Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-02-15
TROUBLE PLANNED
FOR PRESIDENT IN
TARIFF REDUCTION
Democrats Plan To Send Him
AT Least Two Revision Bills
In Hope That He Will
Veto Them.
STEEL AND SUGAR FIRST
Republican Aid is Expected In
Forcing EARLY Action On
Duty Measures In the
Senate.

ashins,ol, Feb. u. Ii seems pos
sibie 10 mt only on" construction on
words whch have been dropped. per-
haps incautiousN, ny democrats of the
House, and by at least one who is a
member of the WAYS am, means cons
nittee. Apparently the majority Lead
crs intend to give President Taft one
or Two tariff bills TO Veto and then to
drop fbc tariff altogether wilit q will
lnsnrss to go before tn. country With
revision ~ an issue.
IL, recent dispatches ii was said that
the republicans ot the Senate wer. con-
vinced their democratic brethren were
not anxious that amy great amount of
tariff legislation shoulti be enacted This
winter. The progressive republicans
had 3 better ehanc" than the standpat-
tcrs to learn ;ll, democratic wishes in
the matter tor there Were frequent ex-
| changes net M,en them and lh,. de,ro--
Gratis on tll. subject ue an alliance
! similar to TN. one IN existence last
| summer
/ The v'ew of the House democrats
| seems To be tho Niew of The Senate
d"mocratsrn tariff hin veto and then
| a word to the country {" the effect of
| Whats tn" uSe ."
House Leaders for Haste.
The democrats of the iious" are Civ
ing attention Ia the appropriation bills.
There probably Will bt lore prolonged
debate in the Ilolse ON amy ono of the
| Sreat supply lnrasures tlaiI oil amy one
| of tho titiff bills The representative
majority wants To prit ti.c sugar bin
through as auclslS as ii PVT the steel
bill through in order that they may
reach tbs president, If iheS are 10 reach
1 him at all, as soon as possible
! The Senate may pass steel and sugar.
1 If the president vetocs tho bills the
House apparently intends to drop all
\ tariff discussion where ii is .lt the time
I the president acts.
II ,lust not be understood that as vet
the way Is entirely clear to carry this
! program to it's end. bat the trend of
things seems TO be uninistaiablc The
House hurried Through steel revision.
| Surprise was expressed that steel was
j put ahead of wool and cotton, nasinuch
i as t!ic tariff board had reported on the
last two articles
Sugar to Follow Steel
The steel bin was SEM to thc Senate
AND referred To the finance committee.
'rller" is evcfN Indication that the dem
ocrats VIII attempt To force ii out with
som" OF tho republicans il the measure
is held too lon. in waiting.
VI MAS supposed that tho chemical
1 schedule would follow that of steel but
noW il is understood that lln House
viii give sugar precedence and force
revision through IT is confidently ex-
perted apparently by tuo I4ousc drmo-
etatie leaders that the steel and sugar
bills will 20 thr"uah th@ senate al
! though they doubt whether other RE-
Yisi"n lneasuras @oud stand much Of Il
chance Of p;.SsaRe.
4 President Taft has nl;lde ii fairly
lsltill tll;tt h npnds To teto ;ms tariff
hin which is. not l;i:,.,d on Il ierort or
th6 t;irllf board This naturally is
taken 20 mean tnat hc VII veto the
sugar and steel bills IL th reach him.
altlough il must b. said th;tt there are
rcpubicans who thint thai If uenber;
"f the tariff board tell Mi. .ri,it that
the rcvisio,is are moi far ,,llt or the
VA hv viii sign both bil!s
Vetocs Arc Expected
Tic democrats; expect yet5os. and if
they coaic they Will ic siNed much
trouble an Other tariff nl.'saureA. 81 at
least 50 they oXrecl. The tcinocratic,
leaaers WIN go .'llead wits NJ. ,ciGain-
ing tariff bills hut they do not mtnnd
10 crowd them. II may he thai This;
explains the amount Of Tim" which is
n"W being consumed On h9 i!p3f nf the
il"usn With matters otlier than the
Schedules
II vi, Taft sllail veto he steel bin
; 9i tho saSa' bll. or both 81 thoml. ii
appears from what is heard tt,tl;,y tllat
The dcinpcratic leaders Will receive the
nc"s OF tha veto or Ve,oeS gladly
Their word to the country Will be per-
haps on"tling like this.
The president has vetoed o,ie bill
intended 80 deprive tn" steel trUst Of
ulltsil" protection and another ntended
10 lpMer the ret,l price OF sugslr Why
! should democratic house concern it,
self ai ,iis session With further tariff
J legislation2 If TIL" country wants down
ward tariff revision ,p;tial t,,srtsIfr lnt 4,