Show t tu 4 1 t Ut I U t H- H HH H I lr I Ti I f r t. t Permanent Partisan Non Tariff 1 Commission s w L 1 1 I Ia 44 r T Ti I 44 t T h I. I h. h n A revised bill hill for a permanent nonpartisan non- non p p partisan tariff commission on lines suggested by President Wilson and it is said has received his lite full approval was v-aa introduced in the tho house by Representative Rainey of Illinois ranking Democratic member of the ways and means committee The bill in its present form has the approval of ot the administration I and will be the administration measure measure meas meas- ure nrc on this subject Mr Rainey declared de do- be supported by all dared It It will th cr members of ot the ways and and It Is ia hoped J i e rt of the Re- Re f l beni of of that co committee mare nea early IY non non partisan aru an as sj t td toJ make lt It It The Re bill I provides for the appoint appoint- m ment commissioners at 10 a year each no more than three of whom can belong to the same political political po po- po- po party The first appointments are to be made for two four six eight 10 and 12 years after which the terms of office of all are to be bo for 12 years ears The chairman n and vice chairman must be appointed biennially biennially bien bien- according to the terms of the bill till The duties of the commission are arc to Investigate the administrative and fiscal efforts of the customs laws of this country relations between the tho rates of duty on raw materials and finished products effects of ad valorem valorem valorem valo valo- rem and of f specific duties all questions quest quest- lOllS ions relative to the arrangement of schedules and classification of articles in the law and to put all information 1 In Its at the disposal president tIie the h house use ways ys and means committee and the senate sonata committee commit commit- tee on finance Powers POWel'S Under Bill The bill would give the commission commis commis- ion sion full power to Investigate tariff relations between the United States and foreign countries commercial 10 treaties preferential provisions the effect of export bounties transportation the volume of importations importations compared with domestic pro production and of oC conditions causes and effects relating to competition of foreign foreign for for- eign industries including cost of production production production pro pro- and dumping The need of protecting trade secrete se secrets se- se crets crete and processes is recognized In a provision of or 1000 fine fino or Imprisonment imprisonment imprisonment imprison Imprison- ment for ono one year for any member or employee of ot the commission who divulges any any- secrets of the commis slon sion I Representative Rainey said the bill would not bo ho submitted to a party caucus although Ho to save savo time it probably will be bus reen revenue bill bitt Because e it is hoped to make the commission permanent he ho declared the he for tor an annual appropriation of oC to meet its expenses The measure In my judgment insures in the tho future tariff stability and whenever revisions are found to tobe tobe tobe be necessary it will make it possible to make them intelligently said Mr Rainey It If enacted into law it will como come as near removing from the tariff tariff tar tar- iff Itt unfair and unreasonable partisan action as any yet conceived The would give the commissIon commission commission commis commis- sion full fuU power to compel the attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance of ot witnesses and give them access access ac ac- ac- ac cess cesa to and the right to copy any document of any individual or busness business bus busi ness concerned in the prod production 1 or sale bale of any article und under r tion No p could be appointed to 1 the commission who has bas been elected or served either In the house or senate sen sen- ate All employees except a secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary to tho the commission and a clerk j to each commissioner would be placed placed placed ed in the classified service under the terms of the bill lili |