| Show 1 I W READY OR TARiff 3 tage of Program for Ward Revision Opens Ey Ways Ways and Means littee Begins Hearings I AND CHEMICALS CALL ratio Leaders Expect to New ew Income Tax Law Nearly f t Government Revenue t 1 J Jan 5 The 5 The first ge go in the program for down- down vision isbn o of the tariff promised party will be cnn enn en- en eon n n tom tomorrow when the House through its corni corn com 11 i ways and nud means menns formally the doors doors' to the American or ir r the discussion of tariff lo to industries and andjus ands jus Jis s to the 11 ultimate conr con- con r Jk rk will be bc preparatory to the tle ago o c of tariff duties since 1 1000 0 Aldrich Aidrich la law was wag enia ena en- en ia a a. Republican Con Congress and an and l lh Thy h hy a a. Republican President by the election of a Demo- Demo resident au and Congress the theof of a tariff plank pank atmore atmore at more convention and tho pro- pro lent ent ent of or r President elect Wilson Iff t revision is to be 0 tho the first t of the now flOW leaders will UI open to- to confident that they if to to an early change chango In many Ji Of at the thc schedules of ot the c cit cit- C law thod hod of or th the the- apI approaching reid rethe re- re id d' d the extent p of tho tim changes Ho 0 in the present duties are arc Y yet t settled fully by j the hc Ic e C leaders andT n 1 President elect lit lit- le lect t tIt Kilt It i Is known the reduced du- du chemicals metal cotton and foods will ill taU follow 0 closely the by the bills which have havethe the be e Democratic House in n the they nm y ars r none o of which has be- be kV The fhe facts acts to be brought ht out hearings this month an and C to follow olow however o ma may ii if Important modifications of at Deductions reductions tho the House has put IUt IB e of the bills of the last two e lu Iti leans will occupy a peculiar the early call stages of or the time tariff K j Of or tie te men who now sit sll on onS f S and means committee only on Page Pa-c C Column 3 3 31 s f 1 CONGRESS IS READY TO REVISE TARIFF First Sta Stage e. e of Program Opens pens Before H House use Commit Commit- te tee T oday Continued from Page One two Republicans Representative Payne Pano of oC New York and and Representative e Fordney Ford Ford- ne ney ncy of at Michigan will continue over into tho the new Congress o Dalzell of oC Pennsylvania Hill of ot Connecticut Con Con- Longworth of ot Ohio McCall of ot Massachusetts and of ot Cali Call California fornia all prominently Identified with Republican tariff work in tho the past will not bo ho members of the now new Congress although they thoy will tako take part in the tho hearings s preliminary to the POW new re re- re vi vision Islon si on Urged b by Democratic Leader Underwood Underwood Under Under- wood Speaker Clark and other Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- President elect Wilson is expected expect expect- ed cd to set Bet tho the date for the convening atthe of at the extra session about Mardi March 15 Informal Informal In Informal In- In formal conferences between Mr Underwood Underwood Under Under- wood and Democratic leaders of or the tIme theS S Senate nato will vill continue Through those conferences and consultations with Governor GO Wilson it is expected that de details details de- de tails of ot man many of ot the bills will bo perfected perfected perfected per per- in March so that tariff revision will start at Once when the now new Congress assembles While the Democratic Uc tariff is to be based base on tho the revenue needed neede 1 to run Ute tle government It Is understood full fully that the probable l' l result sult upon Important American In Industries will be taken Into consideration in re reducing an any of the present protective o tariff rates Schedule uJo A t. t Drugs chemicals paints and other merchandise that come como within the chemical chem chem- I cal leal list known as schedule A will form torm orm the subjects of ot the opening hearings hear- hear Ins s tomorrow and Tue Tuesday da Tho rho i chemical schedule raises over oer I in revenue or about 4 per cent of oC t the tho o t total ta received ei cd from the t tariff The Time I bin bill as trained framed b by time thc House ast session would 1 Increase this amount about according to ros Un Underwood's estimates New ew schedules of or tho the tariff law will 1 willbe wille be e taken up for tor hearings each Monday Monda Wednesday and Friday until January Januar 31 when the sessions will close wit wita with witha a hearing heRring on the free list tho the admin admin- features and miscellaneous portions of ot tariff law laws Chairman Underwood o of the tho committee commit commit- tee ee has concluded as a matter of per per- lonal lonai courtesy to the witnesses to withhold withhold with with- hold lold their names In advance of their hearing In each case tho the witness Is expected to file a brief giving ln his reasons reasons rea rca sons for tor his recommendations s as to changes in the law his estimate of ot the tho Increase or decreases of or exports likely to o result from froni the suggested modifications modifications modifications the or experience relied upon in making the time estimate and suggestion sug sug- as to I phraseology an and the Improvement improvement im Im- im- im provement of or the administrative features fea- fea tures ures of or the law An important factor in tho the preparations preparations lons for Cor tho the work of ot revision re Is tho the belief bellet of ot Democratic leaders lenders that before bo- bo foro fore tho the extra session Is called enough states will have hae ratified the tho Income tax to o enable Congress to pass an Income tax tac ax law supplanting both the present corporation tax and the proposed excise ex ex- cise ciso tax Such an an Income tax tat tho Democrats estimate would supply from to of or tho government gov s revenue O On Workmen Yashin Washington ton Jan 5 ActIon Action b by the House judiciary committee on the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed workmen's compensation an and employers employers' liability legislation is expected ox- ox within the time next two weeks The measure will be taken up when the committee concludes Its prosecution oft of or ortho t tho 0 1 impeachment each in e n t ch charges argo s against Ju Judge se Archbald of tho the commerce court Some Fomo opposition to the workmen's comp compensation com corn I p plan was developed In the I House I |
