Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-12
PREDICTED THAT coNoREss
WILL PASS LAW TO CREATE
COMMISSION.
CUMMING pAvEs WAY
TO SECURE RESULTS
Amendment to Rules Intended to Put
standpats and Democrats on Record
-oid Guard Now Ready to Admit
That Dssired Law Will Bs Enacted
Taft Firm in His Demands.
Especial Correspondence

Washington. Dec. 12.-That President
Taft may reasonably expect congress
10 pass law creating permanent tar
if commission before adjournment on
March I is now predicted by mem bers
of the house and senate who have been
Investigating the subject This inves-
tigation discloses the interesting fact
that out of the PIG republican mem
bers OF the house 1859 come from states
whose republican conventions have en-
dorsed the tariff commission principle.
In the senate fortysix out of the six
ty-two republican members have been
commanded by their state platforms to
vote for a tariff commission. These
figures indicate that the tariff commits
sion idea has been approved by every
state in the middle west. by most Of the
western states. and by all but two OF
the eastern states, Maine and Pennsyl-
vania. These states have not opposed
but have ignored the idea.
In the light of these facts and with
knowledge that a majority of the re-
publicans of both branches, whatever
their personal opinions. are formally
committed to the tariff commission
idea, the insurgents have taken the ini-
tiative in beginning action. John c.
Cobb. of Boston. president of the Ma
tiona! Tariff Commission Association.
has been in conference with the mem
bers OF congress who are working for
tariff commission and President Taft
is familiar with all the moves made
and has given them his approval These
moves include resolution by Repre-
sentative Good. OF Iowa discharg!ns
the committee on ways and means from
further consideration Of the Good tariff
commission bill introduced last year
This is intended to give the friends OF
tariff commission a chance to APP
pear before the ways and means COM
mi,tee and thus open up the subject.
cummins Paves Way.
Senator Cummins' object in Offer
ing his amendment to the rules Of the
senate was to pave the way for
schedule by schedule revision and in
cidentally to get the standpatters to
show their hands. His resolution was
ruled out but will come up again. and
in the meantime the senator from Iowa
has discovered that he may expect OPP
position from the old guard OF the SEN
ate The third important move In the
systematic campaign is found in the
Introduction by Representative Len
root, OF Wisconsin. OF resolution pro-
viding for the establishment Of a per-
manent tariff commission. This Is the
first resolution Of the kind introduced
at this session and it is a compromise
measure which is expected to command
the support Of all advocates OF the tar
in comm ission idea. In other words
perfect harmony among the progress
sive republicans on the tariff commits
sion program has been brought about.
standpat Republicans Admit Il.
Standpat republicans are already ad-
hitting that some sort OF tariff COM
mission legislation may be expected Of
this congress. The republican members
OF the senate finance com mittee may
decide TO report gu: a mild tariff COM
mission bill President Taft is letting
the republican members OF congress
know that he intends to stand firm In
his demand that the present tariff
board be made permanent body. He
has indicated to more than one caller
during the past day or two that he be-
lieves the republican party Will make
a great mistake IL it does not create
nermanent tariff commission at this
session Of congress. His decisive stand
is having it's influence with the stand
pa tiers, who begin to realize that they
can not oppose the presidents recon-
without breaking with the
administration and at the same time
MIA cling the insurgent republicans in an