Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
HEARING FROM HOME
Congressman Get Views on
Tariff From Constituents.
WILL MOVE CAUTIOUSLY
Not Disposed to jam" the Bill
Through the House.
MEMBERS TO BE SOUNDED SOON
Proposed to Ascertain General Senti
ment on Fixing a Date for End
ing General Debate.

The House leaders CONTEMPLATING
and comforting, without getting anywhere
in particular. on the proposition OF bring
ing debate on the tariff bill TO an end in
a reasonable time. Thus far there seems
Ia be no disposition to put on the
screws or clamp the lid down on talk
now in progress
The question which interests most of
the boys" as Uncle Joe Cannon calls
his colleagues. is whether free oppor-
tunity for amendment will be offered
That question has not yet been deter
mined. There Is some discussion of hold
ing a caucus of republicans. but at pres
ent the proposition does not sound good
TO the rank and file. There are too many
discordant elements among the repub-
Icans.
The most likely prophecy at this time
would be that within few days ef-
fort will be made to sound the sense of
the House a proposition to fix limit
for general debate, and then to consider
the bill by paragraphs, with chance for
amendment.
The fact of the matter is. republican
representa- tIves are beginning to hear
from the country" They are receiving
communications from individual manu-
facturers concerning the effect of the
proposed schedules on particular inter-
hand of the practical working of the
contemplated revision.
Hearing From Constituents.
One prominent republican. who is far
from being an insurgent. explained the
situation in his own case to a Star man
today as follows:
From representations made to me by
different manufacturing interests in my
district, / find that total of about 1000
workingmen in my one district VIII have
their wages reduced or lose their Jobs al
together, by shutting down of works if
the schedules are carried through as pro-
posed. The manufacturers are sending
me their inside figures of cost OF produc-
tion. wages paid, and the competition of
foreign goods.
Now, 1t is q certainty that before I go
into any kind of hard and fast compact
for jammng this bill through the House
shall look into this condition d little fur
ther and will have to have some assur
ances that this reform and revision is not
going TO bring distress to workingmen in
my district
That is not an exceptional case. There
are many republicans in the House who
are in the same boat Vague and gen
eral assurance that this Is IA good bill
Will not suffice. when it is represented TO
them that this great and good bill VIII
shut down factories in their districts and
that they will be held responsible by their
constituents for the action of Congress.
Rule Adopted on Dingley Bill.
The republican whip. Representative
Dwight of New York. is besieged by anx-
ious members for information as to a
rule, but he has not been able TO give
them any satisfaction thus far, for the
simple reason that there has been no
agreement among the leaders ON a course
to be recon mmended-
Mr.. Dwight looked up the procedure in
the Dingley bills consideration and found
that ii rule was adopted. This rule pro-
Vided follows:
Resolved. That on and after Monday
Nagch 22. 1891. and until the final vote
on the bill hereinafter mentioned shall
have been taken. the House snail meet
On each legislative day a 10 O'Clock an
bat on each of said days nlmedia tely
after the reading of the journal. the
House shall resolve itself into committee
81 the whole House on the state of the
mon for the consideration OF the bill
III X. 3'D 10 provide revenue for the
government and TO encourage the in
dUStr1es OF the United States: that gen
era debate shall continue on said bill
during each day until > O'Clock pm. and
at evening sessions. (" which a recess
shall ~ taken. to be held from = O'Clock
III III ii clock = m. until and including
Thursday. the 2Jth day of March, unless
sooner concluded: that from the conclu-
SION OF general debate until the 31st day
"i March there shall be debate upon the
said bill by paragraphs and during this
time the bill shall be omen 10 amendment
AZ each paragraph is read. hut commit
zee amendments TO any part of the bill
ShaH be IN order at any time: that not
later than Wednesday, the :;1st day of
March al : o'clock pm. the said bill
with all amendments that shall have been
recommended by the committee of the
whole House on the state of the Union.
shall be reported TO the House. and the
previous question shall then be consid-
cred as ordered on said amendments and
said bill to its engrossment third read
Il
10 reconsider and lay on the table Cen
eral leave to print remarks on said hill
lS hereby granted. I" continue for twenty
DAYS after the final vote ~ the House
thereon
Cotton Importers Protest.
II is likely that the debate will grow
warm from now on. The importers nt
cotton goods are up iu arms over tn.
cotton schedule. declaring they have
tW" committees To Washington To pro
test. The objection i To an increasc in
fhe duty ON lnt:CeriZed cotton ..nuts
Hhlch II ACCOMPLISHED il is charged
through new method of counting OF
valuation.
The cot'"u importers claim that at tn.
heafin@~ ON he tariff bill The impression
""' abroad thdt tH"r" would he 10 change
- iUe representatives. of the cotton in.
dU>tFN expressed themselves as Statistic,
WITH the tariff II i> charged that :lfte,
NV i'' 4i-N itfSt-'i 1t >ii''''ftt t'fl-I WAS
IN aSk-nS an increase "u certain goods
which the committee granted. The i'm
porterS claim that this W ~ rebound to IN,
benefit If paiy e tiCu of the cotton in.
duetrV ana = few mills
some Of tie democrats are finding fauIi
Viii tie increase gloves ana ar,
charging that u made AT the hehes
of eN-lAep- sentative lIttauer. head of III.
=lpV1 industry. and FOR some uIterior mo
tive The fact - tEat tie duty was pl
Un mems gloves i'm the Dinglev hill
% -tf 4,I,.
has ever heer alleged. Al that time q,
per cent OF tie mems gloves used in thi.
country We're made abroad Since protec
tion was afforded ~ per cent of the glove.
are manufactured in tLis country and ool,
III per cent imported. The committe.
thinks that by increasing the duty OF
women's gloves -, per cent of which dr,
imported, the industry will he transferred
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