Show Tariff Revision Bill Hit by Administration I 8 Br By United Press Pren WASHINGTON Jan 7 7 Adminis Administration opposition to the Democratic tari tariff revision bill was presented today today today to to- day to the house ways and means committee by Undersecretary of Treasury Mills The treasury department does not approve of this bill and sees no occasion occasion occa occa- is sion on for it it Mills declared Mills first attacked the section of the bill which would strip the president president president dent of his authority to raise or lower rates 50 per cent upon recommendation tion of the tariff commission He said this would freeze the tariff rates between between be be- tween general revisions by congress ss and would make the tariff commissIon commission commis commis- sion slon an ineffective body The undersecretary then assailed the portion of the measure which asks President Hoover to call an international conference to adjust tariffs This seems to be inconsistent with the first part of the bill bUl Mills said In the first part you take away the presidents president's powers to adjust rates and In IA the second part you would give the president power to negotiate with foreign countries to adjust rates rates' I If the intention is to change rates I it is the function of this body con congress con gress to do that that Mills declared I I b believe that tariff rates in many countries are arc too high and should be lowered but an international conference con con- fe ference ence should not be agency for forlow lowering low low- ering enni them |