Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
NEW TARIFF LAW
IS BEING WRITTEN
Republican subcommittee
Exclude Democrats as Work
Is Started on Schedule.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Five Republican subcommittee of the
House ways and means committee
buckled down yesterday to the task of
writing a new tariff law. A bill is ex-
pected to be ready for the special ses-
sion before April 90.
Coincident with the beginning of
work by the subcommittee Representa-
tive Bacharsch, Republican. of New
Jersey, chairman of the subcommittee
ON metal rates, announced after a con-
ference with President-elect Hoover that
he personally was opposed to a general
revision of the tariff on the ground that
only few changes were needed.
will Not Hold Hearings.
After an executive meeting of the
Republican members yesterday, Chair
man Hawley declared that the subcom-
mittees, each composed of three men,
bers. would not hold hearings, but
would base their conclusions upon the
record of the open hearings recently
ended and upon information received
from Government agencies.
The subcommittee will sit behind
closed doors with the Democrats ex-
| cluded. Hawley said that representa-
tives of the Treasury, Commerce and
Agriculture Departments, the Tariff
Commission and other Government
agencies would be called in to verify
data, make examinations in the field
and obtain any information the sub
committees may desire.
| Bacharach said he discussed the tariff
only in a general way with Mr.. Hoover
and preferred not to say what took
place at the conference.
Expressing his own views. however,
the New Jersey member declared in a
! statement that there should be some
| readJustment of rates to take care of
| agriculture, but on the whole he saw
very few other instances where rate
changes would be required.
Would Give President Power.
He favored, however, the placing of
real teeth" in the flexible provisions
| of the law under which the President
! is authorized to raise or lower rates up
| to so per cent after investigation by the
Tariff Commission. He said it took too
long under the present law for the
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form-On reaching the platform the
President and the President-elect will
occupy the seats reserved for them, the
Chief Justice on the right, and the
Vice President, the eX-Vlce President
and the committee on arrangements.
with the sergeants -at-arms of the Sem
ate and the House of Representatives
on the left.
The associate justices of the Supreme
Court will occupy seats on the right.
The diplomatic corps will occupy
seats on the right of the President.
The general of the Army, the chief
of staff of the Army, the chief Of naval
operations and the commandant of the
Marine Corps, with their aides, will be
seated on the left.
When all are assembled, the oath OF
office will be administered to the Presi-
dent-elect by the Chief Justice.
The President will then deliver his
inaugural address.
The President and the Vice Presi-
dent, accompanied by the committee
on arrangements, will proceed to tile
White House.
Regulations for the Senate wing
All doors of the rotunda will be closed
and passageways leading thereto will be
kept clear. No person will be per-
nlitted to pass from the House wing
through the rotunda except members
members-elect and the officers of the
House OF Representatives,. who will be
provided with cards OF Identification.
All entrances to the Senate wing
Except the three heretofore mentionedl
| will be closed on the night of March
and kept closed until after the in
augural ceremonies. All persons having
the right of admission will be admitted
only at the Senate bronze door, the
door beneath the arch under the bronze
door and the north door,
The sergeant at-arms Of the Senate
is charged with the execution Of these
ARRANGEMENTS.