Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-21
RUSH TARIFF BILL,
IS SENATORS PLAN
All Who Wish to Confer Are
Asked to Do So Before
Next Tuesday.
FRAMING OF SCHEDULES
is TO COMMENCE THEN
Majority Membership of Finance
Committee to Perfect Measure
Late Next Week,

The democratic members of the finance
committee. under the lead of Chairman
Simmons. today took steps to hurry along
the tariff bill so as to bring 1t before
the Senate for consideration at the
earliest possible date. The following an
nouncement was made by the chairman
of the committee following a meeting of
the full committee and a later meeting
of the democratic members of the COM
mittee:
THE democratic members of the finance
committee of the Senate desire that all
persons who wish to confer with the SUBJ
committees with reference to the sched-
ules referred to them should do so be-
fore the close OF next Tuesday. After
then the subcommittee will begin the
work of actually framing the schedules .
Schedule of Procedure.
Senator Simmons expressed the opinion
that the subcommittee. after the hear
ings had been completed. would be able
to frame the various schedules referred
to them to report to the full ma jority
membership Of the committee some time
during the latter part OF next week. The
majority membership of the committee
then will perfect the bill, 1t will be SUBJ
mftted to the democratic caucus, and
finally to the full membership OF the
finance committee and to the Senate
Senator Simmons still hopes that the bill
will be ready to report to the Senate by
June I, il not few days earlier How
ever, ii has not been decided how long
the democratic caucus will have the bill
before it.
nvv& 80 f.,1r =
tee today, at which the republican men,
bers were present. a resolution was
adopted providing that all the briefs
which have been received, or may be re-
ceived up to the time of the reporting of
the tariff bill to the Senate and which
have not before been oficialiy published
shall be printed at the order of the chair
man of the finance committee.
May Still File Briefs.
Although the hearings before the sub.
committees OF the finance committee will
be cut off at the close Of next Tuesday
persons interested in the tarin will still
be permitted to file briefs with the com
niittee
Senator Simmons said that the mattel
OF sending q list of questions TO person
who have been before the subcommittee
or have filed briefs. as suggested BY Sen
the session Of the Senate tomorrow. He
safd that he would submit some amend
ments to the questions offered by Senator
La Toilette. and that he believed the list
In an amended form, would be printed
and sent. out
The meeting Of the full committee to-
day lasted only a few minutes. and then
the republicans left the field to the DEM
ocratic members of the committee.
Penrose Resolution Referred.
After prolonged debate, Senator Pen
roses resolution to have the names OF
manufacturers and others who appear be-
fore the finance committee or any Of its
subcommittee or members reported 10
the Senate, and also providing for the
printing of 1000 copies o. Senator La Fol-
lettes list of questions to be asked wit
nesses on the tariff, We're referred to the
finance committee The vote was " to ~.
the division being along strict party lines.
During the debate Senator Townsend of
Michigan. referring to the intention of the
administration through the bureau of cor
porations to investigate concerns which
might reduce wages following tariff re-
ductions. asked Senator Simmons:
lis the senator aware of any existing
conditions which will make possible the
proposed coercion on the part of the gov
ernment as indicated by the Secretary of
Commerce.?
Remarks of the Secretary relating to
investigation of manufacturers. replied
Senator Simmons. have grown out OF
threats constantly made 10y the protectie.
interests that they would reduce wages
unless they are permitted to retain the
excessive tariff rates. ale added that lie
referred to the hearings before the wa,
and means committee where statements
were repeatedly made by manufacturers
that if duties We're reduced they wocld be
forced to cut wages.
Protest Against Rate.
Representatives of cotton knit goods
manufactures appeared before Senator
Johnsons subcommittee yesterday, pro-
testing against the rate of 30 per cent ad
yalorem proposed on their wares in the
Underwood bill. They maintained that
this rate was not protective, and that it
would let IN goods of foreign manufac-
ture. .
..Thats what we are looking for" said
Senator Hughes. The government Will
get some revenue and the people will get
lower prices.
senator Stones subcommittee was en-
paged in consideration of the metal
schedule. Though Senator Stone denied
reports that the committee had made
general reduction from the Underwood
rates. some items have been reduced.
One Of these is said to be structural steel,
on which is IL per cent in the bill as ii
passed the House.
senator Kenyon of Iowa has intro-
duced an amendment to put aluminium on
the free list This is in keeping with his
nroposal to put all products Of mOnOpolies
on the free list.