Evening star., 1911-08-23
FUTURE OF REVISION
Tariff viii Occupy Congress
Next Session.
NO ALLIANCES FORMED
Three Parties Will Have Their Own
Plans.
DENIAL BY SENATOR MARTIN
Says Democrats and Regulars in
Senate Did Not Combine
Against Insurgents.
DENIAL BY SENATOR MARTIN

Senator Martin OF Virginia, minority
leader OF the Senate. today asserted tha,
tariff revision would be the most i'm
portant business OF the next session OF
Congress-
Senator Martin said that he could not
predict at this time whether the demo
crats and the insurgent republicans would
unite to enact tariff legislation. He de.
clared. however. that so far as he knew
there was no Ill feeling between the In.
surgent republicans and the democrats
because OF the vote on the cotton bill q,
the session just closed.
Denies Alliance With Regulars.
The insurgent republicans realize thai
the democrats had no course open te
them but to support the democratic cotton
bill passed by the democrats Of tht
House. We would have united with the
insurgents to pass the La Toilette sub.
stitute had the democratic bill been de-
feated In the Senate, because the La Fol
lette bill sought reduction In the tarif
rates. and half a loaf Is better than none
! deny emphatieally that there was any
agreement between the democrats and the
regular republicans whereby the regular
republicans were to abstain from votsns
on the democratic cotton bill. Insurgent
leaders have told me since the vote or
that measure that the insurgents realized
there was no other course open to the
democrats than to support their own bill
"Au three parties will have their pro-
gram for tariff legislation at the next
session. BY that time the tariff board
President viii undoubtedly recommend
legislation. Much will depend in the
alignment In the Senate upon the reduc-
tions in the tariff advocated by the tariff
board. II its recommendations are for
big reductions l doubt If many Of the
stand-pat republicans will support the
recommendations. This would tend to
line up the democrats and the republican
insurgents again."
Democrats Oppose Tariff Board.
Senator Martin asserted that he believed
the democrats generally were opposed to
q tariff board to pass upon proposed
changes in the tariff schedules.
such q board is bound to be In
fuenced In part by the administration un-
der which it Is appointed" said Senator
Martin. Instead Of taking the tariff out
Of politics: as has been suggested a
tariff board would do, 1t would be merely
transferring the method OF arriving at
tariff revision. Congress is able to obtain
all the expert opinions on the tariff that
are necessary to make a careful revision
Of the tariff without appealing to tariff
board"
More Democratic Senator'S.
Senator Martin pointed out that the
democrats In the Senate would be
strengthened next session by an addf-
tional democratic senator from Maine and
one from Colorado. He said that un-
doubtedly Arizona would send two demo-
cratic senators. and he had strong hope
OF getting two senators of that party
from New Mexico. If his predictions hold
true the republican majority in the SEN
ate will be reduced from 10 to 4.
He expressed himself as highly satisfied
with the results OF the session OF Con-
gress just closed.
The democratic. party has strength
ened itself before the country by demon
strating In Congress its attitude toward
tariff and other important legislation" :"
declared Senator Martin. ALSO there is
more harmony among the democrats in
the Senate than there has been in
years." he continued. "Stories Of fric-
tion among the democrats are made out
OF whole CLOTH"