The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-03-26
TARIFF
CONTEST
CONGRESS WILL HAVE
LONG FIGHT.
BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMO-
Gratis WILL DIVIDE ON
SOME QUESTIONS.

w ooAAA6 tohs- udC tucI0 WILL Uo u
lively contest over the tariff bill is evil
dent from the preparations that are be-
ing made by the sponsors OF the bill and
by those who oppose it. Chairman
Payne, supported by his chief Aeuten-
ant, Representative John ,Dalzell of
PennsyN anna, and the other republican
members OF the ways and means COM
mlttee OF the house, together with Rep
resenUatlve Broussard, oulsiana, the
newly appointed democrats, will be busy
with thousands OF documents and COM
munlcaJlons tor the defense OF the pro-
visions OF the Payne bill. The commit
tee old room is on the house floor of
the capitol, and "feld headquarters
were established there by MI Payne.
Directly beneath the headquarters of
the Payne forces are the headquarters
of the enemy, the democrats. CHAMP
Clark has taken possession Of Jonn
Sharp Williams old room and was today
occupied with the preparation of the
report OF the minority. The democratic
members have held councils OF war;
for the last few days in the Clark head
quarters. They will make strong fight
against every protective duty in the
Payne bill unless it is revenue pro-
Queer. While the Payne and Clark
forces will be lined up against each
other on many questions, there probably
will be several duties on which they
will join in fighting other opposition.
This is due to the fact that MIR. Payne
is not high tariff man.
No United Front on Lumber.
When an amendment is offered to in
crease the duty Of ST. a thousand feet
provided for lumber by the Payne BILL
Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Clark will stand to-
gether in opposition to the increased
duty, and on many amendments each of
the leaders will find that some of his
trusted aides have deserted him. This
illustrates the feeling that prevails
throughout the membership of the house
that every member shall work for the
interests of his individual constituency
and that the tariff question 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 much considered in the senate;
that is, the revision of the present tariff
Jaw with regard to ambiguous phrase
ology. The changes in the wording of
various paragraphs and sections Of the
bill have been made in accordance with
the recommendations of Thomas j.
Dougherty, assistant counsel for the
treasury department, who has prose-
cuted customs cases for the government
throughout the country and has extens-
i've information, supported by Major
Herbert M. Lord, U. S. A., who was
clerk of the ways and means committee
during the Dingley revision.
Notable among the changes brought
about by the suggestions which were
based on the decisions of the courts and
the board of appraisers are the new
paragraphs in the metal schedules pro-
viding duties on steel wool or steel shay
ings; diamond steel, grit, iron and SINH
lar articles; chrome metal and ferro
manganese, ferro tungsten, ferro silicon
and similar metals; alloys and other
mixed metals not specifically provided
for; and the general provision restrict
ing the terms iron plates, steel plates
and plate iron and steel to figures hav-
ing plane surfaces for use as parts Of
construction, but as tools or instruments
in manufacturing.
Many changes in the phraseology of
paragraphs imposing duties on articles
which contain alcohol have been incor-
porated in the bill and are expected to
increase the revenue considerably.