The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-05
INSURGENTS RAID
NEW TARIFF BILL
SCHEDULES
0rganizati on Republicans
Scared by Opposition
STANDPATTERS IN BALANCE
Only Way the Bill Can be Passed Is
Through Concessions to Certain
interests.

Washington, April adjudication
yesterday OF the amendments propos-
ed by the Ways and Means Committee
to the pending Payne Tariff bill has
had the effects of crystalizing those
elements of opposition to the measure
that did not receive any concessions
in the amendments. The result is that
today the House leaders are as much
at sea as they were early last week.
1t is probable that the only rule that
will come in tomorrow will be one set
ting the time for the end of general
debate and the questions of the final
vote on the bill and the limitations as
to separate votes and amendments
will not be touched
The House leaders, however, are
openly asserting that they have the
situation in hand. Following numer-
GUS conferences held throughout the
day. representative Dwight of New
York, the Republican whip" an
nounced tonight that the Rules Com
mittee would bring in a rule fixing the
time for taking the final vote on the
Tariff bill and restricting amendments
thereto. and that the rule would be
adopted. He made an unequivocal
prediction of victory
Messrs. Dwight, Tawneyy and Burke
have been working hard all day to get
majority for such a rule, and at the
last moment the committee may feel
that it has sufficient strength to put
one to the test. But as indicated to-
night, the rule will be simply for the
purpose of concealing the ragged
places in the lines of the organization
and it will mean nothing as to the is
sue of the fight and will suggest moth
ing as TO the final passage of the bill
Trouble Made for Leaders.
Opposition to the Payne bill in the
direction of a demand for higher dut-
les on lumber, coal, iron, aud hides
began at a meeting of half a dozen in
terested delegations late yesterday
afternoon, where definite demands
were formulated. These, however,
were put forward largely as a basis
for trading, and were SO considered
until the Ways and Means Committee
adjourned after long secret session
and announced the changes that had
been agreed on.
Then the real trouble began. The
lumber interest, which has been a
prominent factor in all the turmoil of
the last ten days. saw at once that it
was worse off than ever, the Fordney
couptervailing duty being dropped
from the paragraph. Iron and steel
men merely jeered at the slight adj
vances conceded them on charcoal.
iron and small wire, and the apparent
certainty that no additional duty on
pig and scrap would be given made
them desperate. The same change
came over the advocates of protected
especially bituminous- and the
advocates of 10 per cent. duty on
hides followed in their footsteps.
! Speaker Cannon's threat early In
the afternoon that If further opposi-
ton were offered to the bill by the
standpatters he would give them what
they asked In way they did not want
simply by opening the paragraphs
at issue to general amendment-had
the desired effect of frightening the
nigh tariff men into line But when
the committee amendments became
Known the protectionistS decided that
they had nothing more to lose and
everything to gain by fighting.
An ingenious evasion is now being
offered the men who are bound to vote
Tor higher duties on beer These
were refused by the committee, and n
Is now suggested that something that
would look like move of the same
erect from the temperance point of
view might be arrived at simply by
leaving the duty where it is and doubt.
Ing the cost of internal revenue certi-
ticates for retailers, making them $50
instead of $25. This proposition was
set before Mr.. Barthold of Missouri
today, and he expressed the opinion
that it would meet with consent on
the part of breweries and would be-
sides make larger addition to the
revenue.