Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-18
Many Democratic Leaders Fa-
vor Extra Session Earlier
Than April IS, in Order to Get
Work Done Quickly,
GORE FAV0RS JOINT
STEERING COMMITTEE
Senator Smoot Asserts Free
Sugar Bill Cannot Be Passed
Through Upper House, Re-
publicans Plan.

fBy Morning Journal specia, Ieas~d wire ,
Washington. NOV. 1.-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
senator's and congressman now here.
Representative Underwood. demo-
cratic house leader, who will reach
! Washington this week. has given 20
/ indication as to his own plans and it
is expected that democratic leaders
viii confer at length over the situa-
J tion before advising President-elect
Wilson OF tentative arrangements.
! Many members now favor a general
! bin covering many or all the sched-
ules of the tariff law, to be framed
as partial or complete substitute
! for the Payne-A Aldrich law. Those
who advance this plan claim IL would
/ be the speediest way OF fulfilling tar
! if pledges Others favor combining
/ in single bill those measures passed
during the last two years, but vetoed
| by President Taft and the prepare
tion Of other single schedule blls to
follow this measure.
/ tHieSS the pl'tnS To TeNlse tHc en-
tire tariff law in a single bill are adopt
ed. II is believed democratic leaders
will urge the calling of the special
! session before April 18th. That date
was set by President -eect Wilson as
the latest upon which he would as
semble the new congress-
The democrats here believe the new
house can begin work in March.
soon after the present administration
retlres from power, and be organized
and ready for tariff legistation enrly
in April
It 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 Interfere with early action on the
tariff bills
The plans of distributing the VAR
ious tariff schedules among sub-com
mttees Of the ways and means com
mittee which was resorted to last year
was found to operate efficiently both
in saving time and in obtaining the
Information necessary to the work of
the committee. and ii is expected that
this expedient will he adopted again.
Senator Gore today expressed the
opinion that the entire tariff revls
ion should be concluded before next
July permitting the Inauguration Of
the new schedule with the beginning
of the fiscal year July lst. TO secure
perfect cooperation between house |
and senate, Senator Gore said he
proba bly, would suggest a joint steer
ing committee Of members Of both |
houses to act together during the ap- |
preaching short session, IN the formu-
lation Of tariff measure for the es-
ira session
It is not the purpose of the rcpuh- |
Leans TO allow the democratic pro-
gramme to be put through without |
remonstrance. They will ask hearing
on many schedules and republican
senate leaders expect to be able to
make effective opposition in many in
stances.
THE democrats cannot get free
sugar bin through the senate, said
Senator Smoot, OF the finance COM
mittec today.