The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-09
PAYNE PLACES OIL
ON THE FREE LIST
Continued from First Page,

a p per cent duty as a substitute for
the countervailing duty.
The vote on the Norris amendment
was taken only by tellers Many organ
ization Republicans voted with the
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mtttee at that time. but the vote had
scarcely been announced when meny of
the Republicans went to Mr. Payne and
told him that they considered that their
duty had been done, and that if he a.
tempted TO restore the duty 10 % per
cent ad valorem on a record vote in the
House they would be compelled to de-
sert them. A careful poll of the House
disclosed the fact that Mr.. Payne could
scarcely summon corporaPs guard to
aid him in restoring tie duty to % per
cent. He, therefore, determined to take
the bull by the horns, and put petrol
cum and all of its products on the free
list
Behind this action it is believed there
Is well laid plan. AS in the case of
many other paragraphs in the bill, the
House leaders are confident that they
can rely upon the Senate to restore to
the bill 20 per cent duty on petroleum.
But if that is done a, bitter fight is GER
tain to follow and many Of the Repub-
licans who announced their intention TO
desert the Ways and Means Committee
IL the House today will maintain the
same attitude when he Dill comes back
from the Senate.
Payne explained that the sentiment of
the House seemed to be for free oil, and
he thought it better to have 1t so than
to let the duty of / per cent voted by
the Committee of tbs Whole the other
day stand in the bill
This settles it, them said Champ
Clark.
.As far eas the COmmittee Of the
Whole is concerned said Payne.
LAS far as the House IS concerned,
too, is II not2" asked Clark.
Il hope So" responded Payne. and
there was loud applause, especially on
the Democratic side
So, by unanimous consent. petroleum
and its products were placed on the
free list
The WAYS and Means Committee printed
in the Record today a list Of articles
on which the maximum tariff should
be imposed in tariff wars with other
countries. At a meeting of the Com
mittee today, It was decided 20 recon-
mend that oil be stricken from that
list
Payne brought I'D this matter in the
Committee of the Whole and the propo-
sition was adopted unanimously. The
effect OF this, If enacted into law, would
be that no tariff could be placed on
oil even in retaliation for hostile duties
levied on American oil by other coun-
tries.
The Committee of the Whole, on
PayneS suggestion also L ok from this
list OF articles, woOd-pu'p and basic
Stag. The latter is used in making
fertilizer. Some other articles exempt
from the maximum are coffee, fur
skins, potash, and various potash salts
Bartlett Dem. Ca offered an amend
ment to the bill providing that cotton
ties and packing be placed on the free
list
The chair sustained Payne's point OF
order against the aBrtlett amendment
Burleson (Dem-, Tex then offered the
amendment ia a different form-provid-
ing that steel hoops and bands suitable
for bailing cotton should not be subject
70 the maximum provisions. This was
voted down 142 TO I57-
Davis Makes Amendment
Davis (Rep., Mimi then offered an
amendment eNempting from the maxi
-mHm provisions hewn timber and rough
lumber. A spirited debate ensued dur
ing which Chairman Payne, of the
Ways and Means Committee. appealed
to his cohorts to rush things through
The amendment was disagreed to on
rising vote 1S3 to 199 Notwithstanding.
the fact that several Republicans voted
for cheaper lumber.
TellerS were demanded and ordered
despite vigorous pprotest from the Re-
publican side.
The defeat OF the aDvis amendment
was repeated, the result sing yeas I35,
nays 1874.