
and means committee will hold a
meeting next Monday In the house
Office building. and will proceed to
consider the business OF making up
the com mittees for the 62d congress
and Of preparing the way for tariff
revision.
Chairman Underwood, of the COM
mittee-that is, he will be chairman
as soon as the committee is organ
ized-has called the democrats to-
gether and means TO lose no time
getting down to business. II Is ex-
peeted the discussion Monday will
be largely preliminary and will range
over a wide field, both with respect
to how to go about tariff revision
and the selection Of committees. II
| 1t is absolutely settled by onday
that there is TO be an extra session,
of course, the democrats will have
little time left in which TO determine
the committee membership and 70
get ready to report one or more tariff
bills TO the house.
As matter of fact, the house
democratic leaders are convinced
the extra session is coming. They
are making their plans accordingly.
Sad Dish for Republicans.
All the committees are TO be made
fup. 'ffie dig committees, sueh as
ways and means, are to have IL
democratic members and seven re-
publican members. That is, the pro-
portion will be two 20 one. This is
a sad dish Of crow to the republicans
who have for so many years been
lplucking at all the nice juicy morsels
about the house in the way of COM
mittee assignments.
Representative Underwood talked
to-day about the situation as respects
tariff revision. He said Il was i'm
possible to say how far the demo-
Gratis OF the house would 90 with re-
lspect to passing bills revising differ
ent schedules. He said much would
depend on developments. on the situ-
alton that developed in the senate
and the like. II would be the policy.
he said, to introduce a bill for the
revision Of one schedule and follow
II up with bill for the revision OF
lanother schedule. How far this pro-
cess would go. Mr. Underwood said.
could not be definitely foretold at
this time. The allegiance OF Mr.. Tn
derwood and the house democratic
leaders generally to the system Of
revision schedule by schedule is un-
wavering
senate Not Worrying House.
Mr.. Underwood would not discuss
1.-THE question OF what the senate DEM
ocrats might do with the tariff bills
sent over to Il from the house. Il Is
the purpose Of the house democrats
to 30 ahead in their own way. ful-
filling their pledgss TO the country,
as they interpret them. and not
bother about what may be done at
the senate end OF the capitol.
; The republican leaders have been
asked by the democratic leaders
what they are going to do about iill-
ing the minority places on the COM
mittees. The republicans have work
ed out no plans. As a matter OF
fact, IL Is a most difficult problem
for the republicans. divided as they
are between regulars and insurgents
While none of the democratic
leaders assert il openly. there Is nc
doubt that what they expect 10 do u
TO hurry the tariff bills along through
k the house rs rapidly az the ways ant
a means committee can act upon them
4 and report them out for the consid
q GRAFTON OF the house. IN the process
, of doing this. they expect 10 pas
y bills In the house revising each ont
OF the schedules The plan whicl
e has been generally talked 81 until
IS very lately il TO revise only few 0
n the chief schedules. az woolen, cot
d ton. iron and steel. and food pro
&c ducts. But more comprehcnsiyt
e plan will be carried out
Separate schedule bills will BE- pu
Through and every schedule viii b
tackled This may mean a prolongel
,e extra session.
" The house democrats will pass IN
4 Canadian reciprocity agreement
y They will pass Il unattached 10 an
. other tariii proposition. u there is Al
To- lextra session. President TAFT ha
n been given assurance Of this Wha
Il 1.-THE senate will do Is as hard 70 fore
~ cast as 10 predict the course of
r. jury II will. doubtless. pass th
10 reciprocity agreement, II Il comes Z
:. a vote, but whether the agrecmen
10 will be amended or whether tarli
NJ revlsin bill will be attached TO u can
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