Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-22
LOOKED
FOR ON PAYNE
TARIFF BILL
BOTH SIDES PREPARE
FOR BATTLE IN HOUSE
Democrats to Oppose Every
Item in Measure That SaVors
of Projections Payne Forces
Establish Headquarters,


ny Morning Journai Special Ienaed wirsI
Washington March 21.~-That there
VIII be Il lively contest over the tariff
bin is evidenced by the preparations
that are being made by the sponhors
FOR the bill and by those who oppose
IT,
Chairman Payne supported by his
chief lieutenant, Representative John
l)al2ell, Pennsylvania. and the other
republican members Of the house ways
and means committee, together with
Representative Broussard La the
newly appointed democrat, win be
armed with thousands of documents
and communications for the defense
OF the provisions OF the Payne bin.
The committees old room is on the
house floor of the capital and yester-
day rfeld headquarters were cstab-
lished there by Mr. Payne.
Directly beneath the headquarters
of the Payne forces are the headquar-
ters of the enemy, the democrats.
Champ Clark has taken possession of
John sharp Williams old room and
was today occupied with the prepara-
ton of the report of the minority The
democratic members have held "coun-
ellis of war" for the past few DAYS in
the Clark headquarters,
They viii make strong fight
against every protective duty In the
Payne bill unless il is a revenue pro-
Queer
While the Payne and the Clark for
ces win be lined UP against each 9th
or on many questions, there probably
win be several duties on which they
viii join in lighting other opposition.
This Is due To- the fact that Mr.. Payne
AZ. .stf 80 xkri.
amendment X offered to increase the
duty OF one dollar thousand feet
provided for lumber by the Payne bill.
Mr. Payne and Mr. Clark will stand
together in opposition TO the increased
duty and each win find that some OF
his trusted aids have deserted him.
This Illustrates the feeling that pre-
wallis throughout The membership OF
the houSe-e-that every menasssr should
work for the interests of his individual
and that the tariff ques-
ton is local one. There is one point
about the new bill on which little
controversy is expected In the house
but which it is believed will be given
much consideration in the senate. That
Is the revision of the present tariff
aw with regard TO ambiguous phrase
)ogy The changes In the wording
If various paragraphs and sections Of
he bill have been made in accordance
With the recommendations of Thomas
J, Dougherty, assistant counsel of the
treasury department. who has prose-
'uted customs cases for the govern
ncnt throughout the country, supple
nonted with extensive information and
lata supplies by Major Herbert Nj.
ord, IT. $. A., who was clerk of the
ways and means committee during the
)ingley revision
Notable among the changes brought
Ibout by the suggestions which We're
,ased on the decisions of the courts
md the board of general appraisers
IRE the new paragraphs and the metal
chcdules providing duties on steel.
WOOL or steel shavings; diamond steel,
nit iron sand and similar articles.
hrome metal and ferro- -magnazc, fer-
o-silicon and similar metals; alloys
nd other mixed metals not specially
provided for and the general provi-
ion restricting the use Of the terms
ron plates steel plates and plate
ron and steel, to articles having
urfaccs for use as parts OF construc-
ion but not as tools or Instruments
n manufacturing
Many changes in the phraseology OF
paragraphs imposing duties on arti-
les which contain alcohol have been
in the bill and are cx-
ectcd 10 increase the rcVcne con-
iderably
Much complaint was made that
live oil imported free of duty ior
manufacturing purposes has been used
y foreigners of the poorer classes for
bod This has resulted in "A provi-
ion that olive oil. to he admitted
rec OF duty. must be rendered unfit
)r use as food by such means as
hsll be satisfactory 10 the secretary
I the treasury Litigation involving
thousands of dollars still is pending
! the courts because Of the difficulty
determining under what paragraph
/ the Dinglcy law, sake. duty on
a panese rice wine. should be impos-
Il. To prevent any similar difficult
es In the future rice wine or sake
specifically included In the para
raph OF the Payne bill, imposing n
uty of 40 cents per gallon on sttli
ines Numerous other changes for
milar purposes have been incorpor-
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