The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
Presidents Action On
The Sundry Civil Bill
Is Eagerly Awaited
Continued from Page One,

in Washington, but later will establish
headquarters at New York and Chicago.
The leaders of both democratic and
congressional committees are discuss
ing the question of increased represen-
tation of the Senate in view of the
coming direct elections of senators by
popular vote and the sentiment in both
committees APPARENTLY favors such an IN
crease, though not to any extent as
would allow the senators. only third OF
whom are elected every two years to die
tate to the representatives. all of whom
are elected biennally. The House lead
ers avow the purpose of keeping the
regions of their committees in their own
hands.
Senator williams subcommittee will
take up the insurance feature of the in
come tax section of the bill tomorrow,
when Darwin p Kingsley, president of
the New York Life Insurance company,
appears on behalf of the insurance in
terests.
Consider Amendments
Another matter to occupy this sub
committee will be the amendments 20
the administrative features OF the bill,
proposed by Assistant Attorney General
Denison and Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Curtis. The amendments being
seriously considered are one to give the
Secretary of the Treasury the right to
proclaim valuations in ad va'orem goods
and another to prohibit attorneys taking
up disputed cases on contingent fee
ba sis In support of these amendments
the government officials have filed with
the. Senate subcommittee brief on the
subject on which it is maintained that
81, 100000 is not an unreasonable estimate
as an annual saving that r.ight be eff
fected as result of their adoption. 1t
+. out hot refunds
aggregated in each of the fiscal years
1911 and 1912, approximately 81 100000. Hall
of this the brief says. usually goes to
the importers as velvet and the other
half to attorneys and brokers.
TT is estimated says the brief, that
so per cent of this may be saved, but call
it $1,OO000O The expense of the struc-
ture of litigation (the board $lS5,000 and
the staff of the department of justice $780,
OOO), are annually s265000 of which there
might be a saving of one-half, but call
1t 100000. The expenses of the apprais-
ing service of the treasury department
aggregate nearly S2,0o0,000 a year, of
which some undoubtedly wiil>-be saved
1t is impossible to estimate how much,
but call 1t one-tenth of s3,200.0oo. Total
saving for the year Sl,3OO.0OO.
Representative James F. Burke OF
PENNSYLVANIA, now republican whip Of
the House, and vice chairman of the re-
publican congressional committee is a
leading possibility for the chairmansfip
to succeed former Representative William
b. Mckinley of Illinois. though Mr. Burke
is said to be disinclined to take the office.
Republican Leader Man mis- especially
favorable to Mr.. Burke, though Repre-
sentatives Gardner of Massachusetts and
Madden OF Illinois and others who figure
in the chairmanship problem. are all ac-
ceptabe to Mr.. Mann. Mr. Mckinley,
former Speaker Cannon. Representative
Payne OF New York and former Repre-
sentative Dwight of New York talked oyer
the situation at the capital today.
Representative Lnyd of Missouri chair
man of the democratic congressional COM
mittee, returned today from New York
and early next week will confer with the
representatives of the Senate and of the
democratic national committee regarding
the increased senatorial representation
question and joint campaign preliminary
plans. Representative Johnson of Ken
tuclxy is still in the lead for the chairman
ship, despite reports of his withdrawal.
Mr.. johnson all along has stated that he
would not accept the office If his election
came about in any other than n dignfle1
way. with no scramble whatever. Repre-
sentative Lloyd's reelection over his an
nouncement that in view of his long serv-
ice the chairmansnp honors should 60 to
someone else is a possibility In the event
OF Mr. Johnson's non-electiOn. Mr.. Lloyd
is rot a candidate. but has never stated
that he would decline If reelected