The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-16
BILL WON'T STAY
LONG IN HOUSE
Underwood Proposes 10 Have
Vote Before May +
DEMOCRATS STILL IN CAUCU
What Fight Democratic congressmer
Might Want to Make on Tariff VIII
Be In Caucus and Not in the House


1t Is the purpose of the Democrat
leaders to put the Underwood tariff bi
through the house on or before May
This was made known by Represent
ative Underwood the Democrati,
leader.
Mr.. Underwood said there would be
very little opposition to the bill and
he saw no reason why action by the
house should not be concluded by May
If not earlier.
The opponents of the bill among the
Democrats OF the house will limit the
fight to the caucus. After the caucu
has approved the bill the Democrat
opponents will take their medicine BY
voting for it when it comes up .or
passage Present indications are that
the Democrats opposed to free raw
wool and free sugar to the number OF
about sixty will vote against the bill
in caucus, but there the opposition will
cease
Further conside, alton was given the
tariff bill in caucus The glass and
earthenware schedule was debated at
length and finally approved as it was
introduced Members from Ohio and
New Jersey sought to have many oi
the rates of the schedule increased but
they we're voted dom in every IN
stance Debate on the metal schedule
was begun. Chairman Underwood said
that the caucus would end Saturday
night and the bill would be formally
reported early next week.
A feature o. the cITcus was brie.
address by Speaker Clark. He made
plea fer party harmony. He said the
tariff bill under consideration was not
perfect, but that it represented the
work of conference and compromise
and that members should give it their
support, even If it did not meet with
their approval.
Democratic members of the senate
committee on finance began work on
the Underwood tariff bill. They were
in session about three hours, Concen.
tration was given to the chemical
schedule, but no conclusion reached
and some attention was given to items
in the earthenware schedule, The
committee decided to call in the ex
pert who assisted the ways and means
committee in the preparation of the
bill
President Wilson went to the presi'
dents room at the capitol and dis
cussed the tariff bill for an hour and
half with the ten Democratic men,
bers of the senate financial commit
tee.
At the conclusion of the conference
he announced he hoped the meeting
would be repeated often in the iiture.
1t was the first visit OF this character
by a president since Lincoln's time.
The conference was devoted mainly
to considering the latest developments
in the situation in the senate with re-
spect to tariff legislation. 1t was
practically agreed there would be no
segregation of the sugar or woolen
schedule from the main tariff bills.
The president was undoubtedly
much encouraged by what he learned
as to the situation in the senate
Views were exchanged as to the time
that will be required to pass the bill.
1t was generally agreed that the bill
will probably not reach the senate be-
fore May 10 or 10.
The president was told in the con-
ference that the Republican senator's
among the regulars will not seek to
delay the passage of the bill through
the senate. The regulars will not offer
any substitute, but will propose some
amendments.
But after allowing for all possible
delay the president and his advisers
reached the conclusion that the bill
can be put through the senate before
July and finally go to the president
before Aug. l. President Wilson made
1t plain that he is impressed with the
necessity of passing the bill as prompt
ly as possible in the interest of reas-
suring business and preventing busi'
ness or financial depression.