Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-02
TO BRING IN RULE MONDAY
HOUSE LEADERS NOW SURE OF
A MAJORITY.
Vote on the Tariff Bill Will Probably
Be Taken on or Before April
1O-Members Notified.
at In absolutely necessary that you
shall be in your sent In the House nt
IL o'clock next Monday"

at In absolutely necessary that yOu
shall be in your sent In the House ant
IL o'clock next Monday"
This is the notice which each republ-
can member of the House has received
from the republican whip" Representa-
tive Dwight. 1t means that the rule for
the final vote on the tariff bill will be
presented at that hour. The House lead
ers announced today tnat they are as
sured of the necessary vote; of republ-
cans to pass the rule.
The announcement was confidently made
that they would have sufficient strength
to vote down a motion by the democrats $
to recommit the bill with instructions.
which will be the test.
The minority will be allowed a little
time In which to protest against another
outrage and then marched up to vote
The vote on the bill itself will probably
be taken on or before April 10
Provisions of the Rule.
The rule now contemplated conforms to
the forecasts heretofore given of it's pro-
visions. 1t will authorize a separate
vote by yea and nay. in the House. on
lumber and hides. The Joker on the
lumber schedule will be Withdrawn by it's
author, Mr.. Fordney
The committee on ways and means will
recommend the withdrawal of the coun-
tervailing clause on coffee and the aban-
donment of the proposed tax on tea. The
committee will have some other minor
amendments to present, but none affect
Ing contested schedules in the bill
II is not intended to amend the sched-
ules as to gloves and hosiery, notwth-
standing the public opposition to the in
creased duties on those articles.
Experience has proven. in the case of
the manufacture of mems gloves that the
imposition of duty has transferred the
glove-making industry from Europe to
the United States. and it is claimed that
an increase on ladies' gloves will bring
that industry to these shores also. The
duty on mems gloves, it is claimed, has
actually lowered the cost to the Ameri-
can consumer. while keeping the industry
alive at home.
ciliatory efforts of President Taft with
the dissatisfied republicans are highly ap-
preciated and their beneficial effect un-
doubted. President Taft has used per-
suasion and logic. and not threats He
has pointed out that the tariff bill must
be a republican bill and that Individual
opinion must in the nature of things give
way to party judgment.
Plan of Senate Leaders.
1t Is said to be the plan of the Senate
leaders to report the tariff bill from
the Senate committee on finance omit
ting the provision as to a maximum and
minimum tariff. The idea Is to let the
Senate proceed with consideration of the
running schedules of the bill. during
which time the finance committee would
retain the section relating to the maxi
mum and minimum proposition, which
would be reported as an amendment to
the bill in the closing days Of considera-
tion
The object of this course is said tn be
to expedite action on the schedules In
issue without involving them with debate
on the vexatious question of maximum
and minimum. When the bill is prac-
tically out of the way the Senate could
then devote it's entire attention 10 the
other problems.