The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
HIGH TARIFF MEN
Want One BILL
Progressive Democrats viii
Report Schedule by Sched-
ule, Blocking Move.
DANGER LURKS In SENATE
Where Finance Committee May At
tempt Holding House Bills and
Report Single Measure.

In the face OF strong pressure being
brought to bear on the Ways and Means
Committee by the reactionary and high
tariff influences, progressive Democrats
are preparing for an open fight in favor
of tariff revision schedule by schedule.
rather than by a single bill
Realizing that II they are to protect
their pet industries, they must first pro-
cure a blanket revision bill In order to
profit by the log-rolling opportunities
which would be denied them in a sched-
ule by schedule revision. high tariff men
are working day and night and employ
ing every weapon In their power to in
duce the House committee to report out
all the schedules under one bill.
The progressive Democrats, who favor
an honest attempt to redeem their plat
form pledge and cut special privilege out
of the tariff, are determined to start a
big factional fight IL necessary between
themselves and their Tory colleagues
over this issue. They will do this even
at the risk of splitting the party's pres
ent solidity. believing that II the split
must come, the sooner the better. and
that the very life OF the party would be
jeopardized by anything in the nature OF
a compromise on this point
Chairman Oscar w. Underwood, of the
committee. is very much the House lead
er, ana VIII OeClue IN IaNOf Oh sCntOule
by schedule revision.
Senate May Resist.
Advocates of an honest revision down.
ward, with justice to all industries, real
ize that the strong reactionary element
in the Senate may be able to defeat his
purpose even IL IL is consummated in the
House by holding up House tariff bills
in the Finance Committee OF the Senate
oil ha srhalmlaE haVa haap nagsad
In the House and sent over to the Sem
ate. This would give the Senate commit
tee an opportunity TO act upon all the
schedules at once and accomplish the
same trades between members in defense
OF favored industries as in an oUnibus
tariff bill. This would give the Senate
conferees, who, II the rule of seniority Is
applied to the chairmanships OF Senate
committees, will be leaders Of the re-
dictionary wing OF the Democratic ma
jority, and opportunity TO hold out for
protection for their special interests
To defeat this plan. or I'm anticipation
of IL. II the schedule by schedule plan In
adopted by the House committee, the
support of the Progressive-Repuolca
I'm the House will be absolutely essential.
as 1t will require the usual coalition OF
the progressives OF both parties To force
the Senate r'inance Committee to take
H.. T
can refuse to report out additional tariff
schedule bills until the Senate shall have
disposed those passed by the House.
Committee Now Busy.
The committee is now working to-
gether upon all the schedules, that Is,
there Is no division OF the work by the
assignment of certain schedules TO sub
committees. In effect the entire bill Will
be marked up in the committee before
any one schedule is closed finally. In
order to adjust the total revenue to be
expected from the entire law to the ad-
ministrative necessities Of the govern
ment. With this end in view. after the
various s, -edules have been written
aenatively, the entire work Will be
gone over with Treasury accountants and
expert statisticians. Then. too, the slo0,-
000.o 900 expected to be derived from the in
come tax law must be taken into ac-
count.