Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-18
StenographerS Are to Take
Down Proceedings and the
Newspaper Men Are Not to
be Barred as Proposed,
REPUBLICANS CLAIM
CREDIT FOR PROGRAM
Manufacturers and Others
Whose Interests Are at
Stake viii be Permitted to
State Their Views,


Washington. May l7.-Announce-
ment today by Chairman simmons, Of
tho finance committee that sub-com'
mttces considering the various sched-
ulcs of the Underwood tariff bill had
determined TO grant more time to
protesting manufacturers than was
AT first intended. aroused consider
able interest at the capital
Although the effort of senate re-
publlcans to force public hearings
was defeated by vote OF SO to A.,
the minority leaders see in the chang
ed tactics of the democrats conces-
sion which they claim resulted from
the dcnunciation Of secret consldera-
ton Of the bill
Another interesting development
was the determination Of Senator
Hoke Smith. Of Georgia, a member
Of the subcommittee considering the
cotton and chemical schedules, to
have the private hearings conducted
by him taken down by senate ste
nographer.
This is an innovation which the re-
publicans assert was brought about
through the inslstence of Senators
La Toilette and Bristow, who urged
that the private hearings be publish
ed for the benefit of senators not on
the finance committee. II also has
been added that the finance commit
tee will send 10 manufacturers the
Hist oe questions On costs and nroaue-
ton proposed by Senator La Toilette.
Still another liberalizing feature re-
sulting from the debate on the Pen
rose-La Toilette public hearing
amendment was the reiteration by
Senator Hoke Smith and some Of his
colleagues that members Of the press
could attend the private hearings that
was the first the newspaper men ever
heard of It, and it also was news TO
other members of the finance COM
mittee. Today Senator Smith con-
fcrfed with other members Of the
committee and found they were agree
able to admitting newspaper repre-
sentatives.
None of the tariff bill sub-commit-
tees held hearings today except SEN
ator Williams committee. which gave
brief hearing to Assistant Seere-
tary Of the Treasury Curtis and AS
sistant Attorney General Denison, on
the administrative features Of the bill.
We will try to have the bin ready
for the senate by June Senator
Simmons said today but it probably
VIII be little later than that owing
to the fact that the subcommittee
have agreed to give n little more time
to the manufacturers who are pro-
testing against the rates in the Under
wood bill They. have decided to do
this owing to the insistence and per-
sistence of some of the interests af-
feeted by the bill We already have
lost whole week because of the pro-
longed debate on the reference mo-
tions, but the work will be pushed as
rapidly as possible"
Chairman simmons will call a
meeting of the finance committee on
Tuesday. when the probable time for
holding the democratic caucus on the
bill viii be discussed.
Democrats of the committee have
practically decided they will propose
no changes in the free wool and sugar
schedules, and that democrats op-
posed to the present schedules must
carry their fight to the party caucus.
According 10 the present plan, the
subcommittee having the wool and
sugar schedules under consideration
viii listen to all arguments senator's
wish to lay before them. but will re-
port them to the full democratic
membership of the committee without
recommendation. The democrats of
the committee will refer sugar and
wool to a party caucus and the SEN
atcrs interested will be given an OPP
portunity to make final appeal Il
they fall leaders believe they will
support the entire measure when it
comes before the senate.
Leaders do not expect the two Lou
isiana senators to abide by caucus
decision against sugar, but the vote
Yesterday on the questions of hearings
has given them confidence that after
The last word Is said in caucus the
western senators who have fought
free wool and sugar will accept the
bill as a party measure and vote for
il.