Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-22
COMPLETE BILL FOR PRESENTA.
TON TO EXTRA SESSION
OF CONGRESS.
NEW SCHEDULES AS WHOLE
LOWER THAN AT PRESENT
Rates Of Underwood Sill Vetoed by
President in instances Cut Still
Further-MacVeagt Submits Plan to
Reduce Number Of Revenue Col.
IectorS,


Of the democratic tariff revision is
ready. The democratic members OF III,
ways ana means committee, 10 quote
f, Chairman Underwood, have voted OIL
! every rate from agate TO zinc The
first draft OF the new schedules was
sent 10 The government printlns Office
Thursday.
No more meetings of the democratic
tariff makers will be held until after
March 4. Then Mr.. Wilson viii be in
! the White House, md it IS safe as
sumption that the first draft OF the
new law VII be submitted TO him be-
fore the committee begins the second
reading.
/ The democrats are guarding with en-
IRENE care the tentative rates upon
NH IN fhey have decided. Not one CT
the fourteen tariff makers has thus IA!
d.vu!ged a single rate or even given Il
hint as to what they are, a!tho GER
tain general information has leaked
oft OF the committee room in various
+ ways.
II is known that the new schedules
are on tn whole radically lower than
the present Jaw. In some instances the
rates OF the Underwood bills OF the last
session have been cut Still lower.
The call for d caucus of the demo-
Gratis of the new house has gone out.
This viii be held on March 3, when the
democrats will organize and name
their new ways and means committee,
which also will be the committee on
committees 1t is regarded as fore
IL NJ
Will succeed himself as chairman OF
the committee and eN -officio house
leader But it is known that the Ala
baman is not having things entirely MS
+ own way in the committee. and a figh:
is likely 10 develop over the selection
Of new members Of the committee.
I Would Abolish 100 Collectors.
. Secretary MacVeagh has submitted
J 70 President Taft his plan for the re-
+ organization OF the customs service, IN
accordance with the authority granted
. by congress Because Of sweeping
( changes coatemp plated the president
has been urged to leave the reorgani-
! cation for President Wilson to work
out. The treasury officials however
are pointing out 10 the president that
if he postpones action, the entire Law
authorizing the changes VIII be lost
because. congress stipulated as a con
6;,ion that the plan must be sun
mitted al the present session. Tbs
plan worked out by Secretary Mac
Veagh and Assistant Secretary curtis
would abolish more than hundred
&C electors Of customs by reducing the
customs districts from l65 10 less than
fifty.
Underwood Urges Supply Bills.
I With the house in a tanSie OF coa-
gcs.ed appropriation bills, Democratic
Leader Underwood Wednesday dropped
his tariff work and lectured the demo
Gratis on the necessity for SPEEDY &C
ton on the supply measures.
In the course Of a colloquy with Mi
nority Leader Mann and Representa-
tive Roddenber-, of Georgia, the lat
ter filibuster.ng against the appropri-
alton bills Mr.. Underwood declared
ernpha ticaNy it was not the wish OF
(, President Elect Wilson that this years
appropriation bills go over TO tbs
democratic administration.
The time has come Mr.. Under
wood continued when the gentlemen
on the democratic side of the house a!
realize their responsibilities to tn
American people. Any filibuster agains
these appropriation bills at this stag
OF the proceedings is indefensible.
Rockefeller Plan Favored.
That the proposed slo0ooo.o0 Rock
efelier foundation for benevolent pur
| poses constitutes the safest disposition
that can be made Of that portion o
John D Rockefellers immense forum
is that conclusion expressed in a ma
iority opinion from the senate judi
ciary committee presented to the sen
ate Wednesday recon- ending the pas
sage of the foundation bill.
In an opposing report Senator Cul
berson attacks the proposed incorpora
ton for the Rockefeller fortune, on tn
ground that il might give federal pro
lection for. 50 or 100 years to grea
amounts of securities Of the Standar
Oil Company or other Inonopolies.
The majority report says the bill ha
been changed SO that all danger Of a
Unrestricted perpetuation Of the Rock
efeller foundation is done away with.