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Show MEASURE ADVOCATED BY THE PRESIDENT GETS INTO HOUSE. , President Very Mush Gratified to See Measure Succeed. . fi Washington, Jan. 24, A pcimanciit tnriff linnwl nt ftvn tnntillinra til In. vestlgate all questions for tho benefit of Congress Is provided for In a bill unanimously agreed on by tho House committee on ways and means today. Tho bill, eftectho July 1, contains substantially sub-stantially tho provisions of tho Long-worth Long-worth and Dalzell bills. It is understod that tho present members, Chairman Henry C. Emery, James 11. Reynolds of Massachusetts and Alvln II. Sanders of Chicago will continue oh tho board and tho piesl-dent piesl-dent will nnmo two Demounts In the nenr futuio to fill tho two additional pi aces Tho committee Intends to bring up tho bill and press it for passago at theearllest opportunity. Tho Democratic members of tho coniniltteo voted with tho Republicans utter insisting upon tho Insertion hi tho bill adding to tho functions ot tho board tho words "and shall also make Investigation ot any such subject, whenever directed by either house of Congress," and also discontinuing tho present board when tho now bill becomes be-comes effective. Tho flvo mombeis nro to bo appointed, appoint-ed, as provided 1 nthe Longwoith plan, for teims of two, three, four, flvannd six years .respectively ,and their buc Lessors nro to be appointed ior six earB each, The President Is to designate tho chairman, Not more thnn three members mem-bers aro to bo ot tho snmo party, and three, constitute a quorum. When tho White House lonrned today to-day that tho committee hail agreed unnnlinously to report favornbly on tho bill. Presldont Tnft expressed great gratification Ho was Informed shortly beforo noon by telephone from the capltol that with slight modifications modifica-tions tho bill be npproved of had been ngreqd to by both Republican and Democratic De-mocratic mombers of tho committee Ono chnngo Is mado In the measuro which will allow tho Senate as well as the House to call on tho commis sion lor Information. Tho bill, It Is Bald, will bo taken up next Monday under suspension of tho rules, nnd tho Whito House believes It will pass. Further It believes tho bill also will pass tho Senate, although Sonntor Ralloy publicly Intimated his Intention Inten-tion to 'ipposo It . |