New-York tribune., 1909-07-19
HOUSE FALLS In LINE
REVOLT BUD SHRITELLED.
Opposition to Taft Tariff Plans VII
Bear No Fruit.
from Tho Tribune Bureau. J

Washington July 1s.-The opposition in the House
TO the Presidents tariff programme, even among
those who yesterday most vehement in their
denunciaton. is dwindIing more rapidly than
was expected The threatened nsurrectio OF those
disgruntied Representatives who heard Mr.. Tafts
views on Friday has dwindled a faint murmur OF
discomfort. and will before many days have passed
resolve Itself into plea FOR at least minimum Of
protection the articles Mr. Taft wishes placed
the free list To-day Of the Representa- tives
admitted that there no chance defeat the
Presidents programme in the House. and that few
OF their band would make the effort. From now on
their efforts will be devoted 20 endeayoring TO OBJ
tain such concessions Mr.. Taft may be induced
TO allow.
Representative Edwards. OF Kentucky. whose dis
trIct is largely interested in coal and lumber
OF those who realize that the only logical to
follow Is that marked by tho President. He is Bit
terly opposed TO free materials. but admitted
to-day that even ~ Mr.. Tafts recommendations
we're carried out 10 the fullest extent In the
ference report he would be forced. a Republican.
to vote for the bill He hopes that the President
viii be satisfied with duty OF % cents a ton on
coal and 81 . on lumber. and his associates will
assist him I'm the effort TO persuade the President
that this reduction is all the product will stand
He will point TO the fact that the Wilson-Gorman
bill contained the ~ cent coal duty, and that II
proved something ot a hardship 10 the operators.
Like tho other Representatives from Kentucky, he
mittins the President to free materials. and
he believes that when the bill comes from con-
ference neither coal nor hides will be the free
list.
The REPRESENTATIVES interested particularly IN
iron ore are evidently discouraged. IN the first
place they have not enough votes in the House 70
accomplish much. They their combination
breaking and they view the future With great
alarm Mr.. Young, Of Michigan, whose visit TO the
President was fer the purpose Of convincing him
that the duty should be maintained on ore. has
admitted 70 his friends that he will have the nght
Of his life To keep IL off tho free list The same
IS true of the oil men. They realize that their
fight is an unpopular one. and feel that the tre-
mendous majority In the House for free oil gives
the President an additional argument which ne can
use With telling effect II also strengthens fhH
hands OF the House conferress and makes II prac-
ticallv certain that even the Senate's small coun-
tervailtng duty will be wiped out
No more is heard In the House these days of the
nsht on the corporation tax amendment Repre-
sentative Bennett Of New York still insists that II
can be Ieeten, but those who have the great
est confidence IN his opinions doubt the strength
Of his faith when he makes this statement AS
matter o. fact. a few members OF the New 1orh
delegation and several from the New England
states are the only ones who are concerning them
selves 10 any great extent with the corporation
tax That there will be any votes against the bill
hacsuse Of the amendment Is hardly prcbabls- In
fact the House is mainly content and most or
tho members are convinced that political safety
lies IN following the wishes Of President Tart IN
every respect