The pioneer express., 1912-11-22
INlND0RsE MEASURES.
MANY DEMOCRATS FAVOR BILL
WHICH WILL SUBSTITUTE
PAYNE-ALpRIcH LAW.
SEN. GORE URGES ACTION
Believed That New House Can Begin
Work Early In Mareh-short
Hearings May Be Given
Industries Affected.

Washington, Nov. 19.-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. It is expected
that Democratic leaders will confer al
length over the, situation before ad
vising President-elect Wilson of any
tentative arrangements.
Many members now favor a general
bill covering many or all schedules OF
. the tariff law to be framed as q par
tial or complete substitute for the
Payne-Aldrich law. Those who ad
vance this plan claim it would be the
speediest way of fulfilling tarifl
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 single bill should be
adopted it is believed Democratic lead.
ers will urge the calling of the spe.
cial session before April Is. That date
was set by President-elect 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.
1t is expected that short hearings
will be given by the ways and means
committee to industries vitally affect
ed by proposed tariff changes. The
extent of these hearings, according to
Democratic members of the house who
favor them, will not be such as to in
terfere with early action on the tariff
bills.
The plan of distributing the various
tariff schedules among subcommittee
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 to the work of
the committee and it 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 1. To secure perfect
cooperation between the house and
senate, Senator Gore said he prob.
ably would suggest joint steering
committee Of members of both houses
to act together during the approach.
ing short session, in the formation of
q tariff measure for the extra session.
"In that case," he said, I'VE could
insure the drawing of bill that would
receive the support of both houses
from the start, saving the loss of much
time in subsequent conferences"
"Of course the Democrats cannot
get free sugar bill through the sen.
ate," said Senator Smoot Of the
finance committee.
He based his prediction on the un-
derstanding the Louisiana senators
are sure to oppose such a measure and
he said that there were other Demo.
Gratis who would stand out against
that and ether contemplated changes.
See Pressure For Change.
shington.-Presidcnt Taft's dec.
laration in favor of a constitutional
amendment to limit the presidential
tenure Of office to single term OF
six years with ineligibility to either
a succeeding or non consecutive term
and President-elect Wilson's indorse.
ment of the Democratic platform "a
voring such limitation. are believed
here to foreshadow strong pressure
for legislation along this line early
In the coming congress.
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