The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-10
PAYNE TARIFF
BILL PASSED
BY THE HOUSE
Day Full of Excitement as the
Closing Scenes Were Be-
ina Enacted.
PARTIES BADLY SPLIT
ON LUMBER QUESTION
.r-h4 MEMBER FOR HIGHEST
RATES OBTAlNABLE ON
EVERYTHING.

washington, April 9.-After three
.....- cr consideration, the Payne bill
..,- nassed by the house of representa-
dives tonight amid great excitement, by
vote Of 2lI to l61. One Republican
,rstfu of Tennessee, voted against the
--cs-ure and four Democrats. all from
---isfana NIessrs. Broussard, EstOpi-
.r prjo and Wickliffe, voted for II.
an attempt by Champ Clark, the MI
-.f-- leader. to recommit the bill with
sanctions sigUally failed.
Tho dav was filled with excitement
..,r, the moment the session began at
.,an until adjournment. The members
--- KEYED up TO the highest pitch. and
r-..ricaIIv full men. bership renamed
A futv throughout. The final vote
frustrated the capacity of the Re
-gHuaan organization to get togethel-
Midnight Deal.
Tho situation with respect TO lumber
MAS greatly relieved TO the Repuollcdh
.qders when it became manifest that
...a advocates of the proposition placing
.- ., ths free list were in the minority.
Because of that fact. Mr. Fitzgerald OF
New York charged that midnight deal
lad been made last night whereby free
.r-.bsr was TO be voted down and the
..fas ON barley and barley malt in
.-rssed. and this. notwithstanding the
grnials of Messrs- Mann of Illinois ana
rushman of Washington, who oHereC
le barley amendments.
Galleries Crowded.
The general public was greatly inter
r-ted in the proceedings and tine gal
-aries we're packed. Both the ulplo-
matte and executive reservations IKE
wise were fully occupied, Mrs. TAFT be
ING among those present.
When the bill actually was passed the
Republicans cheered Justify, some dane
ing no and down the aisles and pattng
their fellow members on the back.
The bin was introduced March i, re-
ported TO the house by the ways and
means committee on the following day,
and was under general debate for six
teen days. Last Monday the rules COM
rrtte7 reported a special order which
closed the general discussion and pro-
-ds5 for the consideration of the bill
nsar the five-minute rule.
Changes in the Bill.
uua off the principal changes i'm the
..r was the placing Of petroleum on the
...n list today.
mad. since the bill came from commit
f.. were those striking out the provision
.ra duty on tea and the COuutervaiilng
duty provision on coffee
The ~o-caued Joker" in the cotton
cloth schedule which, it was claimed
would increase the duties of the Ding
Dr.. bin several hundred per cent were
.....tad. the prOvisO for the method of
counting the threads i'm the cloth being
... same DIS in the present law.
"ra drawback section was added to
.. rH SD that it could not be taken
advantage of for specializing IN grain,
.." t.a Philippine free trade provision
amended SO that rice will not be
.wtaa free from the islands.
No Free Lumber.
... Undertaking duty clause on
-.- VAS stricken out but d strong
effort r" place lumber ON the free list
.. ..' succeed.
THE duty ON barley. barley malt
aUn.-- 5u crates and cotton collars
cuffs a- originally in the bill, were
N r-Tsr was included iH the tobacco
Increasing the duty on filler
from any country which pro-
f- -.. importation OF American to-
.. were several technical changes
'.a -..a. schedule principally down
Hides. hosier- and gloves were
ported by the committee. hides
inning free and an increased duty
presented for gloves and stock
Contest on Oil Schedule.
contest over free petroleum was
-.. Ugt The vote i'm its favor was
".'wEc Opposing it were Re
atoms as follows
Alexander Audrus. Southwick and
..ul off [cw York. Austin Of Ten
Ear~hfCld. Barclay. Bates,
Da'zeH Graham, LauEham, Nc
Toau. Tencr and Wheeler Of
HEeuia- Bennett, Edwards and
-'ar off Kentucky Cole. Goebei,
--svurth. Johnson snd Thomas of
... .rra-er of oklahoma Encle-
-.- Hayes. Kahn. KnoWiand. Nc
.-. MeIarchlan and Needham %
.rula- Gaines. Hubbard, Hughes,