South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-08
TARIFF BILL OUT
Of SENATE SOON
Antitrust, Railroad and Cur
renCy Legislation Program
Well Outlined for Coming
Twelve Months.

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.--The pro-
gram OF antitrust, railroad and cur
rency campaign that faces congress
for the ensuing twelve months has
become fairly well outlined during
the last week. Pres. Wilson and the
democratic leaders in the two houses
OF congress apparently have agreed
upon an ambitious plan OF legislative
work which viii bring all OF the most
important reforms contemplated by
the Wilson administration within the
period that ensues between now and
the end OF the next regular session
OF congress.
The tariff bill will be out of the
senate and in the hands OF a confer
ence committee of the house and SEN
ate before the end Of the week.
Currency legislation has already
forged 10 the front and promises to
dominate congressional activity with
IN a few days. The prospects for i'm
mediate currency legislation in the
senate have not improved during the
last week but supporters or the ad-
ministratiOn bill hold TO the hope that
by the time the measure has passed
the house the senate committee on
banking and currency will be ready
10 act upon il.
Antitrust First
IN the meantime while senate lead
ers are announcing that antitrust
legislation and further important
amendments TO the railroad laws are
10 be among the first and most i'm
portant subjects taken up at the reg
ular session Of congress next Deem
Der. Twice within the last week SEN
ator Simmons in charge of the tariff
bill in the senate, has headed off at
tempts to put trust or railroad amend
ments on the bill by the announce
ment that these subjects would re-
ceiVe prompt and effective cOnsidera-
ton when the winter session begins.
President Wilson's ideas OF anti
trust legislation have been we'll known
since his effective work in New Jer-
sey during the closing days Of his ad-
ministratiOn as governor Of that state.
He gave a general outline OF what
he desires IL the way of trust control
legislation most OF II being embraced
in a series Of seven laws enacted in
New Jersey. This plan will undoubt-
edly undergo changes in congress, and
and the influence of republicans as
we'll as democrats. who have long
been active in the fight for more ade-
q1ate regulation OF the trusts, will be
felt in the making of these reforms.
Bill VIII stand.
Senator Cummins failed in his at
tempt to have the tariff bill changed
SC that railroads would be forbidden
to give special rates 10 importers.
This will be passed at the next ses-
sion as a part of the railroad rate law
program. Senator Simmons annOunc-
ed yesterday that ne believed import
ant changes would be made in the
railroad laws at the next congress to
relieve many embaTrassments under
which the interstate commerce COM
mission is now working.
The CURRENCY hearings begun last
week before the senate committee on
banking ard currency have developed
radical expressions Of opinion from
many mem bers Of the senate commit
tee which indicate that long debates
and discussions within the commit
tee will be necessary before any gen.
eraI agreement can be reached as to
TO the merits Of the administration
bill That measure is TO come for
maily before the house tomorrow and
Il IS believed that with the weight of
party endorsement behind it, it Will
be passed practically without change