New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
HOUSE TO VOTE ON
TARIFF BILL FRIDAY
SOME SCHEDULES LEFT
OPEN FOR CHANGES.
Lumber, Hides, Tea and Coffee
4mOHg Tkem-To Ballot on
Id ValOrem Oil Duty.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, April J-The Payne tariff bill
will be voted on in the House at O'Clock on
Friday afternoon. This decided to-day.
when the House passed rule which allows a
separate vote lumber. hides oil. barley. bar
ley malt. tea and coffee. closes the general de-
bate and provides that the bill be taken up
under the ive-minute rule for amendment to-
morrow. The previous question the rule was
ordered by vote of 1896 to $50 while the rule
itself was passed by 194 to 1IS As last con-
cession to a number of oil insurgents the ruls
provides that vote shall be had on the propo-
sition to sui .ute for the countervailing duty
on petroleum specific duty of - per cent ad
vaIorem.
Although was tanned by the House leaders
to bring the rule in at noon. they were nor
certain of their forces until 80 o'clock. and
then only after they had made the concessions
mentioned on the petroleum schedule soon
after l. o'clock Representative Dwight. the Re-
publican whip. announced that he had suf1-
cient number of votes to pass the rule, but a
little later the report was circulated that the
organiza ton lacked seven votes, and at a hur-
ried meeting the Rules Committee changed the
paragraph ] ting to pe--oIeum The Iowa
delegation held out for a reduction of the duty
on gloves and hosiery, but Representatives
Payne and Dalzen refused to permit this
men voted against the rule
The roTcaH displayed twenty-one Republican
insurgents" chief among whom Represent
ative Herbert Parsons. of New York, who said
later that he favored more thorough con-
sideration of the measure BY the House and
that he advocated the same minute scrutiny OF
such q bill as was accorded TO the great ap-
propration measures. The other Insurgents
were Messrs. Austin, of Tennessee; cary.
Cooper. Kopp. Lenroot Morse and Nelson. Of
Wisconsin; Dawson. Hubbard, Good, Kendall.
Pickett and Woods. of Iowa; Hinshaw and Nor
ris of Nebraska. Iindberg. Of Minnesota; MUIR
deck, of Kansas; Poindexter, of Washington
Wilson. of Illinois. and Young. of Michigan
Representative Austin voted with the Democrats
to express his disapproval of the coal and Ium-
Der duties; the Wisconsin delegation because
they want free petroleum. and the others be
cause of the hosiery and glove schedules
The following Democrats voted for the pre-
vious question: Broussard. Estopinal PUjo and
Wickliffe, of Louisiana, and FOrnes. OF New
York. Representative Young voted for the pre-
vious question but against the rule; while Rep
resentatfves Kopp and WiIsoa reversed this
course
The reading Of the rule in the House was
greeted with cheers In the debate which fol-
lowed. Representatives Cushnan. Of Washing
ton. FOTdneN. or MiChlgans payne, OF New
York. and DalzeL Of Pennsylvania. spoke in
favor OF the rule. and Representatives POu- of
North Carolina, RandeII. Of Texas; Fitzgerald.
of New York Underwood. OF Alabama. and
Clark of Missouri. opposed it
Mr.. Payne was particularly vehement in dis
cussing the glove and hosiery schedules which.
he said. were entirely justified Mr.. Fitzgerald
who was unable to get time from the minority
leader. spoke in time granted by Representative
DalzeH He said he would settle any differences
which he might have with his colleagues to his
own satisfaction. and further emphasized the
split which has arisen between the Bryan and
the anti Bryan wings Of the Democratic party.
While the House was waiting for the rule TO be
brought in Mr. Clark, of Florida. denounced
Bryan and Organism POpuIism and POpulists.
and the antiquated issues of the Democratic
party.
An interested spectator throughout almost the
entire session was Mrs Taft. who accom-
panied by her two sons and Captain Archibald
Butt. the Presidents military aid