The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-12
CONF FE.REES BEGIN
WORK ADJUSTING
TARIFF CONF FL|CTS
With Republicans Excluded,
Democrats Complete the
Chemical Schedule
ANDERSON QUITS
COMMITTEE IN HUFF
Republican Resigns From Ways and
Means and Makes Bitter Verbal
Assault on Democratic
Measures
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
SENATE:

SENATE:
Met at noon
After failing to agree on legisa-
tive programme for next week. adj
iourned at rs o'clock until Monday
noon.
Committee investigating West Nir-
einia mine strike heard coal operators.
HOUSE:
Sent tariff bill to conference
Continued debate on the administra-
tion currency bill
Representative Anderson of Mime
sofa resigned from ways and means
committee, denouncing democratic
caucus methods.
REPRESENTATIVE Treadway of Massa-
chusetts announced the death OF his
colleague. Representative Wilder, and
after adopting resolutions of sympathy
and respect the House, as fur
ther mark of respect, adjourned at va
p. m. to II a. m. today.
washington. September 1l.-With the
minority members of the conference COM
mittee barred from the proceedings the
democratic majority in charge of the final
work on the tariff revision bill today
began its work of adjusting conflicts be-
tween the Senate and House.
At the end of short afternoon ses-
sion the democrats had completed work
on the chemical schedule and Representa-
tive Underwood and Senator Simmons
predicted that progress toward complete
agreement would be speedy and harmoni-
Gus.
The democratic conferees will not call
their minority in until they have settled
all phases of the tariff dispute. The con-
ference which began today was partici-
pated in by Senators Simmons, Williams,
Shively and Johnson, and Representatives
Underwood. Dixon 1xitchin and Rainey.
Representative Murdock, the progressive
named on the House conference commit
stee, apneared at the conference room
early in the afternoon. but when he found
the democrats were working separately
on the bill he made no effort to join the
conference.
Yield to Senate
In today's session the House members
yielded to the Senate ON the majority of
amendments, accepting the Senate lower
rates on most of the disputed items. The
reductions made by the Senate on coal
tar dyes, including alizarin and anthra-
Gene, were approved and the Senate rate
on soaps already retained, although the
language of the paragraph was changed
at the suggestion of House members.
compromise was made on the item of
chlorate of potash, which the House had
taxed at / cent per pound. but which
had been free listed in the Senate. 1t
is understood the compromise will be
based on practically an even division of
the House rate.
The democrat conferees will meet daily
in morning and afternoon sessions and
the republican members probably will
not be called in until the latter part of
next week Senator LaFolette intimated
today that he considered the procedure
of the democrats unusual, in working over
the bill without their associates named
from the two houses, but other members
of the committee said the method pur-
sued was in line with precedents estab-
lishetl in other tariff revisions.
Representative Underwood and Senator
Simmons conferred with President Wilson
today over disputed points in the tariff
bill to be discussed by the conference
committee of both houses.
The two democratic leaders expect the
tariff bill will be In conference about 10
days with no filibuster.
Wilson Gives Views
1.-The President merely expressed his
views to us on some of the points In the
measure" said Mr.. Underwood.
1t was said they went into detail on
features OF the income tax.
Speaker Clark appointed the following
House members of the conference COM
mittee: Representatives Underwood,
Kitchen Rainey, Dixon, democrats;
Payne and Fordney republican. and MUIR
dock, progressive.
The conferees for the Senate previously
named were Senators Simmons, Shively,
Williams, johnson, democrats, and La
Toilette. Penrose and Lodge. republicans.
President Wilson has laid before the
tariff conferees the protests by central
American countries against the proposed
duty of one-tenth of a cent pound on
bananas 1t is understood the President
favors the elimination of the tax on the
ground that it eventually would fall on
the poor.