Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-01
RECALCITRANTS
DEFY LEADERS
.1NSURGENTS" REFUSE TO BE
WHIPPED INTO LINE
TARIFF TRIUMvIRATE APPEALS
TO PRESIDENT
Cannon, DaIzeII and Payne Tell Taft
Refractory Congressman Have
Failed to Keep Agree
ment as to Rules
rRv Associated Press. !

WASHINGTON, March S1.-The sit
uation with which the leaders OF the
house find themselves confronted IN
dealing with the Payne tariff bill con-
tinues to give the greatest concern
at the White House.
1t was said today that President
Taft had been directly appealed to by
Speaker Cannon and Leaders fayhe
and Dalzell of the house.
The tactics of the insurgents are
worrying the leaders more than they
are willing to admit and it is TO bring
these recalcitrants into line that the
presidents aid has been sought.
II has been reported to Mr.. Taft,
according to current report, that the
insurgents are not living up to the
letter of the verbal agreement they
made with him at the time OF the nght
against the house rules.
At that time the insurgents are SAID
to have pledged themselves not To OPP
nose the tariff bill if the president
would agree to keep his hands off the
fight. A.. -.
To remedy the objections to the ex-
tended drawback provisions of the bill,
Republican representatives from the
wheat-growing states of the west nave
submitted to the ways and means COM
mittee an amendment in the nature OF
an additional provision to the draw
back section.
Principal Contention
Their principal contention is that the
PAYNE provision would result in the
manufacture of -four for export at the
cities along the Atlantic seaboard IN
stead of at western mills, as Is now
the custom.
Tn order that the western manufac-
turer- may retain the export trade,
If is proposed that any article manu-
featured of grain raised in the United
States. in order to obtain the draw
back when exported in lieu OF I'M
ported grain, must be manufactured IN
the same mil or factory as the article
manufactured from the imported grain
The amendment also requires the eX-
portation shall be made within the
fiscal year in which the importation of
the grain used or checked against is
made.
A further provision would make all
bran, shorts and other byproducts OF
imported wheat manufactured IN
bonded warehouse and Withdrawn from
domestic consumption, subject to
duty of 25 per cent ad valorem, based
upon the market price at the place
of manufacture.
Would Compromise
A compromise is to be agreed to by
the various factions on the Republ1-
can side of the house regarding the
consideration of the Payne tariff bill,
and it is confidently predicted that the
measure will be voted on Saturday,
April TO-
There was a noticeable disposition
on the part of the "standpatters" to-
day to accede to the wishes of those
who have opposed the gag rule"
which would prevent vote on certain
important schedules.
The ways and means committee has
agreed to submit amendments that
will keep tea on the free list strike
out the countervailing duty on coffee
and make the rate on barley rs cents a
bushel.
Up to this time the "standpatters'
have agreed to permit the discussion
for amendment of the paragraphs on
hides and lumber. 1t probably Will be
necessary, however, for them to grant
the same permission in regard to the
reciprocity clause on bituminous coal
and the paragraph which places iron
ore on the free list.
It is said the ways and means COM
mittee may report an amendment pro-
viding a tax on all dividends from
stocks and bonds.
James j. Hill called on Speaker Can
non and informally discussed the tariff
with him and with members of the
committee. Mr.. Hill is understood to
be in favor of repeating the duty on
lumber, but would not so express him
self for publication.
Views of Democrats
Mr.. Thomas Democrat of North Car
DINA, today insisted that the reduc-
tions in the Payne bill were more pre-
Tended than real, and more in the in
terest of the manufactures, and pro-
tected interests than of the consumer.
Defending the lumber industry of his
state, Mr.. Pujo, Democrat, of Louisiana,
protested against the proposed reduc-
ton in the duty on lumber, saying it