Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-08
The Countervailing Duty on Lum
Der Struck Out as Recon-
mended by Committee.
DAY OF MUCH WRANGLlNG
Congressman Tawney Made Hard hut
Unsucccssful Fight for Free Lum-
ber-Scott Of Kansas Led Con-
test TO Take Hides from
the Free List.

Washington, April 6.-WTangling. con-
fusion, captious objections. personalities
and language bordering on vituperaton
marked the first days discussion of the
Payne tariff bill for amendment in the
House of Representatives to-day. With
ractically a full attendance the mem
ters were wrought up to n high tension
End were prepared to fight to the last
ditch for those things which their con-
stituencies were demanding.
The entire day practically was con-
sumed in discussing the lumber and
hides schedules. Led by Mr.. Tawney
Of Minnesota, the advocates OF free
lumber In tho rough, went down to de-
feat by the narrow margin of six votes,
following the striking out of the counter
,ailing duty on lumber.
An overwhelming majority was mus
tered against an amendment by Mr..
Scott of Kansas. taking hides from the
free list and fixing a duty upon them
OF 10 per cent. ad valorem.
The barley schedule came in for lively
discussion and when the bill was laid
aside for the day there were pending two
amendments, ono raising the rate in the
Payrs bill from IS cents to 25 cents a
10 cents per ad valorem.
The sum total of the days work. with
the exception of the Eliminate of the
countervaillng duty on lumber. which was
a committee amendment was to leave
the bill in identically the condition which
the committee reported It, This grants
free raw hides and duty OF one dollar
per thousand on sawed lumber.
At Ass p. m. the House adjourned until
twelve o'clock noon tomorrow.
THE FORDNEY AMENDMENT.
Immediately after converting. the House
to-day took up the Payne tariff bill for
amendment under the rule adopted yes
terday. When adjournment was taken
last evening there was pending the
Fordney amendments from the committee
on ways and means striking out the
provision for countervailing duty on
lumber. A parliamentary snarl was at
once encountered as to whether other
amendments would be permitted under the
rule adopted yesterday. The point was
raised by Clark (MissourD, minority lead
err. Fitzgerald New York;, and Dalzell
Pennsylvania). both on the committee on
rules, contended that an individual amend
ment under rule could be offered but he
refused to explain the act.
The chair ruled that other amendments
could be offered but that the committee
amendment offered by Mr.. Fordney had
the precedence. Mr.. Fordney said he in
troduced the amendment with great re-
set as the provision it sought TO strike
cut was a merit orious one An amend
ment offered by Mr.. De Filmond of Mis-
souri, as substitute to the countervnil-
ing proviso providing for free admission
from all parts Of the western hemis-
phere was lost l3l to 11S. 80 democrats
voting with the republicans The Ford
nev amendment was then overwhelming-
~ adopted by a viva voce vote.
TAwNEY's EFFORT.
Mr.. Tawney offered an amendment
which would take the duty off all lum-
Der included In paragraph l79 of the bill
except finished lumber, the duty on
which would be materially reduced He
would later he said. offer an amendment
placing rough lumber on the free list.
The Tawnev amendment was los: A
motion by Mr. Clark Of Missouri, to
strike out all Of paragraph 1877 of the
ldmbcr schedule was also defeated. Fur
tier amendments by Mr., Tawney adding
to the free list lumber described in para
graph 1856 were likewise lost
THU FREE HIDE SCRAP
lively discussion was preciptated
over an amendment by Mr.. Scott OF
Kansas fixing a duty of 10 per cent ad
valorem on raw hides which was finally
lost on division 10C to 1866
Among those supporting the Scott
amendment was Mr.. Burleson, democrat.
CT Texas. who said that evidently the
amendment suggested the only way to get
cheaper boots and shoes.
An amendment to the Scott amend
nent by Mr.. Underwood of Alabama in
Guiding skins weighing more than one
pound or the dutable list was defeated
c. to 1873.
Discussing the Scott amendment Mr.
I'M OF Connecticut declared that the
proposed duty on hides was simply "a
surrender to a Chicago monopoly"
Rank nonsense" shouted Mr.. Mann
Of Illinois all the way across the cham
Der. IT am for free hides myself" he
said. but that Is rank nonsense"
After the Scott amendment was lost an
unsuccessful attempt was made by Mr..
Clark of Missouri to put leather and all
products OF leather on the free list. the
chair deciding that the special rule did
not apply to that section. Through pro-
losed amendments Mr.. Miller of Kansas
sought to have the barley schedule
changed from Is cents to % cents per
tushel and Mr.. Alexander Of New York
offered a substitute fixing the duty at 10
per cent ad valorem.
The amendments relating to the bar
lev schedule were still under discussion
when the bill was laid aside and the
House adjourned.
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