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showing made against the measure on
the floor was sufficiently strong.
VIII Nntn AGAINST Bill


Those said to be quite sure 40 vote
against the~bil are; Murdoch Of Ken
sas: Hubbard Woods, and Haugeu, of
Iowa, Volstead, Davis, Ldndbergh. Steen-
erson, Stevens, and Miller. OF Minneso-
ia, Lenroot, Nelson, and Cary. of wis
cousin; Gronna, of North Dakota:
Poindexter, Of Washington; Mondeu, Of
wyoming; Mann, of Illinois; and South
wick, of New oXkr.
Representative Bennett, OF New York,
has been talking of voting against the
bill. but il is thought now he will sup
port it. He and Southwick are much
opposed TO the corporation tax
1t was said in various quarters today
that the fact President Taft had taken
a pronounced stand on the glove sched-
ule had strengthened the report in the
House II appears there was good
strategy In this. Many House mem berS
were VeXed at the increases on gloves,
and they were the more indignant be-
cause of the fact Speaker Cannon had
taken hand in the fight and was try
ing to help out Lucien y. Littauer.
When the President, therefore, took a
positive stand against increases in
gloves, he strengthened the bill with a
number Of the insurgents who dislike the
Speaker and were immensely pleased TO
see him checkmated.
AlE4 the Rouse met at III o CLOCK 10
take up the conference report on the
tariff bill ali the indications were that
IL would be adopted before adjournment
tonight To a considerable extent the
bottom has fallen out OF the various III
surgent movements. Under DreSSIITe
from the White House and from the
leaders of the House organization one
insurgent after another has been givin6
way.
President Taft has been busy since
the conference report was brought in
calling Republican members of the
House TO his office and urging them 10
vote for the bill. He has appealed to
them 10 30 this not alone on personal
grounds, but in behalf of the Republican
party. He has pointed out that If a sub
stanually unanimous vote is secured
for the conference report in the House
and Senate the party viii be IN much
better shape 10 face any attacks on the
tariff in the Congressional election. This
appeal from the President has had inn
portant results. and a number Of the in
surgeuts have weakened in consequence
OF II.
Speaker Cannon has lined up for the
bill and is at work in an effort to secure
the adoption of the conference report
He has issued a statement giving his
reasons why the report should be
adopted. Representative Dwight, the
Republican House whip. has gone over
the situation carefully ana Is confident
the bill viii be passed.
Estimates vary IS TO the number OF
Republican votes which viii be cast
against the bill. In some quarters the
number is placed at from fifteen to
twenty. This, however, largely depends
on the showing made in the course or
the day while the conference report is
being debated. That there are still
some insuTgent elements was plainly
indicated this morning as soon as the
conference report was taken up.
When the House was called TO order
at 10 O'Clock, Chairman Payne asked
that the statement of the managers on
the part Of the House be read in place
of the conference report. He sought
in this way 10 dispense with the read
ing OF the entire conference report,
which Is a pamphlet containing seven
. Eyfsix printed pages Representative
Mondell. Of wyoming, who is an in
surgent on free hides and on coal,
promptly objected. This compelled the
clerk to start IN and read the full con-
ference report. The House leaders
showed their disgust in plain fashion.
and gathered III groups of twOs and
threes 10 discuss the situation. The
reading Of the report, however, had
TO be proceeded with. Ten minutes
were required for the clerks 10 wade
through the first page, which contained
en- enumeration Of the paragraphs 70
which amendments had been made, and
from which the House or the Senate
cOnferees have receded.