The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-07
RULE IN HOUSE.
Order Limiting Debate on
Tariff Due Today.
MAY VOTE ON WEDNESDAY.
Believed Committee Is Sure of Suf.
ficient Number to Garry the
0rder-Will Be Close,
However.

Washington, April 5.-The climax in
the houses consideration of the Payne
tariff bill will be reached today, when
the committee on rules Is expected t.
bring in an order fixing the time fol
taking the final vote OH the bill and
providing regulations for the intro.
duction and discussion Of amendments
This rule when adopted will auto.
matically put an end to the general
debate which has been in progress
for the last fortnight.
In view of the probability of the
early adoption of this order botf sides
are making preparation for the consid.
Grafton of the bill in its final stages.
There is still variety of opinions as
to the time that will be given for the
presentation and consideration of
amendments, and the exact date prob.
ably will not be known until the order
Is reported to the house.
The time will be fixed by the commit.
tee on rules, but that committee will
be guided entirely by the wishes of
the committee on ways and means, and
its members are very close mouthed on
that point. Some are advocating final
action Immediately upon the presenta
ton of the order, but the prevailing
opinion is that the ways and means
committee will feel called upon to per
nit an opportunity to discuss some at
least of the large number of changes
which 1t will suggest, and it is even
contended that the vote will be post
poned until Friday or Saturday.
However some of those who claim
to be closest to the leaders contend
that Wednesday has been definitely de.
cided upon as the day for the vote. No
one doubts that the fate of the bill in
the house will be known before the
end Of the week, and there is just as
little doubt that in some shape it will
be passed.
Under the rules Of the house the or.
der covering amendments and liking
the time for vote will be subject to
discussion for forty minutes only.
Much interest will be centered upon
this proceeding, as 1t is known that
many Republicans will cast their votes
with extreme hesitancy.
Inere are very rev HeluDeTS. WnO
would not change some of its features
If they as individuals We're making the
bill, and with some Of them the issues
involved are very sharp. That sutfi'
cient number to carry the order has
been assured is generally accepted, but
all appreciate the possibility of uneX-
pected defections, and all believe that
the vote will be close. With the rule
once adopted and fair chance given
to vote upon some of the disputed
points the vote for the bill will be
larger than that for the order.
The senate will have nothing before
1t except the census bill until the tariff
bill comes over from the house and is
reported by the committee on finance
1t is expected that the senate will adj
journ until Thursday, and it is proba'
BILE that on that date the census bill
will be reported and taken up for con
sideration. The senate finance com
mittee will continue the active con
sideration of the tariff bill during the
week. the hope being to have the meas
ure reported to the senate for its con
sideration by Monday week.