The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-29
MATTER FOR
AMENDMENTS
Committee Has $50 PROPOSE
tlonS to Consider
GARDNER FOR PURE SHOES
The Massachusetts, Congressman Sub
scribes to Champ clark's Proposal
He Speaks for Free
Hides.
GARDNER FOR PURE SHOES

Washington, March 2o.-The pcrplexi'
ties Of the Republican House leaders are
indicated by the fact that $50 PROPOSE
lions looking toward the amendment Of
the Payne bill have been handed in e
the ways and means committee, and the
committee meets to-day to dft them "a
such as il cares TO entertain to offer as
amendments, TO its own bill. OF course
many of the amendments handed in are
on similar subjects. And beginning this
week debates are TO begin in the House
ut 10 o'clock In the morning, and ia
continue far into the night. The leaders
seem TO be anxious TO let the House
wear itself out in oratory, hoping there
from results helpful to an early passage
OF the bill.
But it is thought that something viii
have to be done before that, and inti-
nations are heard that a Republican eau.
Gus is likely on Tuesday night, wherein
shall be fought out to finish the differ
ences existing in the majority OF the
House. The leaders seem to have lost
control of the situation by not arrang-
ing and cinching program at the start
Of the session. As time has proceeded
members have been able to study deeply
the bill and to hear from their constitu-
ents, so that the number of insurgents
has grown to 20 among the Republican
membership. The consequence is that it
Is now impossible to pass such . special
rule as creased the ways for the passage
of the Dingley bill. And Democrats can
not be drafted in sufficient number to
countervail the Republican insurgents.
And to let things drag on would mean
no tariff bin until December. So It is
suggested that the party caucus on
Tuesday, and there let those who favor
amendments not agreeable to the ways
and means committee contend with the
committee and let those that lose take
their medicine. II is felt that some
decision is imperative very soon. That
the committee can be defeated is likely,
for OF course there is some log-rolling
OF interests. The free lumber men be-
heve they will come cut on top, for
instance
The debate in the House Saturday was
languid enough, the attendance being dis
coliragingly small. Representative Har-
Tison criticised the bill as falling heav-
lily on the poor, but Representative
Longworth, while contending that the
bill is not perfect, said the duties were
reduction from the Dingley duties.
The leading speech was by Representa-
planned the shoe and leather schedule,
for which he is responsible. He was
frequently asked questions. His eandor
met with approval, so that the House
was 10th to hear him finish. An inter
esting interpolation was by Champ
Clark, the minority leader, who said that
there was much spurious material put in
shoes nowadays, and that he would ask
for vote compelling shoe manufactur-
ers to stamp on their shoes what they
contained. That, Of course, would be
tantamount to pure shoe law" To
the surprise and applause Of the House,
Mr.. Gardner said; "And / will tell the
gentleman from Missouri that will
vote with him, despite that the people
of my district will cut off my head"
In the debate so far, no one has taken
the part of the consumer, but Represen-
tative Bartlett of Georgia declares he is
speech coming to the con
sumerss aid.