The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-28
PBNROSE PLANS new
ATTACK ON TARIFF
La Toilette and POmerene Also
Expected to Delay Pas
sage Of Bill.
MANN TO AID IN HOUSE
Measure Probably Will Not Go
to Wilson for Signature
Before October 4.
MANN TO AID IN HOUSE

wAsIINaroN, Sept 27.--A rough sea
bill In It's voyage through the House and
Senate next week. A storm cloud Of con-
siderable proportions Is rising ON the Re-
publican side Of tho Senate and there are
rumbles on the Democratic side.
Probably dozen speeches will be made
and some plain talk will be INDUCED in
Republican criticism Of the secret CAUCUS
plan Of making . tariff bill will be re-
psatsd and additional criticism will be
hurled At the Democratic members Of the
u1nanes CommsltAs and the DsMssr.tss
conference leaders for practically iGnor.
ing the Republican members In the con.
ference which has Just closed.
Penrosc Prepares Attack.
Senator Penrose. leader OF the Repub.
Iican membership of the Finance Com
mittee and the senior of the Republicans
In conference. will be I'm Washington on
Monday prepared to attack the work Of
the conference committee and to denounce
tho methods pursued by the Democratic
members Of the conference. Senator La
Toilette. who Is q minority member Of
the conference. is said TO be especially
credited. Is preparing to make an attack
on the work OF the conference committee.
Senator Pomerene Of Ohio has already
given notice that no will move to instruct
the conference committee TO restore tho
amendment which was put into the bill
by the Senate on his motion taxing brandy
and wine spirits used In the fertilization
Of pure sweet wins made In California.
Senator Pomerene 10 very much In
earnest. He sought Senator Clarke Of
Arkansas to-day and had a long confer
ence with him. with q view to combining
forces with that Senator TO protect the
wine amendment and the cotton futures
amendment. Senator Pomerene believed
that II two could join forces they could
hold up an agreement on the conference
report on the tar,ft bill until the two mat
ters were agreed to rs a part OF tho tariK
legislation.
Mana Also 10 Pr0tess.
on the House side Representative Mann.
leader of the minority. or one OF the other
Rspublhan members will probably make
point of order against the conference
report OH the ground that It has violated
the rules Of the conference committee by
"iegisiating OH q conference report"
1t 10 expected that when the conference
report IL submitted In thS House on
Monday II will 20 over for day under
the rules and come up for consideration on
Tuesday. In the Senate a conference
report Is not required 10 lie over under
the rules and may he acted ON at once.
The conference report on the tariff bill
which was agreed to by tho Democratic
members yesterday. was reviewed at q
meeting Of tho members which lasted most
Of the day. Experts estimated that the
average rate OF duty will not be far from
81 per cent. and the bill will yield \
surplus Of revenue amounting to SIS. .000.-
900 or &l6.000.O00 above the current ex-
penses OF the Government for each year.
The Senate leaders do not expect to
receive the bill back from the House
before Wednesday or Thursday. and there
will bs at least one days debate, and
probably longer. In the Senate. The
President may not receive the bill for his
signature until Saturday. October 4.