Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-14
FREE CRUDE OIL
WINS IN HOUSE
INSURGENTS AND DEMOCRATS
BOWL OVER WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE.
EVEN FERVID APPEAL OF SPEAK.
Err CANNON COULD NOT
STEM THE TIDE.

Washington, April S.-Yesterday
was bad day for the republican or
ganization of the house. BY a coali-
ton between some republican I'm
surgents" aad democrats, the ways
and means committee was bowled
over and the advocates of free crude
oil and its products won victory
when an amendment by Mr.. Norris OF
Nebraska, placing an insignificant
duty OF one per centum ad valorem
on those articles was adopted by
substantial majority.
The decision Of the chairman that
amendments could not be offered 10
the oil schedule other than the one
covere3 by the special rule OF last
Monday which provided for the re-
moval of the countervailing duty on
crude petroleum and applying an ad
yalorem duty of 25 per cent, was
overturned. and not even fervid ap-
peal by the speaker, in an endeavor
to rally the republican forces, was
sufficient to stem the tide ayowedly
against the Standard Oil company
By practically unanimous vote, the
countervailing duty went out. as the
committee had recommended.
On all other propositions the com
mittee was sustained. The barley
schedule ran the gauntlet without a
change. Tea and coffee were placed
on the free list. and the duty on
barytes was increased from 75 cents
a ton to $3.50 per ton
Vain Appeal by Cannon.
Speaker Cannon made a personal
but vain appeal TO the republicans Of
the house to stand by the ways and
means committee report on the oil
schedule Of the Payne tariff bill. When
the oil schedule was reached Mr..
Yreeland, on behalf of the ways and
means committee, offered an amend
ment striking out the c0untervailing
duty and fixing duty OF Is per cent
ad valorem Mr.. Norris Of Nebraska
moved a substitute providing for a
duty OF one per cent ad valorem.
Against this. Mr. Dalzell made 4
point Of order that as It was not in
Guided in the committee proposition
It couldn't be entertained. A vigorous
appeal was made by Mr. Campbell Of
Kansas for the protection Of the in
dependent oil producers. who, he
said needed protection while the
Standard company didn't. Bitter at
tacks against the Standard Oil com
pany were made by Mr. Cooper Of
Wisconsin in fayoring the Norris
amendment. Seeing the wave of sen
timent IN favor of the amendment,
Mr.. Cannon took the floor and warned
the members OF the dangers ahead
He made plea for the American pro
Queer Of oil. The amendment, he de
clared. was designed 10 punisl the
wicked Standard Oil company. Cen
tlemen." he said. is 1t not well
enough to see when YOU seek 10 pun.
ish somebody that you claim is bad
that YOU do not, like Samson. pull
down the pillars and have the temple
fall upon you, Inc aoVptOi VI I4N
Norris amendment, he said. would let
In practically free the refined oil
from Mexico. and still the gentleman
from Wisconsin and others flap their
wings and crow and cruelty the people
while they play the demagogue in de
noupcing the wicked Standard Oil
After further debate the chair sus-
tanned the Dalzell point, but by a vote
Of 1862 10 ia on division, the chair
" oyerruled. many republicans
,onns with the democrats against the
chair. Tellers being ordered the neg
alive vote was increased and the vote
stood 1876 10 16S. Thus the entire pc
troleunl schedule Is opened to amend
ment. The result created much ex-
element