Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-20
UNDERWOOD AND COLLEAGUES.
ARE PREPARING BILLS Foa
EXTRA SESSION.
NoT ZEE TRADE Measures
VIII Closely Resemble These Houoe
Passed Last Session, and Wilson's
influence 10 Counted on 70 Compel
Senate to AequIeeca.
d. GEoRoE CLINTON.

training the G@r1M D1kl6 W01CM Will be
introduced at the extra session. When
congress gets together again there
will be some new members of the
ways and means committee, and of
course they win be consulted about
b bills prepared by their brethren
OF longer service, but the majority
OF the present committee will be the
prevailing majority Of the next COM
mittee, and so the bills which are
now being framed unquestionably will
be the ones to be introduced at the
next session.
The hearings granted to the ex-
porters. importers and manufacture
ers Of the country by the ways and
means committee were ended Friday
night, January 81. The committee
took q few days rest before starting
on the work Of framing the bills.
One thing can be said for the mem
bers: They certainly gave the ear
of attention to everybody who cared
to open his mouth to speak for or
against any schedule.
It seems now that the net results
Of the hearings win be that the I'm
derwood bills of the last session, vir-
tually In the form In which they
were then presented, a@ain will be
given to the house for sanction, and
later will be sent to the senate to run
a curse of tariff and free trade criti-
cism. 1t is said by men In congress,
Democrats and Republicans, that Mr..
Underwood expects his bills, after the
senate has considered them will come
back to him considerably disflgured.
Much Depends on Wilson.
The bills will be passed by the
house unquestionably almost as Mr..
Underwood, In behalf Of his commit
tee. presents them, and just how much
punishment they will undergo at the
hands Of the senate Democratic con-
s~ervatives, aided perhaps by some OF
sthe high tarin Republicans, depends
probably largely upon how staunch
q supporter Woodrow Wilson will be
to the house bills in their original
form. Democrats say that the pres
ident-elect can save the measures vir.
tually as they pass the house f he
chooses to fnterpose a violent de.
tense.
The wool bill which win go over
TO the senate probably viii be the
wool bill Of last session. The house
measure, however, was not the one
which was vetoed by President Taft.
Some Of the Progressive-RepuoIican
In she senate antagonized the bin In
it's presented form and were aided
In their aptagonism by some Of the
Democratic senators who thought Mr.,
Underwood's bill made cuts in the
rates which were too deep. The pres
ident therefore, did not veto MI. I'm
derwood's bill. He vetoed what
may be called the senate bill, and II
the senate at the extra session shall
insist upon a compromise, MI. VIII
son may be called upon to sign a wool
bill which will be called by the name
Of Underwood, but will bear the Sc.
cret mark Of some senator who sue.
ceeded In enectfng a compromise.
There is q curious division Of feel.
ing among members of congress on
the subject of the establishment Of O
tariff commission which shall become
a ruling force in customs legislation.
Some OF the Democrats seem to think
that IL customs legislation ever shall
be passed on the finding Of a tariff
boards, the rates suggested will be al.
together too high from a Democratic
standpoint. High protection Repub.
leans believe that If. the commission
has the ruling word In the matter the
rates Will be too low-and there you
are.
Not Free Trade Measures.
The bills which Mr.. Underwood'a
committee will report to the house
at the extra session In the spring viii
not be free trade 1t is
said and seemingly believed by a good
many Of the Democrats in the house
that the chances are strong the SEN
ate in many instances will raise the
rates provided by the paragraphs In
the houee bills. and that the h@ume