Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-03 | Page 1 | Tariff Revision on Democratic Basis up to Committee

TARIFF REVISION ON j i DEMOCRATIC TIC BASIS I UP TO COMMITTEE i Underwood Says Report for Special Session Will Be BeI I I Ready in March Wi W WASHINGTON ASIU Feb 2 The Thc The framing I v of ot tho the tentative c basis of ot tho the en entire entire on- on tire tariff legislation of oC the coming ex extra extra ex- ex tra session of ot Congress Congles will begin to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow in the tho House committee on ways and means Tho The fourteen Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- of ot the committee e constituting its majority will wm meet In executive session sosio sos ses f sion elan io dally daily from now until the they have reTired all aU of ot the fourteen schedules r ot the present law and ancl the free treo list and administrative admInistrate provisions as well Democratic Leader Lender Underwood believe be- be lieve the committee will be able to finIsh Its work vork by hy the middle of March S Upon t the committees committee's progress will dePond deen de- de Pond en 1 tho the date nate of the extra session bession of ot Congress Problem In iii Arithmetic The committee Is la confronted with the problem i lcm of ot r from to toI I i fin 00 from Irom cUstoms duties and ll fulfilling a a. pled pledge e to lower the thet t I I J n bars bam on necessities Their plan t r i 18 to Provide between and by an Income tax favorI favor favor- avor- avor I anus able action by br only one state stale being i 1 to lo raU ratify the proposed in al aln nd Tho flie Income tax lu h In n turn would embrace tho corporation L ta tat which bids bIas fair to yield lell revenUe venue this yc jr l In the he main maln according to the tho DemoI Demo Demo- I b cra crate the chemical Iron anti and steel g WOOl cotton and free treo list bills will be bo I ce e the previous Democratic bills but 1 tere tre will Vim be bo numerous changes die die- lc- lc I Ltd U by bV new n. light thrown on ld I The Tho Democratic major majority I t p a r d com 1 is strongly strong committed to an Ina int In- In t t tx a and Its partial offset the f fr free rue I plan Jt It Is ted estimated that free tree freel I fal l 1 deplete the revenues l h by and that thu tre free list Hot would I Th CUt OUt Ut more wool tOol re will b bo DO I reductions In tho the cotton other schedules that ma may of ah t th the a materIal loss though In Ip some sorn U I e C CASeS the Democrats count I upon I la III to offset the cut cul duties