Show POETO BIGAN TAIftlFJ S Course to be Pursued by Blouse on Measure is Discusiecl l Washington April JrThe I course to be pursued on the Porto Rico tariff bill wis the subject of much Interst among House leaders today but no definite action was announced Chairman Payne of the Ways and 3fi < aim com f mlttee to which the t bill haL < l been referred re-ferred said it was futile at this early stage to say what course the committee would adopt He conferred with the Speaker but no statement was made ns to any probable line of nation It Is understood a plan which has received re-ceived some consideration an d support Is 1 for the substitution of the House plan of Territorial government for the Senate plan a nonconcurrence in the Senate amendments on the I tariff sections sec-tions a debate In the House probably under rule and the submission of the whole subject to a conference committee commit-tee of the two houses under conditions mentioned S S As stated however this plain has only S been tentatively considered I and those In authority said no exact lino ofactIon has been determined upon The next regular meeting of the Ways and Means committee will be on next Wednesday but in view of the Importance of this measure a special meeting will bo held within a day or two probably tomorrow to considerS consider-S the bllL The plan of holding a conference or caucus of the Republican members of the House was discussed but no dual decision was reached on this point i nor was any definite programme decided upon |