Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-06
VOTE OF NEBRASKA and IOWA
Delegations Divide on Support of
Rule Closing Tariff Debate.
KNKAD VOTES IN FAVOR OF IT
Norris and HinshRw Oppose II BE-
cause II Does Not Go Far Enough
Three Hawkeyes Oppose
the Measure.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Interest centered about the house
of representatives today in anticipation of
the rule the committee on rules would re-
port fixing the time for final vote on the
tariff bill and enumerating schedules upon
which record votes might be had.
The galleries were crowded to suffoca-'
tion. and with but half dozen exceptions
every member was in his seat when Dalzel
of Pennsylvania rose to offer the rule,
which has been the constant subject for
discussion ever since Mr. Payne of New
York presented ths bill, which bears his
name.
The concessions granted to representa-
tives from Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota,
Kansas and Wyoming. who were insistent
that there should be increases on barley
and barley malt, and that the counter
vailing duty on petroleum should be
stricken out of the bill and that a flat
ad valorem duty should be put upon crude
petroleum, secured from the majority suf-
ficient votes to pass the rule.
In many particulars the rule permits a
record vote upon a larger number of para
graphs than the ways and means commit
tee or rules committee was originally In
clined to give, but constant and everlasting
hammering by representatives, together
with determined stand taken by produc-
ers OF the articles above named opened the
eyes of Mr.. Payne and his followers as
well as the followers of Uncle Joe" Can
non, with the result, concessions were made
whereby votes enough were secured to take
the rule out of the realms of speculation.
When the previous questions were or
dered it was found early that lines between
insurgents and regulars OF the republican
party had been reformed and that some of
the regulars by reason of the caucus had
deserted their old-time party associates
and were lined up with the insurgents
This was particularly true of the Iowa
members, who met in Congressman Hulrs
committee room and, after canvassing the
situation, decided that they would vote
against the rule should it fail to provide
a record vote on hosiery and gloves The
rule does not provide for such record vote,
whereupon, but three members of the Iowa
delegation voted for the rule. they being
Hull, Smith and Kennedy. The following
republicans from the Hawkeye state voted
against ordering the previous question:
Dawson, Pickett. Haugen, Good, Kendall,
Woods and Hubbard
T'hte Nebraska delegation split, Kinkaid
voting for the rule when 1t was decided
that a record vote should be taken on
hides and leather, Hinshaw and Norris,
however, consistently voted in opposition to
ordering the previous question because the
rule did not 90 far enough, In their judg-
ment to warrant change from their former
position. The South Dakota members and
tie lone representative from Wyoming were
found with regulars on all party questions
today.
During the debate the rule a very
large number Of senators we're on the floor,
including Brown (Neb), Cummins Qa.),
Crawford g. d., La Toilette CWis.), Smith
(Mich) and Jones CWash)