The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
CHANGES FOR THE
 TARIFF SCHEDULE
Thirty Republicans Combine to
 Modify Payne Bill
PETITION WILL BE SENT
As the Result of a Meeting a Proposi- ton Will Be Made to Restore the Duty on Iron and Place
 Tax on Hides.

Washington, April 3.-Fearing that the
 demands which they have made for an
 opportunity to vote on some of the prtn-
 cipal schedules in the Rayne tariff bill
 might result in changes which they con- 1 slider more disadvantageous than the pro- ] visions now in the bill nearly 30 repub- ] lican members of the House met today and agreed upon the changes which they ] desire to have submitted in the form of committee amendments. At the sab-A 1 time meeting of all the members of the ways and means committee was in pro- gress to pass upon the amendments which the subcommittee of republican members had submitted. There are about 50 or 50 of them which the committee will report, including the striking out of the counter vailing provision for coffee and the duty on tea Inferring that they would vote against any rule to restrict amendments to the Payne bill unless the changes they desire are provided for by the ways and means committee, the republicans who met today decided to send the petition to Chairman Payne:
 "To the Republican Members of the Ways
 and Means Committee:
 "The undersigned request your commit tee to present the following committee amendrr ents to the Payne tariff bill; "An amendment providing for duty Of 45 cents a ton of 2000 pounds on coal and striking out the provision for reel procity.
 "For a duty of 25 cents a ton on iron ore.
 For duty of s a ton on pig iron and scrap iron.
 For a duty of 10 per cent on hides.
 '"The amendment to the lumber sehed- ule to be confined to the proviso.
 "A rule which will provide for the above will receive our support"
 It was claimed by the leaders 6 the movement that fully 50 signatures or re- publican members would be subscribed by Monday. Representative Hughes of West Virginia presided over the meeting of re- publicans which was attended by three members. of the ways and means-Repre- sentative Fordney of Michigan, Cushman of Washington and Gaines of West Vir- ginia. Those present have been most prominent in advocating certain changes in the bill. Their opposition IS largely re- sponsible for the delay under the nVe- minute rule. number of these members contended that their desire was merely to permit the offering of amendments to the. lumber, hides, iron ore and coal schedules in order that there might be a vote on them That such vote might result in placing lumber on the free list and that the other changes sought might be defeated, became evident during the past few days.
 If was therefore decided that the best way to bring about the changes de- sired was to have the rule that 1t is to be brought in on Monday restrict amend m>~5 to those which the ways and means committee will report and have that com mittee include the five amendments asked for in the petition. Besides the three committee members the following republi ans were present: Representatives Hughes, Woodward and Sturgis of West Virginia, Keller, Ken nedy, Johnson and Thomas of Ohio, Ellis and Hawkley of Oregon, Loud and Young of Michigan Moorehead, Cowles and Grant of North Carolina. Focht, Barclay and Wheeler of Pennsylvania, Rowland of Utah. Mondell of Wyoming, Langley of Kentucky and Humphreys of Washing ton tl