The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
COMMITTEES WI[L
TAKE UP TARIFF
HEARING MONDAY
Every Phase From Agate tQ
Zinc" Will Be Given
Consideration
COTTON AND WOOL
CHIEF CONTENTION
Not Yet Decided Whether to
Have One Bill or One
Bill for Zach OF
the Schedules

WASHINGTON, Jan. Hearings
at which every phase of the farm
schedule from agate 70 SING VIII be
discussed by representatives Of the
pua4ness interests OF the country wall
beEsn before the house ways anu
s,l.safis committee pu Monday, 1hey
uu4 continue during tns month anu
5uue4ux from the laTse hummer Oh
rett4es.s from business men 81 40 VISA
10 De heard. 1t IS peAeNed the com
yattee wal either have lo hola Etsat
sesg4cns or extend It's hearings into
ebiuaTy.
The WAYS and means committee has
refused 40 give out ire names ~ pros
pectfSe Witnesses, and the Interests
Represented w4il be a-sctuesd oniS as
from aay 10 aay persons wishing 20
speak On some particular scheadie
announces themselves as desiring
hearlaE The committee mas drawn
I'D a program TO govern the hearings
Each schedule according to present
nrrauger1entS Will he discussed dur
ing two fun days. Ii necessary ad0-
tisral time wal also be granted. FER
sons desiring TO appear wilt be hol!-
fed from Time TO time as the near
9nEs progress
promise to be the chief bones OK CON
fenttt,n The scheauie covering mis-
celIan eous articles also Will give the
conYnttte a good deal Of trouble
PROCEDURE Not Decided
Just as soon rs the hearings are
concluded the committee Will begih
drafting 8 general tar}f revision pro-
gram 10 be submitted to the extra
session OF congress that Will be con-
vened about the latter part Of March.
Whether the proposed tariff reYls-
ion will be incorporated in series OF
bits reducing the tariff schedule ny
schedule or whether il viii be incor-
porated in one bin dealing with the
propused changes as a whole has MOI
Set been decided. Furthermore, 1t
will not he possible for the leaders
10 determine this question until Pres
ident-Elect wilson submits his views
on this matter. Majority Leader IN
derwood personally desires schedule
by schedule revision
In considering the reduction Of the
tariff. the ways and means commit
te. will he obliged 70 so limit its
operations as to save the government
some 1895, GOO per year In reve-
nues. This necessity makes the franz
ing or tariff legislation one of extreTn'
dellcacy. for no matter how much i
NAV be desired 10 knife protective
duties IL must be remembered tina
the government requires certain IN
come from it's revenues for running
expenses
Must Raise Revenue.
tn raise the necessary amount ant
40 offset the reduction Of the tariff
certain Dem ocratic congressman are II
favor OF passing an income TAX bill q
the extra session. whether the con
stitutional amendment now before th'
State legislatures has been ratlhcd II!
two-thirds of the States in the on'oi
or not Such q bill would perm'
The taxing Of personal incomes an'
would in q large measure counter
Aytz irf4ee tariff reduction.
Increasing internal revenue take
on beer and tobacco are also 10 b.
suggested to make up for propose
reductions iu tariff. Free sugar still
finds favor with many representatives
and Il Is expected that free sugar
provision viii be one Of the leadlhs
features Of the proposed tariff lesisla
ton to 10 put through next spring
r7r- committed hopes n tfttttt-
tariff taxes off necessities Of life ant
place them on the 8o~called luXurtes
Champagne and perfume, for instance
viii stand an excellent chance 81 haF
ing 20 nav increasedr ates. SIX. which
now comes in free, may he heavtll
taxed. There w!H be an earnest eifor
made to take the duty of meats ant
breadstuffs, although the representa-
lives from the border districts "h'
fought reciprocity with Canada ma
be counted upon to put up a Tttf
Asttle against this proposition
Give All 81 Chance
Tfhs committee proposes 10 procee'
on the theory that Ii has receives
sder;tafe Information on which Il