The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-22
SPIRITED CONTEST is PRESAGED
RY PREPARATIONS ON PART
OF BOTH SIDES.
FRIENDS AND FOES READY
Chairman Payne and Champ Clark
Gather Forces and Hold Councils
Congress Begins This Week the Ser-
Gus Consideration Of Revision, the
Purpose Of the Special Session.

Washington, March 21-That there
will be a lively contest over the tar
iff bill is evidenced by the prepara-
tions that are being made by the spon-
sors for the bill and by those who
oppose it.
Chairman Payne, supported by his
chief lieutenant, Representative John
Dalzell Of Pennsylvania, and the 9TH
er republican members Of the house
ways and means committee, together
with Representative Broussard of Lou
isiana, the newly appointed democrat,
will be armed with thousands of docu-
ments and communications for the de-
fense of the Payne bill.
The committees old room is on the
house floor of the capitol, and yester-
day field headquarters" We're estab-
lished there by Mr.. Payne.
Councils Held.
Directly beneath the headquarters Of
the Payne forces are the headquarters
of the enemy, the democrats. Champ
Clark has taken possession of John
Sharp williams old room and was to-
day occupied with the preparation of
the report of the minority. The dem
ocratic members have held councils
of war" for the past few days in the
Clark headquarters They will make a
strong fight against every protective
duty in the Payne bill unless it is a
revenue producer.
While the Payne and the Clark
forces will be lined up against each
other on many questions, there prob
ably will be several duties on which
they will join in fighting other oppo-
sition. This is due to the fact that
Mr.. Payne is not a high tariff man
Individual Interests.
When an amendment is offered to
increase the duty Of 81 per 1000 feet
provided for lumber by the Payne bill
Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Clark will stand
together in opposition to the Increased
duty, and each will find that some OF
his trusted aids have deserted him
This illustrates the feeling that pre-
walls throughout the membership OF
the house-that every member shall
work for the interests of his indi-
vidual constituency and that the tar
iff question is local one.
There is one point about the new
bill on which little controversy is ex'
pected in the house, but which it Is
believed will be much considered ir
the senate That is revision of the
present tariff law with regard to am
biguous phraseology. The changes ir
the wording various paragraphs ant
sections of the bill have been made ii
,,,ifb hn do ion
of Thomas J. Dougherty, assistant
counsel of the treasury department
who has prosecuted customs cases fol
the government throughout the coun'
try, supplemented with extensive in
formation and data, supplied by Majol
Herbert M. Lord, u. S. A, who wa!
clerk Of the ways and means commit
tee during the Dingley revision.
Notable Changes.
Notable among the changes brough
about by the suggestions which wer'
based on the decisions Of the court
and the board of general appraisers
are the new paragraphs and the meta
schedules, providing duties on steel
wood or steel shavings; diamond steel
grit iron and similar articles; chrom
metal and ferro manganese, ferro
tungsten, ferro silicon and similar met
ais; alloys and other mixed metal
not specifically provided for; and tn
general provision restricting the use o
the terms iron plates, steel plates AM
plate iron and STEEL to articles having
plain surfaces for use as parts of con
struction, but as tools or instrument
in manufacturing.
Many changes in the phraseology o
paragraphs imposing duties on article
which contain alcohol have been in
corporated in the bill and are expect
ed to increase the revenue consider
ably.
Much complaint that olive oil, i'm
ported free Of duty for manufacture
purposes, has been used by foreigner
of the poorer classes for food. Thi
has resulted in a provision that oliv
y oil, to be admitted free of duty, mus
be rendered unfit for use as food b
such means as shall be satisfactory t
he secretary of the treasury.
Litigation involving thousands c
ddlars still is pending in the court
because Of the difficulty Of determin
ing under what paragraph of the DING
ley aw a duty on sake, Japanes
rice vine, should be imposed. To pre-
vent any similar difficulties in tn
future rice wine, or sake, is specif
cally Included in the paragraph Of til
Payne pill, imposing duty of 40 cent
per gallon on still wines. Numeror
changes for similar purposes have bee
incorporated in the new bill.
congressional Forecast.
Washington, March 21.-The hous
of representatives will this week bt
gin the serious consideration Of tt