Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-06
ALL ARE FOR RECIPROCITY
House Expected Promptly to Re-
Enact the Canadian Measure.
FURTHER PROGRAM IN AIR
Democratic Majority Divided on
Matter Of Taking UP Schedule
by Schedule for Revision.

The majority members OF the new WAYS
and means committee of the new demo
cratic House OF Representatives held
their first meeting today TO begin the
formulation of program which inay
include the selections of all standing
committees as well as a decision I'm re-
gard to the extent the extraordinary ses-
sion will go in the matter of revising the
tariff. Chairman Underwood of Alabama
presided, and ali of the fourteen mem
bers were present.
The committee will be compelled TO is
ten to two factions in formulating its
plans. One is radical and demands that
all of the committee be named immedi-
ately SO that attention may be given to
all kinds of legislation
Wants Revision by Schedules
This faction will favor the enactment
or bill to carry out the terms of the
Canadian reciprocity agreement, but will
favor also the reporting of a schedule
by-scheuule revision of the tariff. with
at least the woolen and cotton schedules
tackled on to the Canadian agreement
The purpose OF this suggestion is to
compel vote against the revision OF
these schedules TO be a vote against
Canadian reciprocity.
The other plan-urged by the more con-
servatiye members of the new House. I'm
response To requests from conservative
democrats OF the Senate-involves action
on the Canadian agreement and the con-
Slderat1on OF n Srhedule-by- schedule re-
vision in the regular session next winter
Those who favor this plan would have
the ways and means committee study
the whole situation as various other
hv MI
priationS for the departments might be
scaled down without Gripping the public
business.
Underwood Has Program.
Just what the tariff procedure will be
hinges largely upon the committees denb-
erations today. Chairman Underwood
acting i'm accord with the views of him
self. Champ Clark and other leaders OF
the party has formulated a tentative pro-
gram to submit to the committee, but the
other members said they would not know
what plan will be followed until after the
days interchange of views.
That the Canadian agreement will be
given prompt approval is not doubted
by any faction. All Of the democrats
appear to consider the vote in the last
House committal Of the democrats
to such legislation 1t is expected that
the new bill to carry out the provi-
sions OF the agreement will be drafted
by Representative Peters Of Massachu-
setts, and that it will be almost iden-
tical with the Mccall bill. conforming
precisely to the agreement as neEo-
tiated by the administration
Might Last All Summer.
Should the committee accede to de-
mands for general revision of the tariff.
to be open TO the world, the session prob
ably would drag through the summer
and well into the fall
In support of their desire to tack revis-
ions of certain new schedules upon the Ca
madam agreement bill several democrats
point TO speeches by President Taft at
Winona. following the tariff session. at
which the PayneAldrich bill was en-
acted, and subsequently, at Columbus
Ohio, and Springfield. Ill. Representative
Cullop of Indiana said today that these
speeches pledge the administration to a
revision Of at least the wooden and cot
ton schedules.