The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-30
DEMOCRATS AGREE
ON REVENUE BILL
Tariff Board. Duties on Dye.
stuffs and Anti-Dumping
Features TO BE- Put In.
G.. o. p. AID Is EXPECTED

WASHINGTON. May co.-An agreement
To include in the forthcoming revenue
hiiI provisions for a tariff commission.
Tor protective duties IN the dyestuff in
dustry and for the prevention OF dump
ing and unfair competition was reached
to-day at a conference of the Democratic
members of the Ways and Means Com
mittee OF the House. The meeting was
the first held for the purpose of drafting
the Administration measure. which will
nc reported after the national conven-
tions.
me provisions agreed on constitute
the steps by which the Democratic
leaders hope to win over to the support
OF the revenue bill many Republican
votes. Majority Leader Kitchin went so
I"r to-day as to characterize the pro-
posed measure as ~non-partisan and to
EMPRESS the hope that a majority of the
republican members Of the House will
vote for IL.
according to the general revenue
poIcy agreed on the additional income
~ 10 ne raised by an Increase ~ the
SurtaN upon Incomes. an inheritance
t'N ana "A tan upon war munitions. The
uetalIs of these provisions have no, yet
worked out.
The tariff commission plan to he in
c"rporated In the bill Ia that proposed
ny Representative Rainey Of Illinois
who has been in consultation with the
Administration on the subject. His bill
provides for the creation OF "A commits
SION or SIN members appointed by the
president with the advice and consent
of The Senate. mo-, more than three os
whom shall be members Of the same
political party.
The salary Of the commissioners Is
mNed at $4,000 each by the Rainey bill.
me commission is TO make investiga-
tons AT the request OF the President
or either of the tariff making commit
tees or Congress and to report to Con-
gress each year.
Representative ki,chi,A issued the fol-
lowing statement to-day
The majority members have finally
decided TO report favorably the Admins
'ration tariff commission plan known
as me iainey bill. which will be a part
of the general revenue bill Of this ses.
[ sion.
There Will be Incorporated In the gen
eral revenue hin ample provision FOR
the encouragement Of the d~yestuff in.
dustry. he committee believing that
the production of dyesturs stands alone
in its relations 70 the tariT Before
the European war Germany controlled
the whole production. We produced
here less tina 90 per cent.
mot only the United States but the
whole world was dependent upon Ger.
many for its dyestuffs. The action ot
III" committee will make II possible tina
within the mex, five years American
dyestun manufacturers will produce a,
least 81 per cent Of the domestic CON
sumption and this will make not only
d~yestuf manufacturer hut the indus.
tries using dyestuffs independent of the
German monopoly
There also Will he Incorporated IN
the general revenue hill ample anti
dumping and unfair competition provi-
sious.'
The ~anti-dumping provisions will n
patterned 10 some extent after .he anti.
dumping provision Of the Underwood
tariN bill. The work OF guarding tbs
country against the possible flood OF
cheap foreign products after the wal
and putting into motion the machinery
To this end will probably he committed
to the tariff commission and the Fedora
Trade Commission. both Of which ar,
to work together according 20 the terms
OF the commission pspvis.on In dispos.
ing ~ problems Of his kind
The dyestuf provisions constitute tn,
adoption Of the protective tarir princi,
pie by the Democrats.