Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-10
+ WdRS TO HAVE
ID TARIFF HEARING
Takes Stand That House Menu
bers Covered All Es-
sential Points.
REPUBLICANS PREPARE TO
MAKE A UNITED ATTACK
Jersey and Pennsylvania Con-
gressmen Oppose Pottery
Reductions.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The SEN
ate finance committee has determined
not to have hearings on the tariff bill.
Manufacturers in many Lines of in
dustry have appealed to Chairman
. Simmons and other members of the
committee for al opportunity to pre-
sent arguments dgainst the rates pro-
posed in the Underwood bill. The
Senate committee members take the
position, however. that the hearings
conducted by the House ways and
means committee in January were
sufficiently thorough to cover practi-
cally all points the Senate needs to
consider in connection with the tariff
revision
1t is believed now that the tariff
bill, after it finally reaches the SEN
ate, will not remain in the committee
more than ten days. Some expert
testimony and some new information
upon. certain disputed ideas may be
secured by the committee, but no open
hearings will be held.
Tariff Bill Studied in Private.
The Senate was not in session today
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the tariff bill in private. Republican
forces are preparing for a united at
tack upon the Democratic revision on
> the ground that 1t not only destroys
all protection to many American in
dustries, but that in many features it
practically is a free trade bill. 1t is
expected that a conference of Repub-
leans will be held within a few days
to discuss some of the more drastic
features of the proposed Democratic
revision.
House Democrats met to resume
consideration of the tariff bill in
caucus when the House adjourned,
The chemical schedule having been
approved exactly as written by the
ways and means committee, the
earthen glassware schedule was next.
Considerable opposition to some of
The cuts on POETRY came from New
Jersey and Pennsylvania members.
Caucus May Rntlfy Schedules.
, The House Democrats have demon
strated that a good working majority
is supporting Chairman Underwood
and the ways and means committee,
and this seems to Indicate that the
caucus eventually will ratify the
schedules as presented, including free
raw wool and the 25 per cent cut in
sugar, with the provision for its going
on the free list in three years.
There are assurances, however. that
such a result will not be accomplished
without fight Opposition forces
are preparing for a struggle for duty
on raw wool and to eliminate the free
sugar proviso.
Opponents of free wool are making
the argument that the party went to
: the people in the last election COM
mitted to duy on raw wool as based
on the. wool schedule passed in Con =
gress vetoed by the President. They
declare that when the House agreed
10 a duty of 20 per cent. and later
accepted 20 per cent in conference it
went on record before the public
Opponents of the textile schedules
had test vote in the caucus yes
. terday when they made an effort to
put indigo on the free list. They
were defeated by vote of 112 to- So.
Postmaster General Burleson. who
was an early caller at the White
House today told the President he
favored tariff revision by separate
bills.
Would Free Sugar in March, 1916.
After a conference with President
Wilson today, Representative Hard
wick, of Georgia. declared he would
submit tc the House caucus an
amendment to the tariff bill to put
sugar on the free list in March, 1916,
instead of three years from the date
of the passage of the BILL as now
' proposed.
Mr.. Hardwick predicted a fight for
free sugar in the House. and told
The President he believed it to be
discriminatory to give sugar growers
three years time to adjust them
selves while other products were i'm
mediately to become free.
Democratic members of the finance
commit ,e held another meeting to-
day to further consider their pro-
gram. The wish OF President Wilson
for early action on the Underwood
I'LL and few changes in it's rates were
discussed.