The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-13
EVERY MEMBER WILL Be NEEDED
WHEN PLANS ARE MAPPED
OUT FOR TARIFF BILL.
WILLIAMS STARTLES MAJORITY
Members Of Finance Committee BY
Suggesting That Administrative Fea-
tures Of Psyne-Aldrieh BiIl Stand,
Pending Investigation.

Washington, June 13.-The Demo-
cratic steering committee Of the Senate
was called into action yesterday 70
clear that body for the tariff revision.
As result Of the meeting the members
I, of the Finance Committee, who are
members Of the steering committee
said they believed the tariff bill would
get back into the Senate before the
end Of next week.
Senator Kern called the party man
ayers together after reports had be-
come general that the Democratic tar
In caucus would have to be postponed
until the Senate's West Virginia coal
strike investigation had been completr
ed. 1t was attempted to secure an
agreement between the Senate and
House on the sundry civil bill now In
dispute; dispose of Senator Jones' sin
gle-handed flibuster which has delayed
Senate business for over a week and
removed all other obstacles for early
dCllOn Oh Lne LdTlu.
The steering committee" was In
formed by Senator Thomas, who IL
also a member of the Finance commit
tee that the tariff bill could be com
| pleted and returned to the Senate next
week. Several other members of the
Finance Committee, however, express
ed doubt last night as to the probability
Of this being accomplished.
accommodations were made early
in the day by several Democrats prom
inently identified with the administra-
ton forces that the Senate caucus be
J deferred until Senators Swanson,
Shields and Martin had returned from
their work with the investigating com
mittee in West Virginia. The narrow
margin which the administration forces
control in the Senate makes it neces-
sary, in their opinion, to have all Dem
ocrats present at the caucus. and 1t ID
possible that the Democratic memberz
u OF the committee will be called bach
Il from West Virginia to participate r
the caucus. It is proposed that the c
i Gus shall be binding one pledginx -
{ cry Senator to vote for the bill a -
/ proved.
e John Sharp williams, chairman d
the subcommittee in charge Of the ad
ministrative features Of the underwood
bill, startled the majority members o
the Finance Committee when he pro
n posed that a commission be appoint
D ed to study the entire question of tar
's in administration and that meanwhile
Ie the administrative provisions OF tn
II Payne-Aldrich law be permitted d
N stand in the new Democratic bill. Tn
II suggestion did not meet with the al
10 proval Of the committee members. Ser
AS ators Shively and Gore were instruct
ed to continue their work of revisin
the administrative provisions Of tn
= Underwood bill.
The subcommittee has encounters
difficulty with the provisions in the Ul
% derwood bill requiring foreign mani
- acturers to submit their books in cast
w Of disputed valuations and the provi
ions designated by the Ways al
no Means Committee to prevent undervs
- - uation. The committee also has h
trouble in endeavoring to modify Il
proposed amendment which would 81
the Secretary Of the Treasury autho
ty to proclaim general import value
20 After many weeks OF studying the
LI questions, Senator Williams had CO
ciuded It would be wise to turn I
whole tariff administrative section os
for to committee to consist Of three 8
90 ators, an officer Of the customs al
ON sion Of the Treasury and an offciai
Irs- the Department Of Justice fanil
the with customs affairs. The Final
din committee majority, however, del
day mined that the committee itself sho
col work out the problem at once. 7
the subcommittee viii make another REP
the today.