Show MARGIN A NARROW ONE ONLY THREE MAJORITY IN HOUSE FOK PORTO RICO BILL Jlopublicans arc Not Sure that the Measure Can be Passed May Vote Today Washington April 20At a special meeting of the Ways and Means corn mltteo today It was decided by a vole of eIght to live to report the Porto HIcnn bill as ft f passed the Senate without ainondmcnt nnd lo movon I concurrence in the Senate timciul incnlM This moips the acceptance uf the Territorial form of fJovernment for Porto JJIco us added to the bill by the bonale and other lessor changes on the tariff and other features Tin vote on concurring In the Senate bill was on him rty lines I with tho cxopllon of Mi McCall Ciuss the Hepublican member of the committee who first dissented trom tin bill The vote was as follows Yens Payne Dalzoll Hopkins CJroB veuor Jlustjoli Dolllvor Steele and LongS All Republicans Nays McCall Ulchardhon Swanson McClellan and Underwood Tt Four Democrats one Republican The vofo vaa not preceded by any extended discussion Mr Grosvcnor promptly making tie motion to concur and report It was made known during the meeting meet-ing that the bill would be taken up tomorrow and a strong Intimation was given that that plan contemplated was to allow each aide two hours V meeting of the Rules committee has been called for 11 oclock tomorrow morning v hen the question of a spe i lid rule fixing the time and duration nf debate will be determined If two hours on each side Is allowed the vote ivill como late < n the day If at all to niorro as considerable time ulll be spent In passing the special rule As id I the final result of tho vote there Continues to be much doubt and not a little anxiety on lie Republican side owIng to the extremely narrow margin between the two sides Representative Long the Republican whip said There lp too much doubt to venture a prediction The situation sit-uation la summed up thus The Republican Re-publican majority In the House is 19 there arc S Republicans against the bill that leaves a majority of only 3 It Is a narro margin Representative tndcrwopd the Democratic Dem-ocratic whip said We will have every man present except two they are In bed There will be no Democratic Democrat-ic votes for the bill This will make the vole very close and we hope to prevent concurrence |