Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-05

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| tariff feylsion bill is expected to pass,
this week, from it's scene of rushed
| consideration in the House to be
weighted in the steady balance of Sem
| ate elaboration. 1t probably will be
passed in the House not later than
| Wednesday night, just as it came from
the ways and means COMMITTEES with
free raw woods. free sugar in three
years, it's income tax. free meat, free
flour and sweeping reductions in live
stock and manufactured articles.
When the Democratic majority thun-
ders out its chorus of approval as the
bill is put tupon its passage in the
House the measure will be just one
tnonht cid and it's champions predict
that within two months more it will
have the approval Of the Senate and
soon thereafter be inscribed on the
sttaLte books over the signature of the
Democra tie President.
President Wilson when he called an
extraordinary session, had tariff re-
ductian chiefly in mind. The House is
about TO conclude the duty assigned
to 1t III tie carrying out of the admin
istrations revision program and in u
few days will be ready to await the
tive. II he proposes to ask Congress
fer eugrneey legislation at the extra
session ne has not yet made any def
nlte suggestion relating to it, but
House leaders will learn before many
days his plans in that regard. What
ever is in store the lower branch of
Congress has determined to complete
its erganiZati ton. the formation of
standing committees and it will be
ready for any emergency While the
Senate is mulling over the tariff.
Although the Senate finance com
mittee, to which the bill will be form
laiiy referred when it comes from tie
House has not determined upon pro
gram of procedure it has been in
| formally considering the bill for
month and will be ready before many
days to announce its plans. Senator
Simmons, chairman, divided the conf
mittee into three sections and these
sub committees are studying the war;
Gus sections of the measure to report
10 the full committee with recommenA
dations as soon as possible.
When the sub committees in the
Senate have reported the COMMITTEES
will decide upon its course. Then VIII
be determined whether public hearings
are to be granted and upon that de-
ponds largely the time schedule fof
the measure in the Senate. Thus faf
the majority senators have been OF
the mind that the bill should not De
delayed for public hearings but lnsls-
tent demands from many interests Iur
such hearing may bring about
change of view.
1t is an open secret that the Pres
ident the finance committee, ana III
ways and means committee have had
an understanding that the bill shouia
be revised in all essential particulars
in the House If there are TO DE any
changes. but whether this agreeme III
can be maintained remain to be seen.
Certain it is. however, that the ma
iority senators do not contemplate ma
terial changes if it is possible to AVOID
them.
| The sugar schedule, with its imme-
diate % per cent. reduction, and free
sugar in three years is almost GER
tain to remain as it is. Wool Nigh.
come out eventually with slight drop,
western senators keeping up their de-
mand for it and continue to confer
duce him to yield from his determine
ton for free raw wool. The only oth-
or changes that seem at all likely re-
late To live stock and possibly tae
| notterv schedule There is a deter
mined minority on the Democratic
side demanding that cattle, sheep ana
hogs should be put on the Tree Nst
along with food products ana announcer
group of Democrats clamoring Tor an
increase in the pottery schedule. All
these things Democratic leaders assert
win he determined before the bill Is
reported in the Senate for debate.
As 10 currency legislation this ses-
sion ii is known that the temper OF
tho House is against it. Majority
Leader Underwood said. tonight, that
the House would prefer to complete
1.-The tariff and adjourn leaving currency
Legislation in the making, to be ready
for consideration. next winter. The
House banking and currency cimmittee
will be organized, however, as soon as
possible.
Rep. Carter Glass of Virginia. who
will be its chairman, plans to CONFER
with President Wilson, this week, II
an effort to get his definite ideas OF
the currency 1t is probable that thu
Presidents message on currency VII
be ready before the tariff bill is out o
,the way Latest indications are tina
The will urge the investigation of thu
problem and the drafting of a bill il
time for Congress when it convenes il
regular session, next December. Thi
will meet with the approval of Hous
and Senate leaders.