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.|NDORsE MEASURES.
MANY DEMOCRATS FAVOR BILL
WHICH WILL SUBSTITUTE
PAYNe-AloRIcH LAW.
SEN. GORE URGES ACTION
Believed That New House Can Begin
Work Early In Msrcn-short
Hearings May Be Given
Industries Affected.

Washington. Nov. Ig-The form
that tariff revision is to take before
the special session of congress next
spring has become a matter of strong
individual opinion among Democratic
congressman now here. IL is expected
that Democratic leaders will confer at
length over the situation before ad-
vising President-elect Wilson of any
tentative arrangements
Many members now favor a general
bill covering many OF all schedules of
the tariff law to be framed as a par
tial or complete substitute for the
Payne-Aldrich law. Those who ad-
vance this plan claim IL would be the
speediest way of fulfilling tariff
pledges. Others favor combining. in a
single bill, those measures passed
during the last two years but vetoed
by President Taft and the preparation
OF other single schedule bills to fol-
low this measure
Unless the plan TO revise the entire
tariff law in a single bin should he
adopted II is believed Democratic lead
cial session before April Is. That date
was set by Presidentelect Wilson as
the latest upon which he would as
semble the new congress.
Begin Work In March.
Democrats now here believe the new
house can begin work In March. soon
after the present administration re.
tires from power and be organized and
ready for tariff legislation early in
April
II is expected that short hearings
will be given by the ways and means
committee TO Industries vitality affect.
ed by proposed tariff changes. The
extent of these hearings according to
| Democratic members Of the house who
! favor them. viii not be such as to in
| terfere with early action ON the tariff
| bills.
| The plan OF distributing the various
/ tariff schedules among subcummittees
/ OF the ways and means committee,
which was resorted to last year. was
found to operate sufficiently both in
saving time and in obtaining the In.
formation necessary Ia the work of
the committee and II Is expected that
this expedient will be adopted again.
Senator Gore expressed the opinion
that the entire tariff revision should
be concluded before next July. per
mitting the inauguration Of the new
schedule with the beginning OF the
fiscal year June |. To secure perfect
cooperation between the house and
senate, Senator Gore said he prob
ably would suggest a joint steering
committee of members of both houses
to act together during the approach
ing short session. in the formation al
O tariff measure for the extra session
In that case" he said, we could
insure the drawing of bill that would
receive the support uf both house,
from the start. saving the loss OF much
time In subsequent conferences
OF course the Democrats canno
get a free sugar bill through the sen
ate." said Senator Smoot Of tn,
finance committee.
He based his prediction on the un
derstanding the Louisiana SENATOR
are sure TO oppose such a measure ant
he said that there We're other Demo
Gratis who would stand out agains
that and other contemplated changes
See Pressure For Change.
Washington.-Presidc Taft's dec
iaration in favor of constitutions
amendment to limit the presidential
tenure Of Office to a single term o
six years with ineliglbility to eithe
q succeeeding or non consecutive tern
and President-elect Wilson's indorss
ment OF the Democratic platform "a
voring such d limitation. are believes
here to foreshadow strong pressur
for legislation along this line earl