The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-19
PayneHas ProeramMade
for Rapid Work and is
Pushing Tariff Bill
Along Rapidly
DEMOCRATS WOULD BE SLOW
GIVEN UNTIL TUESDAY TO
PRESENT MINORITY REPORT
SENATE MAY AMEND.

AASHiN(ElON. March 1S.-Thc
house committee on ways aud means
after its first meeting in full COM
mittee today agreed To report the
Payne tariff bill back To the house
without amendment. The Demo-
Gratis are given until Tuesday next
to prepare n minority report.
Representative IIousllard, of Lou
isiana voted to report the bill with
out amendment but all the other
Democrats of the committee were
against such action. The vote stood
l:S To 63.
Immediately after the house con-
vcned today. Representative Payne,
chairman of the Ways and Means
committee, reported back the tariff
bill from the committee without
amendment.
MIR. Payne subsequently offered n
resolution providing for the print
ing of $4,000 copies, 10000 of which
shall embody the views of the min
ority, after the report shall have
been submitted. After considerable
discussion the resolution was adopt
ed and the copy of the report and
schedules of the ways and means
committee Immediately sent to the
public printer. He will have the
printed copies ready for distribution
the latter part of next week.
General debate has been postponed
until Tuesday. After that the meas
ure will be before the house from 10
days to two weeks.
This plan is slightly different
from that followed in considering
other tariff bills of recent years. IT
had been expected that the Demo-
cratic members of the committee
would be afforded more time than
now is contemplated for the consid-
Grafton of the bill In committee. Ii
is still possible that If they Insist
upon delay. and succeed in present
ing good reasons they may he ac-
commodated.
Mr. Clark said today that he
would make every effort in the COM
mittee. He was on the floor of the
house to have the bill amended and
for that reason would ask for longer
time He added. however. that he
would not press for more time for
preparing a minority report. as that
could be formulated as well after
the bill had been reported as before.
Mr.. Payne's plans are so complete
that il is not believed he will yield
for mere plea to offer amendments.
1t Is probable that compromise will
he reached and that the Democratic
members will accept proposition
permitting them to present their
on the floor. Mr.. Clark
indicated that his principal plea
would be for that privilege He said
he did not consider general debates
of as much Importance as the dis
cussion of the bill paragraph by par
gest conditions. 1t Is therefore
probable that If Mr. Payne and his
fellow Republican members of the
concede this privilege the
Democrats will accept ii in lieu of
a similar privilege in committee.
No announcement as TO the length
Of the bill has been made and Mr..
Payne has been quite wary on this
point The Dingley bill was dis
cussed In the house for only ten days
and of that time four days were de-
voted to general debate. The Demo-
Gratis still remember that under the
regulations concerning amendments
they found no opportunity 10 force
test votes on particular schedules.
Under a special rule adopted for the
purpose, the committee could pre-
sent amendments at any time. but
members could only sug-
gest changes In the schedule under
AS the entire six
days were devoted TO the first sohed-
ules. dealing with chemicals and
drugs. they found very little oppor-
tunity to make effective suggestions.
The Democrats probably will resist
such a rule for considering the pres
ent bill.
Whether there will be any rule
regulating the consideration of the
Payne bill remains to be seen. 1t
is Mr.. Payne's purpose to begin the
general debate before asking to have
a rule brought in. and whether any
would be ordered probably will de-
pend on circumstances. He expects
also to give somewhat more time for
tha. cancidaration of the hill than was