The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-21
ENDORSE ALL NEW
TARIFF MEASURE
MANY DEMOCRATS FAVOR BILL
: WHICH WILL SUBSTITUTE
~ PAYNE.ALDRICh LAW.
SEN. GORE URGES ACTION
Believed That New t:ouse Can Begin
Work Early in March-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. 1t 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 or 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 it would be the
speediest way of fulfilling tariff
pledges. Others favor com bining, 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 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 Presdent-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 vitality 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 Ald means committee
which was reso;ted to last year, waf
found to operate sufficiently both in
saving time and N 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
hitting the inauguration of the new
schedule with the beginning of the
fiscal year June l. To secure perfect
cooperation between the house an(
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 o.
tariff measure for the extra session
In that case," he said, I'VE coulG
insure the drawing Of bill that would
receive the support Of both house!
from the start, saving the loss Of much
time in subsequent conferences"
"Of course the Democrats canno
get 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 were other Demo
Gratis who would stand out agains
| that and other contemplated changes
See Pressure For Change.
Washington.-President Taft's dec
laration in favor Of a constitutions
amendment to limit the presidential
tenure Of office to a single term o
six years with ineligibility to eithe
a succeeding or on-oonsecutive tern
and President-elect Wilson's indorse
ment of the Democratic platform ia
.voring such q limitation, are believet
here to foreshadow strong pressur,
. for legislation along this line earl.
In the coming congress-.