The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-02
No Definite Plan of Action
for the Present Session
Agreed Upon
BOTH HOUSES HAVE
MUCH WORK AHEAD
Tariff Hearings Begin Monday-Many
Will Appear-Appropriat Bills
Are Well Advanced-To Con-
tinue Appointments Fight

Washington, January 1--Representativs
Underwood and Senator Martin. demo-
cratic leaders, respectively, of the House
and Senate, had a conference today ovev
plans for democratic tariff revision and
for Legislative work during the balance
of the short session that reopens tomor-
row No definite plan of action for
the present session was agreed on. but
the democratic leaders discussed In de-
tail President-elect Wilson's tariff views
as outlined to Mr.. Underwood at Tren-
ton yesterday.
Both houses will confront crowded pro-
grammes when they reconvene at noon
tomorrow. In the congestion OF legis-
lation. investigation hearings and the
Archibald impeachment proceedings. the
democratic forces will bring out during
the next few weeks the full SCOPE OF
tariff revision preparation and party
organization for the special session
which is to begin probably about
March Is.
To Outline Bills
Representative Underwood has not dis
cussed publicly the details of his con-
ference with President-elect Wilson, but
1t is known that the general plan of
the tariff revision was gone over. In
the meetings to begin this week of demo-
cratic members of the ways and means
committee the opinions of the Presidents
elect and the general understanding ar
rived at between him and Mr.. Under
wood win be considered fully and an
outline made of the various tariff re-
vision bills that VIII be prepared in
advance for the speciai session.
The tariff hearings win begin next
Monday and the large volume of mail
received from manufacturers. CONNER
cial organizations and consumers indf-
Gates a widespread interest in the wcol-
en-, chemical and iron and steel tariff
schedules. Scores of men representing
the producing and manufacturing inter-
-esss. sof ehe- sct.s'f5' axpectxd y gtSs.
their tariff views to the ways and nieau.
committee.
While the Archibald impeachment trial
will reopen in the Senate Friday the
principal business OF Congress viii not
be resumed until Monday.
The money trust Investigation, tne
tariff hearings, and other important COM
mittee work then win be added to the
pressure incident 10 Seltlng the org
appropriation bills finished before March
A. At an informal democratic confer
ence today it was agreed that the ap-
preparation bills had made such prog
ress that there probably will be no dH
ficulty In passing all of them before ad-
journment
Fight on Nomination
The problem connected with confirna-
tion of President Taft's appointments
will be taken up In the Senate agsun
soon after 1t reconvenes, and a majority
of senators express the opinion that
solution will be found that will allow
at least some of the appointments to
be acted on. Thus far the democrats
have successfully prevented confirmation
of all but one or two appointments made
since December 2.
Senator Martin, who Is also chairman
of the committee appointed at the recent
democratic caucus to take up the APP
pointment fight said today he would
call the committee together within
few days TO formulate a plan of ienao-
cratic action. As rule, democratic
senator's express the opinion that conn
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