Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-06
TARIFF QUESTION
AGAIN 70 FORE
PROBABLY WILL BE AMONG I'M.
PoRTANT ISSUES BEFORE
NEXT CONGRESS.
DEMOCRATS TRYING TO
AVOID ITS REVIVAL
President Also Opposed, in Face Of
Critical Conditions Of Revenue sys.
tom Due to Existing Tariff Laws
War Tax Will Be observation-disclosures.
tunities For Consideration Probable.
Especial Correspondence

washington, Oct. 6-The tariff uues-
uon. 1t was widely supposed, had been
removed from consideration of con-
gress for several years when the I'm
/ derwood- Simmons bill was passed
early i'll the present administration,
! hut this was so far mistake that the
possibilities now are seen that tariff
VIII become leading issue in the
forthcoming regular session,
Enough time is likely to be taken I'D
with tariff in the regular session SER
lously to interfere with other matters
of legislation. Once tariff debate
gets fairly under way, the difficulties
of hating it are great.
Democrats Shy at Question.
II the democratic leaders can steer
clear of any tariff legislation at all
until after the war, they would like to
do 1t. President Wilson would like to
avoid 1t. Even if all other phases Of it
are avoided. the sugar tariff opponents
ana interests are clamoring SO hard for
an extension of the sugar tariff that it
Will not be easy to dodge them. Louis
lana members in the house and men,
bers from sugar beet states are going to
insist strongly on it. Furthermore
many other members on the democratic
side want the sugar tariff extended be-
cause they do not believe it safe or
convenient to have the treasury de-
prived of the sugar revenue
The war tax will have to pe extended,
but this operation will not involve the
tariff. However. to bring up a meas
ure to extend the sugar tariff means
that amendments affecting the whole
tariff law can be presented Members
from the wool states. for instance, can
offer wool tariff amendments. These
amendments car be blocked if a rule
can be put thru the house preventing
consideration of anything but what the
leaders want to have considered. That
is. they can be blocked so far as the
house is concerned. They cannot be
bl cked In the senate.
Must Originate in House.
Under the constitution. bills for rails
ing revenue must originate in the
house. But the senate can amend such
bills as 1t pleases. So. If the house
passes bill extending the sugar tar
iff. the senate can amend it in any
fashion it sees fit. If the votes cannot
be commanded to amend the bill, that
VIII ilol pEeNeIll lOIlS ana animated
discussion of amendments.
Should the democrats take up other
phases of the tariff besides sugar. the
opportunities for consideration of the
general subject of tariff will be en-
HANGED.
In the last congress. the house was
go nne-sided that the president had
only to say what he wanted and he was
obeyed. The house members did as
they were told. But the house is
closer now and some of the democrats
are off the reservation. It is doubt
full whether the president can dictate
legislation the coming winter with
much success. A cut and dried pro-
gram sent to the capitol from the
White House is likely to find big OBJ
stacles. This fact tends to increase the
prospects for a wide open tariff strug-
gle.