The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-06

ON TARIFF
Are BEGUN
Schedule A. is Taken Up
Many JIamOring
TO Be Heard
Telegram BY United Press

Washington, Jan. 6.-The house
ways and means committee began the
consideration Of schedule A of the
tariff bin, dealing with chemicals,
paints and oils. Manufacturers and
merchants crowded the committee
room, wanting to be heard
The entire Payne-Aldrich bill will
be dissected BY the committee Many
features Of the Underwood bill, which
was vetoed by Taft, are expected to
be re.ntroduced
The work will be preparatory to the
first change Of tariff duties since 1909,
when the Payne-Aldrich law was en-
acted by a Republican congress and
approved by a Republican president.
Fortified by the election Of a Demo
cratic president and congress, the
adoption Of tariff reduction plank
at the Baltimore convention and the
| pronouncement Of Presidentelect VIII
son that tariff revision is to be the
first big achievement of the new adj
ministration, Democratic leaders will
| open todays hearings confident that
they will lead to an early change in
many, IL not all Of the schedules Of the
existing tariff law
The method of the approaching re-
vision and the extent of the change to
be made in the present duties are
points not yet fully settled by the
Democratic leaders in congress and
President-elect Wilson. It is known
that reduced duties on chemical
metal, cooton and woolen goods will
follow closely the standard fixed by
the bills which have passed the Demo
cratic house during the last two years,
none Of which has become law. The
facts to be brought out the public
hearings this month and the confer.
ences to follow between President
elect Wilson and the house and SEN
ate leaders may, however, result in
Important notifications Of the big re-
ductions the house has put into some
Of the bills Of the last two years
Republicans viii occupy peculiar
place in the carly stages Of the tariff
revision. OF the men who sit on the
ways and means commtteef now but
two Republicans - Representatives
Payne Of New York and Forney of
Michigan-will continue over into the
new congress. Representatives Dal
zell Of Pennsylvania, Hill of Connecti-
cut, Longworth of Ohio, Mccall Of
/ Massachusetts and Needham of Cali
fornia, all prominently identified with
Republican tariff work in the past,
will not be members OF the new con
/ gress, although they will take part
in the hearings preliminary to the new
revision
Urged by Democratic Leader Under
wood. Speaker Clark and other Demo
Gratis, President-elect Wilson is epect-
ed to set the date for the convening
of the extra session about March Is.
Informal conferences between Mr.. I'm
derwood and Democratic leaders in
the senate already have begun and
will continue during the proceeding Of
! the tariff hearings and the prepare
tion Of the tariff bills Through these
conferences and consultations with
Gov. Wilson, it is expected that the
details Of many Of the bills will be
perfected early in March SO that the
tariff revision will start at once when
the neY congress assemblies.
While the Democratic tariff is to be
based on the revenues needed to run
the government, it fully is understood
that the probable result upon import.
ant American industries will be taken
into consideration in reducing any OF
the present protective rates. Approx
imately one-tbird OF the governments
income, about sS3O,00O,OOO, is received
from the tariff but In many Of the
schedules the Democratic plans for re-
duction in rates would result In an in
crease Of revenues because OF the in.
crease Of imports that would follow.
Drugs, chemicals. paints and other
merchandise that some within the
chemical list known as Schedule A. :"
will form the subjects Of the opening
hearings to day and Tuesday The
chemical schedule raises over sI2 .009..
| 600 in revenue. OF about per cent Of
the total received from the tariff. The
chemical bin as framed by the Demo
cratic house last season, would in
crease this amount about S3,o0o,O00
according to Representative Under
woods estimates