The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-09
Tariff Bill as Amended by the
Senate Is Returned.
1T Has Grown Considerably
During It's Absence.
GOES TO CONFERENCE.
lCaIderhead of Kansas Is One of
the COnferees.
Mr. Mann Starts Instruction
Against Paper Schedule.

&%AAshin gtOn, July 9.-When the
house met today its members we're in
possession of copies of the tariff bill
as it had been amended and passed
by the senate.
Speaker Cannon was presented
with a copy of the bill by Secretary
Bennett before the house met AS
presented the bill was a much more
voIuminous document than when it
left the house. It contained 404
pages OF print in addition to almost
amendments and they were all ac-
.curately numbered, SO that in every
way the measure was found 10 pc IN
proper shape for consideration by the
conferees. The members of the house
displayed an eagerness to get to work
In the hope of making an early dis
position of the bill or out of mere
curiosity, as one member suggested,
ito see Just what the senate had
done to it, Each member was soon
supplied with a copy
The scene in the senate chamber
was quite the opposite OF that IN the
house. There were no members in
the senate chamber much before Il
O'Clock and even after the senate
convened the attendance was com
paratively slender. Fhe galleries
were deserted for the most promls-
ing house field.
a rule would be brought in very
soon after the presentation OF the
measure there for the reference OF
the bill to conference and the ap-
Dointment of cOnferees, but rearing
that some other disposition might be
attempted the speaker declined TO
announce the conferees until official
conditions should make it necessary
for him to do so.
The house at 3:1S p. m, agreed
to the conference on the tariff bill
asked by the senate, 17S to 151.
Speaker Cannon appointed the Iol-
lowing members of the house com
1nittee on ways ard means to be the
PAYNE. New York; Dalzell. Penn
s1-lvaTfa: Mccall Massachusetts
Boutelle. Illinois; Calderhead, ran
sas; Fordney, Michigan; Clark, Mis-
souri,; Underwood, Alabama: ana
Griggs. Georgia.
During the discussion of the meas
ure Representative Mann, of Illinois
declared he would vote against the
bill on the conference report II the
senate provision on wood pulp and
print paper was retained. He was
applauded on both sides.
Representative Townsend of 4M1ch-
iean declared that in the senate de-
bate on the tariff bill, the house had
been openly insulted.
Rules Committee Meets. ~
There were rumors that there might
be an effort to instruct the conferees|
and also that there would be motion
to accept the decreases of the senate
There was an especial movement to-
wards the acceptance of the hosiery
and glove schedules.
The house committee on rules met
after the house took a recess and de-
cided to bring in an order for the re-
ference of the bill to committee on
conference as requested by the senate.
the house meantime disagreeing to the
senate amendments. The committee
also decided that there should be de-
bate of an hour and a half on this or
der.
Following is the text of the resolu-
ton decided upon by the committee:
THAT the house take from the speak
er's table and noncOncur in gross in
the senate amendments to the house
tariff bin and agree to the conference
as asked for by the senate on the dis
agreeing votes of the two houses, and
that a committee of conference be ap-
pointed forthwith. and said committee
shall have authority to join with the
senate committee in REMEMBERING the
paragraphs and sections of said bill
when finally agreed upon"
The hour and a half debate. it was