The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
Subcommittee Puts Finish
ing Touches to Admins
trative Provisions
UNDERWOOD BILL
GREATLY ALTERED
Reimbursement of the Administrative
Clauses StupendOus Work, Says
Simmons--Caucus Meet
ing Important

Washington. June 15-rhis will be
busy week among the democrats Of the
Senate in charge of the tariff bill. Sen-
ator simmons, chairman of the finance
committee and the majority member OF
the committee, will sit all day and late
into the night passing on subcommittee
reports Last week in four days the
committee approved about half of the bill
and Senator Simmons proposes that the
committee complete the rest of the meas
ure by Wednesday night. Then will come
the caucus of the democratic senators.
Today Senator Williams subcommittee.
the hardest worked of all of them, la
bored until late hour, putting the finA
ishlng touches to the administrative pro-
visions OF the bill, and the income tax.
They viii report tomorrow.
Administration Reforms
The Underwood bill administrative re-
forms, it Is known have been greatly
altered by this subcommittee The clause
granting a per cent tariff discount on
imports in America owned or controlled
ships has been stricken out, the anti
dumping clause which would have ex-
acted penalty duties of undersold foreign
goods in American markets, has been
Eliminated because of it's alleged lmprac-
ticabiity and challenge to retaliation;
the inQustorial clause, objected to by
foreign nations, has been greatly modi-
fled and may be eliminted. and the fea-
lures designed by the ways and means
committees to prevent undervaluations,
have been revised.
In readjusting the administrative
clauses, the subcommittee has had the
aid of Secretary McAdoo. Assistant Sec
retary Curtis and Assistant Attorney
General Denison. Many suggestions from
these department heads have been ac-
cepted by the subcommittee.
To Readjust Clauses
''To readiuar the administrative
clauses" Chairman Simmons said to-
day, has been stupendous work ana
the majority members have conferred
with the subcommittee several times Ia
outlining the proposals. | believe nov
that the way Is cltdrert SO that there
will be a few problems to be met In
the caucus.
ut is probable that full text of the
bill approved by the finance COM
mittee majority will not he made public
before the caucus. we feel that the cau-
of the committee and act thereon before
we publish the bill.
Il do not believe that there will be
much trouble in the caucus. | look for
few alterations of the committee bill.
and do not expect the caucus will con-
sumo more than a weeks time
The fight over free wool and free SUI
gar, SO far as the democrats are con-
cerned, Is over the administration lead
ers think Senators Ransdel and Thorn
ton Of Louisiana, and Walsh of Mon
tana, are the only democratic senators,
1t now Is believed, win refrain from taxi
ing the caucus pledge Even Senator
Walsh might support the bill, some of
his friends declare. after II is apparent
that he had done everything IN his
power to have small duty put on raw
wool.
The tariff Is to come into the Senate
for the second stage of revision within
10 days The Senate finance committee
will complete work upon II early this
week, and an immediate call will ne
issued for a democratic caucus. 1t Is
believed the bill will be formally pre-
sented to the Senate, ready for debate IN
that body by Wednesday. June %.