Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-20
FOR
The MAKING Of
TARIFF REVISION
SWIFT ACTION is EXPECTED
When the Extra Session Con-
VeneS

Washington, d. c.. March 19. -
Quick tariff revision along lines ac
ceptable to the democratic leaders OF
both branches of congress was the
object of a conference called for to-
day between the ranking tariff revi-
sionists of the party in the senate ani
the house.
The conference. marking the COM
pletion of the tariff revision bill in all
essential particulars by the house
ways and means committee, was de-
signed as a move to get together on
common ground and to smooth the
ways for the launching of the first
democratic tariff in many years un-
der a policy of swift, harmonious ac-
ton.
Senator Simmons, of North Caro-
lima, chairman of the senate finance
committee, and Senators Stone, John
Sharp Williams and Smith, of Geor-
gia, constituted the senate subcom-
mittee for the conference with Chair
man Underwood and some of hs col
leagues of the ways and means COM
mittee, the senator's going to the
house side, in accordance with the ira
dition incident to the revenue orig
mating functions of the house.
House democrats are confident they
have framed a tariff measure that
will be faithful conformance to the
party platform and satisfy generallr
as a downward revision measure and
that the revision in one general bin
should be able to run the gauntlet Of
both houses without much soaring.
There will be a democratic caucus =
the house within the first day or two
of the extra session, but the demo-
cratic leaders do not anticipate any
upset of their general revision plan.
Senator Simmons outlined to the
president today his plans for hand
ling the tariff bill in the senate. The
senator declared that in order to del
with the tariff expeditiously, close CO.
operation would be necessary between
members Of the finance committee II
the senate and the ways and means
committee of the house.
The president will be in frequent
conference hereafter with Represent
ative Underwood, democratic ma
jority leader of the house, and Sen
ator Simmons, upon whom will fall the
chief work of drawing the bill.
A conference later among Senators
Simmons, Hoke Smith, Williams,
Hughes and Chairman Underwood
and other members of the house ways
and means committee resulted Il
the general understanding that the
tariff rates will be thoroughly con
sidered Jointly by the house and sell
ate committees and President Wilson
before the tariff revision actually b.
gins in the house The four senators,
all members of the finance commit
tee, took up a number of contested
questions concerning tariff rates to-
day, but no effort to compromise diff
ferences and reach definite conclus-
ions was made. Il IS planned to have
number of conferences between the
two houses in the beginning, in about
ten days, when the tariff bills will be
considered in detail.
AS accepted by the democratic ma
iority of the ways and means com
mittee the new schedules are in the
main somewhat lower than the I'm
derwood bills of the last congress.
The difference of opinion arose when
minority of the members endeavor.
ed to apply literally the planks of the
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