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brings revenue. If this particular schedule raises, on the Department
 of Agriculture figures for the 5-year average on Anierican
crops approximately a billion dollars a year, that billion dollars a
year income in revenue and inheritances would go a very great way
toward filling up this hole.
Mr. AsweLL. Yes; but we can not get the tiiiff discussed under
this administration. They will not ...1"
Mr. Taser. We talk about it.
Mr. ASWELL. You are not a Member of Congress.
Mr. Taser. Be that as it may——
Mr. Aswern. I am serious about it. You say the tariff is needed.
How are you going to get it on unless you can discuss it in Congress?
Mr. Taprr. I am going to discuss the tariff a little bit later. But
that does not relate to the particular bill at this time.
Mr. Aswern. Oh, ves; it does. You said we have to put a tariff
on the whole. How are you going to discuss it?
Mr. Taser. It will be discussed ; it will have to be.
Mr. Aswrrn. You will guarantee that?
Mr. Taper. No; I will not. But I am going to say I think it will
he discussed.
Mr. KincareLoe. There has been a cood deal of talk here around
the committee table ever since this hearing started about the practicability
 of getting a bill that has a chance of becoming a law.
Mr. Taper. You are talking my language.
Mr. Kixcurror. That does not disturb me at all. T have a responsibility
 myself that I am going to carry out, and let it go where it
will. That does not disturb me. But do you think the President of
the United States will sign a bill that reduces the tariff of this
country $146,183,000 a year?
Mr. Taser. I do not think it will reduce the revenue that much, and
[ do not think it will reduce the total revenue at all—I have tried
very earnestly to sell the President of the United States this idea.
Mr. Aswerr. Did you succeed ?
Mr. Taper. He listened eloquently. [Laughter.]
Mr. AsweLL. You are not in position to make any promise for
him yet?
Mr. Kincueroe. I am asking that bearing on the proposition of the
probability of this bill becoming a law.
Mr. Kercuam. If Mr. Taber will permit me, in answering your
question of a moment ago, you said, “ Do vou think the President
will sign any bill that will reduce the tariffs $£146,000.00072
Mr. Taser. It does not lower the tariff.
Mr. KincaerLoE. I understand it does not.
Mr. Joxkes. It keeps the tariff right where it is.
Mr. Kixcaeroe. He did not say “tariff 7; he said “revenue.”
Mr. Taper. He has raised a point I did not bring in. I am going
to just bring it in a little later. I am going to answer Mr. Kincheloe
and I presume he voted for some of the schedules. I know many men
around this table voted for these schedules.
Mr. Kixcueroe. What schedules?
Mr. Taser. I am now going to discuss. You are raising the quesion
 about this deflectine money from the Treasury.

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