The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-07
FREE LUMBER
DEFEATED BY
SMALL MARGIN
One Result of First Days De-
bate on Payne Tariff Bill
for Amendment.
EFFORT TO TAKE HIDES
FROM FREE LIST FAILED
SEVERAL EXCITING SCENES DUR
ING DISCUSSION AND MEN
BERs ARE WROUGHT UP.

Washington. April 6.-WrangIing.
confusion. capuous objections. person
..tse and language bordering on vitu-
rr-atfou marked the first days discus
sion Of rra Payne tariff bill for amend
ncrr t7 the house today. With prac-
-Hzrr q full attendance, the members
we're wrought up to a high tension and
were prepared to fight TO the last ditch
for the things their constituents de-
nsui.
Nearly the entire day was consumed
sr discussing the lumber and hides
schedules The advocates Of free Ium-
Der went down 10 defeat by the narrow,
margin of SIX votes, following the
striking out of the countervailing duty
100 lumber.
An overwhelming majority was mus
tered against an amendment by Mr.
SCOTT kansas. taking hides from the
--ae list and fixing a duty upon them
of 70 per cent ad vaIorem.
The barley schedule came in for a
lively discussion. and when the bill
.-as laid aside for the day there were
.a1dlug two amendments, one raising
rr. rate i'm the Payne bin from 10 cents
ra - cents a bushel and the other
liking the rate at Is per cent al va
.n-aU.
THE sum total OF the days work,
with the exception of eliminating the
.rlrteryailing duty on lumber, was to
aaFe the bill in identicalIy the cOndi-
lHn Jon which the committee reported
This grants free raw hides and d
duty of 81 per thousand on sawed lum-
A. ass D. m. the house adjourned
."I0' - O. clock tomorrow.
Debate in Detail
The chair ruled that other amend
Hsuls could be offered, but that the
.1mmittee amendment offered by Nr.
-0rduey had precedence. The situa-
ZION again became cloudy by the offer
0f q substitute amendment by Mr.
Clark. who desired TO speak to il, but
me- chair ruled that Mr.. FOrdHey was
.ar-fs7 20 the floor
Nr F0rduey said he introduced his
amendment with great regret. as the
provision il sought TO strike out was a
H.-rtar.eu- one.
ann Offering the amendment" me
declared and viii vote for it, but it
causes mo to sweat blood a. doing So"
Tile Clark substitute, which was then
read. provided FOR amending several
sections by placing lumber OH the free
Nr. TsWuey commended that two para
--arHs could not De covered I'm one
.weuoment. and offered an entire sub
~ -.-a L1- the lumber schedule, mOdi-
.rE. but retaining. the duty.
Tie chair ruled that the FOTdney
amendment had precedence.
Against the protests Of Mr. TaUney
-r7 chain recognized Nj De Almond OF
Missouri for an amendment as q sub
s.f.a r1 the countervailing pTOvisC
.".Ifrg for the free admission from
parts of the western hemisphere.
ST. Tawuey received another set
hack when the chair overruled his
f that the De Almond amendment
VAS not lu order because IL transferred
-' f.a free list an item on which a duty
a- imposed.
Tie point was characterized by Mr.
.. Almond as "unkind and Ungentle-
He said the amendment
project Americans against the
labor Of Europe Asia and
Foot" Ta=srs. Needham and Payne de
..a amendment violated the
favored nation clause of many
-s but Mr.. De Almond held that
.HH @ right so TO violate it.
Payne Protested.
majority leader protest ed
.-- -r. ruling whereby Mr.. CLARK
r5 recognized for his substitute be
a-. the Missouri member was tht
ranking minority member of the com
'... .- ways and means. He SAID
That various uem' ers on the Republi
r. sid. had various amendments u
... .nev could not get recogni
@ because they Intended 10 supper
..- .
... Mann Hf Illinois denounced TIM
." '...r. amendment as yiolative 81
.-wauts treaties and of al
a- 6ecencv I'm legislation.
@ #.f.e- urged the voting dow
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