Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-02
CONGRESS READY To
BEGIN WORK TODAY
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS MAP OUT
\ PROGRAM or TARIFF
WORK

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1-Rcprescn
ntiNr Underwood and senator Martin
democratic leader, respectively of tho
house ana senate, had conference
today over plans for democratic arin
revision ana for legislative work dur
ing the balance of the short session
that rcopens tomorrow No definite
plan Of action for the present session
was agreed on, but the democratic
leaders discussed in detail President
elect Wilson's tariff views
Both houses win confront crowded
programs when they reconvcne at
noon tomorrow
In the congestion Of legislation, in
vcstigation hearings ana the Archibald
Impeachment proceedings. the demo
cratic forces win bring out during the
next few weeks the fun scope of tariff
revision preparation and the party or
gnnl2ation for the special session that
is to begin probably about March Is.
Representatives Underwood has not
discussed publicly the details of his
conference prcsidcnt-elect Wilson,
hut it is known that the general plan
of the tarIn revision was gone over.
In the meetings to begin this week
of democratic members of the ways
and means committee the opinions
the president elect and the general
understanding arrived between Under
wood Will be considered fully and an
outline made OF the various tariff rcvs
ion bills that viii be prepared in ad-
vance
The tariff hearings will begin next
Monday and the large volume Of mail
received from manufacturers. COM
mcrcial organizations and others mdi-
patcs a wide spread interest in the
woolen, chemical and iron and steel
tariff schedules,
Scores Of men representing the pro-
ducing and manufacturing interests
IRE to give their tariff viows.
While the Archibald impeachment
trial will reopen in the senate Friday,
The principal discussion of congress
win not be resumed until Monday.
The money trust investigation, tho
tariff hearings and other important
committee work then will be added to
the pressure incident to getting the
big appropriation bills finished be-
fore March T. At an informal demo
cratic conference today 1t was agreed
that the appropriation bills had made
such progress that they probably
would bc no difficulty in passing all
Of them before adjournment
The problem connected with con
firmutiun Of President Tafts appoint
mcnts with be taken up in the senate
again soon after II reconveucs and a
minority Of senators expressed the
opinion that the solution viii be
found that win allow at least some
Of the appointments to be acted on.
senator Martin, who is also chair
man of the committee appointed at
tho recent democratic conference to
take up the appointment fight said
today ne would call the committee
together within few days to formu-
late a plan Of democratic action. As
a rule democratic senator's express
the opinion that comparatively few
of the presidents appointments should
receive confirmation, but there are
nppreciablc leaks IN the ranks a
growing number Of democrats favor
"a discriminatory system" that would
permit confirmation of many of the
appointments now before the senate.
fight Is being directed against
the new Industrial commission. the
nine mombers of which were appoint
od few weeks ago by President
Taft Although senatorial courtsy'
would ordinarily bring about the
speedy confirmation Of Southcrlands
appointment as chairman that the
new commissions investigation Of in
dustrial conditions will run through
two or three years Of President VII
sons term.
should President Taft send IN the
appointment of Colonel George Gocth-
ais as governor of the Panama Canal
under the now law, 1t will uudoubt-
cdiy meet with democratic opposition
Many members OF both HOUSES had
not returned TO Washington tonight
from their holiday journeys and there
Will he numerous empty seats when
the senate and house meet tomorrow
Chief interest in the senate on the
opening day is expected to center
about Senator Bailey's speech against
the initiative and referendum. a speech
that is considered his farewell" to
the senate.