Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
Free Lumber Voted
Down; Glove Rates
Unchanged
Petroleum on the Free
List; Hides Go
Unprotected

Washington, April 10.-At 1888 Mr..
Clark OF Missouri, moved to recommit
the Payne bill and to have it report
ed back with nuIaiser c. instructions
which were read. The 6al was then
called on mxssion by Mr.. Payne for tie
previous questAn.
The final ySsing on the Payne bill
commenced at 1855 p. m. and at S:15
the vote YVES concluded. The bill
passed by PIT ayes, 161 nays.
Twas a Strenuous Day.
After three weeks consideration
the Payne teriff bill passed the house
last night, 2t7 to 161. One republican
Austin of Tennessee, voted against
the measure, and four democrats, all
from Louisiana, Broussard, Estopinal
Pujo and Wicf1liff. voted for It. The
attempt by Champ Clark, the minority
leader, to recommit the bill with in
structions, sig ally failed.
The day Wa flied with excltemeat
from the moment the session began at
noon until the minute of adjournment
Members were keyed up to the highest
pitch, and practically the full mem
bership remained oG duty throughozt
The final vote demonstrated the ca
pacity of the republican organization
to get together The situation with
respect to lumber was greatly re-
lieyed to the republican leaders when
il became manifest that the advo-
rret ha - =
On the free list were in a minority
Because of that fact, Mr.. Fitzgerald
of New York charged that a midnight
deal had been m4de whereby free
lumber was 10 be voted down and the
rates or barley aqd barley malt in
creased, and this, notwithstanding the
denials Of Messrs, Mann of Illinois
and Cushmsn of Washington, who of
fered the barley amendments.
Public Interest Manifest.
The general public was greatly in
terested in the proceedings anS the
galleries were packed. Both the dip
lomatic and executive reservations
likewise were fully occupied, Mrs.
Taft being among those present.
When the bill Wa actually passed
the republicans cheered Justify, some
dancing up and down the aisles and
patting their fellow members on the
back.
After adopting resolution that TN
til further ordered the sessions shall
be held only on Mondays and Thurs
days, the house at 500 p. m. ad
jouTned.
Vote on Free Lumber.
During the voting On the amend
ments. 55 republicans voted for free
lumber and SO democrats against it.
The republicans who voted for free
lumber We're:
Anthony, Campbell, Madison. Mil
Ter. Murdoch, Reeder and Scott of
Kansas; Cary. Cooper, Davidson.
Esch. Kopp, i-enroot, Nelson and Stat
ford of Wisconsin: Davis, Lindbergh,
Miller. Nye, Stevenson, Stevens,
Tawney and volstead, the entire re-
publican delegation from Missouri;
Dawson. Good, Haugen, Hubbard,
Hull, Kendall, Kennedy. Pickett,
Smith and Woods, the entire republi-
can delegation from Iowa; Burke and
Martin of South Dakota; Gronna and
Hanna of North Dakota; Lowden, Nc
Kinney. Marn, Prince, Sterling and
Graft of Illinois; Hinshaw. Kinkaid
and Norris of Nebraska: Rowland and
Joyce of Ohio; Lawrence of Massa-
chuSettS. Barnard of Indiana. DriS-
coll and Perkins of New York: Ham
ilton of Michigan: Howell of New Jer-
sey and Morgan of Oklahoma.
The democrats who voted against
free lumber:
Adamson, Bell Brantley, Edwards,
Griggs. Lee and Livingston of Geor-
gia; Bowers and Dickson of Missis-
sippi. aobson and Taylor of Ala
hama: Broussard. Estopinal, Pujo.
Ransdell. Watkins and Wickliffe. the