The Detroit times., 1909-03-20
WILL FIGHT To HAVE
DUTY RETAINED
ON LUMBER
SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVES,
ARE ALMOST UNANIMOUS IN
THIS CONTENTION GENERAL
DEBATE ON TARIFF.

WASHINGTON. March 20.-Men-
restricting the general debate on the
Payne tariff bill In order that II may
be disposed OF as quickly as possible.
The house devoted less than a week
to the discussion OF the Dingley bill
under the Ave minute rule, and, while
IL Is likely that rulo will be brought
in TO limit the time for considering
amendments IL Is believed that suf-
fcient time will be allowed for the
consideration OF the whole Payne bill
under the five-minute rule.
Members on both sides are lining up
and preparing TO submit amendments
TO the sections OF the bill in which
their constituents are interested. The
main contention is to be over the cut
made In the duty on lumber. IL Is UNI
derstood that the southern represen-
tatives are almost unanimously In fa
vor OF retaining the present duty of
81 per thousand feet. They will have
the support OF many members from
the northwest and Pacific coast states.
HideS and leather manufacturers
also will be the subject OF considerable
by the Democrats to have shoes and
other leather products reduced at least
10 10 per cent and to have hides re-
tanned on the free list. On boots and
shoes. according to the new tariff. will
be levied a duty OF Is per cent ad va
orenl. While this is reduction OF 10
per cent ad valorem. II is contended
by those who favor further reductions
that the shoe men themselves have
admitted that they could stand re-
duction Of or 10 per cent If hides
were admitted free The representa-
tives Of western states will make an
earnest effort TO have "A duty OF Is per
cent again placed on hides.
Want Small Duty on Rice.
The Louisiana delegation met yes
terday to consider the effect that the
free trade provision for the Philippine.
islands would have on the rice Indus
try in the United States. They will
endeavor to have the minority report
of the ways and means committee IA
yor small duty on rice imported
from the philippines or the quantity
entitled TO free entry restricted, as
has been done with sugar and to-
bacco.
1ueTe mas Dtcu very ilttlc CfititlSh
In the house of the metal schedule,
but 1t is claimed that the duty on
wrought and cast scrap iron should
be equal To the duty on pig iron. as
Is provided in the Dingley law. In
the Payne bill scrap iron Is covered
by duty or so cents per ton. while
the duty on pig iron is $3.50 per ton.
In speaking Of this schedule. a mem
Der OF the house declared that It's
effect would be To reduce the importa-
ton OF pig iron to practically nothing,
vhiic all the scrap iron that could be
secured In foreign countries would be
brought into this country.
The monotony OF the reading OF the
tariff bill proved too much for most
OF the congressman yesterday and
they left the chamber In such num-
bers that practically only tier upea
tier OF empty seats remained Mr.. Sims
made the point OF no quorum, but he
quickly reconsidered and withdrew it.
Later Mr.. Sims rose and declared
that as II was evident that the bill
was not to be read by paragraph for
amendment the bill should be passed
row. This reading OF the bill means
nothing" he said. 1T is also perfect