Show Publishers Publish rs to Have Hearing Washington June 8 Representatives of newspaper publishers headed by John Norris chairman of ot the committee on paper pap r of the American News New Newspaper Newspaper paper IMpel Publishers association will be given a hearing at tomor tomorrow tomorrow row by the senate finance committee The committee has baa thus thu thi far taken no action on wood pulp and print paper antI ami the differences of opinion have been so great that the outcome of a vote could not be foretold The action of ot the house Is regarded as the equivalent of ot making wood pulp and paper free Paper manufacturers have insisted that they would be driven out of business by the house provision and have demanded continuance of the pro protection pr given glyen by the existing law Some senators were ware Inclined to lix a rate of 4 1 a ton on print paper which Is Isa a 3 2 decrease from the present rate When communicated to members of ot the Newspaper Publishers association 4 this rate was declared unsatisfactory On the questions of ot wood pulp and print paper coal oil and hides the senate committee has determined to canvass the sentiment of af the senate be before before before fore making recommendations It Is conceded that the vote Tote on the question of ot putting hides on the free list wilt will be close clo e and the same is true of ot oiL There is In favor of continuing the protection on bituminous coal but many senators believe that the existing rate of 67 cents a ton Is s too high and an effort will be made to reduce this to about 40 41 4 cents Amendments to the zinc paragraph Introduced recently rece by Mr Smoot are not satisfactory to smelting concerns and another change e ange may be made I 1 f |